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May 12, 2026

Salmo Elementary Egg Drop

A crane holding a yellow rectangular cage holding a person high in the sky.

This past April 24th on a Friday…the week had been hectic at our little school and the planets have been testing us all and yet…

The sun shone on over 80 students at school with a variety of contraptions that they had designed and made to protect a raw egg from a 60 foot drop from a crane basket.

Pete from Pete’s cranes arrived and set up.Students brought their contraptions to the ramp where other students loaded them into the basket.  Finally, the hapless Mr. Caulford was strapped into the basket and hoisted into the sky from where he called the name of the student who made the contraption and tossed it into space.

There were whirly gigs, rockets, eggs suspended on elastic bands, wrapped in diapers and bubble wrap. Community members cheered and groaned along with students as contraptions shattered and eggs survived.

Meanwhile Myka was inspecting the wreckages and status of eggs within and awarding appropriate certificates for "Participant" or “My Egg Survived” along with mini prizes.

Two full loads and two late-comer contraptions were tossed into space and finally, after the last one was tossed, Mr. Caulford returned to Earth, Pete packed up his crane and students helped clean up the scrambled mess.

All in all, a wonderful sunny spring morning of learning and community at Salmo Elementary!

Thanks to all our staff, students, families and community volunteers who participated.

A yellow, white and blue crane in a school parking lot
A blue crane holding a yellow bucket high in the sky with a person standing in the bucket
A large white and blue crane holding a yellow cage-bucket with a person in it, and people looking on in front of an elementary school
A group of children and adults sitting in a dirt playground with trees and mountains in the background in spring
Elementary school students seated in a semi-circle in a paved parking lot in front of an elementary school gym and classrooms
Colourful boxes and contraptions in front of a school gymnasium outside in the sunshine
A boy in a green jacket and black backpack holds a cardboard box outdoors in the sunshine in front of a school building
Two girls in pink, grey and blue clothing hold cardboard boxes in a school parking lot.
A girl in a pink skirt and red jacket holds a big cardboard box outdoors in a parking lot with children and adults in the background.
A boy in jeans and green hoodie holds a football in one hand and a blue box under one arm.
Two boys hold taped up objects in front of a white wall outdoors.
A girl in a magenta jacket and mauve sweater holds a yellow and red taped-up box outdoors in front of a white wall.
A boy in a blue ball cap and black hoodie holds a red package outdoors in a school field
A boy in a green toque with red horns and wearing a beige and blue hoody holds a square foam contraption with wooden skewers sticking out of it.
A girl in a black hoody holds a blue contraption with guy wires and other donut-type features, outside in the sunshine.