Engineering students need cash for solar car competition
High school engineering students are pleading for last-minute sponsors to help them finish a solar car for the Winston Solar Challenge in Texas.
The event starts July 14, but the team -- which includes students and recent graduates from Cross Keys High School in DeKalb County and from the Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology -- must finish by July 1.
The students need about $8,000 to refurbish a motor controller. Contact team director Patrick Gunter at (864) 590-9004, Pgunter7@gmail.comor Renae Irving at Renaeirving@gmail.com.
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