St. George’s wins robotics grant from NASA

Thu., Dec. 8, 2005

By Kandis Carper kandisc@spokesman.com

For the second year in a row, St. George’s robotic program has been awarded a grant from NASA.

The $6,000 grant is one of two awarded to schools in Washington state and just 127 schools nationwide. The grant will fund the school’s participation in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition in Las Vegas in the spring.

Second-year grants are awarded to teams that have demonstrated success during their first year in FIRST Robotics competitions. Judges considered how schools integrated robotics into the school curriculum, worked to partner with local corporations, and their community outreach efforts.

St. George’s Robotics Team won the Northwest Regional Competition in the spring in Portland, and traveled to the National Competition in Atlanta in April, finishing as one of the highest ranked rookie teams in the nation.

Elementary music students perform

Students from Regal Elementary School’s sixth grade choir will sing a variety of winter and holiday themed songs in a 30-minute performance at 1 p.m. today at River Park Square.

Audubon Elementary choir students will be caroling throughout the community beginning at 9:30 a.m. Friday.

Their first stop is St. Andrews Court, then off to Albertsons at Ash and Northwest Boulevard, with their final stop at Washington Mutual Bank, also on Northwest Boulevard.

Music students in the Balboa Elementary School chorus will perform at noon Tuesday at Yokes on Indian Trail.

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