Nemesis Visits the Winners of the 2018 Sharon Elementary Food Drive
On June 12th, 2018, the typical elementary school class would be learning the last few subjects of the school year, as the students anxiously awaited summer. For the students in Ms. Rosol’s and Mrs. Zaffarese’s classes at Sharon Elementary School that was not the case. They spent their last hour of the school day learning about the wonders and intricacies of Nemesis, Robbinsville High School’s FIRST Robotics team. Earlier in the year, these same students marked themselves winners, collecting the largest amount of non-perishable food items for the annual Nemesis Food Drive. Thanks, in part, to their efforts and contributions, over 2,000 food items were donated to the Robbinsville Food Pantry. As an extension of gratitude, a group of Nemesis teammates stopped by to give them a fun-filled afternoon.
Kicking off the event, Nemesis thanked the students for their amazing contributions. Next, came the fun. The students could hardly contain their excitement as they watched Fury, Nemesis’ award winning robot in action. Fury picked up blocks and lifted itself along with two high school students off of the ground; a feat that impresses people of all ages, and certainly left many younger students awe-inspired. After the opening “ceremonies”, students were split up into four groups to learn about the different components of Nemesis. At one station teammates from the Build Team explained the design process, and discussed the previous years’ robots. The Marketing Team presented how Nemesis spreads its name and message, and acquires the means and funding to support the team. Here the students received some very fashionable buttons and (non-permanent) tattoos. At the Software Team station, Nemesis students explained how they create a robot out of a bunch of metal pieces. The students also watched in wonder as Nemesis’s humanoid Nao robot, sang, talked, and danced.
The event concluded with some great photo opportunities, followed by a meet-and-greet where the elementary students were able to talk to the high school students, and ask them questions. After witnessing such an amazing demonstration of STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Art and Mathematics) the excitement and enthusiasm within the younger students was palpable. “Going around the room, and seeing each individual kid’s excitement for each station was really incredible. It’s remarkable to see such an interest in STEAM at such a young age.” remarked Nemesis team member, Apoorva Savanur. With this fun-filled afternoon concluded, it is almost certain that Nemesis recruited a group of future team members. Team Nemesis would like to extend its gratitude to Sharon Elementary School for their support and partnership in the Food Drive.
The annual Nemesis Food Drive with Sharon Elementary School brought in over 2,000 non-perishable food items to support the Robbinsville Food Pantry. On June 12, 2018, the classes with the largest amount of donations, Ms. Rosol’s and Mrs. Zaffarese’s classes, were awarded a demonstration by the Robbinsville High School robotics team, Nemesis. Team members presented their award winning robot Fury, an introduction to the Build, Marketing and Software Teams, and their humanoid Nao robot. With this presentation, the excitement and enthusiasm of the younger students was palpable. Students received buttons, (non-permanent) tattoos, and overall, a sense of wonder, as they enjoyed an afternoon full of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) based possibilities.
