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Beginning Friday (May 16), 40 Teams of Students from Southland High Schools to Harness the Sun at Metropolitan's Solar Cup™
--(Business Wire)--
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California:
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WHAT:
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Three-day Solar Cup™ competition to launch with 700 students on 40
high school teams from throughout Southern California racing
solar-powered boats they built and equipped. The event wraps up a
school-year-long water conservation and education program sponsored
by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and local
water agencies.
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Friday, all boats go through qualifying inspections on land and
water. Saturday, teams will race in morning and afternoon 90-minute
endurance heats around the 1-mile course. Sunday, boats sprint at
top speeds down a 220-yard course, and all teams are part of an
awards ceremony with each participant receiving Olympic-style medals
and trophies for "best of" in selected competition categories.
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WHEN:
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8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday (May 16-18)
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WHERE:
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Lake Skinner, Temecula Valley. Take Interstate 15 to Rancho
California Road at Temecula, go 10 miles northeast to main gate,
following signs to site.
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VISUALS:
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Each day features students, many in coordinated team colors,
working on, launching and racing solar-powered boats. Competition
includes student-produced, 30- to 60-second water conservation
videos. Media boat is available to take reporters, photographers
and television/cable crews out onto lake for close-up footage.
B-roll footage is available via FTP site.
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PARTICIPANTS:
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Teams from high schools in Los Angeles, Orange (News - Alert), Riverside, San
Bernardino, San Diego and Ventura counties (see following list).
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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.
2014 Solar Cup™ Team List
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Team/School Name
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City
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Member Agency Sponsor
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Co-Sponsor Agency
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Academia Avance
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Los Angeles
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Los Angeles Dept of Water & Power
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Anaheim HS
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Anaheim
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Anaheim Public Utilities
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Applied Technology HS
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Montebello
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Central Basin MWD
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Arcadia HS
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Arcadia
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Upper San Gabriel Valley MWD
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Arlington HS
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Riverside
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Western MWD
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Riverside Public Utilities
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Calabasas HS *
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Calabasas
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Las Virgenes MWD
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California Academy of Math & Science
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Carson
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West Basin MWD
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Canyon HS
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Anaheim
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Anaheim Public Utilities
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Chino HS
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Chino
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Inland Empire Utilities Agency
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City of Chino
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Compton HS
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Compton
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City of Compton
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David Gonzales School
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Calabasas
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Las Virgenes MWD
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Duarte HS / Pamela Park
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Duarte
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Upper San Gabriel Valley MWD
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Elsinore HS
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Wildomar
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Western MWD
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Elsinore Valley MWD
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Environmental Charter HS
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Lawndale
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West Basin MWD
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Franklin HS
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Los Angeles
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Los Angeles Dept of Water & Power
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Fremont Academy of Engineering & Design *
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Pomona
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Three Valleys MWD
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Ganesha HS
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Pomona
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Three Valleys MWD
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Glenn HS *
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Norwalk
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Central Basin MWD
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Hemet Unified SD Team
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Hemet
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Eastern MWD
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Rancho California Water District
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High Tech High North County
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San Marcos
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San Diego County Water Authority
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John Muir HS
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Pasadena
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Pasadena Water & Power
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La Cañada HS
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La Cañada Flintridge
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Foothill MWD
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La Cañada Irrigation District
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Laguna Beach HS
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Laguna Beach
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Municipal Water District of Orange County
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Laguna Beach County Water District
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Long Beach Poly HS
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Long Beach
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Long Beach Water Department
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Los Osos HS
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Rancho Cucamonga
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Inland Empire Utilities Agency
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Cucamonga Valley Water District
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Moreno Valley USD Team
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San Jacinto
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Eastern MWD
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Rancho California Water District
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Mountain View HS
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El Monte
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Upper San Gabriel Valley MWD
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Norte Vista HS *
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Riverside
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Western MWD
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Riverside Public Utilities
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Oak Park HS
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Oak Park
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Calleguas MWD
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Palos Verdes HS
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Palos Verdes Estates
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West Basin MWD
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Palos Verdes Peninsula HS
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Rolling Hills Estates
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West Basin MWD
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Paramount HS West
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Paramount
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Central Basin MWD
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Perris Union High SD Team
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Menifee
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Eastern MWD
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Rancho California Water District
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Providence HS *
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Burbank
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Burbank Water & Power
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San Dimas HS
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San Dimas
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Three Valleys MWD
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Santana HS
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La Puente
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Three Valleys MWD
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Walnut Valley Water District
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Savanna HS
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Anaheim
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Anaheim Public Utilities
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Temecula Valley Team
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Temecula
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Eastern MWD
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Rancho California Water District
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Warren HS
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Downey
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Central Basin MWD
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West Covina HS *
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West Covina
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Upper San Gabriel Valley MWD
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* Rookie Teams
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