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Mr. Wetzel from San Diego, CA is requesting a class trip through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Hoover Robotics

Help me give my students the extra STEAM POWER by providing funding for the regional robotics competition.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Wetzel's classroom raised $3,021

This project is fully funded

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

The student body at my school, and specifically the students in my classes, is a diverse melting pot. Located in the heart of San Diego, students come from dozens of cultures and economic backgrounds. This diversity means that these students have a wide variety of opinions, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds. Some students are refugees, attending school for the first time in their lives.

Being in the robotics allows me to use my creativity by letting me build robots, create codes, and challenge myself.

Robotic students are highly motivated and will do amazing things through their own initiative. Elementary and middle school students come to work collaboratively with the high school Robotic students, to inspire them to continue life long learning.

Each year the Robotics team competes in the Botball competition, winning awards such as: Outstanding documentation, Judge's choice for coding, and 3rd place overall. This year our goal is to place in the competition and get nominated for another Judge's choice award.

My Project

Students will get an authentic experience competing against schools of different diversity and economic incomes. They will be developing leadership and collaborative skills by programming and building robots to perform autonomous tasks. Their perseverance will be rewarded by competing at high levels in this competition.

Thrilling, fast-paced, challenging and rewarding, are words that past students have used to describe the Botball competition.

Each year new students gain exposure to this lifetime experience, making it essential for 21st century learning. The skills that the students gain from this competition will help them prepare for and succeed in their future college and career paths.

Mr. Wetzel Hoover High School Grades 9-12

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

25 students impacted 1donor

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Component Company Total
Miscellaneous Kiss Institute for Practical Robotics $2,500.00

Trip cost

$2,500.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$37.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,567.50

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$453.09

Total project goal

$3,020.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $3,020.59

1 Donor

-$3,020.59

Donations toward project cost

-$2,567.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$453.09

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 $0.00

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