A news summary covering the American Rocketry Contest and its teams from the 2020-21 season.
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- Missouri: Marquette rocketry team aims high, West Newsmagazine (August 18)
- National: American Rocketry Challenge sees Portland school take 2021 championship, Space.com (July 28)
- California: Local high school team wins fourth place in model rocket contest, Orange County Register (July 26)
- Alabama: RHS, THS rocket teams notch top 10 finishes at nationals, Franklin County Times (July 21)
- Missouri: Astral Orbit Wins Marketing Competition, St. Louis Post Dispatch (July 19)
- Maryland: Whitman students’ rocket soars to second place in national contest, The Bethesda Beat (July 7)
- Maryland: Rockville Explorers’ Rocket Soars to 2nd Place in National Contest, Montgomery County Media (July 6)
- Maryland: Rockville Team Places 2nd in National Finals in World’s Largest Student Rocketry Challenge, The MOCO Show (July 1)
- New York: South Huntington – Rocketry Finalists, Newsday (July 1)
- California: Rocketry team from Oak Park HS zooms to head of the class, The Acorn (July 1)
- Washington: Seattle-area students make strong showing in national finals of American Rocketry Challenge, Geekwire (June 29)
- Iowa: Webster City High School team near the top in American Rocketry Challenge, Radio Iowa (June 29)
- National: National Rocketry Competition Achieves Liftoff With Perseverance, Associations Now (June 25)
- Illinois: Prince of Peace School’s Rocket Team Participated in National Finals, Daily Herald (June 25)
- Ohio: 4-H rocketry team competes in national competition, Spectrum News 1 (June 22)
- North Carolina: Alexander County students vie in rocketry event, Hickory Daily Record (June 21)
- Arkansas: Fordyce on the Cotton Belt back for 40th year after rescheduling, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (June 21)
- North Carolina: Alexander Central rocketry team did not blast off in Texas finals; teacher says students handled mishap at national finals with maturity, Hickory Daily Record (June 21)
- Colorado: Pueblo serving as one of 11 regional launch sites for national rocketry competition, KOAA (June 19)
- Colorado: Students soar to space in Pueblo during The American Rocketry Challenge’s final competition, Fox 21 News (June 19)
- Colorado: Pueblo to host final launches in world’s largest student rocketry competition, KRDO News (June 19)
- Colorado: Pueblo serving as one of 11 regional launch sites for national rocketry competition, Eminetra (June 19)
- Colorado: Students soar to space in Pueblo during The American Rocketry Challenge’s final competition, Eminetra (June 19)
- California: Los Alamitos rocketeers compete in American Rocketry Challenge, Event-News Enterprise (June 18)
- Alabama: Winfield, Hackleburg teams among 100 finalists, Journal Record (June 15)
- Washington: Pasco hosts Student Rocketry Challenge National Competition, YakTri News (June 14)
- Ohio: Lakota and Mason students set to compete in American Rocketry Challenge regional finals, Journal-News (June 13)
- New York: Students gather from near and far for rocket competition, Spectrum News 1 (June 13)
- Ohio: Ready for launch; National rocketry competition taking off at Air Force museum, WDTN 2 News (June 13)
- Washington: Students Compete in National Finals Of American Rocketry Challenge in Pasco, KNDO 23/KNDU 25 NBC (June 13)
- Ohio: National Museum of the U.S. Air Force hosts American Rocketry Challenge National Finals, Dayton 24/7 Now (June 12)
- Alabama: World’s Largest Student Rocketry Competition in Birmingham, WBRC (June 12)
- Ohio: Students build rockets, compete for $20K national prize at Air Force Museum, Dayton Daily News (June 12)
- North Carolina: Charlotte Middle, High School Teams Compete in American Rocketry Challenge Finals, Charlotte Parent (June 12)
- Texas: Building and rebuilding rockets taught these San Antonio eighth-graders a lot – now they’re chasing $20,000, San Antonio Express-News (June 11)
- Alabama: Local students to compete in world’s largest student rocket contest, Trussville Tribune (June 11)
