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I am happy to announce the formal organization of Coyote Robotics, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, soon to be incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

During our organizational meeting this past Tuesday we adopted By-Laws, the members elected a Board of Directors, and the board elected officers.  The By-Laws define three levels of membership:  Mentor (adult) members, Student (high school-aged) members, and Junior (younger that high school-aged) members.  The Mentor and Student members elected a Board of Directors consisting of 3 Mentor members and 2 Student members.  The board then elected three officers.

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The GWCS Robotics teams attended the workshop/practice/scrimmage at VCU in Richmond Saturday, November 21st.  Both GWCS Robotics teams made an impressive showing.  Out of 13 teams to participate, our two robots were by far more advanced in their development.  During the afternoon session, only two other robots actually made it on to the field for testing.  Mostly, it was just our two robots practicing by themselves and against each other.  Both robots scored impressively in both the autonomous and remote-controlled modes of the game.  There is work ahead before our first official tournament Dec. 19 at Oakton High School, but we are definitely out in front!

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The longest running and arguably most fun community service event here at GW Community School was just paid a huge compliment! Ronald McDonald House charities serves the community by providing a home away from home for patients and their families who are staying at Fairfax County Hospital. Once a week a Ms. Bowen takes a few students over to the “house” and cooks dinner for the residents there. This week after an amazing display of culinary expertise, we put out a wonderful spread of spaghetti, Ceasar salad and parmesan garlic bread. Before we were even finished the meal a new mother (in her forties, just having given birth to her first children, twins at that) gave us a great compliment on how well we worked, how great our food was, and how amazing it was that students were willing to give up their time to come and volunteer. Congrats GWCS for really making a difference in the community!

With the onset of flu season and the H1N1 pandemic spreading quickly through local schools- teachers and students are struggling with lengthy absences. But, here at GWCS the days of being out sick while lesson plans and schoolwork pile up are numbered. Using distance learning technology, GWCS students and teachers can now telecommute to school while recovering from illness.

The students and staff at GWCS are so dedicated they have in the past come to school while ill. This year in an effort to minimize illnesses and still allow students and staff to participate, the school has implemented synchronous and asynchronous distance learning methods to keep germs, but not students out of the school.

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