Campsmount Technology College

I am extremely pleased to announce that the Campsmount Technology College S.T.E.M (Science, Technology, Engineering an Mathematics) Club has managed to send up a weather balloon with a GoPro Camera and GPS unit to 100,000ft, nearly 20 miles high, and then recover it again.

The flight lasted nearly 2 hours and was tracked throughout by one of our students, Joe Lindley in Year 9, in his “Mission Control”. For nearly 40 minutes we lost the GPS signal due to how high it was but it thankfully came back on and the balloon popped at 100,000ft and the system came down on a parachute. The unit landed in Caunton Near Newark and had travelled 50 miles down South from School. Two Sixth Form students Andrew Wigglesworth and Rebecca Smith jumped in the Mini with me and chased the balloon down the A1 only stopping for a quick refuel at McDonalds. Joe guided us with pinpoint accuracy to the exact spot where it had landed. After asking a rather surprised and slightly confused cattle farmer if we could go and get it from one of her fields we set off for a walk for a mile or so and found the system sitting happy with everything working fine still in the middle of a field.

The video is nearly 60mins long and was only cut short due to the vacuum inside the camera casing collapsing one of the buttons down. It is a simply outstanding view and you can see our school and all surrounding villages. At some points you can see the River Ouse snaking towards the Humber and just on the horizon the North Sea.

A simply amazing achievement and a massive WELL DONE to all the S.T.E.M. Club students, staff and Smartassess who have made this project possible.

The sky is no longer the limit!!

Mr S. P. Huntridge.

A quick fly over the new Campsmount Technology College using the S.T.E.M Clubs DJI F450 Quadcopter and a GoPro camera. The school is looking simply outstanding.

Mr Huntridge.

Using a DJI F450 NAZA Quadcopter with a GoPro sportscam Campsmount S.T.E.M Club has yet again managed to get some fantastic aerial footage. We will soon be setting free our weather balloon to 100,000ft and the footage from that should be outstanding. If you want to know more please feel free to pop along to S.T.E.M Club on a Tuesday evening in D2.

If you live in Campsall village can you spot your house in the video below?

Mr Huntridge.

On Thursday 19th January Campsmount S.T.E.M Club will be looking to the stars and with a powerful telescope to see what we can find. At the moment Jupiter and the Andromeda Galaxy are clearly visible on a clear night and make for simply stunning viewing. The pictures below have been taken through the telescope we will be using, click on them to make them bigger. Viewing it with the naked eye is an experience that will leave you speechless.

We will be running this from 6:30pm WEATHER PERMITTING till 7:15pm. If there is a thick covering of cloud or raining it will not be possible to view anything.

The telescope will be set up on the parish field and parents and students will be more than welcome to come along and have a look. If anyone has a telescope and wants to bring it along feel free to do so as guidance can be given on what to look at and how to set it up.

Mr S. P. Huntridge.

The Moon.

Jupiter and to the left one of her moons.

Campsmount are offering current Y7, Y8, and Y9 students the opportunity to take part in a fabulous fun-packed experience.
We are planning a trip to the Costa Brava in Spain for July 2013.
The trip will be based around a fantastic watersports programme, which includes:

KAYAKING
WINDSURFING
SAILING
SNORKELLING
CLIMBING
BEACH GAMES
DAY TRIP TO A WATER PARK
DAY TRIP TO BARCELONA

The accommodation is full-board, and comprises of en-suite wooden cabins. The facilities on site include:

LARGE OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL
VOLLEYBALL
5-A-SIDE PITCH
CRAZY GOLF
INTERNET CAFE
GAMES ROOMS

The full cost of this trip is £670. If you are interested and would like to know more, collect a letter from Mr. Gualda in room B1.
Initial deposits must be paid by the end of February 2012.

Here is a slideshow of the 2011 trip to Villeneuve, however, the activities on the Spain trip will differ.

Following our link to improve attendance with Doncaster Knights we have been offered an outstanding package for students and families to watch the Knights match against local rivals Rotherham on the 18th February with a 12:05 Kick Off.

This match will be televised LIVE ON SKY SPORTS and the Club have generously offered the College a Family Ticket (2 adults and 2 children) in the Woodside Stand for £10!!!

These ticket are available on a first come first served basis. If you wish to take up this outstanding offer then please see Mr Blair with your £10 and your tickets will be issued prior to the game.

Video footage from the test flight.

At S.T.E.M club we have managed to perform a tethered launch using the weather balloon that we are planning to send up to near space, 100,000ft. We sent it up to about 200ft with twin lines holding it so we could safely test all the systems. The balloon and all the systems worked perfect as did the whole team with each member having their own specific and very important job to do. The GPS pinpointed where the system was using Google Maps and the video camera took some great quality video and stunning pictures which you can see below.

You can keep up to date with the project at:

http://www.campsmount.com/category/students/campsmount-in-space/

The project is open to all students and staff and we would love to see more pop along and join this exciting project.

Mr Huntridge and the S.T.E.M Team.

Wednesday 21^st September 2011 – Year 9, 10 & 11 v Hall Cross (H)

Thursday 29^th September 2011 – Year 9, 10 & 11 v Sir Thomas Wharton (H)

Wednesday 5^th October 2011 – Year 8, 9 & 10 v Ridgewood (H)

Thursday 13^th October 2011 – Year 7, 8, 9 & 10 v McAuley (A)

Wednesday 19^th October 2011 – Year 11 Tournament (A)

Wednesday 9^th November 2011 – Year 7, 9 & 10 v Danum (H)

Thursday 1^st December 2011 – Year 7, 8, 9 & 10/11 v Balby (A)

Thursday 12^th January 2012 – Year 10 & 11 v Hill House St Marys (H)

Thursday 19^th January 2012 – Year 7, 8 & 9 v Hill House St Marys (A)

Wednesday 22^nd February 2012 – Year 10 Tournament (A)

Wednesday 29^th February 2012 – Year 9 Tournament (A)

Thursday 1^st March 2012 – Year 7, 8, 9 & 10 v Hayfield (A)

Monday 12^th March 2012 – Year 8 Tournament (A)

Wednesday 14^th March 2012 – Year 7, 8, 9, 10/11 v Hungerhill (A)

Monday 19^th March 2012 – Year 7 Tournament (A)

Wednesday 28^th March 2012 – Year 7, 8, 9 & 10 v Hall Cross (A)