Jack Abrams STEM Sixth Graders Win First Place
January 27, 2025
“To dream the impossible dream; To fight the unbeatable foe.” Those aren’t just lyrics in a famous Andy Williams song from 1968. Those words pretty much sum up the philosophy of the Jack Abrams STEM Magnet School’s sixth grade FIRST Lego League competition team, “Dreamers of the Ocean.”
The sixth graders captured first place for their innovation project at last Saturday’s regional competition at Mineola. The Jack Abrams School team also earned a berth in the Long Island championships at Hicksville High School on March 9.
“Congratulations to our students and teachers for all their hard work preparing for this competition,” Jack Abrams STEM Principal Donna Moro said.
FIRST Long Island sponsors competitions to inspire the “innovators of tomorrow to practice imaginative thinking and teamwork.”
The FIRST LI program “is a technology-focused program for children around the world that combines a hands-on, interactive robotics program with a sports-like atmosphere,” according to the organization’s website. The program introduces children (age nine to 14) to the fun experience of applying math, science and technology to real-world problem solving.
More than 100 Nassau and Suffolk teams (up to 10 members) research issues that covered food safety, recycling, energy, etc. “and are challenged to develop a solution and president it to the community,” the organization states.
