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Article: Winning High School Teams Presented $59,000 in Prize Awards at World's Largest Model Rocket Contest.
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- PR Newswire
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- May 10, 2003
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THE PLAINS, Va. -- THE PLAINS, Va., May 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The sounds of rockets bursting through the air mixed with the cheering of hundreds of kids Saturday as 100 high school teams from around the country competed for cash prizes and, more importantly, recognition as winners of the nation's most challenging model rocket contest. At the end of the day, the team representing Boonsboro High School from Boonsboro, MD claimed the honor of a perfect score of 1500 feet -- sharing a $59,000 prize pool with four other top ranking high school teams from across the nation: Washington International School from Washington, DC, Vail Christian High School from Edwards, CO, Manlius ...