GMR Robotics receives a grant and special visitors

by Ryan Bergeron
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State Senator Mark Johnson (R-East Grand Forks) in the white shirt and State Representative John Burkel (R-Badger) in the blue shirt drive last season’s Greenbush-Middle River Robotics team’s robot, as GMR team driver Berlyn Burkel (left of Senator Johnson), GMR third grade teacher Todd Bergeron, and some GMR third grade students look on, as part of a presentation at the GMR School on October 3. This presentation came about after Johnson nominated several schools in his district for a grant from We Work for Health (WWFH). After some review, WWFH selected GMR, specifically its robotics team, as the recipient of its $2,000 STEM Talent Pipeline educational grant. (photo by Ryan Bergeron)