Mary Crowder
Organic Diets
Journalism 1
Headline: Hungry for health?
Subhead: Organic food is easier to buy than ever
A mother pushes her child in a shopping cart at the local Publix. She glances at the GreenWise isle. Then suddenly she feels the tapping of a little foot against her lap. Seconds later he demands a Lunchable. Giving in to the impatient child she pushes the cart on, to a land of pasteurized processed mozzarella cheese product and 1,780 milligrams of salt.
Then a college student walks by. He examines the nearby organics goods, considering the product. But then he saw the price, $3.50 for half a gallon of milk.
Nevertheless an organic diet offers great alternatives to the conventional food on the shelves and is easier now than ever to buy. There are more than two dozen organic stores in and just as many organic restaurants in Jacksonville.
There is no excuse. A healthy alternative lurks around every corner.
It’s no lie that organic food cost more. Typically they cost 10 to 40% more that conventionally produced products.
According to the National Organic Program, in the United States, organic is now available in almost 20,000 natural food stores and 73% of conventional grocery stores.
Organic food also takes up about 1-2% of total food sales. Conventional grocery stores also sell two thirds of organic milk and cream and half of organic cheese and yogurt. It is one of the fastest growing food industries.
“I have been on an organic diet since about 1990, when my daughter was born.” said Dr. Dale Fralicker M.D. of Intaplecx, a family practice that “integrates natural, traditional, and alternative practices.”
“I was starting to get health problems.” Fralicker continued “My muscles ached, I didn’t sleep well and I was constantly in pain. So, I read books on dieting and took a lot of advice form organic books. I now sleep better and I’m a lot happier. Happier to be on the diet, and just all around in a better mood.”
Science Daily reported on a team of European scientists that tested the grounds of organic diets on rats. In the end, their rats that ate organically were all around healthier than the ones on a conventional diet.
“The organically-fed rats enjoyed several health benefits, in that they slept better, had stronger immune systems, and were slimmer than the rats on a conventional diet.”
Also, in the study, there weren’t many differences in the rats, but there was a beneficial effect of the organically grown diet regarding the health of the rats. This suggests organic foods do indeed have positive effects.
At a young age, people are being taught to live a healthier lifestyle. Mary Cutter, sophomore, said, “It’s very important to a girl to eat organic foods.”
“There have been a lot of changes in my body since I’ve eaten organically. Because there are fewer hormones like estrogen, I don’t PMS.” Cutter said. “And I don’t need deodorant because I don’t sweat. Since then, I also lost a lot of weight and sleep much better.”
Fralicker also notes that if you can’t go “full blown” organic, you might want to simply cut back on large land animals that are higher on the food chain because they release more toxins and ultimately have more hormones. “Even though hormones have a bad connotation, they really are what makes a girl a girl and a guy a guy, and too much is a bad thing.”
Sidebar:
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in order for the food item to be considered healthy it must have:
*less than ten percent saturated fat
*less than 30 percent fat
*contain less than 360 milligrams of cholesterol
*have at least ten percent of the Reference Daily Intake for vitamins A or C, calcium, protein, fiber, or iron.
In the New York Times Magazine, Michael Pollan wrote, “If you’re concerned about your health, you should probably avoid food products that make health claims. Why? Because a health claim on a food product is a good indication that it’s not really food, and food is what you want to eat.”
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Editorial Draft 1
Mary Crowder
Journalism 1
A mother pushes her child in a shopping cart at the local Publix. She glances at the GreenWise isle. Then suddenly she feels the tapping of a little foot against her lap. Seconds later he demands a Lunchable. Giving in to the impatient child she pushes the cart on, to a land of pasteurized processed mozzarella cheese product and 1,780 milligrams of salt.
It’s a mistake we all make, but really there is no excuse. Healthy alternatives lurk around every corner. Besides, there are more than two dozen organic stores in and just as many organic restaurants in Jacksonville.
Organic diets do cost more, typically they are 10-40% more than conventionally processed foods, but in the end it’s worth it for your body.
And also, what you eat might not always be the best for you, even if it claims to be healthy. According to the U.S. food and Drug Association, in order for a food item to even be considered healthy, it must have less than ten percent saturated fat, less than thirty percent fat, contain less than thirty milligrams of cholesterol, have at least ten percent of the Reference Daily Intake for vitamins A or C, calcium, protein, fiber, or iron.
