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Grandville High School RoboDawgs Company Profile

The Grandville RobiDawgs have been a leader in educational robotics for more than 15 years. Beginning with one high school robotics team in 1998, the district’s program has now grown to include more than 30 teams. More than 500 students, from fourth through twelfth grades, participate on Grandville robotics teams, designing, building, and programming robotics for competitions around the world. Grandville has one of largest Lego League programs in the country, with the District fielding 18 teams this year. These students go on to compete in the District’s VEX Robotics program at the middle school level, as well as the FIRST Robotics competition and the Great American River Race at the high school level. This fall, Grandville High School will introduce its first robotics course into the high school curriculum. This course, 'Robotics and Applied Science," is a ground-breaking, college-level engineering class that will help prepare Grandville students as they move on to study science and engineering at leading universities across the country. The Grandville Academic Team Boosters provide financial, technical, and coaching support for the Grandville robotics teams and other academic teams in West Michigan.

News from Grandville High School RoboDawgs:

Grandville High School to Host the Region's Largest VEX Qualifying Tournament on December 5, 2015

GRANDVILLE, Mich., Nov. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — More than 800 leading middle and high school VEX Robotics students from across Michigan will come together on Saturday, December 5th to compete at the largest VEX qualifying tournament in the State of Michigan.  The action-packed tournament, being held at Grandville High School, will feature more than 96 […]

Grandville Public Schools Qualify 10th Team for VEX Robotics State Championship

GRANDVILLE, Mich., Jan. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Grandville Public Schools has always been a leader in competitive robotics.  The school district started with one High School FIRST Robotics team in 1998.  That team, founded by a Grandville High School teacher and some engineers from X-Rite, has multiplied over the years.  There are now three FIRST Robotics […]

Grandville High School to Host Largest Elementary Robotics Competition

GRANDVILLE, Mich., Nov. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — This Saturday, hundreds of elementary school students will come together at Grandville High School to participate in the largest elementary robotics event in Michigan.  More than 70 teams will come to compete in the "World Class" FIRST Lego League competition and the "Think Tank" Jr FLL competition. The Grandville […]

Grandville High School RoboDawgs Post Exciting Photos

GRANDVILLE, Mich., Sept. 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Students at Grandville High School continue to garner national attention for photos showcasing their extensive extracurricular science and technology experience.  News outlets from around the country and the world have picked up photos posted by the RoboDawgs, Grandville High School's highly acclaimed robotics team. Photo – http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140924/148304 Photo – […]

$3,000,000 in State of Michigan Education Grants Supported by New Mentoring Program from Grandville High School RoboDawgs

GRANDVILLE, Mich., Aug. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — The Grandville High School RoboDawgs announced a mentoring program today designed to support Michigan high schools that want to apply for a state grant to support a new or existing FIRST Robotics team. The FY2013 State School Aid Act, section 99h appropriated $3,000,000 for the 2013-14 school year for competitive […]