{"id":3259,"date":"2018-10-25T16:25:42","date_gmt":"2018-10-25T16:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resedblog.wpengine.com\/?p=3259"},"modified":"2021-03-29T01:01:52","modified_gmt":"2021-03-29T01:01:52","slug":"northwest-arkansas-classical-academy-receives-grant-to-help-expand-robotics-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/2018\/10\/25\/northwest-arkansas-classical-academy-receives-grant-to-help-expand-robotics-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Northwest Arkansas Classical Academy Receives Grant to Help Expand Robotics Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nwa-classical.responsiveed.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Northwest Arkansas Classical Academy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019s (NWACA) Spartan Robotics program is in its fourth year and is now gearing up to expand as a result of two recent grants totaling $2,000 awarded to the varsity and junior varsity teams. The purpose of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/info.firstinspires.org\/first-tech-challenge-rookie-grants\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arkansas First Tech Challenge Robotics Rookie Grant<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> program, set up by <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arfirst.org\/index.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arkansas FIRST\u24c7<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, is to help new teams become organized and not worry about the financial burden of purchasing robotic kits and paying tournament fees. According to its website, \u201cArkansas FIRST is a volunteer-based non-profit organization founded to ensure every Arkansas student has access to the exciting world of competitive robotics.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3262\" style=\"width: 190px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3262\" class=\" wp-image-3262\" src=\"https:\/\/resedblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/42059352_2018298364880567_5313447433659744256_o-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/42059352_2018298364880567_5313447433659744256_o-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/42059352_2018298364880567_5313447433659744256_o-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/42059352_2018298364880567_5313447433659744256_o-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/42059352_2018298364880567_5313447433659744256_o-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/42059352_2018298364880567_5313447433659744256_o-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/42059352_2018298364880567_5313447433659744256_o-140x140.jpg 140w, https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/42059352_2018298364880567_5313447433659744256_o-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/42059352_2018298364880567_5313447433659744256_o-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/42059352_2018298364880567_5313447433659744256_o-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/42059352_2018298364880567_5313447433659744256_o-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/42059352_2018298364880567_5313447433659744256_o.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3262\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NWACA students Ethan Dover and Nathan Thomas discuss their concept. (from left to right)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Staff Sponsor of the Spartan Robotics teams and sixth-grade teacher <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nwa-classical.responsiveed.com\/campus-information\/administration-staff\/rick-koretoff\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rick Koretoff<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> says, \u201cThis allows more time for the students to focus on developing their concepts and building the actual robots, rather than fundraising.\u201d Koretoff goes on to explain that robotics can become costly, with competition registration fees at about $275, plus additional fees for each qualifying event. Because NWACA has two brand new teams, there would be about $550 worth of up-front costs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThis grant covered those fees, but FIRST went even further and provided each new team with a robotics kit, which normally costs around $600,\u201d says Koretoff. \u201cThe kit comes with a cell phone and remote that controls the robot, as well as important components such as wires and motors that make up the structure of the robot.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3264\" style=\"width: 190px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3264\" class=\" wp-image-3264\" src=\"https:\/\/resedblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180927_161152-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/20180927_161152-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/20180927_161152-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/20180927_161152-1-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/20180927_161152-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/20180927_161152-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/20180927_161152-1-140x140.jpg 140w, https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/20180927_161152-1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/20180927_161152-1-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/20180927_161152-1-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/20180927_161152-1-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/20180927_161152-1.jpg 1439w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3264\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robert Scarbrough, Andrea Morales, and Easton Bryan begin working on their robot.\u00a0(from left to right)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With the addition of the two rookie teams, NWACA now has three teams consisting of a JV and varsity made up of sixth- and seventh-graders, as well as the high school team named the Terminators. The JV and varsity Micro-Machines teams are in their first year, while the Terminators are continuing to build upon successes of being the school\u2019s first team in the program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Last year, a couple of experienced teams, Diva Force and Tech Hogs, took the Terminators under their wings and helped provide supplies and coaching tips to Koretoff. After placing 23rd out of 33 teams, the start-upTerminators were chosen as a \u00a0wildcard competitor to assist Diva Force. The teams united to finish third overall with a NWACA sixth-grader driving the robot.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3263\" style=\"width: 292px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3263\" class=\" wp-image-3263\" src=\"https:\/\/resedblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20181004_155938-2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"282\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/20181004_155938-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/20181004_155938-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/20181004_155938-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3263\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sydney Hopper, Easton Bryan, Rohit Padmakumar, Dawson Finke, and Paige Conley are hard at work.\u00a0(from left to right)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Koretoff says, \u201cIt\u2019s about more than a robot and playing a game. It\u2019s about working together to promote STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) within the community; learning to be graciously professional and pursuing the field of engineering.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Koretoff is in his fifth year with ResponsiveEd and is dedicated to growing his students\u2019 love of STEM education. Koretoff says that knowing one of his former students will be pursuing an engineering degree in college reinforces his hard work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Spartan Robotics teams are looking forward to taking their three robots to the first competition on November 10, followed by events on December 8 and January 12. 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