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Project REAL: Raider Engineering and Academic Leadership

W. J. Keenan High School - Columbia, SC

The following are links to the current and past news letters:

  • March-April 2007: A summary of the 2007 Robotics season with a list of accomplishment. PDF File (2 Meg).

  • January-February 2007: Robotics Kick-off, a funding report, Robo-Raiders present at the Carolina School for Inquiry. Mentors and Helpers.  PDF File (875 K).

  • December 2006:  SCDOT speaks to the POE class. Ralph Gilles- Auto Designer Comes to Hayward. Thoughts from the Robo-Raider who is the lead of Little Shop of Horrors. PDF File (1.5 Meg).

  • November 2006: Robo-Raiders building the puppets for Little Shop of Horrors. Digital Jack-O-Lanterns from the Introduction to Engineeering Design class. PDF File (2.2 Meg).

  • October 2006: Keenan Health Fair, RIF Rocks on the Radio, and students of the month. PDF File (872K).

  • September 2006: News from the summer camp, students of the month, and funding request from the Robo-Raiders. PDF File (1.5Meg).

  •  April 2006: The Robo-Raiders win the Chairman's Award! Printable PDF file (1.6 Meg).

  • March 2006: The Robo-Raiders are getting ready for the Palmetto Regional.  Screen PDF file (588K), Printable PDF file (1.4Meg).

  • January-February 200: The Robo-Raiders complete their first 3-D video. Printable PDF file (1.3Meg).

  • September2005: The Robo-Raiders have been busy! Selling food at Keenan's RIF Rocks, presenting at Bellsouth, ETV's Science Splash, and the Saint Andrews Branch of RCPL.  Screen PDF file (835K), Printable PDF file (3.1Meg).

  • August 2005: REAL students of the year and more.   Printable PDF file (1.8 Meg).

  • April 2005: The Robo-Raiders have been busy! Engineering Inspiration award at the Palmetto Regional and the Judges Award at the Nationals! We also won 2nd place at the SC Technology Day in the solar powered car event.  Screen PDF file (1.3 Meg), Printable PDF file (3.5Meg).

  • March 2005: Keenan wins Palmetto's Finest Award! Robo-Raiders win the spirit award at the Peachtree Regional in Duluth Ga! WISTV interview! Students meet physician, astronaut, and entrepreneur Mae Jemison! Screen PDF file (739K), Printable PDF file (2.1 Meg). Additional page about Mae Jemison (351K)

  • February 2005: What a month! Shipped the robot, parent involvement, service learning, two field trips, SCDOT and more! Screen PDF file (1.4 Meg), Printable PDF file (4.7 Meg). This issue has many pictures.

  • January 2005: CIM, Gateway to Technology, Summer Opportunities, and the initial construction of this year's robot. Screen PDF file (670K), Printable pdf file (1.9 Meg)

  • December 2004: Robo-Raiders Receive NASA Grant! Screen PDF file (298K), Printable pdf file (1.1 Meg)

  • November 2004: Project REAL offers Gateway to Technology! Screen PDF file (459K), Printable pdf file (2.1 Meg)

  • October 2004: ROBOTICS - Initial Contact: Parents versus the students! Screen PDF f file (700K), Printable PDF  file (2.3 Meg)

  • August 2004: Review of summer activities. PDF file (3.3 Meg)

  • December 2003: FIRST Robotics Kickoff event! Ms. Tara Rice from Polaroid visits with REAL students.

  • November 2003: RoboRAIDERS at work!

  • October 2003: Real students at the Richland School District One Obstacle Course!

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