Manufacturing....

Our experiment is finally coming together! We have spent a lot of time in the last week working at Fabian's shop, and his expertise made all the difference in the world in affecting how our experiment turned out. :) As of tonight, the inner compartment of our apparatus is almost completely put together, and we are just waiting on some final touches. We are hoping to have it complete by this weekend or early next week, so we will be able to focus on our finals as well as making the final preparations for our trip. Once again we want to thank all our supporters for everything you have done for us. We are so blessed to have so many awesome people behind us. :)

One more time, we want to remind you that we are doing a cell phone fundraiser. If you have any old phones in your possession or know anyone who does, we are still collecting them, and we would really appreciate your help. Thank you! :)

One month to go!

Only one month until we leave for Houston! Our final report before flight is done, so we are now focusing on manufacturing and fundraising.

If anyone is interested in helping us raise money for our trip, we are collecting small electronics (such as cell phones) that you no longer have use for. If you have any that you would be able to donate to our team, there are 3 ways you can get them to us:

• Give them to one of our team members
• Drop them off in the Stem Center at Citrus
• Print up the prepaid shipping label on the following attachment and send it in. Link for the shipping label is here

Anyway you look at it, it is quick, easy, and a huge help to our team. We really appreciate the support. :)

Also, we are having a pizza sale this Wednesday and a bake sale on Thursday. Come support us and buy delicious food! :)

SPRINGFEST is coming!!!!

This week, May 2-5, is Springfest at Citrus! Stop by and see the Citrus GraviTeam! You can ask us questions to learn more about us and what we are doing, and you can pay to participate in a paper airplane contest. The winner of the hour will receive a gift certificate to a near-by restaurant! We will be keeping a record of whose airplane flies the farthest, and at the end of the week, the winner will receive a grand prize. We are looking forward to seeing you at Springfest! :)

Busy, busy, busy.....

Sorry we haven't been posting very regularly. Our team has been incredibly busy...

First off, we would like to thank everyone who helped us out by buying donuts on Thursday. We are steadily approaching our fundraising goal, and we really appreciate all the support. :)

For the last couple of weeks, our team has been doing a little bit of outreach, but mostly we have been focusing on the TEDP which is the final report we have to turn in before our flight. Every detail of our experiment has to be included in this report, so we are working hard to meet our deadline of April 3.

New Citrus GraviTeam trailer!

Check out our new video! The Citrus GraviTeam will be showcasing this video during their outreach activities. Please like and subscribe to us on youtube as we will be posting more videos in the near future. Thanks again for everyone's support!

Pizza and Bake Sale a Success!

We wanted to give a huge thank you to everyone who came and bought pizza and/or goodies yesterday and today! Thank you to all our friends, family, professors, and complete strangers who came and bought some food!

Special thanks belongs first off to Pedro De Leon, Edward Reyes, Ravita Singh, and Lavina Sulzen who came and volunteered their time during both days. We appreciate all the help you have been to the team!

Next, thank you to our friends and family, including Leah Grier, Mr. and Mrs. Stremel, Mrs. Sulzen,  Hannah Sulzen, Mr. and Mrs. Waddington, Mrs. Gunter, and RaeLynn Gromer, who baked us a large portion of our baked goods. Our successful sale would not have been possible without your invaluable (and delicious!) contributions.

Lastly, thank you to the many anonymous and generous donors during the two days. We sincerely appreciate your support!

Thanks again! :)

As a side note, we do have our official t-shirts for sale. They are $20 each. Just come find one of the team members and we will take care of the ordering for you!

Gabe, Wesley, Josh, and Ravita selling yummy home-baked food :)

Site Update

Just wanted to let everyone know that the site has been updated. All of the sections are filled, and we are actively monitoring the site so feel free to post comments. We have just received our team t-shirts, and we are working on improving our prototype, so we will be able to start building our real experiment soon. Also, our first fundraising event, the on-campus Pizza Booth, is coming up on April 6 from 10-2, followed by an on-campus Bake Sale on April 7 from 11-4, so mark your calendars. Both will be held in the campus center mall (in the middle of the library and the bookstore). We hope to see you there!

Updated photo with full team
from left to right: Randall Acosta, Phoebe Sulzen, Gabriel Grier, Harrison Ruiz, Craig Stremel, Jackie Deeb, Westley Gunter, Branden Han, Joshua Huffaker