Van Wert Middle Schoolâs Gateway to Technology receives grant
Information submitted Shown are students using the new equipment during class. (Photos submitted) • • •
VAN
WERT The Gateway to Technology class at Van Wert Middle School
recently received a $3,000 grant from the Van Wert County Foundation’s
Flickinger Memorial Trust. The money was used to upgrade the robotics
equipment eighth grade students use in the automation and robotics unit
where students build, program, and problem solve using robots. The
automation and robotics unit is part of Van Wert Middle School’s Project
Lead the Way (PLTW) program.
Gateway to Technology (GTT) is an
Staff and submitted information
The Gateway to Technology class at Van Wert Middle School recently received a $3,000 grant from the Van Wert County Foundation’s Flickinger Memorial Trust. The money was used to upgrade the robotics equipment eighth grade students use in the automation and robotics unit, where students build, program, and problem solve using robots. The automation and robotics unit is part of Van Wert Middle School’s Project Lead the Way (PLTW) program.
Gateway to Technology teacher Zane McElroy (standing) assists two VWMS students with a project.
photo provided
Gateway to Technology (GTT) is an exploratory class offered to students in grades 6-8. GTT is a curriculum within PLTW designed to teach students problem-solving strategies, critical thinking skills, communication, collaboration, and perseverance through hands-on learning. It allows students to be successful in the classroom by providing lessons that focus on today’s real-world challenges.
VW independent/submitted information
Ashley Shepherd, director of gifted services for the Western Buckeye Educational Service Center, announces that the 2021 Journal Gazette Van Wert County Spelling Bee will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, January 31, in the Lincolnview High School gym.
Immediate family members and grandparents of each speller are welcome to attend this event. Masks are required for all that enter, and while seated during the bee. Spectators are also asked to socially distance themselves from other families.
Twelve contestants representing seven Van Wert County schools, grades 5-8, will compete for the honor of representing the county in the Journal Gazette Regional Spelling Bee presented by STAR Financial Bank on March 6. The Regional Spelling Bee will be held in the Purdue University Fort Wayne Rhinehart Recital Hall at 10 a.m. that day. The winner of the Regional contest will go on to compete in the National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.