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Middle School Lego League seeks sponsors
BY TAYLOR COLLIER, taylorcollier@miconews.com
Paola Middle School’s FIRST (For Inspiration, Recognition, Science and Technology) Lego League is looking for sponsors to get their project off and running at full speed.
The Lego League is a segueway into the high school Robotics team and is open to 9- through 14-year-olds. The team is made up of 10 eighth-graders, the maximum amount of students allowed on a team.
The team will research a problem where they will find certain solutions; they plan to research climate problems in the Paola area. The students hope to compete in a variety of competitions, some smaller tournaments with the hopes of making it to the regional level, which will take place at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
The team is looking for sponsors to help with entry fee costs, supplies, meals and team t-shirts. Students are currently in the process of developing a team name and theme, and they hope to have t-shirts created so the team has a ‘uniform’ they can proudly display while competing.
Businesses and/or individuals who would like to become a sponsor can contact advisor Jim Prothe by e-mail at jim_prothe@usd368.org or by calling the middle school at (913) 294-8030.
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The Lego League is a segueway into the high school Robotics team and is open to 9- through 14-year-olds. The team is made up of 10 eighth-graders, the maximum amount of students allowed on a team.
The team will research a problem where they will find certain solutions; they plan to research climate problems in the Paola area. The students hope to compete in a variety of competitions, some smaller tournaments with the hopes of making it to the regional level, which will take place at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
The team is looking for sponsors to help with entry fee costs, supplies, meals and team t-shirts. Students are currently in the process of developing a team name and theme, and they hope to have t-shirts created so the team has a ‘uniform’ they can proudly display while competing.
Businesses and/or individuals who would like to become a sponsor can contact advisor Jim Prothe by e-mail at jim_prothe@usd368.org or by calling the middle school at (913) 294-8030.