ACWORTH Ten Cornerstone Preparatory Academy students worked like a well-oiled machine last semester by building a robot that took home the first trophy for the schools robotics team at a regional competition. <\/p>\n
The fifth- and sixth-grade students from the private kindergarten to 12th grade school in Acworth joined forces to become Stormbots Cornerstones first Lego Robotics team this school year. <\/p>\n
The team took home its first trophy, celebrating the teams good sportsmanship, at a Georgia Institute of Technology-sponsored competition in December in Roswell, the first the team had participated in. <\/p>\n
Students programmed a robot no bigger than a shoe box to perform tasks such as pushing, pulling and grabbing small objects, said team member David Baines, an 11-year-old fifth-grader from Kennesaw. <\/p>\n
In addition to programming the robot before the competition, the students created a five-minute skit to perform for the competitions judges. <\/p>\n
Theres a lot more to (robotics) said fifth-grader Isaac Sanchez, 10, of Acworth. <\/p>\n
Teams had to present a problem and solution for an environmental issue that affects both animals and humans to satisfy the competitions Animal Allies theme. <\/p>\n
The Cornerstone teams skit addressed the possible extinction of honey bees, which is predicted to severely impact humans, said David. <\/p>\n
After (honey bees are) extinct, (mankind) will have less than four years of life left, he said. <\/p>\n
The skit featured fifth-graders Madelyn Beatty and Sarah Sanabia dressed as bees while fifth-grader Keaton McCollum performed in a head-to-toe yellow outfit as pollen. Patrick Garner, an 11-year-old sixth-grader, performed in a beekeeper outfit provided by Kennesaws Hometown Honey. <\/p>\n
Cornerstone won the core values award for their teamwork, and their robots performance landed the team a ticket to a super regionals competition. <\/p>\n
The team finished its season after competing in the super regionals on Jan. 14. <\/p>\n
With the season over, the fifth-graders are buzzing to continue building the team next year and bring home more trophies. <\/p>\n
Cornerstone Prep has an enrollment of 480 students and was founded in 2004. <\/p>\n
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