The Lincoln High School Steel Stingers team poses for a photo while holding the FIRST Robotics Competition - San Diego Regional Rookie All-Star trophy at the UC San Diego campus, La Jolla, Calif., March 24, 2024.Education“It's really just adding vision, adding some more processing, some more programming. We know our bot is sufficient; it scores just as quick as the other bots do. So now it's just adding the icing on the cake," said Jeffries.
It was a significant showing for the team of 13 students who are only in their first year of national competition."Our kids at Lincoln are facing adversity," he said."These are experiences that a lot of our kids don't normally get when we're competing against these other schools — that’s normal stuff for . I mean, this is the dream for my kids to see themselves at their full potential.
"Our kids at Lincoln are facing adversity. These are experiences that a lot of our kids don't normally get when we're competing against these other schools — that’s normal stuff for . I mean, this is the dream for my kids to see themselves at their full potential.”Approximately 1,500 high school students from across San Diego County and as far away as Hawaii and the Middle East participated.
During the competition, the student teams used their personally designed and constructed robots play a game in which they retrieve pieces to try to score points and play defense against other robots.As a former special education teacher, I look forward to connecting with you and reporting on stories that often go underreported in education.