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ROBOTICS

Sponsor: Alex Boschert '16

Bishop Carroll Robotics competes against approximately thirty other teams throughout Kansas and Oklahoma in conjunction with BEST Robotics Inc. Every year, each team is given a brand new set of tasks for its robot to complete as well as more than a thousand dollars’ worth of materials to use in its construction. Bishop Carroll Robotics has six weeks to design, build, and test its robot before competing at Hartman Arena for the chance to move on to the regional tournament in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Activities:

  • Design a robot capable of completing a series of tasks
  • Construct the robot using a variety of power tools
  • Construct a replica field for robot testing using a variety of power tools
  • Test the robot for its ability to complete the required tasks
  • Operate the robot in competition

 

Meetings: Tuesday afternoon, Thursday afternoon, and Saturday morning during September and October.

 

SCHOLARS' BOWL

Sponsor: Mark Berger

Scholars' Bowl is a team academic competition based on speed and knowledge in the areas of Language Arts, Social Sciences, Science, Math, Fine Arts, Current Events, Foreign Languages and other miscellaneous trivia. Teams consist of 5 players and based upon experience knowledge different teams are formed to compete at novice, JV and varsity meets. Scholars Bowl Information Sheet

Meetings: Starts in September, competitions begin in October through January with regional and state competition in February. Practice is 4 times per week, usually after school. We ask students come a minimum of 2 practices per week.

 

TRAP/SKEET/SPORTING CLAYS CLUB

Sponsor: Tony Goebel

Our biggest goal is to teach marksmanship and gun safety.  Our secondary goal is to have fun and be competitive in our league. 

What We Do: We compete in a virtual league with High Schools across the state of Kansas.  Students start with Trap, to learn proper gun handling and how to shoot.  They can graduate to Skeet and Sporting Clays when their fundamentals are demonstrated at every practice. 

We compete in both the fall and spring seasons and finish out with the State Championship Tournament in June.  Our coaches are 100% parents of current or graduated students.  Students can reduce their fees by working as trappers/scorers at area events coordinated by the coaches.   

Meetings: All of our shooting activities occur at Ark Valley Gun Club at 117th North and Oliver.  We shoot on Tuesday Evenings and travel to local area tournaments as available

 

YEARBOOK - SPECTRUM

Sponsor: Tracey Fox

Spectrum is the student-produced yearbook. Produced every year since 1966, the yearbook was previously called the “Aquila,” which is now the name of the alumni magazine.