Meridian Students Win Second Place in Statewide Contest

By The Idaho Statesman, Boise

May 7–A team of Meridian middle school students won second place in a statewide science and engineering contest.

The Kung Fu Koalas, a team of Lowell Scott Middle School students, earned the honor in the finals of the Idaho TEACH: Mars Rover Challenge on April 29 at the University of Idaho.

The students had to use LEGOs to build a rover that could maneuver between obstacles, climb steep hills and pick up small objects. More than 700 students competed in the competition.

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