Robotics Rookies Succeed

DAYTON -- The Dayton High School Robotics Team came home from the World Championship Robotics Competition in St. Louis, Mo., with a trophy.

From among 100 robotics entries in the Bulldogs' division, the Dayton team with its "Skid Steer" robot placed as the "highest-seeded rookie team" and placed 15th overall in a tournament that drew teams from countries like Israel, Mexico, Greece, Japan and Canada. As agriculture and shop teacher Steve McLean put it, the trip "was a wonderful, amazing experience. The kids were a pleasure to take and learned an immense amount."