You will see robots instead of people from Washington Island and other schools in the region in a pool at Ashwaubenon High School on Saturday.

NEW Manufacturing Alliance will host 20 teams from nine communities for the eighth annual SeaPerch Competition. The SeaPerch program exposes students to many different STEM career paths as they build an underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle to go through a number of different challenges.

With the support of the district, the community, and the Door County Maritime Museum, Washington Island will send four teams to this year’s competition: Team Stingray, Team Flounder, Team Sea Angels, and Team Moby. Two of the teams will feature members from last year’s squad that qualified for the International SeaPerch Challenge hosted by the University of Maryland. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Teacher and SeaPerch supervisor Miranda Dahlke says over the years, the students have become more comfortable with the process and have taken more risks along the way to prepare themselves for the regional competition.

The top teams are chosen for the International SeaPerch Challenge based on three areas: the mission course, the obstacle course, and the presentation. You can find the schedule for each team below.

Team Stingrays

Obstacle Course: 8:20 a.m.

Mission: 10:25 a.m.

Presentation: 11:15 a.m.

Team Flounder

Obstacle Course: 8:45 a.m.

Mission: 10:50 a.m.

Presentation: 11:45 a.m.

Team Sea Angels

Obstacle Course: 9:10 a.m.

Mission: 11:15 a.m.

Presentation: 8:20 a.m.

Team Moby

Obstacle Course: 11:40 a.m.

Mission: 9:35 a.m.

Presentation: 10:25 a.m.