We Won

Connecticut's BEST !!!

1st Place-Robot Performance

1st Place-Table Display and Interviews

2nd Place-Project Engineering Notebook

The Robotics Team won a regional robotics competition on Sunday, Oct. 28. The team won an award for the robot's performance, table display and engineering notebook. Now the team will go to Alabama in December to compete in the national competition.

Robotics Related Classes

• 871 ENGINEERING DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT (PLTW) Honors level 1 Credit-
  An engineering research course in which students work in teams to research, design and construct a solution to an open-ended engineering problem. Students apply principles developed in the four preceding courses and are guided by a community mentor. They must present progress reports, submit a final written report and defend their solutions to a panel of outside reviewers at the end of the school year.

• 861 CIVIL ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE (PLTW) Honors level 1 Credit -
  Students will use Rivet which is a state of the art 3D design software package form AutoDesk to solve real world problems and communicate solutions to hands-on projects and activities. This specialization course covers topics such as the roles of Civil Engineers and Architects, Project planning, site planning, Building design, Project documentation and Presentation.

• 851 COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING (PLTW) Honors level 1 Credit-
  CIM is a specialization course that applies principles of prototyping, robotics, and automation. It builds on the solid modeling skills developed in Introduction to Engineering Design. Students use computer-controlled equipment to solve problems by constructing models of their three-dimensional designs. Students are also introduced to the fundamentals of robotics and to how this equipment is used in an automated environment. Students evaluate their design solutions using various techniques and modifications before they produce the prototype.

• 561 PHYSICS (P) Honors level 1 Credit Grades 11, 12 -
  Meets seven periods per week. This course is intended for those who need a technical background in studies they pursue after graduation. The topics covered are generally the same as in the advanced placement physics course but at a less rigorous level. Students who plan to major in pre-med, nursing, biology, pre-law, etc. will be adequately prepared by this course. Students who plan to major in engineering, electronics, chemistry or physics should take advanced placement physics. Topics covered include mechanics, waves, sound, light, electricity and magnetism, and nuclear physics.

Joining B.E.S.T.

The NBHS staff and student body decided to join the B.E.S.T. program simply to be able to represent ourselves on a collegiate level. Our students are very dedicated to this program, whether they are building the robot or designing the other parts of the project such as the notebook or the booth design. This is the third year our school will be involved in this program, the number of students involved is about 22 students. As the program progresses through the years we are hoping to attract more and more students with this exciting program and experience. This program is an afterschool program for the students with Mr. Ouellette. We are excited about the up coming compitition and hope to do our best.

Created by NBHS student Matthew Phothirat

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