{"id":75414,"date":"2025-03-27T14:48:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T18:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fhps.net\/?p=75414"},"modified":"2025-03-27T14:48:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T18:48:50","slug":"fhps-robotics-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fhps.net\/2025\/03\/fhps-robotics-team\/","title":{"rendered":"FHPS Robotic&#8217;s Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FHPS students represented the district well at the GVSU FIRST Robotics event.\u00a0 Top teams in the state gathered on March 20 and 21, for this fiercely competitive tournament.\u00a0 The COMETS advanced to the quarter-finals, where they suffered a heartbreakingly close loss.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The COMETS won the prestigious Industrial Design Award, which is given to the robot that distinguishes itself from others by its aesthetic and functional design.\u00a0 To win this award, the team had to be able to describe how their robot is elegant, efficient, and practical.\u00a0 The entire machine design must be worthy of this recognition, not just a single component.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The final highlight of the day came in the form of a giant check awarded to COMETS alum Simon Zwart, who will be attending GVSU next year.\u00a0 Simon won the GVSU $20,000 scholarship that is awarded to an outstanding high school senior who participated on a FIRST Robotics team.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-75416 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fhps.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250322_092123-1024x1009.jpg\" alt=\"Simon zwart Holding a Big Check\" width=\"452\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fhps.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250322_092123-1024x1009.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fhps.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250322_092123-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fhps.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250322_092123-1536x1514.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.fhps.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250322_092123-2048x2019.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.fhps.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250322_092123-249x245.jpg 249w, https:\/\/www.fhps.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250322_092123-90x90.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.fhps.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250322_092123-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.fhps.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250322_092123-150x148.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.fhps.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250322_092123-scaled.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-75415 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fhps.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250322_163303-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of the FHPS Robotic's Team\" width=\"598\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fhps.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250322_163303-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fhps.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250322_163303-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fhps.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250322_163303-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.fhps.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250322_163303-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.fhps.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250322_163303-326x245.jpg 326w, https:\/\/www.fhps.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250322_163303-90x68.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.fhps.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250322_163303-75x56.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.fhps.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250322_163303-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.fhps.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250322_163303-scaled.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FHPS students represented the district well at the GVSU FIRST Robotics event.\u00a0 Top teams in the state gathered on March 20 and 21, for this fiercely competitive tournament.\u00a0 The COMETS advanced to the quarter-finals, where they suffered a heartbreakingly close loss. 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