Where's Marty? Meeting The Maryland State Robotics Champs At Arlington Elementary

HI Everyone!

Today we met the Maryland state robotics champions! CHEERS, and cheers to the kids from the Arlington Elementary School in Baltimore's Pimlico neighborhood.

The school itself is beautiful, and a building old enough that when it was retrofitted to a more modern facility, historical preservationists got involved. I cannot speak highly enough about how great a campus this is. But the real story today lay inside, up on the third floor in a computer lab.

Three times a week kids on the robotics team arrive at 7:30 a.m., 90 minutes before school starts to learn, build and practice. (It's a routine not unlike what some sorts require of student-athletes. The commitment extends to the parents too. I had a kid in a sport that required a 5:30 a.m. arrival time. I know, it is a total family effort.) Shoutout to the two faculty math teachers who run this project. They get to work early too. #aboveandbeyond.

Let's really hear it for this entire robotics program because they've got a chance to compete against their peers from around the country and the world. This summer, the team heads to Dallas, Texas, for the trip and experience of a lifetime. And it  won't be cheap. Shout out to longtime Maryland Del. Sandy Rosenberger who, in honor of his late mother, gave quite a nice donation to this effort.

If you're interested in learning more about Arlington Elementary or its robotics program,  visit the school district's website.

Marty B!