A North Dakota robotics team finished strong at the World Championship competition late last month in St. Louis.
Thunder Robotics Team 876, made up of students from Aneta, Hatton, Emerado and Northwood, were the runner-up for its division, which included 75 teams, said volunteer adviser Mike Voglewede.
The team lost the first match by 1 point and the second match by 2 points, but students weren't too disappointed, he said.
"They knew that we were a very good team," he said. "It didn't take long for them to bounce back and be elated at our success because it is the best that Team 876 has ever done at the world competition."
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Last year, the team lost in the quarterfinal competition for its division, he said.
Voglewede also noted the Greenbush-Middle River (Minn.) team, Gators 5172, also had a strong performance. The team made it to the semifinal competition of its division.
Other news
• David Pace, superintendent of East Grand Forks Public Schools, was recently named 2016 Administrator of Excellence by the Minnesota Association of School Administrators. Pace was chosen for the award because of his leadership, concern for students and active involvement in professional and community affairs, according to a release. Pace was recognized at a ceremony in March in Brooklyn Park, Minn. Suraya Driscoll, school director of curriculum and learning, said school staff are excited for the superintendent. She called him a "student-focused leader." "Every decision and action is about the students of the district," she said.
• A dozen Grand Forks Central and Red River students recently won awards at the annual North Dakota SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference. More than 500 students competed in 42 skill areas related to trade, industrial and other occupations at the conference. Grand Forks Central students Fatmata Coomber and Cole Hoover and Red River student Kyle Korman are eligible to compete at the national conference this summer in Kentucky.
• Red River High School has been selected as a Top 50 school in a Vans Custom Culture shoe design contest. The public can vote for their favorite design at vanscustomculture.votenow.tv/ through 7 p.m. Wednesday. Students with the highest-ranking design in each region-Red River's design is among 10 judged in the northwest region-will be named finalists and advance to a June event in Los Angeles.
• Broden Diederich, a seventh-grade Schroeder Middle School student, has been selected to attend the 2016 Summer Space Camp in Huntsville, Ala., according to the district. Diederich, who will be accompanied by Schroeder teacher Kristi Otto, will join dozens of other students to take a simulated walk on the moon, build and launch a model rocket and understand what it's like to work in a frictionless environment.
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• Darian Colgrove and Tai Mosley, both Grand Forks Public Schools seniors, were selected by the Coalition for Conservation and Environmental Education as two of the state's most promising young scientific leaders, according to the district.
• North Dakota teachers, elected leaders and others interested in writing and reviewing new education standards for the state can apply now, according to the state Department of Public Instruction. Math and English educators will rewrite the standards to replace ones based on the controversial Common Core standards, which have been in place in the state for the past three to six years. Superintendent Kirsten Baesler announced the decision last week. Three review committees will be made up of elected leaders, business and industry leaders, parents and citizens. The math and English committees will have up to 35 members each. The review committees will have up to seven members each. Applicants for the standards writing committee can be found here: www.nd.gov/dpi/uploads/93/ApplicationforSelectionStandards050616.pdf and applicantions or the review committes can be found here: www.nd.gov/dpi/uploads/93/ApplicationforSelectionReviewCommittee05061600...
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