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Spring Grove Rockets​ 
Wall of FAME

Spring Grove Area Middle School Places First in Target Altitude and Second in Deployable Payload at the Battle of the Rockets! 4/6/25

SPring Grove Middle School Places Second in the Country at The American Rocketry Challenge!

SPRING GROVE HIGH SCHOOL is NASA Student launch altitude champions! Makes history with spot on 4500ft launch in Huntsville (2023)!

Battle of the Rockets 2022 and 2019 Mars Rover event Champions!

High school TARC team places 25th in the country!

NASA SL 2015 NATIONAL ALTITUDE CHAMPIONS​​

Battle of the rockets 2019 target altitude champions!

9th place in TARC 2019!

Donations requested to help fund the rocketry team!

5/28/2025

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A large portion of our annual funding will not be received next year.  We would still like to support our 60-80 students in the available national rocketry competitions as we have done in years past.  Companies can donate to have their logo on our rocket, on this website on our Sponsors page and on our other social media feeds.  Any donation over $100 will officially be recognized by the school board for tax purposes, however we welcome any amount large or small.   If you would like to support the team, you may send a check payable to SGASD to:

Spring Grove Rocketry
Spring Grove Area High School
1490 Roths Church Road
Spring Grove, PA 17362
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Any size donation is appreciated. If you would rather submit a donation via Paypal, you can do so on the following link. Please type ROCKETRY in the invoice number box. ​https://www.sgasd.org/departments/business-office/paying-advertising-invoices-through-paypal
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Spring Grove Area Middle School Team places 52nd out of 1001 teams in the American Rocketry Challenge for 2025!

5/28/2025

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Under very challenging wind conditions at the National Finals, the team launched their rocket to a height of 764ft and back down in 47s.  The goal was 815ft in 43-45s.  This flight gave them a score of 63 in the first round and unfortunately, they did not advance to the second round.  It still was a successful year as they were the only team from Pennsylvania to advance to the National Finals and they placed in the top 5%.  

TARC 2026 rules:
750ft 
36-39s
one egg in any orientation
both halves of the rocket connected together on descent
both halves of the rocket are the same diameter
​registration for 
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Spring Grove Area Middle School team advances to ARC National Finals for the second year in a row!

5/14/2025

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Spring Grove Area Middle School advanced to the American Rocketry Challenge (ARC) Nationals for the second year in a row.  They are the only team from Pennsylvania that advanced to the National Finals this year.  Above are photos from the finals last year when they placed second in the country!

A large portion of our annual funding will not be received next year.  If you would like to support the team, you may send a check payable to SGASD to:
Spring Grove Rocketry
Spring Grove Area High School
1490 Roths Church Road
Spring Grove, PA 17362
Any size donation is appreciated.  If you would rather submit a donation via Paypal, you can do so on the following link. Please type ROCKETRY in the invoice number box. ​https://www.sgasd.org/departments/business-office/paying-advertising-invoices-through-paypal
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Spring Grove Rocketry Team attends Aerospace and Aviation Day in Harrisburg

5/10/2025

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The team was able to tour the capital building, meet with potential sponsors/donors in the industry and promote STEM through rocketry in grades 6-12.  The team shared their experiences in the American Rocketry Challenge, Battle of the Rockets and NASA Student Launch!
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Rockets receive a makeover with the logos from our sponsors!

5/9/2025

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The Spring Grove Rocketry team, which had 60 students from grades 6-12 this year, was fortunate to have several sponsors.  We greatly appreciate all of the support we have received from companies, individuals and fundraisers.  We could not compete in the National competitions with out your support.  At this time we would like to thank Conewago Enterprises, Krislee Electric, TE Connectivity, Total Identity Solutions, and Software Design Solutions (SDS).  If you would like to make an individual contribution or a donation/sponsorship from a company, please reach out to Brian Hastings at [email protected] or you can send a donation through Paypal at https://www.sgasd.org/departments/business-office/paying-advertising-invoices-through-paypal Please include Rocketry as the invoice number.  Thank you!
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Team photos from Battle of the Rockets

5/1/2025

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The Spring Grove Middle School team above placed first overall in the Target Altitude competition at the Battle of the Rockets recently.  The team had impressive flights of 1086ft and 1095ft when shooting for exactly 1100ft with a rocket that had to be wider than it was tall on an F class motor.  The team finished ahead of event the university teams such as Virginia Tech as there are no separate divisions!
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The Spring Grove Area Middle School team above placed second overall in the Deployable Payload event at the Battle of the Rockets.  The team had to build a rocket that would drop an electronics payload that would provide live telemetry data back to a base station in flight and on the  way back down to the ground.  The team placed ahead of several university teams that also competed.  Congratulations Rockets!
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Spring Grove Area Middle School Places First and Second at two Battle of the Rockets Events!

4/8/2025

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Battle of the Rockets Website
Six Spring Grove Area Middle School students competed in the Battle of the Rockets competition in Culpeper, Virginia this weekend.  The Battle of the Rockets competition has three different events that middle, high school and university teams can enter.  Spring Grove Area Middle School competed in the Target Altitude Competition and the Deployable Payload Competition. In the Target Altitude Competition, the team had to design, build and launch a rocket that was build with a smaller than 1 to 1 ratio (meaning that it had to be shorter than it was wide).  The rocket had to fly on an F motor and the target altitude was 1100ft.  The team’s best two flights were altitudes of 1084ft and 1095ft placing them first in the competition ahead of universities such as Virginia Tech, George Washington and RPI!
 
