About Us

Sarah K, Kaylee H, Nicole O, Ilaria H, Ashlyn L, Clara MS, Kaelyn M, Njala B

The Bishop Strachan Rocketry Team, founded in the fall of 2022 by team lead Ilaria Hobbs, is an all-girls high school rocketry team based out of the Bishop Strachan School. Our goals are not just to design and launch rockets, but to break barriers and inspire the next generation of young women in STEM.

As a group of talented and driven high school students, we embrace the challenge of rocket science and competitions, centered to our team’s specific goals and interests. Working in the urban city of Toronto can be challenging for a rocketry team; and yet, we make due to demonstrate the incredible potential of girls in the exciting field of rocketry and aerospace.

Our Members 2024/25

Ilaria H

Team Lead

Ashlyn L

Avionics Lead

Clara MS

Airframe Lead

Njála B

Recovery Lead

Revan G

Outreach

Ava O

Senior Avionics

Nicole O

Senior Airframe

Kaylee H

Senior Recovery

Hanyue H

Outreach

Jean H

Senior Avionics

Audrey O

Senior Airframe

Renyi N

Recovery

Liyao Y

Outreach

Sarah K

Senior Avionics

Keira K

Airframe

Michelle C

Recovery

Reese H

Outreach

Abigail S

Avionics

Roxy W

Airframe

Laura K

Recovery

Alexa R

Avionics

Sophia L

Airframe

Jessica D

Avionics

Zoe Y

Airframe

Sophia H

Avionics

Olga T

Airframe

Valerie P

Avionics

Subteams

Airframe

Constructing the primary structure of the rocket, including the tube, fins and centering rings.

Avionics

Flight critical electrical systems, including the GPS system and flight computers.

Outreach

The goal of outreach is to expand our impact and inspire like-minded youth in STEM, and largely surrounds our media.

Recovery

Ensures safe returns to earth after launch - in our case, parachutes. Everything after apogee (peak height) is overseen by recovery.