And we're off!

We set off from South Plantation High School today to star our journey to the Texas Motor Speedway. For lunch we Stopped at Univesirty of Florida. Big thanks to Jimmy Johns for having us! 

Come Join Us!

EVERYONE IS WELCOME!!!!!!

Come join us July 3, 2015 from 6:00 to 7:00 PM at South Plantation High School football field. Come meet the team, our instructor John Martin and see SK III

PDF Download

New Look

July 1st  SK III got a new look in preparation for the big day. We have added pearlescent white vinyl on along with some killer panels including three 135W, two 120W, six 100W panels. We are working diligently from sun up to sun down to complete our time line to finish Sunday! We had the pleasure of Western High School Solar Cats coming to visit our Engineering Tech room and meeting our team!

Collaboration

As we are placing the final touches on the car such as wiring cells and finishing the canopy,we have had the honor of working alongside gifted mentors who are professionals in their respective fields. This week we have had lots of collaboration with  mentors such as E Marine, Todd's Canopies, and Car Wrap Solutions. A special thanks to Capt. Hunt, Janna Hunt and Janet Sekosan for being with us the whole way, sacrificing a ridiculous amount of time and money to the Solar Knights, we cant thank them enough!

Catching Up

Over the past couple months we have had great progress. The official race team has been decided. We have almost completely recreated our solar car including brakes, roll cage, seating, canopy, battery boxes, ventilation, completely redid all of our low voltage systems, new better more efficient solar panels, as well as doing lots of body work to our car and the car is awaiting a new vinyl wrap. We are preparing for the big race in about 3 weeks!

Formula E race

This Saturday, the Solar Knights competed in the Formula E high school series and raced in downtown Miami on the Formula E track. Afterwards they went to Bayside and ate at The Hard Rock Cafe. The experience was great overall and we would love to do it again next year. Big Thanks to Formula E, FPL and The Hard Rock Cafe in Miami! 

Thank You K1 Speed!

This Wednesday, the Solar Knights were invited to K1 speed of Ft. Lauderdale to race at there facility. We had a great time and learned a lot about driving. We thank K1 Speed for becoming a new sponsor of the Solar Knights racing team.

Interplex Industries

This week the Solar Knights team took a trip to Interplex Sunbelt. We got to see Engineers in action, while learning new things. We had an awesome time and are extremely grateful for the experience.  

Thank You!

Thank You Mr. Krause and Mr. Abad from Bentley for your contributions to the solar knights. We greatly appreciate your donations to our team and our projects.

Magnet Open House

Come check us out at the South Plantation High Schools Magnet Open House on January 26th! You will see all your favorite Solar Team Members, check out the cool cars, and see what the Environmental Science Magnet Program is all about. 

Newbies

The first official work day of the year is always an extremely exciting time. New members partnered up with the old members to start working on a new fleet of awesome solar and electric cars. Some members are starting from scratch, while others are modifying completed projects. Can't wait to see what they look like when done!   

School Board Speech

Sydney had the amazing opportunity to speak in front of the school board about the Solar Knights! It is always great to share how amazing this team is to everyone. 

Holiday Parade

This Saturday the Solar Knights attended the plantation holiday parade. We drove SK3 the whole way and got to show it off at city hall. The day consisted of holiday hats and nailing each other in the head with candy. It was certainly a great way to show the community what we do at South Plantation High.

Field Trip to Thermal Concepts

Yesterday the Solar Knights took a trip to Thermal Concepts  to see their metal fabrication shop where they cut us pieces of metal using their plasma cutter in the shape of the Miami Dolphins logo and the Miami Heat logo. They also gave us a tour of their offices, training facilities and CAD department.

Thank you Jesse M. from Thermal Concepts for giving us this opportunity to tour your company!

Presents For The Principal

This week we hand delivered our principal an honorary plaque and letter for the support she has given to the Solar Knights. Marcus Haslegrove dropped by for a visit to check out the car and to recieve his personal plaque too!  

Pony Express

This week Sydney and Jasen worked on packaging the letters, plaques and pictures for our 2013-2014 sponsors. We are also sending out letters to past and potential sponsors for this years race.