Grade 8 classes from all three Humboldt elementary schools took to the Humboldt Aquatic Centre pool to race their homemade cardboard boats during the annual grade 8 boat races on June 18.
Students were given minimal supplies of tape, string, and cardboard to design and build their watercraft and then race them against fellow teams.
In the end, Humboldt Public School took home the prize for the first time in five years of competition.
Below is what the students had to say about competing for the coveted trophy.
What was the best part of the boat races?
Humboldt Public School
Katie MacLean
“Jumping into my boat and sinking it!”
Jordan
Scarfe-Katie
“Katie sinking my boat!”
St. Augustine
Sierra Korte
“Seeing how everyone’s boat actually floated, and seeing how some of the boats worked that you thought would not. It was interesting to see how everyone’s ideas were formulated.”
St. Dominic
Spencer Possberg
“My favourite part was building the boat and finding out that boxes don’t move really fast.”
Paige Barlage
“My favourite part was when our boat sunk!”
Olivia Shreiner
“I had fun trying to keep the boat up after it was already sinking.”
What did you learn from building your boat?
Humboldt Public School
Hannah Mulhern
“You should maybe try design ahead of time.”
Elizabeth Barnes
Go in blind, make what you want, and it might just work.
St. Augustine
Zach Holaday
“That if you don’t do a good job your boat won’t float.”
St. Dominic
Spencer Possberg “The thing I learned is that points move faster in water than flat surfaces.”
Carsen Stadnyk
“I learned that you can’t put 2 people in a cardboard boat.”
Courtesy of teachers Ian Elliott, Paul Strueby, and Chris McCullum.