Mary Crowder
Journalism 1
A mother pushes her child in a shopping cart at the local Publix. She glances at the GreenWise isle. Then suddenly she feels the tapping of a little foot against her lap. Seconds later he demands a Lunchable. Giving in to the impatient child she pushes the cart on, to a land of pasteurized processed mozzarella cheese product and 1,780 milligrams of salt.
It’s a mistake we all make, but really there is no excuse. Healthy alternatives lurk around every corner. Besides, there are more than two dozen organic stores in and just as many organic restaurants in Jacksonville.
Organic diets do cost more, typically they are 10-40% more than conventionally processed foods, but in the end it’s worth it for your body.
And also, what you eat might not always be the best for you, even if it claims to be healthy. According to the U.S. food and Drug Association, in order for a food item to even be considered healthy, it must have less than ten percent saturated fat, less than thirty percent fat, contain less than thirty milligrams of cholesterol, have at least ten percent of the Reference Daily Intake for vitamins A or C, calcium, protein, fiber, or iron.
Monday, April 23, 2007
Botball (Draft 5)Mary Crowder
There is a place where every degree of measurement matters.
It’s a place where a Game Boy and a box of Legos aren’t just toys; they are a main focus for extreme competition.
It’s where creativity joins forces with intelligence and to create the ultimate machine.
This is the land of Botball, a whole new world for students at Douglas Anderson. And Douglas Anderson’s Botball team reached great success for their first year.
In Botball, teams from 13 regions from all over the country first compete within their region. Then the winners compete with the each other for the prize.
The Botball seven-week schedule stays about the same each year. It is divided into three parts: the pre-conference season, the regional building and programming season and tournament, as well as the additional national building and programming season and tournament.
“The first seven weeks was a drag; competing was the best,” said Charlie Gable, senior.
“We had two classes full of AP Physics seniors this year. And many of them wanted to major in physics or engineering,” said Mike Lipp, science teacher and Botball adviser. He tried the robotics team this year, collecting several of his students, and spending $2,300 on equipment, which motivated the students to get the ball rolling on building a robot.
The team built two robots. The first wasn’t used in competition, though it played the Mario Theme Song. The second was Goosepticon.
Goosepticon pulled the team through their competition. “We wanted to add a claw,” said Elizabeth Agnew, senior, “but the robot had to fit in a certain amount of space. In the end we had a claw that was inspired by Edward Scissorhands.”
The robots usually use Interactive C as the programming language, Game Boys with XBC as the controller, and fragile Legos as the base for building. They are controlled with light cameras and the program that the team designed; teams are not allowed to use remote controls.
Each robot is programmed to perform a task to earn points. “You program it to perform from an exact spot,” said Steven “Steve-O” Deshazer, senior. “If you angle your robot even slightly off course, or the placement of the poofballs is in the least bit off on the playing field, it will mess up the entire event for your robot.”
“It is possible to get negative points if you land in the lava,” said Deshazer. “It’s hard to actually get in the lava.”
“We were in the lava once,” said Agnew, “And we got –1 point…we were freaking out-it was so great!”
Though, our team had gotten away with points. “Goosepticon had bumpers on it so we didn’t run over the poofballs,” Deshazer said, “and without us realizing it, Goosepticon had pushed some poofballs to our starting gate and we got points!”
“We were the only ones excited,” said Charlie Gable, senior, “but that’s because we had so much fun!”
Despite the enjoyable competition day, there are many challenges in Botball and they each have a variety of open-ended solutions. Scoring also has many different levels. This keeps teams on their toes with strategy design and construction. To solve those complex problems, KISS, the institute for Practical Robots and organizers for Botball, recommends sticking to the KISS Philosophy of “Keep It Simple Stupid”.
Jared Mathis, senior, lived on caffeine through forty hours before and during the event, twiddling away with the robots, making last minute repairs and adjustments.
In the judging area, teams watch their robots perform and hope their programming works. Once the robots are placed, there is nothing a team can do but watch.
Or read Cosmo.
“Elizabeth removed us from nerdy-ness” Gable said. “Cosmo quizzes helped us…they said Steve-O would be a good boyfriend/girlfriend, which made him a good balance for the team.”
“We also put us all in ratio against each other,” Deshazer said as he recalled the percetages, such as DASOTA’s team having more girls than any other. “Our team is 20% African American!”
At the end of the day, DASOTA’s Botball team won the Judges’ Choice Rookie of the Year award. They also had almost a perfect score on their presentation of the robots based on their enthusiasm.
