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Robots Shelve Library Club

In a world of tight budgets, the Newfane Middle School (Newfane, NY) Library Club was cut to make way for a Lego Robotics Club. Though the situation could be seen as high-tech triumphing over old-fashioned print, the Library Club was chosen for elimination simply because it did not have an adviser.

The Board of Education approved the Lego club upon the principal's recommendation. The club will take part in a robotics competition that operates like the high school version, with robots expected to carry out various tasks. In Newfane, the high school team is known as the Circuit Stompers.

The Charlottesville Masonic Lodge 73 donated $330 to get the Lego club up and running. The stipend for the club adviser is $760, the same as was budgeted for the Library Club adviser.

Source: Lockport Journal, Newfane middle school club will act as stepping stone to high school robotics team

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