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<\/a>Members of the Coronado High School Sentinel robotics team compete at the Southern California League Championships. Students control their robot using sensors and software to enhance their robot\u2019s functionality and performance. Submitted photoTeam #26982 Sentinel<\/p>\nTeam #26982 Sentinel earned the 1st Place Control Award, which honors teams that effectively use sensors and software to enhance robot performance. Sentinel also advanced to the quarterfinals in the robot competition.<\/p>\n
The Sentinel team is led by captain and Mechanical Lead Reed Karosich, with Timmy Gilbert serving as Coding Lead and Madison Brown and Anika Talavera as Business and Outreach Leads. The robot drive team includes Talavera, James Friedman, and Kylie Peterson, coached by Landon Ward.<\/p>\n
A key factor in Sentinel\u2019s award-winning performance was the team\u2019s Engineering Portfolio, developed in large part by Madison Brown. The portfolio documented the team\u2019s engineering design process, robot development, programming systems, and community outreach \u2014 all important elements evaluated by FTC judges.<\/p>\n
The achievements are particularly notable given that the Coronado High School FTC program is only three years old. Despite its young age, the program has rapidly grown into a competitive presence in Southern California robotics.<\/p>\n
\u201cRobotics has been the greatest experience of my life,\u201d said CocoNuts & Bolts co-captain Porter Aston. \u201cIt has provided hands-on learning, a supportive team environment, and opportunities to develop leadership and public speaking skills.\u201d<\/p>\n
For Sentinel captain Reed Karosich, robotics has been a defining experience. \u201cCoronado Robotics has provided a constant outlet for creativity and effort and allowed me to gain real-world skills in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and CAD design,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Four CHS students \u2014 Reed Karosich, Timmy Gilbert, Ashli Fabrey, and Madden P. Cole \u2014 were also named semifinalists for the prestigious FTC Dean\u2019s List Award, which recognizes outstanding student leaders in robotics. Final results will be announced at the regional competition.<\/p>\n
With both teams advancing to Regionals, CHS continues to build momentum as a rising presence in competitive robotics while inspiring students to pursue future careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.<\/p>\n
The robotics program is part of a district-wide effort to provide students with pathway programs in alignment with the CUSD Portrait of a Graduate initiative.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe rapid growth and success of our CUSD robotics programs is largely due to the significant support from the Coronado Schools Foundation and DoDEA (Department of Defense Education Activity), both of which provide critical funding for this pathway to grow,\u201d said Director of CUSD Robotics Roberta Lenert. \u201cThe popularity of STEM programs in the district is also a reflection of the CUSD\u2019s strong commitment to the Portrait of a Graduate goals.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two robotics teams from Coronado High School earned top awards at the Southern California League Championships, advancing to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":213770,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[5584,74,76,75],"class_list":["post-213769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-robotics","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213769"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213769\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/213770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=213769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=213769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}