AHOY, MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATORS! The 12th Annual

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1 AHOY, MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATORS! An exciting educational opportunity for your school to win $$$ for computer equipment! The 12th Annual R E G A T T A Students will use multi-disciplinary knowledge to build and race a boat made with Meadow Gold and/or Viva brand milk cartons. Your school team could win a treasure trove of prizes! Open to grades 6 (middle school) to 12. Saturday, May 3, :30 am NEW RULES!

2 Ahoy Educators, Get your teams ready for the 12 th Annual Meadow Gold Milk Carton Regatta on Saturday, May 3, 2008 at Magic Island at Ala Moana Beach Park. The program is going to be bigger and better than ever, and new activities are sure to make waves! The concept of the Regatta is simple: students create boats using Meadow Gold and/or Viva brand half-gallon milk cartons. The Regatta Program encourages students to use science, math, and industrial arts applications to design, test and construct their boat, while also fostering leadership, responsibility, teamwork, creativity and motivation. The event provides students with a fun-filled day of camaraderie, school pride, and a sense of accomplishment. The Regatta offers a Middle School Division and High School Division. In each division, two teams will race per heat to complete the course in the fastest possible time. The races will test the design, construction and aquatic skills of the student boat builders. The top five teams in each division will be awarded trophies and prizes. Divisional winners of the Most Creative Boat and Most School Spirit competitions will also receive prize packages. The Regatta also features a Health & Environment Workshop and Display Presentation Competition. These activities provide teams with the opportunity to earn points that are translated into seconds that are deducted from their overall race time. The teachers will have a chance to flex their muscles in the Teachers Race with the victorious teacher winning a Meadow Gold ice cream party for his or her class. In addition, we will once again host the Media Race, featuring local news personalities paddling student boats. The upcoming Regatta will now be a part of a larger Meadow Gold Milk Carton Regatta & Kids Triathlon event. Due to the rising rate of obesity among Hawai i s children, we are offering this day-long event to instill the importance of physical activity, nutrition, and health to our keiki and their families. The event will also feature a Health & Wellness Fair and other activities. Since 1996, the Meadow Gold Milk Carton Regatta Program has combined the importance of academics, physical fitness and nutrition for hundreds of students as part of our commitment to supporting our community through health, education and nutrition initiatives. So pick up your paddles, put on sunscreen, and join us for the 12 th Annual Meadow Gold Milk Carton Regatta. We hope to see you there! Moohalo, Joni Marcello Assistant Sales & Distribution Manager

3 THE REGATTA CHALLENGE 1. Design and build a boat using Meadow Gold and/or Viva brand half-gallon milk cartons that two students will paddle in the calm waters off Magic Island at Ala Moana Beach Park. 2. There will be two races one for Middle School teams and another for High School teams. On Saturday, May 3, Middle School teams will compete in a 75- to 100-meter course. High School teams will compete in a 100- and 125-meter course (depending on the day s weather). The course will be in a controlled area secured by lifeguards from the City & County of Honolulu Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division. (See page 12 for a sketch of the race course.) 3. The Health & Environment Workshop will teach students about the importance of keeping Hawai i s ocean waters clean and how to conduct water quality testing. It will also feature a physical agility course. Following the workshop, teams will take a quiz on the information learned. The workshop is mandatory. 4. The Display Presentation Exhibit will feature text and image displays of the steps taken by the various teams to complete their boats. The displays will explain each phase of the process, from research and design to the final finished product. It will also explain or demonstrate related scientific principles and any apparatus, techniques, designs or applications. The display will be based on fact-finding through design, building and testing of the boat, or data gathered through observation and/or research. This is a mandatory activity. There will be a 15-second penalty if displays are not completed. NEW!

