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      The Northeast Ohio Robotics Competition (NEORC) is a regional competition founded in 1998 to allow students from northeast Ohio, the opportunity to learn outside the classroom.  It is a collaborative program between Youngstown State University and Mahoning Area Consortium Tech Prep.  Our school has been involved in this competition since the 2004 - 2005 school year.

      NEORC is an academic program that provides middle school students with a "hands-on" applied learning experience for approximately 8 weeks and culminating in a competition in January each year.

A team of student from each school is assisted by a teacher/coach for an eight-week contest to build a programmable robot to perform defined tasks.

The team from St. Patrick school has won trophies in pervious years and looks forward to a new season of competition, learning, and fun.

Our team meets for practice sessions several days a week after school.  During this time students are responsible for building a working robot, programming the robot to perform specific tasks, keep a logbook of all activity, create a PowerPoint presentation, and put together a professional written report.

The goals of the Robotics Program at St. Patrick school are:

  • Increase awareness of engineering, science, and technical careers
  • Reinforce math, science, and technical concepts
  • Foster teamwork
  • Encourage critical thinking and problem solving skills
  • Provide a contextual and applied learning experience
  • Teach project management

All students grades 7 - 8 are eligible to participate.  After several meetings and completed tasks a team of 4 - 6 students will be selected to represent our school in the NEORC.
VOLUNTEERS

If there are any parents or family members who are proficient with computer programming or PowerPoint who are willing to volunteer I could use a second coach to help manage the Team.

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

As I am now the new computer teacher I would like to try integrate the robotics experience into all of the computer classes.  I am in the process of working out a timeframe to get this up and running.

At the moment the school owns 2 Lego Robotics Kits.  We need a minimum of 5 more kits to make this feasible for all grades.  I will be working with Mrs. Gontaruk to come up with a plan to acquire those kits as well as work them into the computer curriculum.
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