Hard work pays off for Rotorua robotic students at 2020 AquaBots National Competition
10 Dec, 2020 07:10 PM
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Rotorua regional teams that attended the AquaBots Nationals 2020. Photo / Supplied
Rotorua Daily Post
Rotorua robotic students came out on top following the 2020 AquaBots National Competition in Masterton recently.
Twenty-one students travelled to Masterton and Team Tahi, from the Te Aka Mauri (TAM) Young Engineers Club, won the AquaBots college division.
Team Tahi included students Swian Lloyd-Jones (Year 8, Mokoia Intermediate) and Jurnee Leonard (Year 9, Western Heights High School).
Teams who placed first at the New Zealand national competition qualify for the International AquaBots Competition usually held in the USA in June 2021.
Rotorua Civic Arts Trust scholarships recognise talent
9 Dec, 2020 07:15 PM
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(From left) Leon Sharplin, Mary Smith, Neeve Coumbe, Hannah Seo, Tate Tisdall and Waiora Mills. Photo / Shauni James
(From left) Leon Sharplin, Mary Smith, Neeve Coumbe, Hannah Seo, Tate Tisdall and Waiora Mills. Photo / Shauni James
Shauni James is the Rotorua Weekender reportershauni.james@nzme.co.nz@thedailypost
There was plenty of smiles and talent shared at the presentation of Rotorua Civic Arts Trust scholarships, including the inaugural Dr Barry Smith Memorial Instrumental Scholarship.
On Tuesday afternoon the five Rotorua youth received their scholarships at the Rotorua Energy Charitable Trust office, and a number of them performed for those gathered at the presentation.