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Contact:
Ed Barker
The Kell High School Robotics Team
Kell High School
Marietta Georgia, 30066
678-463-3887 – cell phone
edbarker@kellrobotics.org
The Carlton J. Kell High School Robotics Team Earns
2010 SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Environmental Excellence Award
Marietta school is one of eight in the U.S. to win award; Kell Robotics will receive $10,000 prize
Marietta Ga., February, 25, 2010 - The Carlton J. Kell High School Robotics Team of Marietta, Ga., won an Environmental Excellence Award from SeaWorld/Busch Gardens. Kell High School is one of eight schools in the country to receive this prestigious honor. The team has been recognized for its work in applying the technology skills and knowledge gained through participation in FIRSTŪ (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) robotics program. The robotics team from Kell High School has designed a trash-collecting robot, which collects garbage from bodies of water such as lakes and rivers. The team will be awarded a $10,000 prize that will be applied toward continuing its innovative robotics work. A delegation from the team will be traveling, all-expense paid, to Busch Gardens in Tampa Bay, Fla., to attend a formal awards ceremony and receive the award check.
Representatives from 14 agencies judged this year’s Environmental Excellence Awards. The judging panel included representation from Conservation International, Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute, The Izaak Walton League of America, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, National Geographic Society, National Science Teachers Association, National Wildlife Federation, The Nature Conservancy and World Wildlife Fund.
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To learn more about the SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Environmental Excellence Awards contact the EEA hotline at the numbers posted below:
SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Environmental Excellence Awards
407-363-2389
1-877-792-4332
http://www.seaworld.org/conservation-matters/eea
For more information about the Kell Robotics Team or about FIRST contact:
Ed Barker
Program Director
Kell Robotics
edbarker@kellrobotics.org
678-463-3887
www.kellrobotics.org
About SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Environmental Excellence Awards
Since 1993 the SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Environmental Excellence Awards have recognized the outstanding efforts of students and teachers across the country who are working at the grassroots level to protect and preserve the environment. Over the last 18 years, we've awarded $1.8 million to more than 150 schools in 35 U.S. states/territories. In 2004, the awards program was expanded to include community groups who are protecting planet Earth.
About The Kell High School Robotics Team
The Kell High School Robotics Team is an extracurricular activity at the Carlton J. Kell High School in Marietta Georgia. The high school is a Georgia Public school that is part of the Cobb County School District. This program complements the school’s missions by creating hands on opportunities to motivate and educate students.
Kell Robotics is not an advocacy society for robotics. The team’s mission is to create a culture where studying, participating, and achieving accomplishments in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) activities are celebrated.
Key focus areas include environmental sustainability, women in engineering, and the exhibition of the human imagination in applying science and engineering to solve the problems facing mankind.
To learn more about the Kell Robotics team, visit
www.kellrobotics.org