Clarkston High School’s Team RUSH helped local Boy and Girl Scouts earn engineering badges Saturday, Nov. 17. The four-hour program at Clarkston High School attracted 67 scouts from troops throughout Oakland County.
‘We felt that our Team Rush students, mentors and alums had a unique set of skills, experiences and hands-on application tools that would aid the scouts in earning the engineering portion of their curriculum,? said Kyle Hughes, robotics team leader.
Boy Scouts earned Engineering Merit badges. Girl Scouts earned Building a Better Future certification.
Ativities included demonstration of the award-winning Team RUSH 2007 robot. Girl Scout curriculum also included outside speakers Jen Brown, Materials Engineer from American Axle; and Lee Kerr, sales engineer, Dow Automotive.
‘By reaching out into the community, we teach our kids the importance of giving back, and also spread our enthusiasm for math, science and technology,? Hughes said.
Team RUSH also hosts summer Lego robotics camps, sponsors a local girls softball team, tutors at the middle school, and adopted a local road as part of the State’s Adopt-a-Highway program. They earned the FIRST Robotics League’s Chairman’s Award for community service during the 2007 competition season.
For more information, check TeamRush27.net.
? Kris Godlew