tvc.dsj.org | April 24, 2018
CATHOLIC
SCHOOLS
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J U N E 1 2 – J U LY 1 9
Bellarmine Robotics Team
Wins 11 th Consecutive Regional Competition
The Bellarmine College Preparatory
FIRST Robotics Team 254, “The Cheesy
Poofs,” claimed victory in the FIRST
Silicon Valley Regional Tournament,
held March 28 - 31 at the San Jose State
University Event Center. The win marks
the 11th consecutive victory at this event
for Team 254, who joined with alliance
partners Team 973 The Greybots from
Atascadero and Team 2367 Lancer
Robotics from Mountain View. Bellar-
mine’s Team 254 has won the Silicon
Valley Regional 19 of 20 times since 1999.
The competition drew 60 teams,
mostly from California, but also from
Rio Grande do Sul, New South Wales,
Santo Domingo, and Istanbul.
“At the Silicon Valley Regional, we
would not have been able to be so suc-
cessful without the amazing teams that
we were able to work with during our
qualification and elimination matches,”
noted Bellarmine sophomore and Team
254 member, Shruthik Musukula.
Team 254’s robot, Lockdown, was
designed and built in Bellarmine’s on-
campus Robotics lab. Team 254 also
won the Innovation in Control Award
sponsored by Rockwell Automation
for its autonomous code, and one of the
team’s mentors, Nick Hammes, received
the Volunteer of the Year award. The
victory also marks the team earning
it’s 50th Blue Banner, given to division
winners, world champions, regional
champions, and regional chairman’s
award winners.
Bellarmine’s Robotics Team 254 is
moderated by faculty members Brad
Lindemann, Dan Judnick, Peng Yav,
David Dutton, and Adam Wilson. The
team will next be competing at the FIRST
Championship in Houston, April 18-21,
with teams from the south and western
U.S. and countries across the world,
including Israel, Australia, and China.
FIRST (For Inspiration and Rec-
ognition of Science and Technology)
was founded in 1989 to inspire young
people’s interest and participation in
science and technology. The not-for-
profit public charity designs accessible,
innovative programs that motivate
young people to pursue education and
career opportunities in science, tech-
nology, engineering, and math, while
building self-confidence, knowledge,
and life skills.
Saint Lucy Students Shine in annual Talent Show
Saint Lucy School students are en-
couraged to share their talents every
year in the annual student-led spring
talent show. The show is managed by
student council, and includes acts in
every grade from Pre-K to eighth. By
working in groups to develop acts, de-
sign costumes, and coordinate music,
the students have wonderful opportu-
nities to engage their creative talents in
live performances, athletics, and their
love of the arts.
This year, student council opened
the show with a musical dance number
that energized everyone for the acts
that would follow. Students dazzled
the audience with singing, violin play-
ing, hula hooping, dancing, karate, and
more. The Saint Lucy faculty pulled off
a surprise dance routine for the students
and principal, Sue Grover, by wearing
Bellarmine
Summer Programs
masks with the principal’s face as they
performed a dance routine on stage. The
huge laughter that filled the gymnasium
was infectious, and showcased the high
level of school spirit found on the Saint
Lucy School campus.
Principal Sue Grover shared, “Our tal-
ent show is a beloved event that encour-
ages students to step up and share their
talents on stage. Students and teachers
look forward to this event every year.”
Camps and
classes for
1st–12th
graders
Register now at
bcp.org/summer