SECME engineers success
By Patrick Gohl, Student Life Editor
Members of the Southeastern Consortium for Minorities in Engineering Club won two top honors in district competitions on March 11: Robotic Arm and Mouse Trap Car.
Team members were tasked with engineering a robotic glove to work as a functional hand guided by a remote control. During the competition, club members performed a series of routine tasks using the hand.
The team stood out through innovation and creativity– deviating from the typical design. Junior Serenity Brown, club president and robotic hand team leader, explained that they modified the default hand by extending wires to make the robotic glove far more comfortable and useful.
lub members did not receive the initial robotic hand until January for the March competition, a short time compared to some competitors. ...
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Thespians celebrate state awards
By Dylan Johnson,
Staff intern
Junior Jessica Russo received top honors for her solo musical piece, “Astonishing” from “Little Women,” at the Florida Thespian State Festival in Tampa from March 15-18. Troupe 6063, the school’s Thespian Club, participated in five other events.
“I am incredibly proud of the achievements of all of our performers, although I wouldn’t expect anything less from such a talented group,” troupe president senior Riley Dion said.
Dion credited sponsor Jennifer Russo for organizing multiple rehearsals and suggesting improvements on their performances.
Man-made tragedies: US needs to come together to stop school shootings
By Brooke Butler, Editor-in-chiefOn April 20, 1999, Columbine High School in Colorado was attacked. Fifteen people were killed, and 24 injured. It started a trend that has killed hundreds more.
While Columbine wasn’t the first school shooting, this unnatural epidemic can certainly be traced back to it. Since then, there have been 376 school shootings in the U.S. (The Washington Post). And the number is only going up. Read the rest and take our poll at thetornadotimes.org.
