SBL STUDENTS FINISH 2ND IN STATE ROBOTICS MEET

A TEAM OF STUDENTS FROM SGT BLUFF LUTON ARE AMONG THE BEST IN IOWA IN HIGH TECH COMPETITION. THE STUDENTS BUILT A ROBOT THAT PLACED SECOND IN THE STATE IN THE FIRST TECH CHALLENGE LAST WEEKEND IN IOWA CITY.

SAM MURPHY, A FRESHMAN, IS ONE OF THE FOUR COMPETITORS FROM THE SCHOOL. HE SAYS THE ROBOT HAD TO MEET CERTAIN SPECIFICATIONS AND PERFORM A TASK:



MURPHY AND THE TEAM BUILT THEIR ROBOT A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY THAN MANY OF THEIR COMPETITORS:



THE STUDENTS STARTED CREATING THE ROBOT IN SEPTEMBER AND WON TWO QUALIFYING COMPETITIONS TO GET TO STATE. IN ONE THEY RECEIVED AN AWARD FOR INNOVATION.

FIRST TECH MEANS FOR INSPIRATION RECOGNIZING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.