“I definitely plan on continuing Botball next year, maybe let some underclassmen join. It was a positive experience, very time consuming and stressful as well. But I’ve learned a lot to prepare for next year,” said Lipp.
“It was a pretty positive experience.” Danielle Rouse, senior said, “We were all like family.”
There is a place where every degree of measurement matters.
It’s a place where a Game Boy and a box of Legos aren’t just toys; they are a main focus for extreme competition.
It’s where creativity joins forces with intelligence and to create the ultimate machine.
This is the land of Botball, a whole new world for students at Douglas Anderson. And Douglas Anderson’s Botball team reached great success for their first year.
In Botball, teams from 13 regions from all over the country first compete within their region. Then the winners compete with the each other for the prize.
The Botball seven-week schedule stays about the same each year. It is divided into three parts: the pre-conference season, the regional building and programming season and tournament, as well as the additional national building and programming season and tournament.
“The first seven weeks was a drag; competing was the best,” said Charlie Gable, senior.
“We had two classes full of AP Physics seniors this year. And many of them wanted to major in physics or engineering,” said Mike Lipp, science teacher and Botball adviser. He tried the robotics team this year, collecting several of his students, and spending $2,300 on equipment, which motivated the students to get the ball rolling on building a robot.
The team built two robots. The first wasn’t used in competition, though it played the Mario Theme Song. The second was Goosepticon.
Goosepticon pulled the team through their competition. “We wanted to add a claw,” said Elizabeth Agnew, senior, “but the robot had to fit in a certain amount of space. In the end we had a claw that was inspired by Edward Scissorhands.”
The robots usually use Interactive C as the programming language, Game Boys with XBC as the controller, and fragile Legos as the base for building. They are controlled with light cameras and the program that the team designed; teams are not allowed to use remote controls.
Each robot is programmed to perform a task to earn points. “You program it to perform from an exact spot,” said Steven “Steve-O” Deshazer, senior. “If you angle your robot even slightly off course, or the placement of the poofballs is in the least bit off on the playing field, it will mess up the entire event for your robot.”
“It is possible to get negative points if you land in the lava,” said Deshazer. “It’s hard to actually get in the lava.”
“We were in the lava once,” said Agnew, “And we got –1 point…we were freaking out-it was so great!”
Though, our team had gotten away with points. “Goosepticon had bumpers on it so we didn’t run over the poofballs,” Deshazer said, “and without us realizing it, Goosepticon had pushed some poofballs to our starting gate and we got points!”
“We were the only ones excited,” said Charlie Gable, senior, “but that’s because we had so much fun!”
Despite the enjoyable competition day, there are many challenges in Botball and they each have a variety of open-ended solutions. Scoring also has many different levels. This keeps teams on their toes with strategy design and construction. To solve those complex problems, KISS, the institute for Practical Robots and organizers for Botball, recommends sticking to the KISS Philosophy of “Keep It Simple Stupid”.
Jared Mathis, senior, lived on caffeine through forty hours before and during the event, twiddling away with the robots, making last minute repairs and adjustments.
In the judging area, teams watch their robots perform and hope their programming works. Once the robots are placed, there is nothing a team can do but watch.
Or read Cosmo.
“Elizabeth removed us from nerdy-ness” Gable said. “Cosmo quizzes helped us…they said Steve-O would be a good boyfriend/girlfriend, which made him a good balance for the team.”
“We also put us all in ratio against each other,” Deshazer said as he recalled the percetages, such as DASOTA’s team having more girls than any other. “Our team is 20% African American!”
At the end of the day, DASOTA’s Botball team won the Judges’ Choice Rookie of the Year award. They also had almost a perfect score on their presentation of the robots based on their enthusiasm.
“I definitely plan on continuing Botball next year, maybe let some underclassmen join. It was a positive experience, very time consuming and stressful as well. But I’ve learned a lot to prepare for next year,” said Lipp.
“It was a pretty positive experience.” Danielle Rouse, senior said, “We were all like family.”
Friday, April 20, 2007
The Short of It
The 1 o’clock Point of View.
Time I do not have is much
Rather not used-
Swaying on
a big red hammock with swing
ing scarves like marigold, sink
ing into my skin, sinking
into the sun’s beating heart.
The heat that builds up inside
from the screaming, the crying-
the caring-
seeps through my hair like oil
And it leaves a pile of rain-
bow in the dirt. I sleep above it.
Swinging to and fro.
The Noon Point of View.
