Dell Announces Winner of 2003 High School Solar Car Challenge; Houston, Mississippi Team National Champions for Third Consecutive Year.Feature Editors/Education Writers/High-Tech Writers ROUND ROCK, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 24, 2003 The Houston, Miss., "Sundancer" team has won this year's Dell-Winston Solar Car A solar car is an electric vehicle powered by solar energy obtained from solar panels on the surface of the car. Photovoltaic (PV) cells convert the sun's energy directly into electrical energy. Challenge, the 9-day race which began on July 15 at Dell's (Nasdaq:DELL) headquarters in Round Rock, Texas, and concluded 1,500 miles later in Cocoa Cocoa, city, United States Cocoa, city (1990 pop. 17,722), Brevard co., E Fla., on the Indian River (a lagoon), a segment of the Intracoastal Waterway; inc. 1895. It is a tourist and arts center in a region where citrus fruits are grown. An 8-mi (12. , Fla. at the Florida Solar Energy solar energy, any form of energy radiated by the sun, including light, radio waves, and X rays, although the term usually refers to the visible light of the sun. Center. The Sundancer solar car was designed and built by high school students from Houston, Miss., population 3,903. This is the third year that the team from this rural community in northern Mississippi Mississippi, state, United States Mississippi (mĭs'əsĭp`ē), one of the Deep South states of the United States. It is bordered by Alabama (E), the Gulf of Mexico (S), Arkansas and Louisiana, with most of the border formed by won the race, which is the largest, longest running high school solar car race in the world. During the race, the team achieved a top speed of 64 miles per hour (mph) and averaged 23.1 mph. The Sundancer car weighs 722 pounds, is 17.5 feet long, 6 feet wide and 5 feet high, and is powered completely by solar energy. The other teams that competed in the race were from Columbus, Ind IND Investigational new drug Therapeutics A status assigned by the FDA to a drug before allowing its use in humans, exempting it from premarketing approval requirements so that experimental clinical trials may be conducted. See Phase 1.2, 3 studies, Sponsorship. .; Newburgh, N.Y.; Ridgway, Colo.; and Juarez, Mexico. Dell also announced the winner of the $5,000 Dell-Winston Solar Car Challenge scholarship, recognizing an outstanding student for leadership before and during the race. This year's winner is Chelsey Johnson from Ridgway High School in Ridgway, Colo. Chelsey is a graduating senior and the scholarship funds are designed to help him continue his college studies. During the race, the governor of Mississippi named July 18 as Houston Solar Car Day, in recognition of the Houston team's outstanding solar car program. "We can hardly believe it," said Sherrie Gail Springer springer a North American term commonly used to describe heifers close to term with their first calf. , spokesperson for the Houston team. "To have not only won this year's race, but to have the governor come to our hometown home·town n. The town or city of one's birth, rearing, or main residence. Noun 1. hometown - the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence; "he never went back to his hometown again" and recognize us was really a thrill thrill (thril) a vibration felt by the examiner on palpation. diastolic thrill one felt over the precordium during ventricular diastole in advanced aortic insufficiency. . It's hard to describe how much this program means to each of us. We really feel like it's helping us be better students, and also helping us get ready for the future. We'll remember this experience for the rest of our lives." About The Winston School Based in Dallas, The Winston School is focused on realizing the potential of bright children who learn differently through individualized in·di·vid·u·al·ize tr.v. in·di·vid·u·al·ized, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·ing, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·es 1. To give individuality to. 2. To consider or treat individually; particularize. 3. learning. In 1993, The Winston School launched an education program to provide curriculum, materials, on-site visits and workshop opportunities for high schools across the country. The program has taught more than 8,500 students in 22 countries about the wonders of science and demonstrated that high school students can build and race solar cars. About Dell Dell Inc. (Nasdaq:DELL) is a premier provider of products and services required for customers worldwide to build their information-technology and Internet infrastructures. Company revenue for the past four quarters totaled $36.9 billion. Dell, through its direct business model, designs, manufactures and customizes products and services to customer requirements, and offers an extensive selection of software and peripherals. Information on Dell and its products can be obtained at www.dell.com. Dell is a trademark of Dell Inc. Dell disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others. |
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