W. Phila. High students win national science prize
Students from West Philadelphia High School were awarded a grand prize Sunday at a national science competition for their design and development of an electric car.
Students from West Philadelphia High School were awarded a grand prize Sunday at a national science competition for their design and development of an electric car.
The West Philly EVX Team was honored by the Conrad Foundation - named after Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr., an astronaut in the Gemini and Apollo programs - for its Electric Very Light Car. The students, from the high school's Academy of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering, were named 2011 Pete Conrad Scholars in Clean Energy.
The competition was held at the NASA Ames Research Center in California and included 27 finalist teams. The West Philadelphia team received a $5,000 grant. For more information about the awards, visit www.conradawards.org. - Robert Moran
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