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In early March, prior to the COVID-19 preventive measures being implemented across San Diego County, Parker Robotics competed in the annual competition.

Parker lands spot on Newsweek’s ‘Top STEM High Schools 2020’ List

by fpsnews | Nov 15, 2019 | academics | 0

Parker has been ranked among the top STEM schools in the country, according to Newsweek’s “Top STEM High Schools 2020” report released earlier this month.

The School landed at No. 195 out of 500 schools ranked and grabbed the highest spot among independent schools in San Diego. The State of California had 82 schools ranked on the list, including top-ranked Stanford Online High School.

Parker Robotics team Wins Chairman’s Award for the Third Time

by fpsnews | Apr 1, 2019 | academics | 0

Parker’s Upper School robotics team, the W.A.R. Lords (We Are Robot Lords), attended the FIRST Robotics 2019 Las Vegas Regional competition on Sunday and returned with the most prestigious award of the event—the Chairman’s Award.

Exceptional Teamwork by Middle School Robotics Students Receives High Marks From Judges

by fpsnews | Mar 19, 2019 | academics | 0

Parker’s Middle School robotics students competed at the 2019 Robotics Spring Showdown at LEGOLAND California this past Sunday and returned with high marks from judges. The Spring Showdown gathers more than 60 FIRST LEGO League teams (Grades 4 to 8) to compete with LEGO-based robots of their design.

Upper School Robotics Team Receives Engineering Inspiration Award for the Fourth Time

by fpsnews | Mar 13, 2019 | academics | 0

Parker’s Upper School robotics team, the W.A.R. Lords (We Are Robot Lords) won the Engineering Inspiration Award for the fourth time. The team received the award at the San Diego Regional FIRST California Robotics competition on Saturday, March 9. Sponsored by NASA, this award automatically qualifies them to advance to the FIRST Championship in Houston, Texas this April.

WOW: Empowering Students for Twice the Power

by fpsnews | Dec 21, 2018 | academics | 0

WOW, originally known as Women of W.A.R. Lords, was launched by female Parker students who wanted to confront the gender gap in the STEM industry as well as Parker’s own robotics team. Today, WOW harnesses twice the power by recruiting, retaining, and engaging girls in FIRST Robotics, creating a network of women who share experiences to promote girls in STEM.

Parker robotics hosts FTC competition, providing opportunity for more students to engage in STEM

by fpsnews | Dec 18, 2018 | academics, parker community | 0

Parker’s robotics club hosted an FTC league competition on Sunday, Dec. 9, providing a space for 14 local, community-based robotics teams to compete. One of those teams was FTC 10092, a community team supported in part by Parker’s robotics program.

W.A.R. LORDS TAKE HOME TWO MAJOR AWARDS FROM LAS VEGAS FIRST COMPETITION

by fpsnews | Mar 26, 2018 | academics | 0

Parker’s Robotics team, W.A.R. (We Are Robot) Lords, traveled to the Las Vegas FIRST Regional Robotics Competition this past weekend and took home two honors.

W.A.R. Lords walk away with second Chairman’s Award

by fpsnews | Mar 13, 2018 | academics | 0

Parker’s robotics team, W.A.R. (We Are Robot) Lords, took home the Chairman’s Award from the San Diego Regional FIRST Competition, held March 8 to 10 in Del Mar. This is the second time the team has won the prestigious award, but the first time the team has won it at the San Diego Regional.

Watch Them Build a Robot: The 2018 Robotics Build Season

by fpsnews | Feb 15, 2018 | academics | 0

Parker’s robotics team is deep in the throws of build season. Each school year, FIRST Robotics teams from all over the country work during a six-week period to build game-playing robots ready for competition.

All-Girls Robotics Team Takes Home First Prize for Teamwork in Regional Competition

by fpsnews | Dec 11, 2017 | academics | 0

Parker’s all-girls robotics team, the Combustible Lemons, took home first prize for teamwork at the FIRST LEGO League Southern California Championship. The Combustible Lemons, made up of nine girls in grades 6 to 8, was one of two teams to represent Parker at the championship competition held Dec. 3 at Legoland. In total, about 60 teams from across the region competed.