Virginia students work to become first high school group to send liquid-fueled rocket into space

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Anonymous wrote:"When you hear about a high schooler fitting 60 people into their house at once, it’s usually for a party when parents are away, blissfully unaware until they return to a few broken items or suspicious stains.

Ron Nachum's parents, however, knew exactly what was going on. In fact, they were home.

But his 60-person hangouts aren't for parties - their meetings are meant to attract students passionate about a single mission: launching a liquid-powered rocket into space and potentially, someday being the first-ever high school group to do so.

Together they’re known as Project Caelus, a group based out of Alexandria’s Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology that was founded in 2018.

Along with dozens of students at any given meeting in the Nachum garage, there’s also about $25,000 worth of equipment, from gas tanks to metal scraps - all purchased through the students’ own fundraising efforts. The team shares a detailed timeline of their past work and future goals on the website, with a current plan to do an initial launch of their first liquid-fueled rocket in June of this year. The experiment will eventually lead to their ultimate goal of sending a final rocket all the way into space."

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/virginia/virginia-high-school-rocket-space-thomas-jefferson-alexandria/65-a8ca7e44-7215-45c5-8aae-d6239a5d88d6

Didn''t some kid do this in the 1950s? I thought there was a movie about it and all called October Sky?

I don't think those kids sent a rocket into a SPACE.

“a SPACE” … is there more than one?

Parallel Universe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"When you hear about a high schooler fitting 60 people into their house at once, it’s usually for a party when parents are away, blissfully unaware until they return to a few broken items or suspicious stains.

Ron Nachum's parents, however, knew exactly what was going on. In fact, they were home.

But his 60-person hangouts aren't for parties - their meetings are meant to attract students passionate about a single mission: launching a liquid-powered rocket into space and potentially, someday being the first-ever high school group to do so.

Together they’re known as Project Caelus, a group based out of Alexandria’s Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology that was founded in 2018.

Along with dozens of students at any given meeting in the Nachum garage, there’s also about $25,000 worth of equipment, from gas tanks to metal scraps - all purchased through the students’ own fundraising efforts. The team shares a detailed timeline of their past work and future goals on the website, with a current plan to do an initial launch of their first liquid-fueled rocket in June of this year. The experiment will eventually lead to their ultimate goal of sending a final rocket all the way into space."

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/virginia/virginia-high-school-rocket-space-thomas-jefferson-alexandria/65-a8ca7e44-7215-45c5-8aae-d6239a5d88d6

Maybe this kid is truly passionate, but this is exactly the kind of article that parents get published for their kid to "prove" passion in the kid's EC as part of the college application package. Look at the $$ they are able to spend for the kid.

+1. Not only $$, but these parents also have the resources.

+1 yep

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TJ also was the first high school to send a satellite into space.

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Didn't they also build a Super Computer some years ago?

[Anonymous]

I think TJ students are working on Quantum Computer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think TJ students are working on Quantum Computer.

They must be gifted learners.

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Anonymous wrote:I think TJ students are working on Quantum Computer.

They must be gifted learners.

That is why it should takes more than 3.5 GPA to get admitted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think TJ students are working on Quantum Computer.

They must be gifted learners.

That is why it should takes more than 3.5 GPA to get admitted.

Realistically, it does. I strongly doubt there are more than a small handful of kids whose MS GPAs were below a 3.75 or so. You only have to have a 3.5 to apply and be eligible for selection. The average GPA of offered students was 3.95 or so, significantly higher than the 3.90 than it used to be.

Now, if the C4TJ people continue to push so hard that we end up with a lottery, then you might have this issue. But given that it will hurt their own kids to do so, I'd be surprised if they continue to push. FCPS should announce that if the stay isn't granted, they will move to a lottery.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think TJ students are working on Quantum Computer.

They must be gifted learners.

That is why it should takes more than 3.5 GPA to get admitted.

Realistically, it does. I strongly doubt there are more than a small handful of kids whose MS GPAs were below a 3.75 or so. You only have to have a 3.5 to apply and be eligible for selection. The average GPA of offered students was 3.95 or so, significantly higher than the 3.90 than it used to be.

Now, if the C4TJ people continue to push so hard that we end up with a lottery, then you might have this issue. But given that it will hurt their own kids to do so, I'd be surprised if they continue to push. FCPS should announce that if the stay isn't granted, they will move to a lottery.

Those fools will be in contempt of court if they used lottery. Let them try and find out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think TJ students are working on Quantum Computer.

They must be gifted learners.

That is why it should takes more than 3.5 GPA to get admitted.

Realistically, it does. I strongly doubt there are more than a small handful of kids whose MS GPAs were below a 3.75 or so. You only have to have a 3.5 to apply and be eligible for selection. The average GPA of offered students was 3.95 or so, significantly higher than the 3.90 than it used to be.

Now, if the C4TJ people continue to push so hard that we end up with a lottery, then you might have this issue. But given that it will hurt their own kids to do so, I'd be surprised if they continue to push. FCPS should announce that if the stay isn't granted, they will move to a lottery.

Those fools will be in contempt of court if they used lottery. Let them try and find out.

What is the legal basis for your assertion that they will be in contempt of court?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think TJ students are working on Quantum Computer.

