Team Sigma

Team America Rocketry Challenge - Team Sigma

What is TARC?

The Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) is now in its thirteenth year of inspiring and attracting the next generation of engineers and technicians to join the aerospace industry. The Aerospace Industries Association's signature program and the only aerospace-specific national STEM competition, TARC has reached over 60,000 students and involved 4,000 students in 48 states during the 2014 season alone.

How Team Sigma was created:

Team Sigma was created in the fall of 2014.  We came together as a group on October 18, 2014 to watch a presentation about Rocket building and launching presented by Albuquerque ACTSO.  A bunch of students got together to watch the presentation.  There were kids there that were already TARC veterans and kids who never heard of TARC, but were interested in rockets.   There were enough students to create two teams, we were put together as Team Sigma and none of us ever built or flew a rocket before.  

What is is ACTSO?

ACTSO (Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics) is a national yearlong achievement program designed to recruit, stimulate and encourage high academic and cultural achievement.    Albuquerque ACTSO participates in the TARC as one of the yearlong activities.

Our Team:

Mentors/Advisors: 

Ms. Hernandez - Mentor

Lana - Student Advisor 

Mr. Smith - Technical Advisor

Team: 

Jeremy - 7th Grade - Team Leader and Software Specialist

Domo - 8th Grade -  Motor Specialist

Peter - - 8th Grade - Launch Specialist