By Thomas Lott
CONCORD â Jay M. Robinson High School Engineering and Robotics Teacher Dave Parisi has been named a National Life Group LifeChanger of the Year Award Winner.
He was nominated by Kristi Parlier â Jay M. Robinsonâs Coordinator for the Academy of Engineering and Automation â for the award and she said there wasnât an educator around who deserved it more than Mr. Parisi.
âHe is definitely deserving because he is worthy of âLifeChanger,ââ she said Wednesday. âHe has changed so many lives, not just here at Jay. M. Robinson but throughout the entire district.â
Mr. Parisi will receive $3,000 to be shared between a $1,500 individual award and a $1,500 donation to his school or district for his win. He was humbled by the nomination.
McDONOUGH – Ola Middle School VEX Robotics Team 5203G just wrapped up their showing at the 2021 VRC Middle School Live Remote World Championships held May 17-22.
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Robotics inherently involves ingenuity. Charlie Craft and Shelby Abernathy displayed that quality in winning the 2021 Alabama Vex IQ Robot Skills Challenge Championship, and earning a berth in the Remote World Tournament later this month.
It was familiar territory for Charlie and Shelby in some ways. While students at Duck Springs Elementary, they joined the school’s Robotics Club in 2018 and along with teammates Tanner Harris, and Gabby Smith, won the 2019 Vex IQ Alabama State Elementary Robot Teamwork Challenge.
Fast forward to 2020-21. Charlie (Etowah Middle) and Shelby (Sardis Middle) moved to different schools. Etowah Middle had to suspend its competitive robotics program because of COVID-19 considerations; Sardis Middle doesn’t have a program.
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