ROCK HILL—On Thursday, May 1, eight design teams of York Technical College Engineering Graphics Technology (EGT) students will compete in the Sixth Annual Marshmallow Catapult Competition. This unique and fun event will begin at 12:30 p.m. on the front lawn of C building, next to Anderson Road, on the York Tech campus.

Spectators are welcome to attend.

Each of the teams has designed and built—according to complete design drawings—a custom catapult intended to toss marshmallows as close to 50 feet as possible. The project is the capstone project for the first year of computer aided drafting and design courses in the EGT and Mechanical Engineering Technology programs.

The rules of the competition reward consistency and accuracy rather than unbridled power. Each team will get three shots to launch its marshmallow up to 50 feet—but not an inch more!—across the lawn. The team with the highest total distance after the three tosses (for a maximum of 150 feet) will be declared the winner.

For more information about Thursday's competition, contact EGT Instructor Susan Roberts at (803) 981-7138 or sroberts@yorktech.com.

York Technical College . 452 S. Anderson Road . Rock Hill, SC 29730