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THE TRACY AREA ELEMENTARY LEGO LEAGUE 10-MEMBER TEAM, the “Prehistoric Panthers,” demonstrated their coding skills for the kindergarten classes on Monday. The project, with an achaeology theme has been in the works for more than two months, and the LEGO Leaguers have to implement 6 six codes for their competitions. LEFT: Olivia Sazama (center) reacts after her team’s robot completed a task after being coded. She is pictured with her teammates Jonathan Yang and Evan Johnson. RIGHT: James Hohler watches intently as his robot manuevers to pick up a LEGO piece. The LEGO regional competion is Dec. 7 in Cottonwood. In the photo above, Tracy City Administrator Jeff Carpenter (second from left) and Tracy Community Development Director Tom Dobson were joined Tuesday by Xcel representatives Sam Holsen (left) and Anna Thill, who were in town to present the Tracy Area Community Foundation with a $10,000 STEM grant, of which the foundation can use to support groups like the LEGO League. Photos / Per Peterson