In the Deployable Payload competition, the team had to design and build a rocket that will deploy an electronic payload at apogee that will send live telemetry data back to a base station in flight and open a parachute at 200ft off the ground.  During the school year, the team had to complete two oral presentations via video conference with competition reviewers.  The Preliminary Design Review (PDR) was completed in December 2024 and the Critical Design Review (CDR) was completed in March 2025.  Both design reviews were scored and contributed to the team’s overall score and ranking.  The rocket had to reach an altitude between 700ft and 1200ft on a G motor.  The Spring Grove team on their first scored flight reached a height of 810ft and the electronic payload and parachute worked perfectly!  The team placed second in the event with a score of 97 points. 
 
Team members were:
 
Gautham
Greyson
Logan
Aidan
Eland
Xavier
 
Advisor – Brian Hastings
Assistant Advisor – Janet Senft
 
 
We have results:
 
For target Altitude:
1st place - team 1120 - Spring Grove Area Middle School
2nd place - team 1110 - Explorer Post 1010
3rd place - team 1160 - Chantilly HS
4th place - team 1150 - Chantilly HS
5th place - team 1060 - Virginia Tech
 
For Deployable Payload:
1st place - team 1000 - Miami University of Ohio
2nd place - team 1030 - Spring Grove Area Middle School
3rd place - team 1070 - Virginia Tech
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Gift Card Bingo Sunday March 23, there are still tickets remaining.  See below for some of the raffle prizes available including a Louis Vuitton bag!

3/21/2025

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The spring gift card bingo is this Sunday at the Seven Valleys Fire Hall.  Tickets are only $20 for 20 games.  Doors open at Noon and games begin at 2pm.  Minors may play bingo, but the accompanying adult must call bingo.  There will be food, pull tickets, raffles, jackpots, door prizes and more!  Tickets are available at the Spring Grove Area High School front office or contact [email protected] to reserve tickets at the door.  Please see below for some of the many raffle items that will also be available.
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We would like to thank State Farm agent Julie S Givens for her recent donation of $100 to our rocketry team!

3/7/2025

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A huge thank you to all of the donors for our Gift Card Bingo this Sunday!

12/6/2024

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Tickets remain for the Gift Card Bingo this Sunday December 8.  Tickets are $20 for 20 regular games.  The tickets are available at the high school office or can be reserved to be picked up at the door.  The doors open at noon and games begin at 2pm.  There will be separate jackpots, door prizes, a raffle, 50/50 raffles, food and pull tickets.

​We would like to thank all of the businesses that have donated gift certificates, items or gift cards to our Gift Card Bingo:
Weis Markets
The Wayward Waffle
Milleks Subs
Cupcakes by Jen
Giant Foods
Buffalo Wild Wings
luxe Massage
Chili’s
Olive Garden
Isaac’s
Chick-fil-A
Sign of the Horse
Garrick Jewelers
Glatco Credit Union
Beck’s Funeral Home
The Olive Branch
Total Identity Solutions
Miller Plant Farm
Perry Dell Dairy
Clear Focus Eye Care
Briarwood Golf Course
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Basket raffle items that will be available at the Gift Card Bingo on Dec 8!

12/4/2024

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The following items will be available this Sunday, December 8, at our Gift Card Bingo at the Seven Valleys Fire Company.  Doors open at Noon and games will begin at 2pm.  Tickets are still available at $20 each for 20 regular games.  There will be jackpot specials, 50/50 raffles, door prizes, items to purchase, food and pull tickets available.  Tickets are available at the Spring Grove Area High School office for purchase or contact us to have them reserved at the door.
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Tickets still remain for the December 8 Gift Card Bingo!

11/22/2024

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Our fall Gift Card Bingo is on December 8 at the Seven Valleys Fire Department.  Tickets are only $20 for 20 regular games.  Extra cards are only $10!  Additionally there will be jackpots, a raffle, 50/50 drawings, food and pull tickets.  All bingo prizes will be a $50 minimum gift card to all of the popular destinations.  Tickets are available at the Spring Grove Area High School office Monday-Friday 7am-4pm.  Contact us with any questions or to sponsor the event with a gift card or item donation.  [email protected] 
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Keystone Aerospace conference and tour of Astrobotic

10/29/2024

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Recently, the Spring Grove Area Rocketry Team attended the Keystone Space Collaborative conference in Pittsburgh to see new technology, tour the Astrobotic Facility and meet industry representatives from across the Aerospace community.  It is very exciting when industry representatives are excited about what you are doing in rocketry and aerospace!  Learning without Limits!
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Save the date - fall Gift Card Bingo on December 8!

10/22/2024

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The fall gift card bingo is scheduled for Sunday December 8, 2024 at the Seven Valleys Fire Department.  Doors open at noon and games begin at 2pm.  Tickets will be available very soon!  Tickets are $20 per person and that covers the 20 regular games that each have a $50 gift card prize to many of the of the very popular locations, Giant, Weis, Lowes, Amazon, etc.  There will be two jackpots for larger gift card prizes.  Minors are able to play, but the accompanying adult must call bingo if they win.  There will be food available for purchase, raffle tickets, door prizes and pull tickets to make an enjoyable afternoon for all.  Come out with family and friends and help support the largest and most successful rocketry team in the country!

If you are interested in tickets or donating a prize, contact the Spring Grove Area High School office or Mr. Hastings at [email protected].
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Mr. Sticky's Cinnamon Roll sale to benefit the rocketry team!

10/21/2024

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The Spring Grove Rocketry team is hosting a Mr. Sticky's cinnamon roll sale to benefit the teams.  Team members are taking orders now for a November 13 pick up date.  Individual rolls are $4.50 and containers of white icing are $1.50 each.  If you would like to purchase rolls, contact the Spring Grove Area High School Office, a team member or Mr. Hastings at [email protected].  Thank you for your support!
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