The sun beat down onto her skin, through the rainbows
of the scarves draped above her, shade her, paint her
Brazilian tan with orange and pink and green.
So the sand ground into her skin, rashed against her
bikini, coating her soft glazed hair, sticking
between her toes.
And her little gold toe-ring with a little green
emerald embedded left a pale line on
her knuckle, she lost it in the ocean and
didn’t think twice.
Wore it as her older sister did, and so did
all of her friends,
like over sized black sunglasses,
or dazing into the sun as
she turned golden.
The scarves still blow in the wind, as they always had,
and always will.
She hid under them.
The 1 o’clock Point of View.
Time I do not have is much
Rather not used-
Swaying on
a big red hammock with swing
ing scarves like marigold, sink
ing into my skin, sinking
into the sun’s beating heart.
The heat that builds up inside
from the screaming, the crying-
the caring-
seeps through my hair like oil
And it leaves a pile of rain-
bow in the dirt. I sleep above it.
Swinging to and fro.
The Noon Point of View.
The sun beat down onto her skin, through the rainbows
of the scarves draped above her, shade her, paint her
Brazilian tan with orange and pink and green.
So the sand ground into her skin, rashed against her
bikini, coating her soft glazed hair, sticking
between her toes.
And her little gold toe-ring with a little green
emerald embedded left a pale line on
her knuckle, she lost it in the ocean and
didn’t think twice.
Wore it as her older sister did, and so did
all of her friends,
like over sized black sunglasses,
or dazing into the sun as
she turned golden.
The scarves still blow in the wind, as they always had,
and always will.
She hid under them.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
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Botball (Draft 3)
Mary Crowder
There is a place where every degree of measurement matters.
It’s a place where a Game Boy and a box of Legos aren’t just “toys”; they are a main focus for extreme competition.
It’s where creativity joins forces with intelligence and to create the ultimate machine.
This is the land of Botball, a whole new world for students at Douglas Anderson; and Douglas Anderson’s Botball team reached great success for their first year.
Botball was created and is organized by the KISS institute for Practical Robots. The official Botball mascot is Botguy. In the 2005-2006 games, he was a plush toy. He is also used for the setup of the game in red and blue for demos.
In Botball, teams from 13 regions from all over the country first compete within their region. Then the winners compete with the each other for the prize.
The Botball seven-week schedule stays about the same each year. It is divided into three parts: the pre-conference season, the regional building and programming season and tournament, as well as the additional national building and programming season and tournament.
Mr. Lipp tried the robotics team this year, collecting several of his students, and spending $2,300 on equipment, which “motivated” the students to get the ball rolling on building a robot.
The team built two robots. The first wasn’t used in competition, though it played the delightful Mario Theme Song. The second was Goosepticon.
Goosepticon pulled the team through their competition. “We wanted to add a claw,” said Elizabeth Agnew, senior, “but the robot had to fit in a certain amount of space. The claw was inspired by Edward Scissorhands.”
The robots usually use Interactive C as the programming language, Game Boys with XBC as the controller, and fragile Legos as the base for building. They are controlled with light cameras and the program that the team designed; teams are not allowed to use remote controls.
Each robot is programmed to perform a task to earn points. “You program it to perform from an exact spot,” said Steven “Steve-O” Deshazer, senoir. “If you angle your robot even slightly off course, or the placement of the items is in the least bit off on the playing field, it will mess up the entire even for your robot.”
“It is possible to get negative points if you land in the lava,” said Steven “Steve-O” Deshazer. “It’s hard to actually get in the lava.”
“We were in the lava once,” said Agnew, “And we got –1 point…we were freaking out!”
Though, our team had gotten away with points. “Goosepticon had bumpers on it so we didn’t run over the poofballs,” Deshazer said, “and without us realizing it, Goosepticon had pushed some poofballs to our starting gate-and we got points!”
“We were the only ones excited,” said Charlie Gable, senior, “but that’s because we had so much fun! The first seven weeks was a drag; competing was the best.”
There are many challenges in Botball and they each have a variety of open-ended solutions. Scoring also has many different levels. This keeps teams on their toes with strategy design and construction. To solve those complex problems, KISS recommends sticking to the KISS Philosophy of “Keep It Simple Stupid”.
Jared Mathis, senior, lived through forty hours before and including the event on caffeine, twiddling away with the robots, making last minute repairs and adjustments.
In the judging area, teams watch their robots perform and hope their programming works. Once the robots are placed, there is nothing a team can do but watch.
