Academy of Architecture, Robotics, and Construction Technologies / Engineering/Robotics/STEAM

In the lab, students will design and test robotic components. Dunedin HS participates in VEX robotics competitions and demonstrations in the community.

Program components include:

Foundations of robotics

Robotic design essentials

Robotics systems

Robotics applications Capstone

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Dunedin High School students learning robotics and drone building during four-year program

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Dr. Deeley and Cadets Kelsey Christopher (11^th grade) and Katie Jahuey Nonthe (10^th grade) are currently attending the VEX Robotics National and World Championships in Dallas, Texas. In their first national championship tournament match, they won 92-42. Attached are pics from that event and today’s win. They will look to advance in match #2 later this afternoon. Best of luck and continued success to our Falcon robotics national qualifiers!

FOX13 featured our Robotics program and competitions!!

Students from the robotics |engineering courses travelled to Jacksonville, FL to compete at the state SkillsUSA events. The following are the results:

uAS Commercial Drones - Gold medal (first place), heading to nationals in Atlanta. Tanay Patel (Junior) and Dylan Cummings (Sophomore)

Robotics Search and Rescue - Silver medal (second place). Elijah Miller (Freshman) and Alex Tootle (Freshman)

Robotics and Automation - Bronze medal (third place). Levi Smith (Senior) and Simon Vandeburgt (Junior)

Thank you Gresham-Smith engineering firm for the bridge building competition. Alex Calderon, 9th grade and Levi Smith, 12th grade competed in the attached bridge building contest at the midtown Tampa engineering firm. They had to design a structural, cost-efficient, and effective bridge within 1.5 hours using a bridge engineering design software. They received 3rd place and split a $150 prize they get to keep for themselves. The best part was the time they had to socialize with professional engineers and USF engineering students. They had a chance to hear all about how to become engineers and what types of engineering fields are available.

Students from the Robotics|Engineering|STEAM courses and Aviation/Aerospace club received a unique opportunity to participate in Aerospace day sponsored by the Friends of Albert Whitted Airport in St. Petersburg, the location of the first commercial air flight ever. Passage flight (providing air in science for South America) founded by Lee Giat, shared the mission and continuing efforts to provide STEM resources to students in South America. A Coast Guard rescue swimmer, C130 pilot, and drone pilots shared what it takes to become a rescue swimmer and pilot, and students had the chance to try on equipment and see the drones. NASA software engineer Aaron Shepard shared many available opportunities for students as well as paths to careers at NASA and other space agencies. Lisa Pineda brought a planetarium and shared how vegetables are hydroponically grown. Students got on planes, used the control panels, and participated in a night sky telescope competition. The evening culminated with students receiving certificates for discovery flights. So many career options were shared with students: Coast Guard rescue swimmer, pilot, drone pilot, air traffic controller, mechanical engineer, aerospace engineer, astronaut, the list is endless.

Thank you to Lee Giat, Passage Flight; Friends of Albert Whitted Airport, Walt Driggers, Aaron Shepard, another list that could go on.

See the students' smiles; testimony of the amazing experience for all.

Students design, build and test underwater ROVs

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Below are some pictures from the Robotics/AVID NASA and Florida Polytechnic tours:

Students who participate in the after school STEM Explorers program, directed by Dr. Catherine Mullins district-wide and sponsored at Dunedin High School by both Dr. Judith Deeley and Mr. Donovan Jones, worked diligently to a first place award in the Model Water Tower Competition chaired by Shelby Brodie of Kimley-Horn and associates and hosted by Jerry Cantrell at Seminole High school. Using the Engineering process, Jordin, Katie, Noah and Justyce, Team Bee Movie Rejects, researched, designed, built and tested their water tower. Towers are judged for structural integrity, hydraulic efficiency, cost effectiveness and aesthetics. The bee water tower proved stable, light, lacked leaking and demonstrated quick gravitational release of water through the team's engineered system. Ingenuity and intellect unite for this positive outcome, an experience they are sure to reflect upon for years to come.

13 teams competed at the Steinbrenner Warrior robotics events in Lutz. They did very well for their first competition against 48 other teams. Warren Gasner and Elijah Miller were team Naval Birds. Noah Berthiaume and Justyce Hendrix team Talon. Nevaeh Lewis and Katie Kahuey-Nonthe team Solder and Saw Dust. They learned how to work with other schools' teams in setting up strategic alliances and had a great time getting to know students from other teams. Good time for all.

On Saturday, January 27th, students from the junior and senior classes of the robotics section of ARC, conducted a fundraiser for their trip to Kennedy Space center and for support of obtaining resources for robotics.

