On Friday, October 19, Alliance High School students got the chance to reach high by launching their own rocket in a launching experiment conducted by Mr. Brett Miller’s Physical Science classes. Miller’s students had the opportunity to make rockets out of two liter bottles and decorate them with accessories of their choice. The students also had the option of attaching a parachute to help ensure their rocket’s safe landing.

To ready the rockets for take off each two-liter bottle was filled with water half way and a rubber plug was placed where the cap would be; compressed air filled the rest of the bottle. From a safe distance, students then would pull a string that removed the plug and the result was a rush of air that launched the bottle into the air. Other students videotaped the launching and recorded the height and the time it took each bottle to hit the ground.

Miller said this experiment gave the students a chance to conduct an experiment, gather information, and analyze it. The experiment was conducted on the AHS football field.