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Pleasant Valley students showcase robotics program, cite volunteer coaches and recent grant
Summary
Students and program volunteers described a long-running robotics program, a recent $10,000 Riverboat Development Authority grant, summer camps, and a student innovation project addressing ocean acidification. Board members praised volunteers and endorsed ongoing course and CTE connections.
Students from Pleasant Valley presented a robotics demonstration and innovation project at the district board meeting, tracing a program history that staff and volunteers said stretches back to about 2002.
Theresa Barber, a long-time volunteer and program leader, said the district started after-school LEGO Mindstorms courses and gradually grew teams at elementary and junior-high levels. She noted summer camps that “sell out every year” and now draw high school students back as mentors.
Unidentified Speaker 6 announced the program had won a $10,000 grant from the Riverboat…
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