Another robot may send Washington Island School students back to the International SeaPerch Challenge in Maryland again this year. Earlier this month, Washington Island's four teams tried out their robots at the Sturgeon Bay YMCA to make some of their final tweaks ahead of their regional competition on April 1st.
The team made its first trip to the international competition on the campus of the University of Maryland last year after coming in second place in their regional competition.
Out of 56 in-person teams, Team Dory took 14th overall in the middle school stock class and was first among those competing from Wisconsin. At the international competition, Team Dory finished 31st in engineering design, 12th in the team video, tied for eighth in the pool mission course, and 34th in the pool obstacle course.
The SeaPerch teams are led by science teacher Miranda Dahlke, who recently was named a finalist for the 2023 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. SeaPerch teams in Door County are supported in part by the Door County Maritime Museum.
They will compete alongside a dozen other schools on April 1st at Ashwaubenon High School.
Pictures courtesy of Miranda Dahlke, Washington Island School District, and Door County Maritime Museum
