Photos from the second day of UTPB STEM Academy’s annual boat races Thursday morning at the UTPB Pool.
UTPB STEM Academy coach Terry Julian gives instructions to students waiting in the stands before the start of UTPB STEM’s annual boat races Thursday morning at the UTPB Pool. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
UTPB STEM Academy students carry their boats to the starting line at the start of the second heat of UTPB STEM’s annual boat races Thursday morning at the UTPB Pool. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
UTPB STEM Academy 9th graders board their cardboard boats as they begin the second heat during UTPB STEM’s annual boat races Thursday morning at the UTPB Pool. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
UTPB STEM 9th Academy graders Alexas Register, 15, left, and Trinity Hornbuckle, 15, sink in their boat at the start of the second heat during UTPB STEM’s annual boat races Thursday morning at the UTPB Pool. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
UTPB STEM Academy 9th graders Ember Shipp, 15, left, and Reese Batte, 14, paddle their Barbie boat to the finish line in the second heat during UTPB STEM’s annual boat races Thursday morning at the UTPB Pool. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Cardboard and duct-tape boats dry out in the sun on the poolside during UTPB STEM Academy’s annual boat races Thursday morning at the UTPB Pool. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
UTPB STEM Academy students launch their cardboard boats at the start of a heat during UTPB STEM’s annual boat races Thursday morning at the UTPB Pool. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
A UTPB STEM Academy student falls out of her boat at the start of their heat during UTPB STEM’s annual boat races Thursday morning at the UTPB Pool. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
UTPB STEM Academy 9th graders laugh as their boat begins to sink shortly after launching in the third heat of UTPB STEM’s annual boat races Thursday morning at the UTPB Pool. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
UTPB STEM Academy 9th graders Callie Goodson, 15, left, and Quin Curry, 15, paddle down their lane to the finish line in the third heat of UTPB STEM’s annual boat races Thursday morning at the UTPB Pool. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
UTPB STEM Academy 9th grader Trinity Chavez, 15, reaches to touch the edge of the pool as her partner Rory Batte, 14, balances out the back of their cardboard boat in the second heat of UTPB STEM’s annual boat races Thursday morning at the UTPB Pool. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
UTPB STEM Academy 9th graders Callie Goodson, 15, center right, and Quin Curry, 15, right, celebrate after winning the third heat during UTPB STEM’s annual boat races Thursday morning at the UTPB Pool. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
UTPB STEM Academy senior Clifton Udy, 18, right, sits as his teammate Hunter Lollar, 18, center, tapes a paddle to his hand using duct-tape before their heat during UTPB STEM’s annual boat races Thursday morning at the UTPB Pool. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
UTPB STEM Academy Quinn Boyer, 16, left, and Ethan Guynn, 15, paddle their boat to the finish line during their heat in UTPB STEM’s annual boat races Thursday morning at the UTPB Pool. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
UTPB STEM Academy senior EJ Torres, 18, reaches out as his boat begins to sink during UTPB STEM’s annual boat races Thursday morning at the UTPB Pool. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
UTPB STEM Academy 9th grader Callie Goodman, 15, balances out their boat as her teammate Quin Curry, 15, slaps his hands on the finish line in the final heat of the UTPB STEM annual boat races Thursday morning at the UTPB Pool. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
UTPB STEM Academy faculty members Guoxiang Wang, left, and Sarge Mala struggle to keep their boat afloat as they take part in UTPB STEM’s annual boat races Thursday morning at the UTPB Pool. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
UTPB STEM Academy juniors Javier Reyes, 17, right, and his teammate Samuel Davidson, 16, battle for a pole position as they race in the final heat of UTPB STEM’s annual boat races Thursday morning at the UTPB Pool. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
