By Wendi Reardon Price Staff Writer wprice@mihomepaper.com CLARKSTON — Clarkston High School students on Team 1 and Team 6 took their places at the starting line for the final race during the 17th Annual RUSH Regatta at Deer Lake Beach, July 28. But Team 1 hit a snag before they could row to victory – […]
By Wendi Reardon PriceStaff Writerwprice@mihomepaper.com UNIVERSITY CENTER — Team RUSH 27 won the FIRST in Michigan State Championship for the fourth time in its 20-plus year history on Saturday.“This has been such an amazing week,” said Coach Kyle Hughes.The robotics team, which includes students from Clarkston Junior High and Clarkston High schools, started the tournament on […]
By Wendi Reardon Price Clarkston News Staff Writer Team RUSH 27 didn’t finish the 2023 robotics season as they had hoped during the FIRST World Championship, but Clarkston students enjoyed the opportunity in Houston, Texas, April 18-22. The team finished in the semifinals of the Archimedes Division going 4-8 during the competition. Junior Luke Jeung […]
By Wendi Reardon Price Clarkston News Staff Writer The Clarkston High School Team RUSH 27 Robotics team is heading to the state championship after qualifying in the FIRST in Michigan (FIM) District West Michigan last weekend in Allendale. They won the tournament in the third match of the finals with Team 3357 Comets from Grand […]
It was a special day for FIRST Robotics students across the nation including nine at Clarkston High School last week. Together with FRC teams across the nation, Team RUSH 27 Robotics celebrated their seniors on FIRST Signing Day. The nine include: Anna Cook, going to Grand Valley State University, currently undecided for area of focus; […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Staff Writer Team RUSH 27 Robotics finished the season in the semifinals in the Newton Division of the 2022 FIRST Championship over the weekend in Houston. “We did the best we could,” said Coach Kyle Hughes about the world championship and the finish. “World’s went great.” She added they […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Staff Writer Team RUSH 27 Robotics is using every free moment they have to get ready for the FIRST Michigan State Championship at Saginaw Valley State University this Wednesday through Saturday. “We’re all excited to experience states has to offer,” said senior Adam Schmitz, adding the drive team hasn’t […]
Clarkston Team RUSH Robotics team traveled six hours for the Greater Pittsburgh Tournament in California, Pennsylvania. The weekend was filled with excitement as Team RUSH, seeded second with a ranking record of 16-1-0, were regional winners and received the Autonomous award. For the Autonomous award, which is sponsored by Ford, the judges shared it celebrated […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Staff Writer Team RUSH 27 finished the last of their tweaking and are set to make another run to win another FIRST World Championship this week in Detroit. “We know what to expect in term of competition,” said senior Val Vargas. “We know what to expect in terms of […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Staff Writer It was another solid meet for Team RUSH 27 as they competed in the FIRST in Michigan District at East Kentwood, March 28-30. The Clarkston High School Robotics team finished the match in the semifinals. Team RUSH 27 finished with a record of 9-7-1. They also finished […]