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NCCC hosts 18th annual Tech Wars Competition By Rebecca Gunning LOCKPORT STAR EDITOR
On Wednesday, Jan. 14, Niagara County Community College hosted its 18th annual Tech Wars Competition. Nearly 30 school districts from all over Western New York visited the campus to compete in 21 different engineering and technology events. The event was open to students in grades 6 through 12, with middle school and high school divisions in many of the competitions. Eighteen years ago when Tech Wars first began, there was one event with students from three schools. This year’s competition had around 700 students registered. There is a wide array of events, ranging from the amount of weight a wooden bridge can hold to robots building towers to windmill construction. One of the most anticipated ones is the Sumo Bot competition, which high school students build 20-pound robots to face off against each other. “These things are built from scratch by the students,” explained Mark Voisinet, an instructor at NCCC who has been involved with Tech Wars since 2000. “They’re starting with raw materials and doing everything from mechanical construction of it to all of the mounting
of electronic components to all the programing and wiring that needs to be done in order to run the robots.” Another event that saw many participants was the Cardboard Boat Regatta. In this competition, students must construct a boat using only broken down cardboard, tape, glue and paint. They then must be able to row it from one end of NCCC’s pool to the other and back. The oars also can only be created with cardboard and duct tape. “That’s one of the competitions where you see a wide array of very well done and thought-out projects as compared to the occasional refrigerator box with some duct tape holding it together,” said Voisinet with a laugh. One of the teams that participated in the regatta was a team of four girls from Sweet Home High School, who wore squid hats and made a boat that looked like a whale. The girls’ team is made up of senior Allie Perfetto, freshman Alyssa Duffy, junior Madeline Bell, and her sister Alison, a freshman, and wound up finishing in third place. Voisinet found the allgirl team to be encouraging and follows the trend of more girls developing an interest in S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields. “We’re just starting to
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L to R: Sweet Home students Alison Bell (freshman), Alyssa Duffy (freshman), Allie Perfetto (senior) and Madeline Bell (junior) placed third in the Cardboard Boat Regatta. see a little more growth with women coming into our technology programs,” he explained. “There’s absolutely nothing in technology that a woman can’t do as well, if not better, than a man.” Gina Beam, NCCC’s director of public relations, believes that if schools and S.T.E.M. programs begin to target women at a younger age then they will continue to see an increase in female participants. “It’s really key to market at the middle school and high school levels,” she said. “There’s a trend
nationally that says girls continue to have the capability to be as involved [in technology] and stay on pace with the boys in middle school, but they tend to get bored or go into other fields at the middle school. We have to continue to get them to stay involved at the middle school level.” Voisinet, who is the program coordinator of the Computer Aided Design and Drafting curriculum at NCCC, has found there are many jobs open in the S.T.E.M. fields right now, but many of the companies cannot find enough work-
ers with the knowledge to work there. “There’s never a lack of jobs in the S.T.E.M. fields,” he said. “What we lack is graduates in those fields. Just as a society and as a country, we need more people to come into the S.T.E.M. fields.” NCCC’s Tech Wars is the perfect event to get students excited about those fields of study while at the same time learning a great deal. Students spend weeks and even months preparing for the events, in hopes of placing in the top three in their competition.
“This event affords the opportunity to have very tangible projects with very tangible goals, and the students are able to apply their engineering, technology and scientific knowledge toward these projects,” Voisinet said. While some of the competitions see hours of work destroyed in mere seconds (think bridges snapping under heavy weights as just one example), it’s evident all the kids simply enjoy being there. “Whether they win or lose doesn’t matter,” Voisinet said. “The fact that they’re here and competing – that’s the win for every single one of these students. It’s nice if they win, but you see a smile on all of these kids.” Each individual competition named winners, but there were also overall winners as well. At the middle school level, Grand Island Middle School placed first, Clarence Middle School placed second, and Lasalle Prep placed third. At the high school level, Cleveland Hill High School was named the 2015 Tech War Champions with Grand Island High School placing second and Orchard Park and Tonawanda City High Schools finishing in a tie for third. For more information on NCCC’s Tech Wars, please visit www.wnytea.com. For more information on NCCC’s programs, please visit www.niagaraccc.edu.
