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Robotics students shine in big city tourney

Posted in robotics, tagged , , , , , on December 9, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Ready to rule the robotics world. (Photos courtesy Alison Perera)

The whiz kids roll on.

The Coupeville High School/Middle School robotics squad went off-Island Monday, finishing 14th in a 25-team field at an interleague tournament featuring high-level opponents.

The “32-Bit Devils” threw down against schools “from Seattle, large inner city public schools, and family/community groups with big name corporate sponsors,” said advisor Alison Perera.

“Our students rocked everything thrown at them!” she added. “Our robot performed consistently, our driver performed consistently, we had solid content for our presentation and portfolio — we had goals and we rocked them!

“And even better, the kids want to keep going! When offered the chance to meet monthly for the rest of the year and keep building their skills, they are all over it.

“I am excited for the sustainability of this program!”

Perera and fellow advisor Logan Inces have an 11-member roster headed up by CHS juniors Lina Shelly, Haylee Armstrong, and Lindy Sylvester.

Sophomores Ryan Beaston and Noah Stribrny and freshman Frank Morrell are joined by eighth graders Ross Allred, Farrin Workman, Ash Prats, Hayli Marley, and Jade Peabody.

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Robotics squad back in action

Posted in robotics, tagged , , , , on November 18, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Ready to win the day. (Photos courtesy Alison Perera)

They’re powered up.

After competing in tandem with Oak Harbor for a while, Coupeville High School has launched its own robotics team once again.

The squad is officially FTC Team 32666, but they’re better known as the “32-Bit Devils” and they’re ready to shake up the robotics world.

School Board Director Alison Perera and physics/math teacher Logan Inces are the advisors, with 11 middle and high school students on the roster.

That group includes juniors Lina Shelly, Haylee Armstrong, and Lindy Sylvester, as well as sophomores Ryan Beaston and Noah Stribrny, and freshman Frank Morrell.

Eighth graders Ross Allred, Farrin Workman, Ash Prats, Hayli Marley, and Jade Peabody complete the team.

The 32-Bit Devils have competed in two league events in the FIRST Tech Challenge so far and currently sit sixth out of 12 teams.

Coupeville will step into the big time Dec. 7, when it attends a 26-team tourney off-Island featuring numerous squads from Seattle and Edmonds.

The FIRST Tech Challenge is “a robotics competition where teams of students design, build, and program small robots to score points in a series of fast-paced matches.”

Each match is played on a small court with two alliances (red and blue), and the alliances switch up with every match, meaning your partner in one round can be your rival later in the tourney.

This year’s game requires building a robot which shoots a wiffle ball into a standing goal.

L to r, it’s Alison Perera, Lindy Sylvester, Lina Shelly, Haylee Armstrong, Frank Morrell, Hayli Marley, Jade Peabody, Ross Allred, Farrin Workman, and Logan Ince.

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CMS/CHS Robotics wants you!

Posted in Not sports? Tough!, tagged , , , , on June 4, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Build the future, today!

Well, OK, things don’t actually get going until September, but you get the point.

Coupeville schools are putting a big push on robotics, with a two-pronged approach.

They want to expand their middle school team, which is open to students in grades 6-8, while also developing their first team at the high school (9-12) level.

For more info, take a gander at the photo above and contact Alison Perera at aperera@coupeville.k12.wa.us.

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School board directors gaze inward

Posted in school board, tagged , , , , , , on July 31, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville School Board directors arrive for graduation. (Bailey Thule photo)

They’re taking some time for self-reflection.

Prior to participating in a board retreat Friday, Coupeville School Board directors filled out self-evaluations.

The survey features approximately 20 questions, said Board President Morgan White, and is aimed at allowing directors to “assess our work and the districts work under each standard.”

White was joined in taking the survey by fellow directors Sherry Phay, Charles Merwine, Nancy Conard, and Alison Perera.

Phay has resigned after serving most of two terms and exited after July’s board meeting, where directors approved the budget for the 2024-2025 school year.

Setting up a timeline to replace her is on the agenda for Friday’s retreat, where the assembled group will include new superintendent Shannon Leatherwood.

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CMS robotics club shines brightly

Posted in Not sports? Tough!, tagged , , , , on December 2, 2023| 1 Comment »

Coupeville Middle School’s best and brightest. (Photos courtesy Alison Perera)

They came, they saw, they impressed the judges.

The Coupeville Middle School robotics club spent Saturday at Glacier Peak High School in Snohomish, competing in the First Lego League Qualifier.

Led by coaches Alison Perera and Doug McVey, the Wolves had two teams competing — the Robotic Wolves and Technical Duties.

CMS left school at the crack o’ dawn (or 6:00 AM) and pulled back into Cow Town about 14 hours later.

“It’s been a long day,” Perera said. “Super proud of the kids for persevering through a long day!”

Coupeville finished 8th and 9th out of a field of 31 teams.

While CMS didn’t advance to the semifinals this year, it was still a strong run for the talented students.

“It was a tough field with some great innovative projects and cool robot designs,” Perera said. “It was a great day after a great season!”

Students did a presentation in the morning, then played the robot game in the afternoon, with both CMS teams notching higher scores than they did in previous practices.

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