FRESHMEN RIDE DESIGN COMPETTION FOR MOCK CONTRACT    
FULL OF FUN AND IMAGINATION

 
A turbulent ride through vintage video and arcade games,  a circus adventure through a world of unicorns, dragons and  mythological creatures, and a trip back to the voyage of the Titanic are just a few of the rides in store for competition by the Bonita High School Accelerated Freshmen Core next year when they present their ride design concepts to the visiting staff of  Thinkwell  Design and Production of  Burbank  at La Verne City Hall on Friday, January 15 (10:00 A.M.-1:30 P.M), 2010.

The 105-student group of gifted freshmen are gearing up their imaginations  and working up their presentations to compete for a mock contract from Thinkwell Design.

 “This project has the potential to combine academic skills with real-world experience at a level rarely attempted with ninth-graders” said Freshmen Studies and AP History teacher Bob Turner.

This year’s rides have names like “Zapped,” “Cirque Bizurk,” and “Titanic: Final Destination,” to name a few. A yearly competitive project utilizing a combination of skills in their English, Physical Science, and Freshmen Studies classes, the 105 freshmen have divided themselves into twelve groups, or “design firms,” where they research, design, and build scale models of theme rides to “pitch” or simulate potential use by the people at Thinkwell.