Three schools, St Rose’s High, Abram Zuil Secondary and St Stanislaus College, out of seven, have qualified for the opportunity to enter the Mousetrap Car Grand Prix international competition held annually in the Principality of Monaco. The second leg of the local competition concluded on April 19 at the Everest Cricket Ground.
According to a press release from SBM Offshore Guyana, the three categories open for participation were: Acceleration – assessing the shortest time travelled to a 10-metre line by a vehicle; Endurance – measuring the furthest possible distance travelled; and Innovation and Creativity – evaluating the most creative, unique race car. The three schools all copped first place in the three categories: St Rose’s High (Acceleration), Abram Zuil Secondary (Endurance) and St Stanislaus College (Innovation and Creativity).