Around and About May 2023 Peninsula
PV High Robotics Team goes deep for the oceans The Palos Verdes High School Underwater Remotely-Operated Vehicle (ROV) robotics team has participated for the past 13 years in the Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) regional competition. It has also participated in the International World Championship eight times, and in six of those competitions finished in the top five. This year the focus is on the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. The team has been working since last September, designing, building, and testing a new tethered ROV. In addition to the robot’s underwater performance, the team will be judged on the strength of its 25-page technical report, marketing proposal, and oral presentation. The team is sponsored by the Palos Verdes High School Booster Club and the Peninsula Education Foundation. Jake Weyrick, Madison Wendel and Gavin Kresser in Palos Verdes High’s recent production of “Something Rotten.” Photo by Melissa Mollo “World’s first musical” The Broadway hit “Something Rotten” was presented by the Palos Verdes High School Drama Department for seven performances in April. The musical farce tells the story of playwright…
Read this story on easyreadernews.com