Robotics

Marfa Education Foundation has supported the FIRST Robotics Competition program at Marfa ISD for seven years. The successes in teaching the fundamentals of, and inspiring interest in, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) have led to the expansion of Robotics into the junior high and grade school levels. Robotics has been a big hit with the students from the start. The Robotics team, currently led by teacher Robert Klockman, is dubbed the Robohorns, and they participate in regional and state competitions with FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) with the mission of inspiring young minds to compete and learn the values of problem-solving, teamwork, and collaboration. The Robohorns recently competed at John Chapin High School in El Paso. They return to El Paso for a statewide competition at the University of Texas - El Paso in February 2020. This year, junior high studnts were also able to participate in Robotics, and the school even created an after-school endeavor for upper elementary students.