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>>Gerry:

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IT'S TIME NOW FOR I ON

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EDUCATION.

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>> ROBOTICS IS IMPORTANT TO ME

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BECAUSE I KNOW THE WORLD NEEDS

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PROBLEM SOLVERS. I LIKE MAKING

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NEW FRIENDS. IT'S ACTUALLY A

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REALLY GOOD EXPERIENCE GETTING

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TO DRIVE AND DOING THE

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PROGRAMMING AND STUFF. THE

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INDIANA VEX ROBOTICS STATE

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CHAMPIONSHIP NOT ONLY MAKES

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LEARNING FUN... BUT ALSO BRINGS

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TOGETHER STUDENTS AND TEAMS FROM

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ALL ACROSS THE STATE TO SHOWCASE

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THEIR TALENT AND DEDICATION TO

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ROBOTICS.

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THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF TECHPOINT

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FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH, INDIANA

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HAS BECOME THE NO. 1 STATE IN

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THE U.S. FOR ROBOTICS PROGRAMS

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IN K-12 SCHOOLS.

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I'M PLEASED TO WELCOME THE

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PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE

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TECHPOINT FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH

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GEORGE GILTNER BACK TO TALK

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ABOUT AN EVENT THAT WILL

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SHOWCASE THE TALENT OF MORE THAN

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245 ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH

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SCHOOL TEAMS.

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WELCOME TO THE SHOW.

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>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR

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HAVING ME.

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>> SO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IS

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NEXT WEEKEND, MARCH 12.

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AMAZING TO ME, WE'LL GET INTO

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THIS, THE NUMBERS WE'RE SEEING

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ON THE ROBOTICS PROGRAMS IN

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INDIANA.

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THE CHECK POINT FOUNDATION FOR

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YOUTH IS REALLY SPEARHEADING

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THIS PROGRAM.

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GIVE US A THUMBNAIL DESCRIPTION

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OF THIS VEX ROBOTICS

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COMPETITION, NEXT WEEK'S THE

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STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

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HOW MANY SCHOOLS ARE INVOLVED

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AND REALLY WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

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>> YEAH.

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SO, I MEAN, IT KIND OF STARTS

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BACK WHERE WE'VE BEEN PROVIDING

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WHAT WE CALL ROBOTIC START-UP

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EXPERIENCE TO ELEMENTARY MIDDLE

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TO HIGH SCHOOLS ALL OVER THE

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STATE OF INDIANA.

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SO TO HELP START ROBOTICS TEAMS

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AND BRING ACCESS TO STUDENTS IN

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NEED, SO THEY HAVE EQUAL ACCESS

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TO STEM EDUCATION.

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THE STUDENTS ALL THE WAY BACK TO

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THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR

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IN AUGUST HAVE BEEN BUILDING

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ROBOTS, COMPETING AT LOCAL

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COMPETITIONS TO EARN THEIR WAY

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AT THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP MARCH

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12 AT LUCAS OIL STADIUM.

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THIS IS THE BIG CELEBRATION,

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JUST LIKE A STITT FOOTBALL

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CHAMPIONSHIP.

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THEY GO TO LUCAS OIL STADIUM TO

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COMPETE, THE ROBOTICS STUDENTS,

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ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH

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SCHOOL, ACTUALLY IT'S GROWN UP

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TO 274 TEAMS FROM ALL OVER THE

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STATE WILL ACTUALLY COME TO THE

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STADIUM AND COMPETE TO MAKE

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THEIR WAY TO THE WORLD

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CHAMPIONSHIP IN DALLAS, TEXAS.

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>> TALK ABOUT THE IMPACT AND THE

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IMPACT ON THE STEM PIPELINE HERE

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IN INDIANA.

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BUT TALK ABOUT THE GROWTH.

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I KNOW COVID AFFECTED THE

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COMPETITION PROGRAMMING

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CERTAINLY.

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BUT TALK ABOUT HOW MANY KIDS,

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YOUNG PEOPLE, ARE INVOLVED IN

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THE VEX ROBOTICS COMPETITION.

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>> YEAH.

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THE GRAPH OVER YOUR RIGHT

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SHOULDER HIGHLIGHTED WHERE

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INDIANA STARTED IN 2015.

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THIS WAS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF

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MAYOR BALLARD WHEN HE WAS THE

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MAYOR OF THE CITY OF

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INDIANAPOLIS, TRYING TO HELP

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START ROBOTICS TEAMS IN SCHOOLS

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IN INDIANAPOLIS.

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YOU CAN SEE THERE IS A HUGE

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GROWTH IN CENTRAL INDIANA.

