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Verizon funds more robots for Warrenton High
By EDWARD STRATTON
The Daily Astorian
WARRENTON — Warren-
ton High School has received a
second surge of funding from
the Verizon Foundation for its
burgeoning robotics program.
The $8,600 it received
from Verizon will help expand
technology offerings to mid-
dle-school students, as well as
help Warrenton participate in
the Science Olympiad.
Presenting the award earli-
er this month were represen-
tatives from Verizon; faculty
and administration from War-
renton-Hammond School Dis-
trict; and U.S. Rep. Suzanne
Bonamici, D-Ore.
Warrenton originally re-
ceived a $11,152 grant from
Verizon in October. The mon-
ey helped pay for the startup
of a science, technology, en-
gineering and mathematics
class taught by instructor Josh
Jannusch, who also trained on
how to incorporate underwater
robots into teaching science
and math.
Since then, Jannusch’s
students have been building
renewable energy devices,
drones and underwater robots,
several of which recently com-
peted in a regional competition
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U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici got a first hand look at the
underwater robotics program at Warrenton High School
with juniors Ashley Fish, center, and Brenton Davis.
crustacean researchers need-
ing an underwater viewpoint
and wants to use the robots
for water quality tests in the
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said it is important for students
to know that there are quality
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jobs to be had with the robots
From left, Warrenton High School Principal Rod Heyen, Verizon’s Milt Doumit, U.S. Rep. they are creating.
Suzanne Bonamici, WHS technology teacher Josh Jannusch and Verizon’s Shawna
Scott Charlston, a spokes-
McAneny and Bronson Abts posed for a shot with the $8,600 check donated by the man for Verizon, said its foun-
phone company’s foundation to help expand Warrenton’s robotics programs.
dation looks at school propos-
als across the country, giving
in North Bend sponsored by representatives their robot, the had ever written. With one out about $100 million a year
Marine Advanced Technology S.S. Bentley, in the test pool year of the class under his belt, through the federal Connect-
Education.
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Juniors
Ashley
Fish its bus barn.
real-world applications for his
Milt Doumit, the vice pres-
and Brenton Davis showed
Jannusch said the grant students’ creations. So far, he ident of northwest government
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Warrenton’s program received
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teacher and school administra-
tors like Principal Rod Heyen
have shown support, and be-
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