“We made this car an example of sustainability energy. It’s a pet project of mine. It runs on electricity. That’s it. It’s just one battery that powers it. It’s totally available for solar integration or wind power or anything you want to do – anything other than burning fossil fuels.
I took an electronics course earlier in high school and we had an entire three month unit solely dedicated to solar energy – learning all the mechanics behind it, how it works, how it’s implemented. I took interest in it. It kind of evolved into this.
What really got me hooked on this car is that, in about three weeks, it is going to be a functioning mobile T-shirt launcher. It’s going to be awesome. We’re going to use it at pep rallies. It’s going to have five T-shirt canons in the back on a trailer we design.
I’ve always had a passion for electronics and robotics and this general field of engineering. Landstown has really fostered that with all of the opportunities we have. It’s kind of ridiculous what an edge I have when I get out of high school because they’ve given us real-world, job application opportunities.”