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Hunter robotics competed in one of final high school activities of year By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com
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Wolverine Robotics team from Hunter High recently competed March 6-7 at the Utah FIRST robotics competition at the Maverik Center, with its robot finishing 37th out of 54 teams in the qualifying rounds. This year, all remaining regional and world tournaments were canceled in response to stopping the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. (Julie Slama/City Journals)
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I called my sister recently to chat, but I really needed to acknowledge her and the role she has adapted during the pandemic. She has a key position in the high school where she works and is one of those primary figures coordinating each day’s new “routine” activities as well as addressing whatever unpredictable situations arise. Since the beginning of our Safe-At-Home response to the pandemic, we all have a new appreciation of what teachers, staff, and administrators manage and accomplish. They oversee the operations of class time, movement, and meeting education expectations. But they and the thousands of kids usually in Utah schools every day make up micro communities where everyone has a purposeful role, and where social issues, classroom topics, “workplace” scenarios, and personal interactions create an interwoven network. Just as in our larger communities beyond schools, the people of different ages, personalities, and backgrounds in our public schools experience daily activities of civic membership. Additionally, in our public schools, they have a support structure in which to learn, understand, and acknowledge each
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other and their civic responsibilities. In our school communities, problem-solving steps and skills develop – of course, for resolving math questions, but also for application in work, home, and personal relationships. From the interactive steps around reading and writing in a school setting, more knowledge is built and ideas shared and views debated. Learning about history, science, and literature is expanded in the reflections among students and teachers, but often including administrators and staff, because they’re all part of the school “citizenship.” As people dispersed for safety during the pandemic, the school network and individual roles within it have remained the most dynamic structure across our state. The quality of each person’s participation in each school community has contributed to the strength and spirit of courage and resilience in our neighborhoods. Thank you, students, teachers, staff, administrators, and school volunteers for illustrating civic duty, initiative, and leadership. Thanks especially to my sister, Deborah Hoehne, Principle Secretary at Layton High School and inspirational Utah citizen.
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