Ohio Virtual Academy Students Compete in Stride’s National K12 Robotics Competition
July 31 2023 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
A group of students at Ohio Virtual Academy (OHVA) — a
full-time, tuition-free, online public school for grades K-12 —
have been named fourth-place winners in the K12 National Robotics
Competition, a competition presented by Stride, Inc. exclusively
for students in its K12-powered schools across the country. The
OHVA team included Reed Wiest, an eighth grader from Piketon,
Lincoln DelGrosso, an eighth grader from Kettering, and Connor
Pritchard, a sixth grader from Dayton.
In May, the students from OHVA — known as the OHVA Cardinals
team — participated in the K12 National Robotics Competition,
facing off against 11 other teams in the virtual first round. Using
Cogmation Robotics software, each team member was required to
develop code to navigate a maze with their robot. Progressing to
the second virtual round, the OHVA Cardinals competed in a
recycling challenge, instructing their robot to pick up cans and
place them in a recycling bin. After a successful second round, the
OHVA Cardinals and four other teams from Texas and Washington
advanced to the final round.
For the final competition, each team headed to the Stride
headquarters in Reston, VA to compete in person. The final
challenge required the teams to initiate their code on a computer
to instruct the robot to move two blocks from a starting point to a
designated square on the robotics mat. Scores from the best of
three rounds were used to determine winners, placing the OHVA
Cardinals in fourth place.
“Reed, Lincoln, and Connor worked extremely hard over the last
few months on their code, and it was encouraging to see their hard
work pay off,” said Dr. Kristin Stewart, Executive Director at
OHVA. “We’re extremely grateful for the opportunity to collaborate
with K12 to offer experiences like this to all our students,
allowing them to explore their interests in a real-world
setting.”
Robotics is just one of the many courses and career clubs OHVA
offers students in grades 7-12. OHVA students can take
career-focused electives that are centered around high-demand
career fields, such as agriculture, food and natural resources,
business, education, engineering, health sciences, and information
technology. In addition, OHVA’s career clubs allow students to
connect, practice professional skills, work on service projects,
take field trips, and compete against other local, state, and
national schools and organizations.
For more information about OVHA, visit ohva.k12.com
About Ohio Virtual Academy
Ohio Virtual Academy (OHVA) is an accredited, full-time online
public charter school authorized by the Ohio Council of Community
Schools (OCCS) that serves students in grades K-12. As part of the
Ohio public school system, OHVA is tuition-free and provides
families the choice to access the curriculum and tools provided by
K12, a Stride Company (NYSE: LRN). Stride offers learners of all
ages a more effective way to learn and build skills for their
future. For more information about OHVA, visit ohva.k12.com.
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