Deerfield High School Robotics team building house this Saturday
On Saturday, August 19, twelve Deerfield High School students on the robotics team will be building a house between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. The house will be 300-square-feet, will be built using inexpensive materials, and de-constructed later that evening to be shipped off to Tijuana, Mexico. From there, the house will be re-erected, and placed on the Homes of Hope campus. The cost of materials in the project is estimated at less than $10,000.
Reading about this project makes me feel good. Knowing that a small bunch of high school students can work together and build a house to provide for others in such a short time is outstanding. I think that this could set a trend for students around the world, as well as other groups and organizations.
The students involved in the project range from ages 15 to 18. It’s good to see that students are putting intelligence and talent to good use, and that there are teachers and leaders out there who recognize their abilities to do so.
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