Gueydan High students compete in Cardboard Boat Regatta

GUEYDAN — Gueydan High School students in Savannah Trahan’s Environmental Science class participated in a Cardboard Boat Regatta.
This was a STEM-based project in which students designed, built, and raced boats made solely of recycled materials (and duct tape) as part of a series of lessons on recycling and sustainability. The teams aimed to create a vessel capable of carrying one or more people across a body of water, applying principles of buoyancy, structural integrity, and fluid dynamics.
Students will submit a report after the race that includes an introduction, design rationale, materials and methods, results, and a conclusion. Students competed for a chance to win one of three categories (best design, fastest boat, and best sinking). The Vermilion Parish students traveled to Lake Arthur Park for the competition.