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CWNC Robotics Committed to Building Students
T
he STREAMM+
team’s efforts to promote
integrated
STREAMM throughout our
curriculum at
community, we have started
Cardinal Wuerl
and supported multiple
North Catholic High
opportunities for students
School provides an arena
to explore engineering and
for students to hone
technology, such as our
their unique skill sets, try
Saint Kilian Parish School
something new, and prepare
Lego robotics program,
themselves to be future
engineering speaker panels,
Team 5740 at the FIRST World Championship Competition in
leaders in our evolving world.
robotics scrimmages and
Detroit, Michigan.
CWNCHS is humming with
workshops for middle-school
programs that offer wholistic
students, and much more!”
opportunities for formation
The Trojanators of CWNC,
in faith and acquisition of technical skills. One
Team 5740, earned the 2018 Engineering
such example is the CWNC FIRST Robotics
Inspiration Award, which “celebrates outstanding
program (For Inspiration and Recognition of
success in advancing respect and appreciation
Science and Technology).
for engineering within a team’s school and
Four years ago, as Cardinal Wuerl North
community.” By winning this award, the team
Catholic was launched, a group of students
qualified for the World Championship in Detroit,
decided they wanted to build a robot. What
Michigan, for the first time in school history.
began as an eight-student club, whose sole
“The Trojanators represented our community
mission was to build an
with great pride at
operational robot, has
Championship, Detroit,”
grown into a program that
said David Yackuboskey,
impacts K-12 students
the team’s lead mentor.
Cardinal Wuerl
throughout Butler County
“Being exposed to the
and beyond. That club that
highest level of robotics
built a robot has become
competition will surely
HigH SCHool
a program that builds
launch our team forward! I
students.
am excited to see what the
CWNC’s robotics
future holds for our team.”
program has infused the
The future looks bright
curriculum with the advent
for CWNC’s robotics
of the FIRST Class Robotics
program, where building
elective. The program
robots and inspiring youth
has created a robotics
through STREAMM+
pipeline by mentoring
opportunities are the
the foundations of a FIRST
means by which students
Lego League at nearby
are growing in their faith.
Saint Kilian’s Parish School.
Team 5740 is following
It also has a vision to
Saint Peter’s direction:
inspire a robotics program
“Each one of you has
in each Catholic and public
received a special grace,
school in Butler County.
so, like good stewards
Making a
Last year’s team captain,
responsible for all these
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
Matt Esser, said, “Our team
varied graces of God, put it
difference
in
1:00 - 3:00 pm
has grown substantially
at the service of others.” The
your community,
JOiN OUR
over the past four years. We
Trojanators are committed
and the world
have not only advanced
to serving the community
our skills in robot design,
through STREAMM+
TRADiTiON!
but we have also fostered
education.
a deep community
impact. Through our
North CatholiC
OPEN
HOUSE
WiNNiNg
CWNCHS.org
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