Towards the end of first semester, one typical thing you will see in the Langley halls is catapults, golf balls, and squares marked on the ground. It’s that time of year again: the annual junior catapult project. The project consists of building a catapult, decorating the catapult and lastly launching golf balls aiming them in specific squares.

“[It’s] the most awesome project of the year,” said physics teacher Mr. Foley. “[I want] sophomores to look forward to this project.” Although the project can be very hard and time consuming, often taking students several weeks to complete, they generally enjoy it. “The project was fun but hard,” said junior Nika Rahini. Often when Mr. Franks asks seniors what the highlight of his class was, ninety percent say the catapult project.

When the students bring in their catapults, part of their grade is how accurately the golf balls land in a specific square. Not only does the project involve building the catapult, but it also involves measuring and knowing how far to pull the catapult arm back so the ball lands in specific places. The project is also a way for students to bring their creativity out by decorating the catapult with paint, glitter, pompoms, or anything else that comes to their mind.

Ultimately the majority of juniors think the project was well worth their time. “It wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be,” said junior Abby Hassler. The catapult project is something freshman and sophomores can look forward to, and something juniors and seniors can look back on with fond memories.

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Photos by Aimee Cho