This spring, Oak Hill MS formed a new after-school Robotics Club, the MegaOHMS.  About 20 students from all three grades joined together each Monday afternoon to plan, design, build, and program Lego robots to tackle the season’s challenge —navigating the tricky “Oak Hill Harbor”, avoiding many obstacles while deploying buoys and positioning life boats. 
The club is led by Oak Hill parent coaches Joe Allegro and Ken Sinclair with help from teachers Charles Bunting and Norma Sullivan. The kids, working in smaller groups of about 5 students, learned about robots (thanks to Ken’s “Robot of the Week” presentations) while problem-solving, testing their designs, and practicing collaboration and teamwork skills. They were challenged and engaged, constantly bouncing ideas off each other. This effort culminated in a final competition on June 13, in which the robots were turned loose to rack up points.  The MegaOHMS will officially join the First Lego League and compete in the nationwide challenge starting in September. For more information, email robotics@oakhillpto.org.