Foothills Sentry July 2024

Foothills Sentry Page 14 JULY 2024 brought to you by City of Orange and Orange Chamber of Commerce Download the FREE Open Rewards App Earn 5% Rewards by shopping in the City of Orange Create an account. Link your card(s) or skip this step. Choose Orange, CA as your community and shop at local businesses. You will earn rewards when you pay with your linked card(s) or upload a receipt. Redeem your rewards within 3 months of purchase via chosen payout method. Claiming first place in Division D, grades 5 and 6, were the Memorable Meteors from McPherson Magnet School, taught by Lauri Truong, far left. The students, left to right, are Asher Carpenter, Scarlett Mayfield, Camila Tadeo, Olivia Halter, and Graysen Gowen, with, rear, Greg Miller, OUSD C-STEM resource teacher and host, and Randy Kolset, coordinator of educational technology. The Stealers, from Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science, took first in Division E for grades 3 and 4. Rear left is teacher Richard Ramirez-Tamayo, C-STEM resource teacher Greg Miller and coordinator of educational technology Randy Kolset; front are students Aiden Graham, Bryan Cruz, Logan Espitia, Jesse Sanchez and Samantha Hernandez. Student teams were full of anticipation as they waited to see if their ro- bots were going to meet the designated challenge – within 10 minutes! -- as planned. RoboPlay blends fun with tech savvy By Andie Mills Over 100 students in 24 teams from six schools, laptops and robots in tow, converged on the El Modena High campus for the second annual RoboPlay Chal- lenge Competition. The competition is designed for students in grades 3-6 to showcase their real-world math, programming and problem-solv- ing skills. Students must devise and deploy a robotic solution to complete a specific challenge within 10 minutes, working as a team. High school student helpers provided assistance, while adult judges marked scores. It sounds serious, but the teams – with clever names, such as Robo Mathsters, RoboBears, Coding Warriors, Calibots, Code Red – were excited and hav- ing fun, whooping and clapping when their robot succeeded in doing the designated task. Col- orful posters, with artwork and logos for each team, lined the walls, adding a splash. Greg Miller, OUSD C-STEM resource teacher, coordinated the event and kept the competition running smoothly. OUSD Trustees Andrea Yama- saki, Kris Erickson, Ana Page and Stephen Glass stopped by to observe the action and awards ceremony. Photo by Michael Sullivan