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Assets School’s Robotics Team Features Several Talented East O‘ahu Students
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and our team are still really young and new to the robot- ics community so we still have a lot to learn.”
Assets School’s second team MEAF (Metal Engi- neering Assets Flamingos) also ended the season in the semi-finals and finished the season ranked fourth. Team MEAF includes junior and captain Aren Karr, along with sophomore Kaheala- ni Gleason, who are both from East O‘ahu. Karr was named a Dean’s List Award finalist for his contributions to the team and for his out- reach efforts. He will be one of 209 Dean’s List Award finalists who will attend the 2023 FIRST Championship in Houston. There, Karr will speak about his outreach, which includes forming ro- botics teams at other schools
dents learn to collaborate with each other as a team improving their commu- nication skills and prob- lem-solving skills. They are also tasked with raising funds themselves so they actively communicate with adults and learn the busi- ness aspects of life.”
fles together before each ro- botics league meet.
Han shares that he began the FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics Program at As- sets School in 2018 as an extracurricular after-school team in hopes of expanding STEM interest for the stu- dent population. At the time, there were only 10 students enrolled. The program has since grown to include near- ly 40 students in the program with three coaches and men- tors: Han, Miles Yamamoto and Emi Hagiwara.
Assets School’s Team Waffles and Team MEAF at a robotics competition. PHOTO COURTESY ASSETS SCHOOL
Assets School is also having a virtual auction for general tuition assistance that is open to the public. It goes live at 6 p.m. April 6 to 8:30 p.m. April 15. All money raised in the auc- tion goes to tuition assis- tance for families in need of financial aid. The online auction coincides with the school’s Illumination Gala from 5 to 9 p.m. April 15 at The Pacific Club.
“We’ve also expanded the Robotics Program now to participate in FLL (FIRST Lego League) for the K-8 school and both FTC and FRC (FIRST Robotics Com- petition) at the high school,” shares Han. “Our program
and sharing robotics with nonprofit organizations such as the Okinawan Festival and Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii.
MEAF is the younger team but they show tons of poten- tial,” says Han.
Team Waffles won by col- laborating with Team X-bots from Punahou School, who will be joining them in the world championships.
“It was actually Team Waffles that started and coached Team MEAF three years ago due to an increase in student interest. Team
In FIRST Robotics, it’s all about collaboration and teamwork — this camarade- rie is extended even beyond the team. The robotics games are played in a two-versus- two alliance format and
“Being in a robotics team isn’t just about being in STEM,” says Han. “A ro- botics team is almost like a small company. Our stu-
For more information, visit assets-school.org.
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