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Entries from September 2007

Some thoughts on FLL bot design

September 25th, 2007 · Comments Off on Some thoughts on FLL bot design

By Jim Kelly Some thoughts on FLL bot design Yesterday, I was able to closely observe 24 teams present their FLL robots to my team of 4 technical judges. During each team’s presentation, we were asking questions about their building and programming solutions as well as questioning them on their logical/tactical reasoning and teamwork as […]

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Tags: Robotics

Board Work Session

September 22nd, 2007 · Comments Off on Board Work Session

Legacy Academy Board Work Session Legacy Academy Conference Room Monday September 24th, 2007. Time: 3:00 p.m. 1.0              Call to order: 2.0              Roll Call: Director Bleich, Director Campbell, Director Malerich , Director Walter, Director Craley, Principal Hannigan, Vice-Principal Kroeker; Office Manager Sneed, Joanna Jasmin. 3.0              Approval of Agenda Additions/Deletions for Monday September 24th, 2007 4.0              Budget […]

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Tags: Board of Directors

Middle School Cross Country Meet

September 21st, 2007 · Comments Off on Middle School Cross Country Meet

The Legacy Academy Middle School Cross Country Team coached by Diana Stephens hosted its first meet today on a 1.5 mile course at Casey Jones Park in Elizabeth.  Runners in grades 6 through 8 from Cheyenne Mountain Charter Academy, Monument Academy, Colorado Springs School, Challenge to Excellence, Academy Charter, Elizabeth Middle School and Legacy Academy combined […]

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Tags: Sports

September is National Preparedness Month

September 18th, 2007 · Comments Off on September is National Preparedness Month

Excerpts below from Practical Information on Crisis Planning  1.2Meg pdf Crisis Action Steps Sample Risk Advisory System Situation: At approximately 12:15pm MST [September 27, 2006], an adult male walked into Platte Canyon High School. . . The Perfect Day

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Tags: Safety

UCCS qualifier tournament

September 18th, 2007 · Comments Off on UCCS qualifier tournament

From: First Lego League Q & A “Our goal is to get kids to have fun doing something technical so they may grow in their comfort with it and hunger for it.  It is fun for the kids to look for ways around constraints, and it’s a must for engineers to operate this way.  And […]

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Tags: Robotics