4 WHO, WHERE & WHEN Who: All Middle & High Schools are eligible to enter Where: Magic Island, Ala Moana Beach Park When: Saturday, May 3, 2008 Schedule:* 7:30 am 8:00 am Middle School High School Check-in, Boat Inspection and Most Creative Boat judging begins. (Late Check-in Penalties after 8:00 am) Display Presentation Judging Begins 8:30 am Program Begins NEW! 9:00 am Regatta Race Begins Health & Environmental Workshop Begins 9:30 am Display Presentation Judging Begins 10:00 am 10:30 am Health & Environmental Workshop Begins Regatta Race Begins 11:00 am 11:30 am Teachers Races Begin Celebrity Race Begins 12:00 pm Most School Spirit Competition Begins 12:30 pm Awards Ceremony * Please note that the above times are estimates. Actual times will depend on the number of entries received for each division. A final time schedule will be ed to teachers along with their heat assignment. Registration Deadline: Friday, January 11, 2008

5 BENEFITS & PRIZES Students gain hands-on experience by implemenation of lessons learned in science and industrial arts classes. Students will build character through teamwork, responsibility, creativity and leadership, as well as develop school spirit and pride. But most of all, they will have fun while learning! The top five teams in the Middle and High School Divisions win trophies and Meadow Gold gift packs filled with gift certificates. CompUSA certificates will be awarded to the winners in each division as follows: First Place $500 Second Place $400 Third Place $300 Fourth Place $200 Fifth Place $100 One team from each division awarded the Most Creative Boat will receive prize packages with items from Hawaiian Waters Adventure Park, 7-Eleven, and more. One team from each division selected as the winner of the Most School Spirit award will receive prize packages with items from Hawaiian Waters Adventure Park, Dave & Busters, and more. One team from each division will be awarded prizes in the Display Presentation Exhibit and Health & Environmental Workshop. Teachers will race to win a Meadow Gold Ice Cream Party for their class. Food and refreshments will be provided for up to 20 members of participating teams. Wristbands will be provided for all team members at check-in on Regatta day. Each team must be represented by a minimum of eight (8) students: 2 - paddlers 3- Health/Environment workshop 1 - team captain 1 - Display Presentation 1 - Most Creative Boat NEW! NEW!

6 NEW! SPECIFICS Teachers for each participating team will receive a $100 check at the Teacher Orientation in January. The money is for boat materials, transportation, or other expenses. If your boat does not participate in the Regatta, please return the $100 check to Meadow Gold Dairies. (Check will be valid for only 6 months after date of issue.) Teams are required to sign-up for the Most School Spirit Competition by Monday, April 14, 2008 via to mgregatta@yahoo.com. Teams will be notified at least one week in advance of their heat number and the team they will race. Teams are required to check-in from 7:30 to 7:45 AM on Saturday, May 3. Teams that check-in after 8:00 AM will be assessed a one-second penalty for every five minutes that they are late. For example, if a team checks-in at 8:12 AM they will be assessed a three-second penalty. Upon check-in, each team must designate the teacher/educator or team representative that will be stationed at the water during the team s heat. The representative (Team Captain) will be given a T-shirt identifying him or her as the team rep. Teams will be assigned a set-up area on the beach in sequential order according to their division and heat. All boats will undergo a pre-race inspection that will begin at 7:30 AM on Saturday, May 3. Meadow Gold reserves the right to disqualify any boat that does not comply with the Boat Rules. The Regatta day Program will begin at 8:30 AM. Judging of the Display Presentations will begin at approximately 8:00 AM. Each team is required to have one representative present at the time of judging to answer any questions from the judges. Presentations will be judged in sequence according to division and heat number. The Most Creative Boat judging will begin at 7:30 AM. Teams must have a representative present with their boat for the judging. Boats will be judged in sequence according to division and heat number. The Most School Spirit Competition and judging will begin at 12:00 PM. Teams will perform in sequence according to division and heat number. This is an optional activity.

7 SPECIFICS (continued) The Middle School Division race will begin at approximately 9:00 AM, following the completion of the Most Creative Boat judging. The High School Division race will begin immediately following the completion of the Middle School Race. The Celebrity Race will take place after the Teachers Race at approximately 11:45 AM. Teams that would like to offer their boats should notify Maude Tanaka via as soon as possible. Great media exposure for the school! The awards ceremony will take place approximately minutes following the completion of the High School Division race. Final points and standings will be calculated during this time. During the calculation period, teams can pick up their food and refreshments. EVENT RULES Each team is responsible for delivering and removing its boat from Ala Moana Beach Park. Teams are not allowed to dispose of their boat at Ala Moana Beach Park in compliance with City and County regulations. Please take your boat(s) back to your school. A reserved parking space will be provided for your vehicle transporting the boat to the park. Each team must provide two team members to paddle the boat during the race (adults are not allowed). If you enter two boats, you must have a total of four team members to paddle - two for each boat entry. Boats should be able to turn corners during the race. All student paddlers are required to wear U.S. Coast Guardapproved life jackets that will be provided by Kama aina Kids. Each team must provide its own paddles. Two (one for each paddler) single- or double-blade paddles are allowed. Each team is responsible for getting its boat into the water from the shoreline and out of the water after its heat. Student paddlers will board the boat while in shallow water. Each team will provide two members to hold the boat steady and in place at the start point. Members are not allowed to push or guide the boat once the whistle has been blown to start the race.

