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JMS robotics team headed to world competition

Posted at 12:36 pm April 16, 2018
By Holly Cross Leave a Comment

Three robotics teams from Jefferson Middle School competed in the FIRST Lego League East Tennessee State Championship at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville on February 10. The Atomic Eagles qualified to represent Jefferson Middle School and Tennessee at the FIRST LEGO World Championships in Houston this month. (Submitted photo)

Three robotics teams from Jefferson Middle School competed in the FIRST Lego League East Tennessee State Championship at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville on February 10. The Atomic Eagles qualified to represent Jefferson Middle School and Tennessee at the FIRST LEGO World Championships in Houston this month. (Submitted photo)

 

Three robotics teams from Jefferson Middle School competed in the FIRST Lego League East Tennessee State Championship at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville on February 10. The Atomic Eagles qualified to represent Jefferson Middle School and Tennessee at the FIRST LEGO World Championships in Houston this month.

To compete in the state championship, teams must first qualify at either the Knoxville, Nashville, Tullahoma, Bristol, or Johnson City competitions. The Atomic Eagles, JMS Master Builders, and Radioactive Brix all qualified in Knoxville on December 10, 2017, at Hardin Valley Academy.

At the East Tennessee Championship, the Radioactive Brix (team # 3131), including members Johnny Clark, Abby Ellis, Christopher Gorsuch, Roxanne Farahi, Eden Hatmaker, Wesley Hixson, Henry Landau, and Colby Lawson, finished the robot challenge game with a high score of 135. The team coach is Norma Franco and the team mentor is Justin Lawson. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Top Stories Tagged With: Aaliyah Herron, Aaron Fiscor, Abby Ellis, Adam Blanchard, Alex Shanafield, Amelia Thomson, Amelie Nagle, Atomic Eagles, Ben Dallas, Brian Qu, Christopher Gorsuch, Colby Lawson, David Hundermark, Eden Hatmaker, FIRST LEGO League, FIRST Lego League East Tennessee State Championship, FIRST LEGO World Championships, Harold Shanafield, Henry Landau, Jacob Mohr, Janie Shanafield, Jeff Thomson, Jefferson Middle School, Jessica Mohr, JMS Master Builders, Johnny Clark, Justin Lawson, Lexie Scott, Lindsey Fiscor, Marissa Kenworthy, Matthew Alexander, Norma Franco, Radioactive Brix, robotics, Roxanne Farahi, Sadie Thomson, Stella Scott, Sydney Blanchard, Wesley Hixson

Photo: JMS First Lego League team competing in Houston

Posted at 11:31 am April 21, 2017
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

At the First Robotics World Championship in Houston, the Jefferson Middle School First Lego League team, the JMS Master Builders, is also competing in the FLL Division. Pictured above on Thursday, April 20, 2017, are team members (left to right) Matthew Alexander, Thora Spence, Amelia Thomson, Jessica Mohr, Stella Scott, and Adam Blanchard. (Photo by Angi Agle)

At the First Robotics World Championship in Houston, the Jefferson Middle School First Lego League team, the JMS Master Builders, is also competing in the FLL Division. Pictured above on Thursday, April 20, 2017, are team members, from left to right, Matthew Alexander, Thora Spence, Amelia Thomson, Jessica Mohr, Stella Scott, and Adam Blanchard. (Photo by Angi Agle)

 

At the First Robotics World Championship in Houston, the Jefferson Middle School First Lego League team, the JMS Master Builders, is competing in the FLL Division (see photo above).

The FLL matches began Thursday at 12:50 p.m. Central time.

Photo and information provided by Angi Agle.

More information will be added as it becomes available.

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Top Stories Tagged With: Adam Blanchard, Amelia Thomson, Angi Agle, First Robotics World Championship, FLL Division, Jefferson Middle School, Jefferson Middle School First Lego League, Jessica Mohr, JMS Master Builders, Matthew Alexander, Stella Scott, Thora Spence

Oak Ridge students compete in Southern Appalachian Science, Engineering Fair

Posted at 2:36 pm April 16, 2017
By Holly Cross Leave a Comment

Ryan Armstrong earned second place for his project titled “Quantifying the Evolution of Gas from Li-ion Battery Materials” under the mentorship of Gabriel Veith of Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Along with a $750 scholarship and trophy, Ryan will travel to Los Angeles, California in May to compete at the International Science and Engineering Fair. (Submitted photo)

Ryan Armstrong earned second place for his project titled “Quantifying the Evolution of Gas from Li-ion Battery Materials” under the mentorship of Gabriel Veith of Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Along with a $750 scholarship and trophy, Ryan will travel to Los Angeles, California, in May to compete at the International Science and Engineering Fair. (Submitted photo)

 

Seven research students from Oak Ridge High School competed in the 66th Annual Southern Appalachian Science and Engineering Fair hosted at the University of Tennessee. The competition was held March 27-30 with the awards ceremony on Thursday evening. There were 55 Senior Division projects in competition, a press release said.

