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ISSUE NO. 11 • March 16, 2023 ISSUE NO. 11 • March 16, 2023 • • RutherfordWeekly.com • 828-248-1408 RutherfordWeekly.com • 828-248-1408 Visit Visit rutherfordweekly.com rutherfordweekly.com click on click on "subscribe to our "subscribe to our weekly digital edition" weekly digital edition" Be notifi ed via email Be notifi ed via email of new of new publications! publications! ONLINE VERSION SAME AS THE PRINTED COPY! RUTHERFORDWEEKLY.COM RUTHERFORDWEEKLY.COM Online Subscription Online Subscription is FREE! is FREE! SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE online online 140 W. Main St. • Forest City 828-245-5792 Give us a call for your ¿ rst week free to see if our Give us a call for your ¿ rst week free to see if our martial art program is for you before making this life-changing experience. martial art program is for you before making this life-changing experience. † Licensed & certified nationally recognized award-winning member of the US Black Belt Schools Licensed & certified nationally recognized award-winning member of the US Black Belt Schools The Years Teach Much That The Days Never Knew... First trial week FREE for all new students First trial week FREE for all new students Classes for Adults & kids 5 years & up Serving Rutherford County Since May 17, 1976 ©Community First Media Community First Media KNOWLEDGE KNOWLEDGE in the mind, in the mind, HONESTY HONESTY in the heart, in the heart, STRENGTH STRENGTH in the body. in the body. "High Achievers Are Not Born - - They Are Made" "High Achievers Are Not Born - - They Are Made" Spring SPECIAL Our 31 st Year • Over 25,000 Weekly Readers 20 teams compete in Carolina Isobots - Cargo Connect When approximately 20 robotics teams of students ages 9 to 14 participated in the Carolina Isobots Cargo Connect competition recently, it was serious business for those gathered at East Rutherford High School's gymnasium. Student teams were from every elementary and middle school in Rutherford County Schools (RCS) District and fi ve teams from Spartanburg County also competed. At the end of the day it was the Sunshine Elementary School's team Da Buggys that carried home the Champions Award, after a heated overtime — perhaps a fi rst in area robotics competition. Coach Emily Fisher, PE teacher at Sunshine, said during the First Lego League Competition, the team competed in four categories; Core Values, Innovation Project, Robot Design and the Robot Run. "During the Robot Run, we had three runs lasting 2 minutes and 30 seconds each," she began. Although the fi rst run didn't go as planned, they improved but were still short of what they believed they could achieve, said Fisher. "Da Buggys were hyped up for the last run and knew that it had to be our best, if we wanted a trophy. The robot drivers came through on the last run and scored 215 points. We tied with another team and were forced into a head to head match. Da Buggys stayed calm under pressure and pulled off a big win in overtime." "Da Buggys" also received the 1st Place Robotic Performance. Champion team members were Grace Gur, Triniti Toney, Will Hutchins, Fender Powell, Ridge Warlick and Charlie Leach. Coaches were Fisher and Randey Neyer. The teams began practicing in August building robots and learned about energy storage, distribution and usage. Ellenboro Elementary, among the schools fi elding two teams, received the Rising Stars award, as they did well in all categories. The Power Rangers from Ellenboro won the Rising All-Stars Award and the school's other team, Trash Pandaz, won second place for Robot Performance and third place for Project Award. Teams were asked to design a robot to deliver cargo to different forms of transportation target locations on tables set up in the center of the gym. All teams participated in three rounds of competition and were challenged to complete as many missions as possible with their robot during the 2.5 minute table run. Barely a word was uttered as the young students hovered around the tables at their respective times and concentrated on driving their team built robot around to various points at the table to transport goods. Continued on page 14. Article by Jean Gordon; photos by Jean Gordon and contributed Da Buggys drive robots to Da Buggys drive robots to Champion victory Champion victory FRIDAY, MARCH 17 FRIDAY, MARCH 17 TH TH Ritchie Garland (center) with the Sunshine Da' Buggys at the left table and the Ellenboro Trash Pandaz at the right. Da Buggys ultimately received the Champion Award. The Trash Pandaz received a second and third place award while Ellenboro's Power Rangers claimed the Rising All Stars Champion Award. n, we had nutes she o d a came nd scored Place Robo mem Trin Fe W L F N T p bu lea stora usage. Ellenbor

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