PUPILS at Nottingham High School have shown real talent when it comes to science and engineering.
Several of them headed to the Big Bang Fair in Birmingham.
For Alex Grafton and Callum Brewall it was all about showing off the model 4x4 car they had constructed.
Their car may not have been the fastest, but judges were more than impressed that they had put it together from scratch. So impressed, in fact, that they handed them an innovation award.
Callum, 18, said: "We really enjoyed the fair and were very happy to come away with the award."
Unlike other teams who used parts which were already partially made, Callum and Alex built everything, right down to the circuit board.
They even built ramps, as done by actual Land Rover manufacturers in testing whether cars top over.
For a group of younger students, the fair, held in March, was all about robotics.
Two teams achieved huge success, one winning through to the International Vex Championships in San Francisco.
The competition sees the teams tasked with putting together robots which have two minutes to pick and move as many different items as possible in a small arena.
The team, called G34R, finished a respectable 52nd out of 160 teams from around the world.
They had been selected to go through to the international event after impressing in the regional finals.
Team member Saaras Mehan, 14, said: "It was a great experience going to San Francisco, though it was hard work as we had to reassemble the robot once we got out there.
"We were really happy with how we did, given that it was our first year out there."
Meanwhile another group of students, called the Green Team, enjoyed success at the UK championships, picking up the highly commended award for the design of their robot and an innovation award.
Aidan Aungles, 14, said: "We put a lot of hard work into the event so we were really pleased to get the awards.
"We are looking to enter again next year."
Paul Gray, head of design and technology at the school, said: "All of the teams have done really well. They have worked so hard on their creations.
"It is great to see them getting these rewards."