Or read Cosmo.
“Elizabeth removed us from nerdy-ness” Gable said. “Cosmo quizzes helped us…they said Steve-O would be a good Boyfriend/Girlfriend, which made him a good balance for the team.”
“We also put us all in ratio against each other,” Deshazer said. “Our team is 1/19th Mormon!”
At the end of the day, DASOTA’s Botball team won the Rookie of the Year award by the judge’s choice. They also had almost a perfect score on their presentation of the robots.
“It was a pretty positive experience.” Danielle Rouse, senior said, “We were all like family”Sidebar1:The Great 13*Arkansas*Florida*Georgia*Greater DC*Greater St. Louis*Hawaii*Midwest*New England*New York/New Jersey*Northern California*Oklahoma*Pennsylvania*Southern California*Texas
Sidebar 2:
The Goosepticon Cheer (unedited):
G-O-O-S-E-P-T-I-C-O-N
(clap, clap)
It’s cybertronic
It smokes the chronic
Sings polyphonic
Has inner conflict
It speaks ebonicsAnd we will rock it!
Mary Crowder
There is a place where every degree of measurement matters.
It’s a place where a Game Boy and a box of Legos aren’t just “toys”; they are a main focus for extreme competition.
It’s where creativity joins forces with intelligence and to create the ultimate machine.
This is the land of Botball, a whole new world for students at Douglas Anderson; and Douglas Anderson’s Botball team reached great success for their first year.
Botball was created and is organized by the KISS institute for Practical Robots. The official Botball mascot is Botguy. In the 2005-2006 games, he was a plush toy. He is also used for the setup of the game in red and blue for demos.
In Botball, teams from 13 regions from all over the country first compete within their region. Then the winners compete with the each other for the prize.
The Botball seven-week schedule stays about the same each year. It is divided into three parts: the pre-conference season, the regional building and programming season and tournament, as well as the additional national building and programming season and tournament.
Mr. Lipp tried the robotics team this year, collecting several of his students, and spending $2,300 on equipment, which “motivated” the students to get the ball rolling on building a robot.
The team built two robots. The first wasn’t used in competition, though it played the delightful Mario Theme Song. The second was Goosepticon.
Goosepticon pulled the team through their competition. “We wanted to add a claw,” said Elizabeth Agnew, senior, “but the robot had to fit in a certain amount of space. The claw was inspired by Edward Scissorhands.”
The robots usually use Interactive C as the programming language, Game Boys with XBC as the controller, and fragile Legos as the base for building. They are controlled with light cameras and the program that the team designed; teams are not allowed to use remote controls.
Each robot is programmed to perform a task to earn points. “You program it to perform from an exact spot,” said Steven “Steve-O” Deshazer, senoir. “If you angle your robot even slightly off course, or the placement of the items is in the least bit off on the playing field, it will mess up the entire even for your robot.”
“It is possible to get negative points if you land in the lava,” said Steven “Steve-O” Deshazer. “It’s hard to actually get in the lava.”
“We were in the lava once,” said Agnew, “And we got –1 point…we were freaking out!”
Though, our team had gotten away with points. “Goosepticon had bumpers on it so we didn’t run over the poofballs,” Deshazer said, “and without us realizing it, Goosepticon had pushed some poofballs to our starting gate-and we got points!”
“We were the only ones excited,” said Charlie Gable, senior, “but that’s because we had so much fun! The first seven weeks was a drag; competing was the best.”
There are many challenges in Botball and they each have a variety of open-ended solutions. Scoring also has many different levels. This keeps teams on their toes with strategy design and construction. To solve those complex problems, KISS recommends sticking to the KISS Philosophy of “Keep It Simple Stupid”.
Jared Mathis, senior, lived through forty hours before and including the event on caffeine, twiddling away with the robots, making last minute repairs and adjustments.
In the judging area, teams watch their robots perform and hope their programming works. Once the robots are placed, there is nothing a team can do but watch.
Or read Cosmo.
“Elizabeth removed us from nerdy-ness” Gable said. “Cosmo quizzes helped us…they said Steve-O would be a good Boyfriend/Girlfriend, which made him a good balance for the team.”
“We also put us all in ratio against each other,” Deshazer said. “Our team is 1/19th Mormon!”
At the end of the day, DASOTA’s Botball team won the Rookie of the Year award by the judge’s choice. They also had almost a perfect score on their presentation of the robots.