8 NEW! EVENT RULES (continued) Student paddlers will paddle toward the buoy, turn LEFT around the buoy, paddle back to the start line, then jump out and run from the start line (in the water) to the finish line on the beach. Teams will not be penalized for going around the buoy the wrong way (i.e., turning right around the buoy instead of left around the buoy), but they must make a complete turn around the buoy. Teams that cause a crash or collision with their opponent during their race will receive a 10-second penalty. Hand paddling is not allowed. Student paddlers must be in a sitting or kneeling position at all times during their heat and their legs must not to be in the water. Violation of this rule will result in a 10-second penalty added to the team s overall race time. At the start of each race, a representative from each team will be given nautical flags. These flags will be used should the paddlers or boat clearly not appear to be able to complete the race. When the flags are waved, it will notify the race director, lifeguards, Regatta Committee, time keepers, and team members that the team is forfeiting the race. For the Display Presentation Competition, project display boards must be a maximum of 36 high and 48 wide. There must be one display board for each boat entry. Computer presentations are not allowed. Meadow Gold Dairies Hawai i cannot assume liability for damage to displays or theft of equipment. Valuable equipment should be removed immediately after judging because valuables could be stolen or vandalized since the Regatta is held at a public park. Each team is responsible for removing and disposal of display boards from Ala Moana Beach Park. Please take the display board back to your school.

9 BOAT RULES NO WOOD is allowed in the making of your boat. Your boat may be subject to disqualification if there is wood used to build the frame. Only Meadow Gold and/or Viva brand half-gallon milk cartons are allowed. The cartons must cover at least 75-percent of the surface area of the hull of the boat. (Meadow Gold will provide one case of 300 flat cartons.) Absolutely no juice cartons or milk cartons of any other company are allowed. (For example, Foremost, Silk, Times, Best Yet, Don Quijote, Lucerne, etc. are not allowed.) The boat must have a minimum of two levels of Meadow Gold and/or VIVA brand half-gallon milk cartons. No materials of any kind, e.g. styrofoam, may be used or inserted into the milk cartons. Boats from a previous year s race are not allowed. New boats must be constructed. NEW! Raft or surfboard designs are not allowed. Each boat may use up to 10 screws to be used for the school flag. Only clear packing tape is allowed. Tape other than clear packing tape is not allowed. (Meadow Gold will provide two packs of clear tape.) 100 feet of rope (up to 1/4 diameter) may be used. Waterproofing materials such as waterproof glue (Elmer s Ultimate Glue or Gorilla Glue), contact cement or water seal (Thompson Water Seal) may be applied to the milk cartons. Use of fiberglass or resin is prohibited. A keel is acceptable only if it is not movable or directional. An ama or outrigger float is allowed. It must be made out of milk cartons - wood is not allowed. Rudders or seat cushions are not allowed. Each boat is required to display a non-structural flag with the school s name. The flag must be at least two feet above hull level. (Meadow Gold will provide a dowel stick for your flag.) Boats are not allowed to use sails or any type of device that will attempt to catch the wind or breeze during the race. Violation of any of the Boat Rules will result in a 10-second penalty added to the team s overall race time for each infraction - or disqualification.

