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VEX Teams
Hassan Twiet, Advisor
VEX inspires students to become the
problem solving heroes of tomorrow. It
harnesses the excitement of building robots
to immerse learners in STEM concepts. VEX
is versatile construction elements take the
frustration out of the engineering process.
VEX is the world’s largest and fastest-
growing educational robotics competition
and is the perfect opportunity to
apply classroom learning in a thrilling
environment. Teams of students design,
build, and code robots each year to
play a brand-new game. Thousands of
competitions are held annually in all 50
states and over 40 countries. VEX applies
basic STEM concepts to a competitive
atmosphere, which increases student
engagement and makes lessons feel “real.”

FIRST Robotics Competition - Hassan Twiet, Advisor
The FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) is the effectiveness of each robot, the power different countries to compete in events
an annual international event in which over of team strategy and collaboration, and drawing audiences that include prominent
2,000 teams design, create, and improve the determination of students. After the people supported by partner companies
a robot for a specific game in just six six-week build season, the robot is shipped such as Boeing, Raytheon, Northrop
weeks. With the help of volunteer mentors, to its first event. With over 30 regional Grumman, Google, Autodesk, and AT&T.
robotics students build a robot to compete competitions, FRC takes place throughout ABC and CNN have filmed documentaries
in the high intensity event that measures the entire world. Teams travel from on the FIRST program.

Math Team - Vararat Chaiyont-Kan, Advisor
All students are invited to participate in admissions. The MAA’s AMC program the analytical skills needed for future
the American Mathematics Competitions leads the nation in strengthening the careers in an innovative society.
(AMC) According to the Mathematical mathematical capabilities of the next The AMC are a series of examinations
Association of America (MAA), AMC generation of problem-solvers. Through and curriculum materials that build
10 and AMC 12 are America’s longest- classroom resources and friendly problem-solving skills and mathematical
running and most prestigious math competition, the MAA AMC program knowledge in middle and high school
contests. Many well-known colleges and helps America’s educators identify talent students. Additional information about
universities request scores from these and foster a love of mathematics. The these competitions are located at
contests and use them for recruiting and MAA AMC program positively impacts amc.maa.org

U-ROV Underwater Robotics Competitions - Hassan Twiet, Advisor
The remotely operated vehicle (ROV) that manufacture, market, and sell and engineering presentations that are
competition requires students to think “products.” In addition to engineering delivered to working professionals who
of themselves as “entrepreneurs” and their ROVs, the students are required to serve as competition judges.
transform their teams into companies prepare technical reports, poster displays,

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