Indian Hill High School (IHHS) congratulates the IHHS Robotics Team for earning a $900 grant from P&G. The funds will allow students to invest in supplies to expand and improve the Robotics Team by purchasing needed supplies, increasing student involvement, and allowing for further outreach to Indian Hill Middle School student in order to promote involvement in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
"We believe that the Robotics Club at Indian Hill is one of the best catalysts for STEM outreach for lower grade levels,” said IHHS student Caleb Zender, who was instrumental in applying for the grant. “Through community outreach within the District, the money from the P&G CoRE Grant will be used not only to purchase much needed materials and parts for the IHHS VEX teams, but also to give us the opportunity to get younger students more hands-on with STEM, even as far down as the sixth grade with their new robotics team."
“The Robotics Club has grown substantially over the past four years,” said IHHS Project Lead the Way Teacher Myrtis Smith. “Last year we launched two Indian Hill Middle School teams for seventh and eighth grade. This year we expanded the club to include sixth graders.
“It is exciting to have six teams and more than 60 students being served. The challenge becomes having enough supplies and up-to-date equipment to keep the teams competitive. The funding we've received from the Indian Hill Boosters and now P&G goes a long way to help supplement the dues and fundraising the students do. Robotics gives students the opportunity not only to build their technical skills, but they also learn about project management, communication, leadership, organization – all of those softer skills that are needed to run a team and create a final product.”
Project Lead The Way (PLTW), a national organization that provides programs in computer science, engineering, and biomedical science, designated Indian Hill High School as a 2019-2020 Distinguished School. Indian Hill High School, in partnership with Great Oaks, was one of 143 PLTW high school programs across the country to receive recognition.
Photo caption: Indian Hill High School robotics students earned a $900 grant from P&G to help expand their membership and purchase to compete.