The fundraiser doubled as a community awareness event about what the robotics students learn and work with. Simon Vandeburgt demonstrated his skills with the programming of the robotic arm. He is preparing to compete at states SkillsUSA in Jacksonville in April. Eathan Gavitt shared how he designed, built and tests his underwater ROV and how he is preparing to compete with his team in SeaPerch. Sim Rogers and Mathew Somers demonstrated the various levels of robots and showed ACE hardware customers how to operate the robots.

It was a great day for students raising funds and for the community to obtain awareness of what is happening at Dunedin High School. There were many comments of support from several retirees from other states who are here in town for a few months and who either taught engineering related courses or who work in fields in need of what students are learning in the engineering|robotics|STEAM courses and events.

Thank you to ACE hardware for hosting us.

SCUBA Scholarship

Dunedin High School Engineering|Robotics|STEAM students and members Levi Smith and Dylan Szmyglewski applied for and received a most prestigious scholarship, the Brian Grindey SCUBA scholarship through Mac's Dive shop. Brian Grindey purchased Mac's SCUBA in 1998 and was an instructor for years. In his memory, one of his children Will Grindey and others with Mac's, offer a scholarship for students who would not otherwise have the opportunity to experience and earn a SCUBA certification as well as be fitted for their very own SCUBA equipment. Congratulations Levi and Dylan. Dylan’s aspiration is to use his certification in a career in underwater exploration specifically geared toward protecting the marine environment. Levi plans to utilize his certification in the military as he extends his future academics in an ROTC program in college. Thank you Mac's!

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A very special thank you to Polypack for its continued support of our Robotics Program!!!!!

https://www.polypack.com/

AECOM Engineers: Bunti Patel and Damaris Gonzalez visited Dunedin High school Engineering|Robotics}STEAM to share their expertise in the area of spaceport and airport engineering. Students benefit by hearing how to enter the career field and listening to engineers share their experiences.

Freshmen Collin Stebick and Johnathan Brown-Glauner stepped up to the plate to represent Dunedin High School Engineering|Robotics|STEAM program at the Skycrest Elementary School's STEM night on November 28. They demonstrated how to operate robots both Vex 5 and Vex IQ. Elementary students had the chance to operate the robots as well with a little coaching. Electric circuit LED lit helicopters were also part of the hands-on portion of the night. Students were assisted in building a series circuit with LED lights, copper tape and batteries. Fun was had for all.

Levi Smith, Warren Gasner, Eathan Gavitt, Nate Parker provide their time and talent to adorn two Christmas trees for charitable organizations via the Dunedin Youth Guild.

The first tree, names the Rocketree, was donated to the Tampa Bay Foundation's ARC 2023 Festival of Trees – The Arc Tampa Bay Foundation (thearctbfoundation.org)

The tree was auctioned off to provide funding to support the organization.

The second tree, named the robotic tree, was donated to the Dunedin Youth Guild's Tour of Homes and raffled off.  Holiday Tour of Homes – Dunedin Youth Guild

Money raised by this organization serves many community needs to include scholarships for our very own Dunedin high School seniors and to support the robotics department with resources needed to work on the special projects.

Enjoy a little tour of their work.

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Ions, electrons, Ohm’s Law, Mechanical advantage, simple machines and the history of steam and electric vehicles. Students from Dunedin High School explored what they are learning in the classroom and topped it off by building circuit, observing the machines in action and felt a little static electricity. Thank you to the Collection on Palmetto and especially Laura Merrill for collaborating the organization of this experience. https://collectiononpalmetto.com/

Students are studying Fusion 360 by Autodesk as they plan and design in an effort to export 3D printed items on our newly donated Flashforge Dreamer dual extruder printer. Another student had the opportunity to be scanned to make a 3D model image of himself. Quite the technology.

Students preparing their robot for VEX over under competition. Robot must pick up, push, scoop and place triballs as well as lift itself in the air on a pole. Lots to think about, plan, design, build, test and reconfigure. Teams working together to design, build, program and run.

Thank you to the National Junior Reserve Officer Training (NJROTC) and the HDR Foundation Grant (https://tinyurl.com/HDR-foundation-grant), students are well equipped with resources to build underwater ROVs and pool competition courses in order to participate in Robonations, Sea Perch competition program. National finals will take place in Maryland.

HDR Foundation Grant Application Process

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Tanay Patel was awarded the Drone Gold Wings for passing the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Part 107 exam for becoming a certified drone pilot. The wings are granted by the National Junior Reserve Officer Training (NJROTC) for the accomplishment completed through the Engineering|Robotics|STEAM class and Pilot Institute coursework.

Students volunteer by sharing their expertise with future Falcons at the Pinellas County academy fair. Series vs parallel circuit comparison with LED helicopters and robots deliver information. Great to see the smiles and expressions of awe.

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