Hundreds participate in Storm The Citadel competitions

More than 800 students from around South Carolina compete in annual STEM event

Students from around the state are celebrating the results of their hard work after taking top spots in the eighth annual Storm The Citadel event.

More than 120 K-12 and college teams visited The Citadel campus Saturday to compete in trebuchet, bridge building, Lego robotics and water bottle rocket competitions.

Storm The Citadel is co-hosted by Google and The Citadel STEM Center of Excellence along with the School of Engineering, Zucker Family School of Education and the School of Science and Mathematics, The event promotes science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and allows students to use the skills they learn in the classroom in a new and exciting way.

Results of the trebuchet competition

After spending months learning about the physics behind the medieval-style devices and designing and building their own, more than 80 teams competed in Storm The Citadel’s trebuchet competition.

The teams were split into two different divisions – Hoplite and Centurion – and were judged on accuracy, distance, spirit and design. This year, teams could also participate in the trebuchet video award, which showed event attendees the stories behind building and testing the trebuchets.

Centurion College/Professional Division Results

First Place Accuracy Award: de GeeChees

Results of the engineering competitions

More than 40 teams competed in the water bottle rocket, bridge building and Lego robotics competitions on Summerall Field and inside Mark Clark Hall.

Water Bottle Rocket Results

First Place Award: Iron Horses, Phillip Simmons Middle School (opens in a new tab)

Bridge Results

First Place Best Architectural Design: Greenwave, Summerville High School
(opens in a new tab)First Place Best Technical Design: Greenwave, Summerville High School
(opens in a new tab)First Place Best Structural Design: MUBB, Clover Middle School

Lego Robotics Results

First Place Lego Golf Robotics Competition: CPM Squires, College Park Middle School
(opens in a new tab)First Place Lego Mystery Robotics Competition (Upper Division): Raiders Robotics, River Ridge Academy
(opens in a new tab)First Place Lego Mystery Robotics Competition (Lower Division): Otter Bots, Hilton Head Elementary School (opens in a new tab)

Check The Citadel STEM Center of Excellence’s event website (opens in a new tab) in late February for a complete list of winners. To view photos from the event, visit The Citadel Facebook page (opens in a new tab).