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Washington Island's Team Dory ready to swim

Just like Dory was a small fish in a big ocean, four Washington Island students are ready for a big swim of their own in June when they compete in the SeaPerch International Competition in Maryland.

 

Washington Island brought five teams to the Regional SeaPerch competition held at Ashwaubenon High School earlier this month after winning the Door County competition hosted at the Sturgeon Bay YMCA. Colin Verboomen, Allison Bennett, Magnus Purinton, Julia Pratt, and their robot named after the Finding Nemo character took second place, clinching them a spot at the international competition hosted by the University of Maryland. Purinton admitted that SeaPerch judges pulled their leg a bit, simply saying that a team from the island took second place before mentioning Team Dory by name. After using a poster for a presentation, the competition included Verboomen, Bennett, Purinton, and Pratt navigating the ROV Dory through an obstacle course and a mission course.

 

The four students said the name was fitting because of the ups and downs during the process, but the ROV Dory still made its way to the International Competition. They will spend the next few weeks tweaking and practicing with their ROV Dory before shipping off to Maryland for the competition. The Door County Maritime Museum and other community partners are helping support the team with other fundraising ventures to be announced soon. They are the second team from Door County to qualify after Sevastopol earned a spot in 2020 for the competition that later had to be canceled due to the pandemic. You can watch our entire interview below.

 

 

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