Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Straight from the Middle Ages!

These are totals from the 2012 pumpkin chunking. The distance is in feet. Pumpkins were hurled across a farmer's field.
This event was originally the media preview for the Crossroads PumpkinFest in Statesville, North Carolina. A media preview was held two weeks before the event to stir up local interest. It worked!

Today, it is produced by Mr. David Barlow, retired science, math, physics and fire science teacher from Mooresville High School; Greta Lint, event planner and promoter; and, Joel Leonard, chairman of the National Defense Industrial Association Manufacturing Workforce Committee and is an international leader in promoting maintenance and engineering as a viable career.

In 2004, 2008 and 2012, Mr. Barlow's fire science students operated the trebuchet. It was actually constructed by his students, too.

In 2008, art students from the American Charter School, in Statesville, drew the faces.

In 2012, art students from Randleman High School, in Randleman, drew them.

In 2016, this event is being held on school grounds, for the first time, and the curriculum activities are expanding. Thank you Newton-Conover Middle School!

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