Five of the students were part of the Math, Science, and Computer Science Thesis course at ORHS that is advised by Tammy Carneim and Jessica Williams. The remaining two did their research independently with the help of teachers Deni Sobek and Sharon Thomas.

Ryan Armstrong earned second place for his project titled “Quantifying the Evolution of Gas from Li-ion Battery Materials” under the mentorship of Gabriel Veith of Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Along with a $750 scholarship and trophy, Armstrong will travel to Los Angeles, California, in May to compete at the International Science and Engineering Fair.

Jasleen Narula earned fourth place and $100 for her project titled “Rapid High-Throughput Toxicity Screening of East Tennessee Water Samples Using Autobioluminescent Yeast Assay” under the mentorship of Steven Ripp. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Alex Shanafield, Alexandra Shanafield, Amelia Thomson, Bradley Lokitz, Center for Nanophase Materials, Deni Sobek, Dylan Payne, Gabriel Veith, Holly Cross, International Science and Engineering Fair, Jasleen Narula, Jefferson Middle School, Jessica Williams, Jim Franklin, John Beard, Kayla King, Lara Blokland, Laura Pullum, Logan Rumbaugh, Michael Ma, Nickolay Lavrik, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORHS, Richard Archibald, Ryan Armstrong, SASEF, Sharon Thomas, Southern Appalachian Science and Engineering Fair, Steven Ripp, Tammy Carneim, Tyr Hondorf, University of Tennessee, Vig Sherrill, Wilson Huang

JMS robotics team to represent school, Tennessee at FIRST LEGO World Championships

Posted at 11:40 pm February 19, 2017
By Holly Cross Leave a Comment

The Jefferson Middle School Master Builders finished a robot challenge game with a high score of 204 and won the first place overall Champion's Award in the FIRST Lego League East Tennessee State Championship at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017. The team received the Global Innovation Award. (Photo courtesy Oak Ridge Schools)

The Jefferson Middle School Master Builders finished a robot challenge game with a high score of 204 and won the first place overall Champion’s Award in the FIRST Lego League East Tennessee State Championship at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017. The team received the Global Innovation Award. (Photo courtesy Oak Ridge Schools)

 

Content written by team coaches—edited and submitted by Holly Cross

Three robotics teams from Jefferson Middle School competed in the FIRST Lego League East Tennessee State Championship at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville on February 11. One team will represent Jefferson Middle School and Tennessee at the FIRST LEGO World Championships in Houston in April.

To compete in the state championship, teams must first qualify at either the Knoxville, Nashville, Chattanooga, or Johnson City competitions. The Atomic Eagles, JMS Master Builders, and Radioactive Brix all qualified in Knoxville on December 3 at Hardin Valley Academy.

The Radioactive Brix (team # 3131) finished the robot challenge game with a high score of 90 and won second place in mechanical design. Members are: Johnny Clark, Grace Godfrey, Christopher Gorsuch, Ethan Holland, Colby Lawson, Josh Shubert, and Chrystalleni White. The team coach is Norma Franco. The team mentor is Justin Holland.

The Atomic Eagles (team #336) finished the robot challenge game with a high score of 110 and won the third place overall Champions Award. Members are: Ben Dallas, Lindsey Fiscor, Bethany Marshall, Amelie Nagle, Levi Parish, Brian Qu, and Alex Shanafield. The team coaches are Janie Shanafield and David Hundermark. The team mentor is Harold Shanafield. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Top Stories Tagged With: Adam Blanchard, Alex Shanafield, Amelia Thomson, Amelie Nagle, Atomic Eagles, Ben Dallas, Bethany Marshall, Brian Qu, Christopher Gorsuch, Chrystalleni White, Colby Lawson, David Hundermark, Ethan Holland, FIRST LEGO League, FIRST Lego League East Tennessee State Championship, Global Innovation Award, Grace Godfrey, Harold Shanafield, Janie Shanafield, Jeff Thomson, Jefferson Middle School, Jessica Mohr, JMS Master Builders, Johnny Clark, Josh Shubert, Justin Holland, Levi Parish, Lexie Scott, Lindsey Fiscor, Master Builders, Matthew Alexander, Norma Franco, Oak Ridge Schools, Radioactive Brix, Stella Scott, Tennessee Technological University, Thora Spence

