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Event Location
Bradford Area High School
81 Interstate Parkway
Bradford, PA 16701
PDR Due Date
The Preliminary Design Review due date is TBD for spring 2025.
PDRs should be submitted to the Sea Air and Land Group in either Word or .pdf format.
Challenge Day Date
The SeAL Challenge is on for 2025!
Challenge Day will be held on Thursday, April 24th, 2025
Time
Schedule of Challenge Day Events (typical shown):
8:00 – 8:30 Registration
8:30 – 9:00 Kick-off and Guest Speaker
9:00 – 9:30 Set-Up, Select Challenge Order and Flight Readiness
9:30 – 11:30 Morning Sea, Air and Land Challenges
11:30 – 12:30 Lunch
12:30 – 2:30 Afternoon Sea, Air and Land Challenges
2:30 – 3:30 Wrap-up, Closing and Awards
Regional Coordinators
Peter Eckstrom, Bradford Educator (peckstrom@bradfordareaschools.org)
Katie Pude, Bradford Superintendent (kpude@bradfordareaschools.org)
Dave Ray, Bradford HS Principal (dray@bradfordareaschools.org)
Bradford School District
81 Interstate Parkway
Bradford, PA 16701
Central Coordinator
The Pennsylvania State University
Electro-Optics Center
222 Northpointe Boulevard
Freeport, PA 16229
seaairland@arl.psu.edu
Facility Rules
Conduct detrimental to the public interest or abuse of the building and grounds under any circumstances is expressly prohibited. The building, grounds, equipment and restrooms shall be left in a clean, orderly condition. Failure to do so may result in fees (as determined by the Owners) being assessed. No smoking is allowed in any building and no alcoholic beverages are permitted on the grounds.
Weather Considerations
The highest emphasis of safety will be placed on participants and staff. When there is lightning in the area, all outside activity will be suspended until the threatening weather leaves the area. Thank you for your understanding of our efforts to put safety first.
Challenge Missions:
Sea – A container ship full of cargo was anchored outside of port in 30 meters of water, awaiting their scheduled time to unload at the dock in port, when it was hit by a rogue wave. As the crew had already loosened some of the straps in preparation for unloading, many of the containers were knocked into the water. Some of these containers included radioactive materials. These containers need to be retrieved as soon as possible. Due to the portside activity in the aftermath of the rogue wave, the safest and most efficient means of recovery will be to send a submersible to gather the containers.
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Sea Guidelines 2024-2025 |
Air – A freight train has derailed in a very sparsely populated area. Cars from the train are scattered widely. Some of these train cars were carrying irradiated materials and radioactive samples headed to a laboratory for an experiment. While emergency crews prepare to travel to the wreck site, an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) with radiation detection capabilities is being sent to the scene to survey the site. The UAV will be used to locate the cars which were carrying the materials and samples, and which may now have damaged packaging. With cameras, sensors and automated image processing, the UAV will fly over the wreckage and determine if any radiative matter is uncontained. A live relay of this information will be sent to the first responders, allowing them to remain protected at a safe distance until the best method of response is determined. In addition, the UAV will be able to drop markers on “hot spots” to indicate a radiation danger zone and serve as a warning to these emergency ground crews.
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Air Guidelines 2024-2025 |
Land – A wildfire moving through a game preserve has scattered the animals and destroyed some of their habitat. As the high winds continually shift the wildfires, the danger of the situation would be increased if manned rescue teams were dispersed to locate and gather the animals. Therefore, your team, with an unmanned land rover, is being sent for the animals in order to bring them in for safety and evaluation. The animals will be placed in temporary housing until the fire is extinguished, repairs to the habitats can be made and the area is safe.
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Land Guidelines 2024-2025 |
Past Participating Schools
Bradford
Coudersport
Cuba-Rushford
Ellicottville (NY)
Franklinville (Ten Broeck Academy, NY)
Kane
Northern Potter
Otto-Eldred
Oswayo
Seneca Highlands CTC
Smethport
St. Mary’s