Milk cartons are go!

Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 14, Issue 649, 13 August 1996, Page 15

Milk cartons are go!

Ohakune Primary School was host to many strange and wonderful vehicles some time ago, when Room 14 challenged all the other senior classes to a milk carton trolley day. There were classes for decorated trolleys and action events. A lot of thought was put into the desigil of the trolleys. They were restricted by the type of axle used but most other aspects were thoroughly studied. Experiments using different weights, axle widths and wheel sizes were common. Without realising it the children were exploring many aspects of the new technology curriculum which encourages experimentation and evaluation in the design process, said their teacher. More importantly, it was great fun. Many are already planning for another event next year. Results: Best big rig; 1st Shantal Hemara and Nicola Bradley (Dairy Express),

2nd David Thrupp 3rd= Elisha Pakinga (Spotmobile) Shasha Gan. Rock Star's Limo; 1st Gareth Horne, 2nd Kelvin Sue, 3rd Jenna Mott and Kaylee Mareikura. Best Wedding Trolley; 1 st Zoey Hemara, 2nd: Emma Godfrey and Jamie Pantling, 3rd Mindy

Pakinga. Best HotRod; lst= Jeremy Mott and Callan Bennellick, Nathan Horne and Gavin Lang, 2nd Nathan Saunders, 3rd= Riwaru Tihema, Brent Collins and Gavin Lang. Fastest Trolley; 1st Brent Collins, 2nd JoshuaHill and Cory Saunders, 3rd Clayton Tawhara and Phillip

Herewini, 4th Gareth Home. Long Di stance Trolley ; 1 st Ben McMaster and Ricky Nelson, 2nd Joshua Hill and Cory Saunders, 3rd Alex Hamilton-Low and Tyler Clark, 4th Byron Scarf and Jamie Pike. EDITOR'S NOTE: The Bulletin apologises for the delay in publishing this story.