Our congratulations to Glencoe High School’s FRC Team Shockwave on receiving the Rookie All Star Award at the World Championship – see the story below by Wendy Owen of the Oregonian

from Oregonlive.com

http://www.oregonlive.com/hillsboro/index.ssf/2013/04/glencoe_high_robotics_team_sco.html

By Wendy Owen, The Oregonian 

on April 29, 2013 at 5:17 PM, updated April 30, 2013 at 7:18 AM

Hannah Fritsch (right) and Carolynn Dulaney, both Glencoe High freshmen, make a spacer for the Frisbee shooter mechanism on the club's robot, during an all-day work session by the school's first robotics club. They are two of four girls in the 24-member club MICHAL THOMPSON/The Argus

Glencoe High School’s robotics club Team Shockwave won the Rookie All-Star Award last week at the FIRST Robotics Competition World Championship in St. Louis.  Team Shockwave was judged as the best new team in its division and in the top four among 300 rookie teams in the world, said coach Chris Steiner in an email.
The Rookie All-Star Award is the most prestigious recognition given to first year teams, Steiner said. The award recognizes teams that fulfill FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics standards for engineering excellence and community outreach.

Team Shockwave supported FIRST LEGO League activities in Hillsboro schools, met with local government and education officials to build support for STEM programming in local schools, and teaches teenagers the skills needed for engineering and technical work in local high-tech industries.  Professional engineers donate hundreds of hours to mentor Shockwave students in computer programming, electrical and mechanical engineering, graphic design, and business. The engineers model FIRST’s expectations for “gracious professionalism” and guide students to be responsible and productive members of society, Steiner said.

In March, Team Shockwave won the Autodesk Oregon Rookie All-Star Award, which included an invitation to compete at the World Championship.

Anyone interested in supporting the team should contact business@glencoerobotics.com or call Chris Steiner at 503-844-1500.

• George Fox Engineering Expo April 26 – http://www.georgefox.edu/academics/undergrad/departments/engr/expo.html
• ·        Call for Presenters: OregonASK annual fall conference November 9th at Chemeketa Community College in Salem.  This year’s theme is Health and Wellness in Afterschool, and there will be a STEM track.  About 300-350 program staff from around the state are expected with representatives from childcare, youth development, education, and recreation programs.  Tammy Marino of OregonASK is happy to speak with anyone interested in presenting or participating in this event! Contact her via tammy.marino@oregonask.org
• ·        National Academies Press, Monitoring Progress Towards Successful K-12 STEM Education: A Nation Advancing?I’m disappointed that the chosen indicators do not look for any leverage from Out-of-School Time activities and learning– http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13509&utm_medium=etmail&utm_source=The%20National%20Academies%20Press&utm_campaign=NAP+mail+new+04.02.13&utm_content=customer&utm_term=
• ·        OUS Entering Freshman Profile – http://www.ous.edu/dept/ir/hsprofile
• ·        Circuit Playground – http://techcrunch.com/2013/04/02/circuit-playground-is-adafruits-educational-series-for-helping-kids-learn-about-electronics/
• ·        iUrban Teen Summit coming to University of Portland May 11, registration now open and sponsors/donors always welcome – http://iurbantech.com/
• ·        PSU Barometer Commissioning Event: Thursday, April 18, 2013, 4:00 to 6:00pm, Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science
  Engineering Building Auditorium, Room 102, 1930 SW 4th Ave, Portland

  This event will introduce the new PSU Barometer to local science teachers, the meteorological community, and university colleagues. Program Highlights include: A short history of the barometer by Professor William Fish, who will also MC the event. Demonstration of the new barometer with Tom Bennett. Invited Talk by David Burch: An overview of modern barometry and its important role in marine navigation. American Meteorological Society Presentation with John Rinier. NOAA presentation with Beth Burgess and Steve Todd. Atmosphere Research at PSU – Poster Displays Food and mingling in the Engineering Building Atrium. RSVP at: barometer@cecs.pdx.edu

• ·        Some key dates from our friends at TechStart – www.techstart.org :

o   April 15 – registration closes for the Oregon Game Project Challenge (OGPC) Main Event on May 4 – http://www.ogpc.info/main-event/

o   April 20: SuperQuest Spring Conference at Willamette University, please register if you plan to attend – http://www.techstart.org/superquest-spring-conference/ – congratulate NCWIT Educator Award winner Steve Fulton of Tigard High! Runs in parallel with

o   April 20: Willamette University High School Programming Contest. McMinnville had a lot of depth last year, will they take it again? – http://www.techstart.org/willamette/

o   April 22 – nominations due for the Oregon Student Technologist of the Year Award –http://www.techstart.org/studenttechnologist/

o   May 4 – OGPC Main Event at Chemeketa Community College

Have a good weekend!

Jo Oshiro

Program Coordinator,

Oregon Pre-Engineering & Applied Science Initiative (OPAS)

Engineering & Technology Industry Council (ETIC)