Pictures
of the First Cardboard Canoe Race Contest!
The first Cardboard
CanoeRace Contest for physics and technology students
was held in the OCC pool on May 7, 1999. Students had all year
to design the canoes. Since we gave prizes to every member of
the teams that won, each student received a $5 gift certificate
to the OCC Book Store. The prizes were given by the OCC Foundation.
Manchester won for the fastest, and the most attractive (two
different boats), Toms River North for holding the most weight
(they got 31 kids in the canoe before they took a dip), Brick
won for the most team spirit, and some OCC students won the
build your own boat to float, the only one to make it the length
of the pool. Ocean County Vocational Technical Schools won for
using the most recycled materials. I would say they had a lot
of fun. The College provided donuts and juice. In future years,
we will need to think about making this an all day affair. Will
we do it again? Yes!