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The Buffalo Museum of Science (BMS) and Independent Health will present Independent Health Community Health Day on Monday, January 19, 2015. All museum guests will receive free general museum admission from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and may also enjoy family-friendly activities, including Explore Together activities focusing on living a healthy lifestyle. “Independent Health is proud to present Explore Together activities as part of its annual Community Health Day at the Buffalo Museum of Science,” said Michael W. Cropp, M.D., president and chief executive officer, Independent Health. “This event is a great way to engage the community in their health and educate them about the benefits of healthy lifestyles. Creating a culture of health in Western New York requires collaboration, strong partnerships, community engagement and innovative
solutions, and Independent Health is leading the way to make it easier for the members of our community to be more active in their health.” Explore Together activities run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and include: Zumba for kids Soccer for Success goal station Good-for-you cooking demo with samples Quiz game Giveaway bags A grand-prize drawing for a $500 gift certificate to Bert’s Bikes and Fitness In addition, the following will also be taking place throughout the day: Catholic Health Systems of WNY, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.: Free cholesterol, diabetes and blood pressure screenings for adults 18+ Unyts Blood Drive, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.:
Located outside the museum entrance in the Donate Life Express Bus University Pediatric Dentistry, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.: Free dental health giveaways and educational activities The History of the Michigan Avenue YMCA, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.: The African American Museum Committee presents a photographic and video exhibit of the historical importance of the Michigan Avenue YMCA, which served as the hub of all activity in Buffalo’s African American community from 1927 to 1977 The Museum is located at 1020 Humboldt Parkway in Buffalo and its permanent exhibits and science studios will also be open for all museum guests on Jan. 19.
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Vice and Virtue: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition will open April 24 at Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village in Amherst. Looking for exhibit sponsors, donations of items related to the Prohibition era to be put on display, deadline Feb. 20. Questions: 689-1440 ext. 7720 or kshypski@bnhv. org. Laughter Yoga Laugh for a healthier you at 7 p.m. Thurs., June 12 at Elderwood Assisted Living at Williamsville. Free. Open to the public. Refreshments will be served after the sessions. RSVP by Wed., June 11. Rotary Club of Williamsville will hold weekly dinner meetings from 6:157:30 p.m. Mondays at Milos Restaurant. Guest speakers present an interesting topic. Alzheimer’s Support Group begins at 6 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month at Heathwood Assisted Living, 815 Hopkins Rd., Williamsville. Sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association WNY chapter. Designed to provide emotional/social support for caregivers and help participants develop methods/ skills to solve problems. Encourages caregivers to maintain their own personal, physical and emotional health, as well as optimally care for the person with dementia. New participants always welcome. Info: alz.org/WNY or 1-800-272-3900. Men Only Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group The Alzheimer’s Association WNY Chapter meets at 7 p.m. the first Monday of the month at Elderwood Village, 5271 Main St., Williamsville, providing emotional and social support for caregivers and help participants develop methods and skills to solve problems. The groups encourage caregivers to maintain their own personal,
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Three things not to do in 2015 (NAPSI)—It is not surprising that most New Year’s resolutions revolve around health and financial matters, two areas that emerged as key priorities for Americans in Northwestern Mutual’s 2014 Planning and Progress Study. The study underscored the need for better decision making, with 60 percent of Americans stating that their financial planning needs improvement and more than half admitting that they do not feel financially secure. Moreover, with longevity and costs increasing at a steady pace, there is also likely heightened pressure to prepare for the future, especially considering that, per Bankrate research, one-third of American workers have no retirement savings whatsoever. However, as the saying goes, “the best laid plans of mice and men often go astray,” and New Year’s resolutions seem to