For the majority of students, school is out and summer vacation has begun. But for some students during the first two weeks of June, the classroom doors were open to robotics.
Shawn Mahoney spearheaded week long camps for 62 elementary, middle, and high school students in Seymour. This was the sixth year for this event and this summer focused on the upcoming VEX competition game challenge that will be in place for the 2023-24 school year. Amy Miller, team lead for the middle school and high school teams, assisted with the camps and has been heavily engaged in robotics and instrumental in seeing the energy and excitement continue for students wanting to continue the challenge into high school and careers beyond.
Looking ahead to the 2023-24 school year, Jackson County is projected to have 16 elementary and middle school programs along with 3 high school programs.
“JCIDC has been a leader and partner for Jackson County robotics,” said Jackie Hill, JCIDC Workforce Partnership Director. “It has been rewarding to watch these students work as teams to program and operate their robots all the way to the competition level in navigating the VEX challenge for the year….can’t wait to see what is in store for this upcoming year.”
