The Minibots, comprised of Nick Cindrich, Elana Heffner, Nick Hunter, Marco Moorby, Basem Majed, Rodrigo Corral, Xavier Helbig and Chris Mozurak won first place for Best Design at a VEX Robotics competition in February.
Two high school teams competed in their first VEX Robotics competition held at North Allegheny High School in February. The Minibots, with junior high team members Nick Cindrich, Rodrigo Corral, Elana Heffner, Nick Hunter, Basem Majed, Marco Moorby and Christopher Mozurak won first place in the competition for Best Design of a robot. The Atom Smashers, with senior high teammates Stephanie Bonifield, Emmanuel Corral, Sam Knabel, Brendan Small and Elias Ward ranked ninth out of 29 teams represented at the competition. The teams were molded from a robotics club that meets after school on a weekly basis with the support of technology teacher Bill Harris. The competition provided experience and an opportunity to discover the world of game-based engineering where STEM concepts are put to the test.
Franchick competed at the WPIAL gymnastics championships, advancing to the state tournament held at Moon High School. Bowling team members Dean Chubarov and sister Stormy Chubarov, both seniors, and Brandan Cantley, junior, advanced to regionals. Out of 74 bowlers, Dean finished in tenth place, advancing to the Singles State Championship where he captured ninth out of 24 state finalists.
As the spring sports season kicked off in March, tennis player Luke Phillips, a junior, was named to the United States Tennis Association Junior Leadership Team. In the fall, the football team will see some new faces with changes to the conference. The team will face opponents from Avonworth, Brentwood, East Allegheny, Serra Catholic, South Allegheny, Steel Valley and Vincentian Academy.
In an effort to raise awareness among youth about hunger issues, students at Carnegie Elementary took a stand by conveying messages concerning hunger on paper plates and sending them to legislators in Washington, D. C. The project was facilitated by art teacher Diane Criste and cafeteria aide Andrea Sevacko, who is a local community food bank representative. The action was taken on the heels of Congress
allowing the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Bill to expire, an assistance program that provides school breakfast and lunch assistance as well as meals for summer and after-school programs.
Learning about hydraulics and pneumatics may not be a typical classroom lesson for junior high students but seventh grader Martial Delrosario and eighth graders Jaimee Cabili, Maggie Reigle and Olivia Robb proved they could step up to the plate in a recent Fluid Power Challenge. The girls were awarded a second place trophy for their engineering skills and portfolio of a mechanism designed to move objects by pushing water in a syringe through plastic tubing. The girls worked for weeks after school
Olivia Robb, Martial Delrosario, Jaimee Cabili and Maggie Reigle, pictured with trophy and hydraulic mechanism in hand, captured second at a Fluid Power Challenge. to construct a prototype using fluid power technology. After carefully documenting the construction process of their design, the team was required to start from scratch at the competition, hosted by the Carpenters Training Center, by rebuilding the mechanism on site. During a two-minute challenge, teams used hydraulics and pneumatics to move a weighted object from one platform to another, while engineers from area companies served as judges. Some 120 students from 16 local schools participated in the challenge, sponsored by Wojanis Suppy of Coraopolis.
Junior Stephanie Bonifield will travel to Huntsville, Alabama this summer to attend U. S. Space and Rocket Center Camp.
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Stephanie Bonifield was awarded a full scholarship to attend the U. S. Space and Rocket Center Camp in Huntsville, Alabama. The scholarship includes tuition, room and board and meals for a six-day camp program. Stephanie submitted a written, detailed description of a science experiment, two essays and a mission patch design to be considered for the camp. The Space Camp experience will present real-world applications in math, science and technology and Stephanie will have the opportunity to take part in space missions aboard an International Space Station simulator, complete astronaut training simulations and build and launch rockets. Stephanie, who is interested in becoming an astronaut, will depart June 12 for the weeklong experience.“ Space Camp, at its core, aims to stimulate the next generation to become engineers, scientists, inventors and astronauts,” Stephanie said.“ I want this chance to be inspired, to be around other people like me, and to actively challenge myself and pursue my dream.” Stephanie has already begun checking out colleges, with Grove City College and Embry Riddle Aeronautical University at the top of her list. She plans to major in Mechanical or Aerospace / Astronautical engineering.
A numbers of students in the district are supporting efforts to conserve water through the Barrels by the Bay nonprofit organization in cooperation with the Three Rivers Project. High school science teacher Elizabeth Jones incorporated the
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