GRAND FORKS, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The Hi-Liner Speech team was not the only Valley City High School team that won a state championship on Saturday. The Hi-Liner Robotics team, Bob’s Little Builders won the 2021 North Dakota VEX Robotics Tournament on Saturday in Grand Forks.
Like the speech team, it was a fourth straight state championship for the robotics team. The team consists of Ezra Hanse, Derek Bear and Blake Triebold. “To win the State Championship every single year from Freshman through Senior year is an amazing feat! I am so incredibly proud of these three.” says coach Annette Beattie.
GARRETT â The deafening sound of 18 third-graders pounding nails into wooden blocks filled Kim Harrisâ third grade classroom at J.E. Ober Elementary School Thursday afternoon.
The students were participating in a live, virtual training session led by DIY Networkâs Kayleen McCabe. The collaboration was made possible through a relationship between the school, CEFGA (Construction Education Foundation of Georgia) Little Builders and Home Depot.
During the 45-minute session, students constructed a scaled-down tool bench from pre-cut kits that included wood and nails, topped off with a decal depicting tools hanging on the bench. Each participant was provided safety glasses and a wooden-handled claw hammer before the building began. McCabe was broadcasting live from Colorado, with student intern Sophie joining in from Georgia.