PATHS/CBHS Robotics Team Finishes First
A robotics team made up of students from Portland Arts and Technology High School (PATHS) and Casco Bay High School (CBHS) recently won a first place trophy as part of the First Place Alliance team at the First Tech Challenge in Palmer, Mass.
Competing against 21 other teams from New England and eastern Canada, the PATHS/CBHS team was chosen to compete in the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals based on their excellent defense strategies and the amount of points accumulated by their robotics maneuvers. The team also received an honorable mention for overcoming multiple obstacles.
The event was sponsored by usfirst.org, a national, nonprofit science organization whose mission is “to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders, by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering and technology skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities.”
PATHS manufacturing technology teacher Joe Bolduc led the robotics team, with mentoring by CBHS math teacher David Burke. Members included CBHS junior Selby Landmann and CBHS freshman Karamon Davis. Parent David Landmann also provided mentoring and assistance with tournament preparations.
The team’s trophy is on display in the PATHS trophy case at 196 Allen Avenue. For more information, visit the usfirst website at www.usfirst.org, or contact Melissa Pritchard at pritcm@portlandschools.org.
