05/21/2026
Don't let the rainy weekend get in the way of kicking off the summer! Stop by the Wedell-Williams Aviation & Cypress Sawmill Museum this Saturday to participate in our paper airplane contest!
We've had a few questions about rules, so here's how things are going to work:
- Participants will be given a Contestant Form to fill out with a parent/guardian and a single sheet of 8 1/2 x 11 paper.
- Using only the sheet of paper, participants will make their paper airplane. Colored pencils and crayons will be provided for those who would like to add color to their creation.
- Participants will give the completed Contestant form to a museum staff member and will take their place at the starting line. Each participant will have three chances to throw their paper airplane from behind the starting line (if your plane crashes and gets bent, you can unbend it, but you cannot make an additional airplane for competition). Museum staff will measure the distance the plane traveled and record it at the bottom of the Contestant Form.
- The museum will hang on to the Contestant Form and record all attempts made by all participants. Winners will be determined by the longest distance traveled by the paper airplane after sliding. In the event of a tie, the second longest distances will be compared, then the least distances. In the event that all distances match, the tied participants' names will be put into an online spinner and spun.
- Around 2pm, after all participants have completed their attempts, winners will be announced to those at the museum, then posted to Facebook, and then winners will be contacted individually with the information provided on the Contestant Form.
- Winners are welcome to pick up their prizes at the end of the day on May 23 (before we close at 4pm) or the following week during our normal business hours (Tuesday-Saturday, 9:30 AM - 4 PM).
Happy flying!
