Storm the Citadel 2020

Hoplite Division competitors at "Storm the Citadel"

Today, February 8th, 2020, Google sponsored a STEM (science, technology, engineering, & math) event at The Citadel, Military College of South Carolina, called "Storm the Citadel 2020."

Reportedly, over 700 schools from across South Carolina and Florida are participating in this 10th annual Storm the Citadel event.

It involved three different trebuchet building divisions:

1) Hoplite Division (Grades K-5)
This division challenged teams to build a functional trebuchet from a provided kit. This trebuchet must have been able to safely and accurately launch a small rubber ball to accurately hit a target set 2-10 feet away.

2) Centurion Division (Grades 6-12, College/Org/Military)

The Centurion division challenged teams to design and build a trebuchet within design specifications. This trebuchet must have been able to safely and accurately launch a standard lacrosse ball in a manner that would accurately hit a target set anywhere between 50-200 feet away. This year the target was placed 120 feet away.

3) Barbarian Division (Invitation Only)

Barbarian teams are comprised of skilled individuals who design and build a trebuchet that can safely and accurately launch a 10-pound ballistic in a manner that will accurately hit a target set anywhere between 300-400 feet away. The competition is designed to inspire and invigorate the true nature of the Barbarian-Engineering....

They also have bridge building, robotics, and rocket competitions.

Here is the website:
Google.com/site/StormTheCitadelCompetitions

Bravo and good luck to everyone participating in "Storm the Citadel 2020"

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Update:

Here is the Google Instruction Page on how to build the Hoplite Trebuchet from their kit:

Google.com:
Hoplite Kit Construction --

Google 2020 Hoplite Trebuchet