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Kauai celebrates Team Tech tomorrow | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper
Updated at 3:24 p.m., Thursday, May 8, 2008

Kauai celebrates Team Tech tomorrow

Advertiser Staff

LIHU'E, Kaua'i – The fifth annual Team Tech Kauai Adopt-a-School Learning Celebration will be held 8:30-11 a.m. tomorrow at the Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall.

The public is invited to view student displays and watch demonstrations of the work Kaua'i's schools have done in partnership with local high-tech companies.

"It's so rewarding to see our youngsters interacting with businesspeople and learning about real-life careers to which they can aspire," said Mayor Bryan Baptiste. "We truly appreciate the business community's willingness to invest in our most precious resource — our children."

Among Team Tech's accomplishments are:

  • Thirty-five scholarships totaling $7,000 donated by Kaua'i and O'ahu high-tech firms for tuition or academic supplies at Kaua'i Community College.

  • Establishment of numerous robotics teams.

  • Botball teams at Chiefess Kamakahelei, and Kapa'a, Waimea Canyon and Island School middle schools.

  • Kaua'i's first Lego team at Chiefess Kamakahelei.

  • Kaua'i's first robotics teams, at Island School and Waimea High School.

  • ROV Underwater Robotics at Waimea High School.

  • Kaua'i In STEP science program and annual show.

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