CHARLESTON, W.Va. — More than 1,200 students from 39 schools combined learning and seasonal fun Thursday at Appalachian Power Park at the 17th annual Capital City Pumpkin Drop. The event was sponsored by BridgeValley Community and Technical College, and faculty and staff from the South Charleston school served as judges for the event.
Students engineered all kinds of contraptions to keep their pumpkins safe (or relatively so) during their drops, and to land them nearest to the target…