Bridge build winners and Eskom expo medalists 2022.
Inspiration can come from ordinary places and from ordinary things. Like the apple inspired Newton and a bathtub inspired Archimedes, only 20 sheets of paper inspired Democritus Science boys to build a bridge that could hold an impressive load and won them first place in a bridge competition! Nine South Peninsula schools competed at the Cambridge Peak Academy in Fishhoek on Saturday 13th August; included the Lawhill Maritime Academy, Fishhoek High School, Ocean View Secondary amongst other schools. The two teams that the Bishops Democritus Society entered took 1st and 2nd place to win them a trophy and R5000 in cash! Congratulations to the winning team: Devon Marshall in Grade 11, Nic Basson in Grade 10, Grant Weich in Grade 9 and Daniel Kushner in Grade 9.
The following boys bridge took 2nd prize: Noah MacNab Grade 9, David Lewis Grade 9, Jack Buckham Grade 9, Matthew Griffin Grade 9, Democritus also participated in an earlier Bridge Build competition at Zutari Engineering Headquarters in Century City, where they built bridges using balsa lumber wooden dowels. This was a very technical competition and although they did not win, thanks to Brackenfell Hoerskool who clocked an impressive 295kg of load with their bridge! The three teams we entered did very well and learnt a lot about the intricacies of designing strong bridges.
Well done to the following boys who now have a prized SAICE certificate from the South African Institute of Civil Engineering Team 1: Devon Marshall, Nic Basson, Noah MacNab. Team 2: Grant Weich, Kieran Hollis, Graham. Seaward Team 2: Jack Buckham, David Lewis and Veer Daya.
Eskom Science expo for young scientists’ competition.
Science students also took part in the annual Eskom Expo for Young Scientists Competition on the 11th and 12th August. They won two Bronze medals and a Silver medal, as well as a Top of Category award. Well done to Bronze medallists: Nic Basson and Peyton Leigh, and the Silver medalists: Andrew Betty and Rohit Patel.
Top of Category Award in Energy went to the following boys for their project that investigates “The effect of minor external temperature changes on the capacity of a lithium ion battery in a laptop.” Well done to Andrew Betty and Rohit Patel. Congratulations to all winners and our incredible Science department.