On Wednesday 10 June, a group of 27 Year 10 students represented QAHS at the National Science and Engineering Challenge, hosted by Elanora State High School.
Working in teams of three and four, students participated in a range of science, engineering, and problem-solving challenges that tested their creativity, teamwork, and critical thinking skills.
The QAHS team competed against students from Coombabah State High School, Keebra Park State High School, Aquinas College, Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School, Miami State High School, Somerset College, and Nerang State High School.
Our students performed exceptionally well, achieving 4th place overall. They also secured 1st place in both the Confounding Communications and Ecohabitech challenges, demonstrating outstanding innovation, collaboration, and scientific thinking.
QAHS
Science and Engineering Challenge Students
Hamish Bennetts
| Lucas Charlesworth
| Aarav Chawla
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Ryo Cowland-Cooper
| Ralph Divinagracia
| William Fraser
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Eiki Furutani
| Sofia Garcia Jaimes
| Noam Gonzalez Peregrin
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Mikhail Kolganov
| Izzy Lin
| Kai Macdonald
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Marina Malthus
| Salvador Navarro
| Anthony Nueleanu
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Darsh Patel
| Vyan Prabhu
| Jordan Saks
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Franco Sakugawa
| Jeremy Sam
| Barsam Shahi
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Neel Shinde
| Chloe Sun
| Eric Wong
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Build a bridge across a gap out of linited materials
| Build robotic hands to hold and throw objects
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Create fish trap designs to stop different combinations of large and small marbles
| Use a plug board to design an optimal method to power a city
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Design wind turbines to maximise rotations per minute
| Communictae codes sillently through lights of different colours
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Build a model of an economical home which can collect maximum rainfull while supporting maximum weight and surviving high winds
| Design a model plane to hit targets and travel the furthest distance
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Congratulations to all students who participated and represented QAHS with enthusiasm and professionalism. Thank you for your commitment and effort throughout the day.
Zach Russell
Physics Teacher