BETTENDORF, IOWA (May 15, 2023) — Winners of the 14th Annual Cardboard Boat Regatta Competition, held at the Bettendorf Middle Park Lagoon, have been announced.
Thirty teams and 95 students from seven area high schools raced their cardboard boats at the Bettendorf Middle Park Lagoon on Friday, May 12th, in this annual event. Each team designed and built boats made primarily of cardboard. The teams and students presented their designs to judges, and then one to two students from each team paddled a roughly 600-yard course on the lagoon for the fastest completion time.
The competition is one of a series of three QC Tech Challenge events held by QCESC: the other two events are the Battle of the Bridges (held at the Putnam in 24-25 February), and the Trebuchet Egg Throw (held 21 April at Bettendorf High School).
At the end of the QC Tech Challenge, a traveling trophy will be provided to the top scoring high school, and an award and a $1,000 scholarship will be given to the top scoring student.
Congratulations to Pleasant Valley High School for winning the 2023 QC Tech Challenge!
The following team awards were announced. Congratulations to all the winners and to all who participated in the event.
The QC Tech Challenge Scholarship winner will be announced soon.
1st Place Team: Next Level
Pleasant Valley High School
Spencer Roemer, Jake Perkins, Molly Albrecht, Kael Stewart
2nd Place Team: Might Morphin' Boat Builders
Pleasant Valley High School
Jacob Stevens, Ryan Barnes, Katie Zimmerman, Isaiah Steele
3rd Place Team: For Ships and Giggles
Bettendorf High School
Tyler Huesmann, Aiden Neofotist
Innovation Award Team: Pay Up
Pleasant Valley High School
Aden Anderson, Keira Bowman, Cooper Swihart
TUTNAM (Best Theme) Award Team: Kevin's Disciples
Moline High School
Jaxon Roberts, Logan Schelker, Zachary Houtekier, Owen Gault
For more information, please visit our website qcesc.org/trebuchet-egg-throw-competition/ .
About QCESC: The Quad City Engineering and Science Council (QCESC) is an umbrella organization representing ~25 technical societies totaling about 3,500 members here in the Quad Cities. The QCESC proudly sponsors annual events such as the National Engineers STEM Celebration, STEM Scholarships, and Professional Awards. We also provide judges for the local technical activities including FIRST LEGO League as well as other Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)-related activities.
Donations are welcome at qcesc.org/supportvolunteer/#donate
