STORM THE CITADEL 2027 is 
 scheduled for
​Saturday, February 6th, 2027!

REGISTRATION IS OPEN! CLICK HERE
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competitions

Click on the image to learn more about each event.

trebuchet

The trebuchet event is open to students in grades K-20 and divided into three divisions based on age. Participants build a trebuchet and launch projectiles at a target from a distance determined by event coordinators.

Bridge

The bridge competition is open to middle and high school students. Participants are challenged to make a bridge using only craft sticks and glue and are tested to see how much weight they can bear. 

robotics

The Lego Robotics event is open to grades K-12 and encompasses two different competitions: Lego Golf and Mystery Robotics.
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water bottle rockets

Open to students in grades K-12, participants must re-engineer a plastic water bottle into a rocket that can be pressurized and launched.


Storm the citadel 2026 winners

Congratulations to all who competed in Storm the Citadel 2026!!! Below are the winners for each competition:

Bridge Competition
Middle School - Best Structural Design 
1st place - The Soaring Eagles - Charleston Development Academy
2nd place - Awesome Sauce - East Edisto Middle School
3rd place - 4 Girls and a Guy - East Edisto Middle School
Middle School - Best Architectural Design 
- Colton and Jeff from East Edisto Middle School
Middle School - Best Technical Design 
- 4 Girls and a Guy from East Edisto Middle School

High School - Best Structural Design 
1st place - Riptide Bridge Brigade A - Charleston Charter School for Math and Science
2nd place - AHRS Engineering Club - Ashley Ridge High School
3rd place - Catawba Ridge Copperheads 2 - Catawba Ridge High School
High School - Best Architectural Design 
- Catawba Ridge Copperheads 2 - Catawba Ridge High School​
High School - Best Technical Design 
- Catawba Ridge Copperheads 2 - Catawba Ridge High School

Robotics Competition
LEGO GOLF
Upper Division
1st: OG Cyclones (Orange Grove Charter)
2nd: Cyber Foxes (Macedonia Middle)
HM: Steven (Riverview Charter)
HM: Nyan (Riverview Charter)
 
Lower Division
1st: Circuit Surfers (Beaufort Elementary)
2nd: Hammer Heads (HE Bonner Elementary)
Honorable Mention: Firehwks (Beaufort Elementary)
Honorable Mention: Lego Unicorn Explorers (Beaufort Elementary)

LEGO MYSTERY
1st: Jaw Droppers (Coosa Elementary)
1st: Loch Ness Monsters (HE Bonner Elementary)
2nd: Jet Two Holiday (Coosa Elementary)
2nd: The Viruses (Beaufort Elementary)
Honorable Mention: Dinonuggets (Coosa Elementary)
Honorable Mention: Girl Power (Coosa Elementary)
Honorable Mention: Rocket Warriors (Nexton Elementary)
Honorable Mention: Piranhas (HE Bonner Elementary)

Trebuchet Competition
HOPLITE
Middle School Accuracy
- 1st place Accuracy - Co-op Squad - Koinonia Homeschool Co-Op
- 2nd place Accuracy - The Brainiacs - Charleston Development Academy
- 3rd place Accuracy - Robert Smalls Historical Society A - Robert Smalls Leadership Academy
Elementary School Accuracy
- 1st place Accuracy - Co-op Squad - Koinonia Homeschool Co-Op
- 2nd place Accuracy - The Brainiacs - Charleston Development Academy
- 3rd place Accuracy - Robert Smalls Historical Society A - Robert Smalls Leadership Academy
Poster
- 1st place Poster - The Brainiacs from Charleston Development Academy
- 2nd place Poster - Smarties - Charleston Development Academy
- 3rd place Poster - Sunsetters - Carolina Park Kaleidoscope
Video
- 1st place - Co-op Squad - Koinonia Homeschool Co-Op
- 2nd place - Pepperhill Elementary School 
- 3rd place - Charleston Development Academy
Spirit
- 1st place Spirit - Pepperhill Elementary School 
- 2nd place Spirit - Carolina Park Elementary School
- 3rd place Spirit - Charleston Development Academy

CENTURION
- 1st place Accuracy - Boston Yeet Party - Orangeburg Christian Academy
- 2nd place Accuracy - Medieval Shipping and Handling - Palmetto Scholars Academy
- 3rd place Accuracy - Ashley Ridge High School - ARHS Engineering Club (T)

- 1st place Distance - Destruction Duo from East Edisto Middle School
- 2nd place Distance - Ashley Ridge High School - ARHS Engineering Club (T)
- 3rd place Distance - Medieval Shipping and Handling - Palmetto Scholars Academy

- Spirit Award - Destruction Duo from East Edisto Middle School

Water Bottle Rocket Competition
For the High School Division:
- 1st place - Catawba Ridge High School - CopperHeads Rocket 1
- 2nd place - Catawba Ridge High School - CopperHeads Rocket 2
- 3rd place - Ashley Ridge High School - ARHS Engineering Club (W)

For the Middle School Division:
- 1st place - East Edisto Middle School
 
For the Elementary School Division (all students from St. Andrews Math and Science):
- 1st place - Olivia Henderson
- 2nd place - Sawyer Itertel 
- 3rd place - Patrick Turner

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Each year The Citadel joins the nation in celebrating National Engineers Week (also referred to as DiscoverE Week).

Founded by the National Society of Professional Engineers in 1951, National Engineers Week was created to increase public awareness and appreciation of the engineering profession. George Washington, the nation's first president, has been described as America's first engineer and land surveyor himself, and was instrumental in establishing an initiative that led to the founding of West Point. 

The Citadel has a rich engineering heritage dating back to 1842, making it the fifth oldest engineering school in the United States. Each year during Engineers Week, The Citadel hosts a number of exciting design competitions for teams of Lowcountry elementary, middle and high school students. We invite you to click on the tabs above or icons below to learn more about the Storm The Citadel! Trebuchet Competition, the Robotics Competition and the Bridge Competition hosted by The School of Engineering and the STEM Center of Excellence at The Citadel.