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Thirteen Southern York County School District (SYCSD) students competed at a FIRST LEGO League robotics qualifying event at South River High School in Edgewater, Md., on Dec. 15. All SYCSD competitors are members of the Southern York County Robotics Club, a local
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community group founded in 2016. The club sent two teams to the competition. The SYC Epic Ducks, consisting of Southern Elementary School and Southern Middle School students William Cowx, Patrick O’Brien, Audrey Reeves, Ryan Reeves, Nicholas Torregrossa, Lillian Wells, and Mason Wells, turned in a wellrounded showing in the three judged categories of robot design, core values, and research project presentation. They also did well in the robot performance scoring. The SYC Cosmic Stars, consisting of Southern Elementary School students Tessa Foley, Elise Martin, Brady Parks, Marco Petricevic, Logan Trimble, and Mackenzie
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The SYC Epic Ducks, consisting of Southern Elementary School and Southern Middle School students, turned in a well-rounded showing in three judged categories at a FIRST LEGO League robotics qualifying competition.
The SYC Cosmic Stars, consisting of Southern Elementary School students, won the first-place award for robot performance and the first-place award for core values at a FIRST LEGO League robotics qualifying competition.
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Association Donates To Library The Mason-Dixon Public Library in Stewartstown recently received a $500 donation from the South Eastern Education Association. Donations from local
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Stewartstown Lions Club representatives Duane Hyson (left) and Pat Moore (right) recognized Samantha Miles (center) as the Student of the Month for November. The Stewartstown Lions Club recognized Samantha Miles of KennardDale High School as the Student of the Month for November, representing the English department. Samantha is the daughter of George and Kathy Miles. Samantha is involved in the chess club, Student Council, and National Honor Society.
She received an Academic Distinction Award in 11th grade for English. Samantha volunteered with the Stewartstown Lioness Club at the Stewartstown Carnival this summer. She plans to attend a four-year liberal arts college to study computer science and either psychology or English.
Joyce Marburger (right), representing the South Eastern Education Association, recently presented a check to Don Scarborough, MasonDixon Public Library board president.
organizations, businesses, and individuals help the library maintain and enhance its variety of services for patrons from surrounding communities. Each year, in coordination with the district, the association raises funds to be utilized in the local community. Richard Meinl, Kennard-Dale mathematics department chair, is currently the president of the association. The South Eastern Education Association is composed of teachers, nurses, guidance counselors, social service coordinators, and librarians in the South Eastern School District. On specifically designated days, members show their unity by dressing to a theme and wearing jeans. Between their own staff donations and their fundraising efforts, thousands of dollars are raised each year. This year members voted to support local libraries, senior centers, and Mason-Dixon services with their donations. In addition to the funds donated See Library pg 2
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Feb. 23. FIRST LEGO League is an international engineering and robotic design competition for children in grades four through eight. For more information, readers may visit www.firstinspires.org.