NATCHITOCHES – Donnie Bickham Middle School of Shreveport won first place in the 11th Northwestern State University Robotics Competition and Smart Structure Show. Fifty-two students from six schools in northwest and central Louisiana took part in the event sponsored by NSU’s Department of Engineering Technology.
A team from Caddo Middle Magnet School earned second place and a team from North DeSoto Middle School won third. Other participating schools were Alexandria Senior High School, Natchitoches Junior High School and the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts. This was the first time the LSMSA Robotics Club displayed a robotics project during the event.
The Department of Engineering Technology presented the STEM Teacher Award to William Cloutet of Donnie Bickham Middle School for his long-standing commitment to STEM education and for leading teams that have taken part in each year of the NSU Robotics Competition.
For more information on NSU’s Department of Engineering Technology, go to https://www.nsula.edu/academics/colleges-and-schools/school-of-stem/engineering-technology/.