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High School Student Teams Begin Quest to Harness the Sun as Metropolitan's 11th Annual Solar Cup™ Kicks Off
LOS ANGELES --(Business Wire)--
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California:
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WHAT:
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Students from 22 high school teams (see accompanying list)
throughout Southern California will piece together canoe-like
hulls they will eventually race in Metropolitan Water District's
three-day solar boat competition in May 2013.
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WHEN:
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Saturday, Nov. 10 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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WHERE:
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Three Valleys Municipal Water District headquarters, 1021 E.
Miramar Ave., Claremont (Los Angeles County Thomas Guide, page 571
6-F)
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VISUALS:
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Students building 16-foot canoe-like hulls from pre-cut kits of
marine-grade plywood. Teams will then take the hulls back to their
schools and spend the next seven months equipping them with solar
panels, motors, batteries and steering.
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BACKGROUND:
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Saturday's event marks the second boat-building session for
Metropolitan's 11th annual Solar Cup program. A first
group of 18 teams built their boats last Saturday (Nov. 3). Solar
Cup concludes with three days of racing May 17-19, 2013 at Lake
Skinner near Temecula in southwest Riverside County. Teams from 40
high schools in Los Angeles, Orange (News - Alert), Riverside, San Bernardino,
San Diego and Ventura counties are participating in the 2012-13
event.
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Solar Cup, which began in 2002 with just eight teams and about 80
students, has become the nation's largest solar-powered boat
competition. Along the way, about 8,300 students have participated
in Solar Cup competitions, which allow students to apply their
skills in math, physics, engineering and communications, while
learning about Southern California's water sources, resource
management and alternative energy development.
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The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a
cooperative of 26 cities and water agencies serving nearly 19 million
people in six counties. The district imports water from
the Colorado River and Northern California to supplement local supplies,
and helps its members to develop increased water conservation,
recycling, storage and other resource-management programs.
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Boat Building Workshop ~ Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012
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Team/School Name
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Member Agency Sponsor
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Co-Sponsor Agency
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Anaheim
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Anaheim High School
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Anaheim Public Utilities
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Lynwood
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Firebaugh High School
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Central Basin MWD
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Norwalk
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Norwalk High School
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Central Basin MWD
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Hemet
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Hemet Unified Team
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Eastern MWD
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Rancho California Water District
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San Jacinto
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Nuview / San Jacinto Team
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Eastern MWD
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Rancho California Water District
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Temecula
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Temecula Valley Team
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Eastern MWD
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Rancho California Water District
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Chino
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Chino High School
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Inland Empire Utilities Agency
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City of Chino
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Long Beach
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Long Beach Poly HS
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Long Beach Water Department
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Los Angeles
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Academia Avance
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Los Angeles Dept of Water & Power
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Los Angeles
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Franklin High School
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Los Angeles Dept of Water & Power
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Pasadena
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John Muir High School
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Pasadena Water & Power
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San Marcos
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High Tech High North County
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San Diego County Water Authority
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Olivenhain MWD
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San Diego
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Hoover High School
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San Diego County Water Authority
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Claremont
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Claremont High School
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Three Valleys MWD
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Glendora
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Glendora High School
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Three Valleys MWD
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Arcadia
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Arcadia High School
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Upper San Gabriel Valley MWD
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El Monte
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El Monte High School
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Upper San Gabriel Valley MWD
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La Puente
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La Puente High School
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Upper San Gabriel Valley MWD
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Duarte
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Pamela Park / Duarte HS
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Upper San Gabriel Valley MWD
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Palos Verdes Estates
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Palos Verdes High School
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West Basin MWD
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Rolling Hills Estates
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Palos Verdes Peninsula HS
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West Basin MWD
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Riverside
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Arlington High School
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Western MWD
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Riverside Public Utilities
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