10 JUDGING CRITERIA Judges will look for the following: A. Most Creative Boat Meadow Gold and/or VIVA brand half-gallon milk cartons must be visible on all sides of the boat. Design of boat. Boats may not have any sharp or protruding objects. Only clear packing tape is used. School flag. Types of paddles. NEW! B. Most School Spirit Shirts bearing Meadow Gold Milk Carton Regatta and the school s and/or team s name. A scripted school and/or team cheer. Teams can shout, clap, jump, dance and use props. Each boat team s cheer must be no longer than two minutes with a maximum of 12 students performing the cheer. If you enter two boats, you may not combine your teams. Penalty: 5 points if there are more than 12 students. C. Display Presentation Scientific & Technical Accuracy: Scientific principles understood, and demonstrated, and problem studied thoroughly. Dramatic Value & Communication: Visual quality of exhibit (attractiveness, involves the viewer). Clearly described and explained, good use of language and graphics, easily read presentation board. No computer presentations are allowed. There will be a 15-second penalty if displays are not completed.

11 HOW THE SCORING WORKS A team s final score will be calculated by combining its Regatta Race Time (plus, if applicable, a 10-second penalty per boat violation or one-second penalty for each five minutes late for check-in) with the results from the Health & Environment Workshop (minus one second for each point earned with a maximum of 20 points). A forfeit (no credit) will be given if your team does not participate in the Health & Environment Workshop. NEW! Sample Scoring: SCORECARD SCORECARD Regatta Race Time: Regatta Race Time: + Penalties (if applicable): + Late Penalties Check-In (if applicable): x 1 Late Check-In x 1 Other Violations x 10 Other Violations x 10 Display Penalty x 15 Display Penalty x 15 (1 sec per 5 min) (1 sec per 5 min) (10 sec per violation) (10 sec per violation) (15 sec for missing Display) (15 sec for missing Display) - Credits: Sub-Total Time: Sub-Total Time: - Health Credits: & Environment Workshop Health & Environment x 1 Workshop x 1 FINAL SCORE: FINAL SCORE: :00:00 +0:0 1:00 +0:20:00 +0:00:00 2:21:00 0:17:00 2:04:00

12 REGISTRATION 1. There are three options to enter by Friday, January 11, 2008: 1) Register Online at 2) Complete the attached registration form and Fax to Meadow Gold Dairies, Attention: Joni Marcello at ; and 3) Mail to Meadow Gold Dairies at P. O. Box 1880, Honolulu, HI Schools are limited to registering two teams. 3. Once registration is received, teachers will be ed a confirmation form. 4. The Teacher Orientation will take place, Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at 3:3o p.m. at the McKinley Community School for Adults. Registered teachers will receive a check for supplies, one case containing 300 flattened Meadow Gold and/or VIVA brand half-gallon milk cartons, two packs of 3M Super Strength Packing Tape (each pack contains eight rolls), a dowel stick for your school flag, and a list of approved items that you re able to use. This is the same tape used by teams that have participated in previous years. Teachers unable to attend the orientation will be required to make arrangements with Joni Marcello ( ) to pick up their packet and supplies at the Meadow Gold Administrative Offices at 925 Cedar Street. LOCATION MAP ANTICIPATED RACE COURSE Middle School: 75 to 100m High School: 100 to 125m (Subject to change due to weather conditions) Lagoon Magic Island Meadow Gold Tent Lane #1 Lane #2 START START Designated Parking Beach/Shoreline Parking Lot Ala Wai Channel If you have any questions, contact Maude Tanaka at mgregatta@yahoo.com.

13 REGISTRATION FORM All teams must be registered to compete in the Regatta. Limit two teams per school. Please print legibly. All information is required, including address. Please note that the majority of communications will be sent via . THE 12th ANNUAL School Name Supervising Teacher SATURDAY, May 3, 2008 ALA MOANA BEACH PARK 7:30 am Inspection 8:30 am CONTEST Social Security Number (for check distribution purposes) Number of Anticipated Team Members Grade Level School Address City, State, Zip Code Telephone Number Fax Number Cellular Phone Number Address REGISTRATION FORMS MUST BE RECEIVED BY JANUARY 11, Please register online at You can also fax the completed form to or mail to: Joni Marcello Meadow Gold Dairies P.O. Box 1880 Honolulu, HI Teachers will be contacted upon receipt of the registration form and will also receive a confirmation letter. Please initial here that you have read and understand all of the information provided in this booklet. Your boat could be disqualified if the rules are not followed. I will be attending the teacher orientation on Wed., January 16, I will not be attending the teacher orientation on Wed., January 16, Check here if we can use your boat for the Media Race that will take place after the Teachers Race. NEW!

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