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MS ROBOTICS TEAMS FIND SUCCESS AT COMPETITION
Breck 7th grade girls enrolled in Ms. Debby Rye’s health class spent the semester investigating media misrepresentation of the female appearance and the pressure to emulate unrealistic body types. Girls enrolled in the class created their own quotes—and found others—that were meaningful to them and created signs that were hung throughout the female restrooms in the school. The purpose was to promote a positive body image as well as encourage a deeper perspective. Throughout the semester, the signs were modified with additional supportive remarks and have become a valued part of the community.
Seventeen Middle School robotics students participated in the FIRST® LEGO® League in Minnesota Regional competition in Elk River, Minnesota, on Saturday, Dec. 4. The 17 students, placed among three different teams, competed against 29 other teams from throughout the state for a coveted invitation to the sectional tournament. Participants in the competition included Team Growl: Andrew Ruiz ’25, Evan Johnstone ’24, Julius Jones ’24, Will Anderson ’24, Arav Saksana ’24, and Samuel Goh ’24; Team Jiqiren: Caroline Pirtle ’22, Lucy Pellant ’23, Abbey Coval ’21, Nell Ganley ’21, and Jess Detor ’21; Team Mission Moose: Matthew Sigmond ’22, Joshua Goh ’22, Robert Brown ’22, John Cardwell ’21, Jackson Dempsey ’21, and Cade Berman ’21. The FIRST® LEGO® League in Minnesota is part of an international robotics program that includes more than 200,000 children across 63 countries. Teams are evaluated on three main areas in the competition: a robot, where teams must design and build a robot able to perform assigned tasks; a project, where teams research and solve a real-world problem and present their findings; and core values, where teams are evaluated on how they work together as a group. Thanks to diligent preparation, all three teams advanced to the next level and competed at sectionals on January 7.
BRECK STUDENTS AWARDED FOR ASPIRATIONS IN COMPUTING Archana Murali ’17 and Elena Berman ’17 were named as 2017 National Honorable Mention recipients for the National Center for Women & Information Technology Award for Aspirations in Computing. Only 10% of applicants receive this award.
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