Machinator (mash’ ·nā·tôr) n. (<L machinatus, pp. of
machinari, to devise, plan, plot <machina, MACHINE) 1. one who devises,
plans, or plots artfully. 2. a member of the Sacred Heart School
robotics team.
The Future is at Sacred Heart School
“We seem to have raised the bar to unreachable heights once again,” said
Smith. “But we do that every year. It’s a tradition of Sacred Heart
School.”
The Machinators have earned three DC BEST trophies, two DC BEST Special
Awards, three DC BEST Participation Awards, the Texas BEST Founder’s
Award for Most Creative Design, and three Texas BEST Participation
Awards in their short three-year history.
More than 50 Sacred Heart students have been members of the Machinators
Robotics Team. Many former team members are now pursuing degrees in
business and engineering at such prestigious institutions as Southern
Methodist University, Texas A&M University, University of Oklahoma, and
Loyola University Chicago.
Astronauts used the Machinators’ 2001 robot as a model for the Mobile
Transporter on the International Space Station. The Machinators hold the
record as the most successful three-year-old team in DC BEST. Nearly 30
businesses have sponsored the Machinators, and many have pledged to do
so in future years.
“We’ll continue to boost engineering, science, and technology in
Muenster and Cooke County,” said Smith. “The future is in our hands, and
not without reason.”
Smith is correct. The future rests in the hands of the Machinators for a
good reason.
They are the future |