Oak Ridge students experience success at Southern Appalachian Science, Engineering Fair

Posted at 1:40 pm April 13, 2016
By Holly Cross Leave a Comment

Gabe Vacliuc with Poster and Trophy

Oak Ridge High School student Gabe Vacaliuc earned first place for his project titled “dQCuts: Simplifying Molecular Dynamics Datasets Using Higher Order Statistical Signatures” under the mentorship of Arvind Ramanathan at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Vacaliuc is pictured above with his poster and trophy at the Southern Appalachian Science and Engineering Fair at the University of Tennessee earlier this month. (Submitted photo)

 

Seventeen research students from Oak Ridge High School competed in the 64th Annual Southern Appalachian Science and Engineering Fair hosted at the University of Tennessee. The competition was held April 4-7 with the awards ceremony on Thursday evening. There were 52 Senior Division projects in competition.

All 17 students are a part of either the Experimental Scientific Research, or ESR, course or Math, Science, and Computer Science Thesis course at ORHS. The ESR course is led by Sharon Thomas and Thesis is led by Tammy Carneim and Jessica Williams.

Gabe Vacaliuc earned first place for his project titled “dQCuts: Simplifying Molecular Dynamics Datasets Using Higher Order Statistical Signatures” under the mentorship of Arvind Ramanathan at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Along with a $1,000 scholarship and trophy, Vacaliuc will travel to Phoenix, Arizona, in May to compete at the International Science and Engineering Fair.

“SASEF was a great experience because I was able to get substantial feedback in a professional setting,” Vacaliuc said. “I’m so grateful to SASEF for the opportunity to represent my school at ISEF in May.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, K-12, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Adit Bhandari, Afton Russel, Albert Xue, Alex Shanafield, Amelia Thomson, Arvind Ramanathan, Bonnie Moon, Chad Steed, Chen Chen Zhang, Chris Symons, David Senter, Elisabeth Gallmeier, Emma Milloway, Erin Mihealsick, Experimental Scientific Research, Fransisco Barrera, Gabe Vacaliuc, Ian Lumsden, International Science and Engineering Fair, ISEF, Jefferson Middle School, Jessica Williams, Joanna McFarlane, Lauren Collier, Lenny Gray, Math Science and Computer Science Thesis, Megan Peters, Melissa Yuan, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORHS, research students, SASEF, Sergiy Kalnaus, Sharon Thomas, Simon Mason, Southern Appalachian Science and Engineering Fair, Stephen Sarles, Tammy Carneim, Thomas Colburn, Tina Wang, Todd Toops, University of Tennessee

Jefferson’s Master Builders St. Louis-bound as LEGO champions

Posted at 8:36 am February 17, 2016
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Jefferson-Middle-School-Master-Builders-Feb-2016

Members of Jefferson Middle School’s Master Builders are, from left, Amelia Thomson, Iliana Spence, Henry Scott, Jessica Mohr, and Thora Spence. Not pictured is Andrew Brady. (Submitted photo)

 

Jefferson Middle School’s Master Builders are bound for St. Louis in April after they won the Champions Award as the overall winner of the FIRST LEGO League Tournament held February 13 at Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville.

By virtue of their victory, the Master Builders have qualified to travel to St. Louis in April representing East Tennessee in the FIRST LEGO League World Championships, a press release said.

The Master Builders are the second team from Jefferson during the past two years to win the Champions Award. The Atomic Eagles were Champions Award winners a year ago. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Top Stories Tagged With: Amelia Thomson, Andrew Brady, Atomic City Eagles, Atomic Eagles, Champions Award, FIRST LEGO, FIRST LEGO League Tournament, FIRST LEGO League World Championships, Henri Scott, Iliana Spence, Jeff Thomson, Jefferson Middle School, Jessica Mohr, LEGO Mindstorms, Lexie Scott, Master Builders, Robot Performance Trophy, Robot Strategy and Innovation Award, robots, Tennessee Tech, Tennessee Tech University, Thora Spence, UT-Battelle

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