Concrete High School's FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics Team received support from Janicki Industries this year. FIRST - For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology - is a nonprofit organization with a goal of encouraging student interest in science, technology, engineering and math. In the Tech Challenge, teams use a modular robotics platform to conceive, build and compete in a FIRST-designed game. Janicki Industries' engineer James Diedesch served as a mentor for the Concrete team.
Janicki Industries gives financial and material support to the Skagit 4-H Sea-Tech program. Clubs in the program develop remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROV’s) and compete in regional, national and international competitions. Two Skagit County Sea-Tech 4-H teams have qualified to compete in the June 2010 international competition in Hawaii. The event is a culmination of months of work designing, fabricating, programming and testing club ROV’s to execute a variety of mission tasks. Sponsored by the Marine Advanced Technology Education Center (MATE), the event encourages students to study science, engineering and technology. The competition uses realistic under water challenges that expose students to many different aspects of marine-related technical skills and occupations. Team Orca fabricated their ROV, the Eclipse, at Janicki’s composite fabrication facilities in Sedro-Woolley, WA.
For updates about the competition, click here for SeaTech 4-H Facebook page
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At Janicki Industries, community involvement is linked to the Janicki family’s long history in Skagit County. The Janicki family manages multiple businesses in the Skagit Valley including Janicki Industries, Janicki Logging and Construction, and Janicki Energy. The family and its businesses are active volunteers and supporters of local programs such as Habitat for Humanity, United Way, Boy Scouts of America, Sedro-Woolley Community Troop Support, area schools, Soroptimist International and Rotary. Locating Janicki Industries' newest facility in the eastern part of the county was a conscious decision to create jobs and economic opportunities for the people living in that area.
