by Robotics Lab’s Drone Delivery of Homework Sparks Aerial Mayhem
What began as a clever pilot project–using Robotics Clubbuilt quadcopters to deliver late homework–quickly degraded into campus air traffic chaos when at least six drones collided over the bus loop, raining pencil cases and pop quizzes onto unsuspecting seniors waiting for their rides.
Club president Nina L. defended the concept: “We wanted to give students a lifeline. Instead, we created a quadcopter conga line of catastrophes.” One drone, carrying extra-credit packets, looped the science building twice before crash-landing in the koi pond, startling the fish and prompting a temporary “Beware of Flying Binders” advisory.
Teachers on duty reported textbooks falling from the sky like confetti, and one gym coach used his whistle to shepherd rogue drones away from PE class. Campus Security deployed net guns–a first in Maverick history–to gently corral the wayward UAVs.
Administrators have since grounded the fleet pending a “Drone Deconfliction Workshop,” led by the local police drone unit. In the meantime, homework returns have reverted to classic hand-delivery, though students admit they miss the thrill of “Will it land or lunch it?”
Whether future tech trials will take flight–or simply crash and burn–remains in the air. But for a brief, glorious moment, Memorial High experienced its first airborne assignment avalanche.