“It was a pretty positive experience.” Danielle Rouse, senior said, “We were all like family”Sidebar1:The Great 13*Arkansas*Florida*Georgia*Greater DC*Greater St. Louis*Hawaii*Midwest*New England*New York/New Jersey*Northern California*Oklahoma*Pennsylvania*Southern California*Texas
Sidebar 2:
The Goosepticon Cheer (unedited):
G-O-O-S-E-P-T-I-C-O-N
(clap, clap)
It’s cybertronic
It smokes the chronic
Sings polyphonic
Has inner conflict
It speaks ebonicsAnd we will rock it!
Botball
Botball (Draft 2)
Mary Crowder
There is a place where every degree of measurement matters.
It’s a place where a Game Boy and a box of Legos aren’t just “toys”; they are a main focus for extreme competition.
It’s where creativity joins forces with intelligence and to create the ultimate machine.
This is the land of Botball, a whole new world for students at Douglas Anderson.
Douglas Anderson’s Botball team reached great success for their first year.
Botball was created and is organized by the KISS institute for Practical Robots. The official Botball mascot is Botguy. In the 2005-2006 games, he was a plush toy. He is also used for the setup of the game in red and blue for demos.
In Botball, teams from 13 regions from all over the country first compete within their region. Then the winners compete with the each other for the prize.
The Botball seven week schedule stays about the same each year. It is divided into three parts: the pre-conference season, the regional building and programming season and tournament, as well as the additional national building and programming season and tournament.
The robots usually use Interactive C as the programming language, Game Boys with XBC as the controller, and fragile Legos as the base for building. They are controlled with light cameras and the program that the team designed; teams are not allowed to use remote controls.
Each robot is programmed to perform a task to earn points. “You program it to perform from an exact spot,” said Steven Deshazer, senior. “If you angle your robot even slightly off course, or the placement of the items is in the least bit off on the playing field, it will mess up the entire even for your robot.”
There are many challenges in Botball and they each have a variety of open ended solutions. Scoring also has many different levels. This keeps teams on their toes with strategy design and construction. To solve those complex problems, KISS recommends sticking to the KISS Philosophy of “Keep It Simple Stupid”.
In the judging area, teams watch their robots perform and hope their programming works. Once the robots are placed, there is nothing a team can do but watch.
Sidebar:
The Great 13
*Arkansas
*Florida
*Georgia
*Greater DC
*Greater St. Louis
*Hawaii
*Midwest
*New England
*New York/New Jersey
*Northern California
*Oklahoma
*Pennsylvania
*Southern California
*Texas
Mary Crowder
There is a place where every degree of measurement matters.
It’s a place where a Game Boy and a box of Legos aren’t just “toys”; they are a main focus for extreme competition.
It’s where creativity joins forces with intelligence and to create the ultimate machine.
This is the land of Botball, a whole new world for students at Douglas Anderson.
Douglas Anderson’s Botball team reached great success for their first year.
Botball was created and is organized by the KISS institute for Practical Robots. The official Botball mascot is Botguy. In the 2005-2006 games, he was a plush toy. He is also used for the setup of the game in red and blue for demos.
In Botball, teams from 13 regions from all over the country first compete within their region. Then the winners compete with the each other for the prize.
The Botball seven week schedule stays about the same each year. It is divided into three parts: the pre-conference season, the regional building and programming season and tournament, as well as the additional national building and programming season and tournament.
The robots usually use Interactive C as the programming language, Game Boys with XBC as the controller, and fragile Legos as the base for building. They are controlled with light cameras and the program that the team designed; teams are not allowed to use remote controls.
Each robot is programmed to perform a task to earn points. “You program it to perform from an exact spot,” said Steven Deshazer, senior. “If you angle your robot even slightly off course, or the placement of the items is in the least bit off on the playing field, it will mess up the entire even for your robot.”
There are many challenges in Botball and they each have a variety of open ended solutions. Scoring also has many different levels. This keeps teams on their toes with strategy design and construction. To solve those complex problems, KISS recommends sticking to the KISS Philosophy of “Keep It Simple Stupid”.
In the judging area, teams watch their robots perform and hope their programming works. Once the robots are placed, there is nothing a team can do but watch.
Sidebar:
The Great 13
*Arkansas
*Florida
*Georgia
*Greater DC
*Greater St. Louis
*Hawaii
*Midwest
*New England
*New York/New Jersey
*Northern California
*Oklahoma
*Pennsylvania
*Southern California
*Texas
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