Two VEX Robotics teams, the Pineapple Pigs (high school team 6002A) and All About that Base (middle school team 9812C) from The Explorers of Engineering and Technology Post 1882 of Haymarket won the Virginia State VEX Robotics competition on February 21. VEX Robotics, sponsored by the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation, is an engineering based game that allows students with interests in STEM fields to have access to high-quality programs. This year’s competition is

US FIRST of DC, DC United, Leidos and the US STEM Foundation held a STEM Night on Saturday, October 18, 2014 at RFK Stadium. Four area high schools brought their FRC robots to the pitch at RFK stadium and demonstrated their capabilities. The event coordinated by Don Brobst of US FIRST DC Office exposed DC area students and parents to technology and gave children the opportunity to interact with the students and their creations. The US STEM Foundation subsidized tickets for mo