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BUT NOT A LOT OUTSIDE.

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AND SO HE WENT TO TECHPOINT

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FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH ABOUT SEVEN

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YEARS AND SAID LET'S TAKE WHAT

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WE HAVE, THE MOMENTUM WE HAVE IN

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INDIANAPOLIS, AND LET'S GO

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STATE-WIDE WITH IT.

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SO FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS

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WE'VE BEEN HANDING OUT GRANTS,

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HELPING TRAIN TEACHERS TO MAKE

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LEARNING HOW TO BE ROBOTICS

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COACH ACCESSIBLE EASY AND FUN.

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AND IT HAS TAKEN OFF BEYOND WHAT

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WE EXPECTED.

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AS YOU SAID, PROPELLING US AS

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THE LEADER IN STEM EDUCATION IN

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THE COUNTRY.

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OF HAVING MORE ELEMENTARY AND

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MIDDLE SCHOOL ROBOTICS TEAMS IN

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ANY OTHER STATE.

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TWO YEARS AGO PRE-COVID WE

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ALMOST HAD 2,500 ROBOTICS TEAMS,

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THAT RIVALLED CALIFORNIA, TEXAS,

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FLORIDA, ALL THE LARGER STATES.

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EVEN DURING COVID WE WERE

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SHOWING STRONG NUMBERS.

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THE FIRST YEAR OF OUR PANDEMIC

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WE HAD ABOUT 700 TEAMS.

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THIS YEAR WE HAVE ABOUT 1,500.

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WE'RE NOT BACK TO WHERE WE

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STARTED, BUT WE'RE MOVING IN THE

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RIGHT DIRECTION.

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AND WITH THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

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COMING UP, I THINK THAT'S GOING

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TO BE KIND OF THE CAPSTONE OF

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THE YEAR AND LAUNCH US INTO THE

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NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, 22-23.

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>> A LOT OF ATTENTION PLACED ON

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GETTING MORE GIRLS AND WOMEN IN

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SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING

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AND MATH, STEM FIELDS.

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THIS PROGRAM IS CERTAINLY DOING

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THAT.

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I KNOW IN A BIG WAY.

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>> OUR MISSION AT TECHPOINT

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FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH IS MAKE

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SURE THERE IS EQUAL ACCESS TO

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STEM EDUCATION, MEANINGFUL STEM

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EDUCATION.

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AND OUR PRIORITY POPULATIONS ARE

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GIRLS, STUDENTS OF COLOR, AND

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LOW INCOME STUDENTS.

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SO WE HAVE MAJOR -- I WOULD SAY

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INITIATIVES AND PRIORITIES TO

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MAKE SURE THAT GIRLS IN TERMS OF

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COLOR HAVE EQUAL ACCESS.

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AND WE HAVE SEEN A TREMENDOUS

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AMOUNT OF GROWTH BOTH FOR GIRLS

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STUDENTS OF COLOR.

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WE USED TO DOZENS OF GIRLS ON

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ROBOTICS TEAMS, IN 2022, WE HAVE

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ALMOST 15,000 GIRLS ON ROBOTICS

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TEAMS.

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43% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE GIRLS,

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WHICH IS TREMENDOUS.

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AND ABOUT 25% OF OUR STUDENTS

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ARE STUDENTS OF COLOR.

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SO WHEN COMPANIES, CORPORATIONS

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ARE TALKING ABOUT A DIVERSE

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TALENT PIPELINE, THAT IS WHERE

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WE COME IN.

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WE'RE STARTING AS YOUNG AS FIRST

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GRADE TO TRY TO GIVE CONFIDENCE

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AND COMPETENCE TO GIRLS,

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STUDENTS OF COLOR.

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SO BY THE TIME THEY MAKE CAREER

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DECISIONS OR GO TO COLLEGE OR

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CAREERS, THEY'RE INTERESTED IN

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THESE STEM FIELDS, AND THEY

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HOPEFULLY WILL ONE DAY WORK FOR

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THESE COMPANIES.

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>> IT'S AN AMAZING PROGRAM,

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ENJOYING SOME AMAZING GROWTH.

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VEX ROBOTICS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

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NEXT WEEKEND, MARCH 12.

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GROUP 1001 TITLE SPONSOR OF THE

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COMPETITION.

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GEORGE GILTNER, PRESIDENT AND

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CEO OF TECHPOINT FOUNDATION FOR

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YOUTH.

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THANKS AGAIN, KEEP US POSTED ON

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NEXT WEEK'S COMPETITION.

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>> THANK YOU.