They must be gifted learners.

That is why it should takes more than 3.5 GPA to get admitted.

Realistically, it does. I strongly doubt there are more than a small handful of kids whose MS GPAs were below a 3.75 or so. You only have to have a 3.5 to apply and be eligible for selection. The average GPA of offered students was 3.95 or so, significantly higher than the 3.90 than it used to be.

Now, if the C4TJ people continue to push so hard that we end up with a lottery, then you might have this issue. But given that it will hurt their own kids to do so, I'd be surprised if they continue to push. FCPS should announce that if the stay isn't granted, they will move to a lottery.

Those fools will be in contempt of court if they used lottery. Let them try and find out.

What is the legal basis for your assertion that they will be in contempt of court?

There isn't one. They're just grasping at straws because they're terrified that they inadvertently screwed their kids over. Anyone who has even a tenuous grasp on admissions law knows that lotteries are expressly legal and in this case FCPS can argue that they did it because of the need for a quick solution that didn't require additional inputs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think TJ students are working on Quantum Computer.

They must be gifted learners.

That is why it should takes more than 3.5 GPA to get admitted.

Realistically, it does. I strongly doubt there are more than a small handful of kids whose MS GPAs were below a 3.75 or so. You only have to have a 3.5 to apply and be eligible for selection. The average GPA of offered students was 3.95 or so, significantly higher than the 3.90 than it used to be.

Now, if the C4TJ people continue to push so hard that we end up with a lottery, then you might have this issue. But given that it will hurt their own kids to do so, I'd be surprised if they continue to push. FCPS should announce that if the stay isn't granted, they will move to a lottery.

Those fools will be in contempt of court if they used lottery. Let them try and find out.

What is the legal basis for your assertion that they will be in contempt of court?

There isn't one. They're just grasping at straws because they're terrified that they inadvertently screwed their kids over. Anyone who has even a tenuous grasp on admissions law knows that lotteries are expressly legal and in this case FCPS can argue that they did it because of the need for a quick solution that didn't require additional inputs.

Nah. A "quick solution" the defendants themselves created due to their deafness despite multiple warnings from the Court to come up with an alternative plan. Shows "bad faith" on the part of defendants so no that argument has sailed long time ago. Do better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think TJ students are working on Quantum Computer.

They must be gifted learners.

That is why it should takes more than 3.5 GPA to get admitted.

Realistically, it does. I strongly doubt there are more than a small handful of kids whose MS GPAs were below a 3.75 or so. You only have to have a 3.5 to apply and be eligible for selection. The average GPA of offered students was 3.95 or so, significantly higher than the 3.90 than it used to be.

Now, if the C4TJ people continue to push so hard that we end up with a lottery, then you might have this issue. But given that it will hurt their own kids to do so, I'd be surprised if they continue to push. FCPS should announce that if the stay isn't granted, they will move to a lottery.

Those fools will be in contempt of court if they used lottery. Let them try and find out.

What is the legal basis for your assertion that they will be in contempt of court?

There isn't one. They're just grasping at straws because they're terrified that they inadvertently screwed their kids over. Anyone who has even a tenuous grasp on admissions law knows that lotteries are expressly legal and in this case FCPS can argue that they did it because of the need for a quick solution that didn't require additional inputs.

Nah. A "quick solution" the defendants themselves created due to their deafness despite multiple warnings from the Court to come up with an alternative plan. Shows "bad faith" on the part of defendants so no that argument has sailed long time ago. Do better.

Had it ever occurred to you that the lottery might be the very alternative plan that they came up with? It is inarguable that they cannot seek additional inputs at this point.

[Anonymous]

Future leaders. Very proud and hopeful for them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think TJ students are working on Quantum Computer.

They must be gifted learners.

That is why it should takes more than 3.5 GPA to get admitted.

Realistically, it does. I strongly doubt there are more than a small handful of kids whose MS GPAs were below a 3.75 or so. You only have to have a 3.5 to apply and be eligible for selection. The average GPA of offered students was 3.95 or so, significantly higher than the 3.90 than it used to be.

Now, if the C4TJ people continue to push so hard that we end up with a lottery, then you might have this issue. But given that it will hurt their own kids to do so, I'd be surprised if they continue to push. FCPS should announce that if the stay isn't granted, they will move to a lottery.

Those fools will be in contempt of court if they used lottery. Let them try and find out.

What is the legal basis for your assertion that they will be in contempt of court?

There isn't one. They're just grasping at straws because they're terrified that they inadvertently screwed their kids over. Anyone who has even a tenuous grasp on admissions law knows that lotteries are expressly legal and in this case FCPS can argue that they did it because of the need for a quick solution that didn't require additional inputs.

Nah. A "quick solution" the defendants themselves created due to their deafness despite multiple warnings from the Court to come up with an alternative plan. Shows "bad faith" on the part of defendants so no that argument has sailed long time ago. Do better.

Had it ever occurred to you that the lottery might be the very alternative plan that they came up with? It is inarguable that they cannot seek additional inputs at this point.

You just wait and see what would happen if the defendants do present a "Lottery" system which I highly doubt those fools would even think about presenting given the potential consequences. One thing all judges despise the most is parties directly disobeying Court Order and parties playing games.