Building community through engineering – “Robotics means a lot to me. I’ve been in the program for four years,” said Reid Sorensen, a sophomore at Forest Hills Northern. “Over the years it’s become a really big deal for me, and I just love being a part of the FIRST community.” For Everleigh Surma, a sophomore at Forest Hills Eastern, the program has developed skills beyond engineering. “My communication skills have largely developed because of this, and I’ve been so much more confident in public speaking, talking to sponsors, judges, and just communicating my ideas thoroughly,” she said. That sense of community extended into service projects. The team has hosted three bike donation drives, collecting used bikes for Upcycle Bikes, a nonprofit that refurbishes and distributes bikes at no cost to community members with financial constraints. Learn more about the COMETS and this community project with the online story on FOX17.
The Comets are also featured in the November issue of “Forest Hills Living” magazine.