- Texas: After Pandemic Lull, Presidio High School Rocketry Team Returns to Nationals, Marfa Public Radio (June 11)
- Texas: SHS rocketry team headed to nationals, Herald Democrat (June 11)
- Illinois: 2 Illinois teams hoping for more zoom than boom, head to rocketry nationals after a challenging year, Chicago Tribune (June 10)
- North Carolina: Alexander Central High School students to compete in American Rocketry Challenge, Hickory Daily Record (June 10)
- West Virginia: Five W.Va. Teams Land Spots in the Finals Of The American Rocketry Challenge Competition, West Virginia Public Radio (June 10)
- Wisconsin: Madison West Rocket Club heading to the American rocketry national finals, ABC 27 WKOW (June 10)
- Texas: Presidio rocketry teams head to nationals, Odessa American (June 10)
- Ohio: Sylvania Northview High School teams gear up for national finals, 24 News (June 10)
- California: Five Orange County rocketry teams make National Finals in American Rocketry Competition, Orange County Breeze (June 10)
- California: Teen rocket scientists head to national finals, California National Guard Public Affairs (June 9)
- Alabama: Three local rocket teams qualify for national competition, Franklin County Times (June 9)
- Iowa: Cedar Falls High School club launching rocket in national contest Saturday, News Press Now (June 9)
- Texas: Pasco hosts World’s Largest Student Rocketry Competition on Sunday, YakTriNews (June 9)
- Texas: American Rocketry Challenge Finals Launch Sunday in Pasco, 97 Rock (June 9)
- Washington: Seattle-area students flying high again as 6 teams will compete in American Rocketry Challenge, Geekwire (June 9)
- Virginia: Two student teams from Lynchburg are among 100 National Finalists in the American Rocketry Challenge, WFXR FOX (June 8)
- Pennsylvania: Nazareth Academy in national finals for rocketry contest, Catholic Philly (June 8)
- Connecticut: Ridgefield team soars to American Rocketry Challenge finals for shot at national title, NewsTimes (June 8)
- Wisconsin: Bong State Recreation Area to host national rocket competition on Saturday, Kenosha News (June 8)
- Iowa: Yes, it IS rocket science as three Iowa teams compete in national challenge, Radio Iowa (June 8)
- Kansas: Wichita Rocketry Team Ready To Take Off For National Finals In Colorado, NPR Wichita (June 8)
- Kansas: Wichita rocket team taking off to national finals, NBC Wichita (June 7)
- Arkansas: Fordyce Rocket Team flying high, Arkansas Democrat Gazette (June 5)
- Kentucky: Meyzeek students make national rocketry finals, Wave 3 (June 5)
- New York: St. Anthony’s Students to Compete in National Rocket Challenge, Huntington Now (June 5)
- Texas: Presidio High School Heading To Nationals, CBS 7 KOSA (June 4)
- Ohio: Minster teams compete in challenge, Sidney Daily News (June 4)
- Alabama: Lincoln High prepares to launch in next weeks national rocketry competition, The Daily Home (June 3)
- Iowa: Maharishi School’s rocketry team impresses judges with ingenuity, Southeast Iowa Union (June 2)
- Texas: Harmony Science Academy El Paso Team among finalists in National Rocketry Competition, El Paso Herald Post (June 2)
- Virginia: Teams Qualify For Rocket Competition 2021, WDBJ 7 (June 1)
- Maryland: Local rocket team among national finalists, Cumberland Times-News (June 1)
- U.S. Virgin Islands: St. Croix Team Among Finalists in National Rocketry Competition, The Virgin Islands Consortium (May 28)
- Georgia: Creekview rocketry teams qualify for national contest, Cherokee Tribune & Ledger News (May 27)
- Pennsylvania: Four teams of Spring Grove students heading to national rocketry competition, York Dispatch (May 26)
- Texas: Harmony Science Academy – Houston Students Blast Off to National Rocketry Contest, The Katy News (May 26)
- Ohio: Local students among 100 national finalists in The American Rocketry Challenge, WDTN 2 News (May 25)
- Ohio: AF museum’s rocket team awarded first place in Ohio Cup, Dayton Daily News (May 21)
- Missouri: Richards Rocketry teams blast off to nationals, West Plains Daily Quill (May 21)
- Tennessee: Stone Memorial HS Team Participating in National Model Rocket Competition, 1057 News (May 21)
