Tappan Zee HS to Compete in Texas Solar Car Challenge

Tappan Zee High School students will race the solar powered car they built, named the “Supernova,” for eight days across the country from Dallas, TX to Los Angles CA against high schools from around the country in the 2013 Dell Winston Solar Car Challenge on July 20.

The Tappan Zee High School Solar Car Club is advised by Jim Keelty and lead by Chris Perez, the team captain.

More than 65 schools in 20 state participated in the challenge, which was started in 1993 and later became its own non-profit entity.

Teachers from around the country create high school programming around the challenge to inspire students and get them involved in science, engineering and alternative energy by teaching students to design, engineer and build solar cars.

The race will take the Rockland County students to Dallas/Forth Worth Marriott Hotel in Texas through Arizona and New Mexico and will end at the Radisson Midtown Hotel at USC in Los Angeles.

Check out the pictures of the car above and click here for more information on the Tappan Zee High School Solar Car Club. Click here for more on the Dell Winston Solar Car Challenge.