A p ril 28, 2010
ODhaeruer
Math, Science
and Legos
Detroit Picks Sue
turned that around, winning 10
games for the first time in eight or
m illion to his Grant High alma nine years. I think I can come in and
mater.
help the Detroit Lions do the same
H e’s going to a team that has thing."
won just three games since mid
Suh was the players fans wanted,
way through the 2007 season.
especially the few thousand cheer
"It doesn't bother me at all," ing from Ford Field when the pick
Suh said. "I went to Nebraska was made.
when they were not coming off a
"1 plan on not disappointing them
very good season and our class at all," Suh said.
c o n tin u e d f r o n tp a g e
Program gets
kids interested
in technology
J ake T homas
T he P ortland O bserver
by
The Oregon Robotics Tourna
ment Outreach Program has sought
to introduce the state’s youth to
sc ience and math for nearly 10 years
through interactive projects that
seek to harness the creativity of
students.
But just until two years ago, this
opportunity was largely absent for
students in north and northeast
Portland, until a group o f volun
teers stepped in to make sure that
they had access to the program.
ORTOP sponsors several pro
grams that aim to instill in kids ranged
9 through 18 an interest in engineer
ing. In the First Lego League, a
program of ORTOP, kids from all
over Oregon build Lego robots to
complete tasks while learning to
solve problems using math, science,
and technology.
Earlier this month, local students
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photo by J ake
T homas /T he P ortland O bserver
Local students who participated in the First Lego League show off
what they learned at Bethel AME Church in north Portland.
and volunteers who competed on
the teams gathered Bethel AME
Church in northeast Portland to
show off what they learned from the
experience.
Antonio Jackson- the head o f a
local branch o f Kappa Alpha Psi, a
fraternity that helped bring the pro
gram to the area, said that no teams
placed this year, but the number of
teams grew from two to five.
“It’s building their foundation,”
said Jackson, who explained that
with constant budget cutbacks in
schools it’s important for kids to
have opportunities for hands-on
applications o f math and science.
“This program is so important be
cause it’s a lot o f kids o f color who
are getting exposure to science and
technology.”
The younger teams, who range
from ages 6 through 9, program Lego
robots to perform hypothetical tasks
based on real world problems. For
instance, this year’s teams faced
challenges dealing with global trans
portation issues, and had to grapple
with tasks like how to move goods
overseas.
photo by
M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver
Troops stand at attention at the Chiles Center at the University
of Portland. Two hundred Oregon National Guard Soldiers came
home on April 21 after serving in Iraq.
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