prove the point. A recent Forbes magazine poll found that only 8 percent of Americans actually succeed in keeping their resolutions. In fact, a different survey showed that more than 10 percent of New Year’s resolutions don’t even make it to the Super Bowl. “While the new year is a logical starting point for new endeavors, resolutions likely have a high fail rate because people tend to set lofty, unrealistic expectations or view change as a short-term goal,” said Rebekah Barsch, vice president of planning at Northwestern Mutual. “Life is a marathon, not a sprint, and people would be better served to change their mind-set from New Year’s resolutions to solutions for a lifetime.” According to Barsch, building solid financial habits that last requires broadly changing
overall attitudes, which will then shape ongoing decision making across a broad range of financial matters. To that end, instead of a “to do” list, Barsch suggests the following “don’t” list as a foundation for improving long-term financial well-being: • Don’t put off important conversations— Northwestern Mutual research shows that Americans would rather discuss death and intimacy than money. Overcoming this discomfort is essential, as open dialogue with partners, loved ones and professionals is the foundation for effective financial planning. And the benefits of planning are clear. According to Northwestern Mutual’s 2014 Planning and Progress Study, disciplined financial planners feel substantially more financially secure than those who consider themselves informal or nonplanners. • Don’t put all your eggs in one basket— While Northwestern Mutual research shows that most Americans over 25 (67 percent) have a savings account, just a fraction own stocks, bonds and real estate. Considering a wide range of solutions to meet financial and lifestyle objectives can play an important role in strengthening overall financial security. • Don’t pass poor financial habits to your children—A strong motivation to improve your own financial behaviors is to set a positive example for your kids as early as possible. Good and bad habits have one thing in common-the earlier they start, the harder they are to break. Themint.org and themintgrad. org have information, tools and resources to help younger children and millennials, respectively, enhance their money smarts.
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Another Clue To Help You Spot Sampson Have you spotted Sampson yet? Community Papers of WNY and LAMAR Outdoor Advertising have joined together to welcome Sampson to his hometown. The Buffalo Zoo’s newest baby giraffe can be seen in a series of eight billboards throughout the Buffalo metropolitan area, through February 1, 2015. These billboards are helping to usher in a new year of
celebrations at the zoo, including an upcoming coloring contest (winners chosen at random)! To kick off the celebration, CPOWNY is sponsoring a contest to win a stuffed baby giraffe, complete with a bandana with Sampson’s name. The first entry from each of the 25 community papers to correctly submit all eight routes and cross-street
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Local sports Depth drives Will East past Grand Island in Fed hockey
By Melissa Brawdy SPORTS REPORTER
Williamsville East hockey continued its winning ways Saturday night (Jan. 10) with a win over Grand Island. The only difference this time was that the game-winning goal in the 5-1 win came from Justyn Segarra, a freshman defenseman who started the season with East’s JV team. The Flames were able to take an early lead when Grand Island’s TJ Morgan took a four-minute major penalty for boarding just 52 seconds into the game. Jack Kelly scored the power-play goal for East, assisted by Matt Steffan and Aaron Bengart. Just a few minutes later, East’s Mike Steffan went to the box for interference, and the Vikings tied the game with an unassisted goal by Robert Nappo. But East soon displayed why it’s the defending sectional champion and has only one loss this season.
The Flames’ stamina and depth could not be matched by Grand Island. It wasn’t a highly physical game for the most part; East just proved to be stronger and was able to outlast the Vikings. “I thought we wore them down a little bit,” East coach Mike Torrillo said after the game. “I thought o u r d e p t h t o d a y, t h e strength — we played three and four lines through the third period. And it looked like we kind of took it to them a little bit as far as stamina goes. And I think that’s the strength of our team. We play a lot of kids and the goal is just to keep going.” It was just 2:18 into the second period when Segarra scored the goahead goal, which also happened to be his first varsity goal. The excitement from him and his teammates was clear. Alex Tzetzo and Chris Winiecki had the assists. At the 5:55 mark, Joe Mostowy went to the box for high-sticking, but the Flames didn’t let that slow them down. Refusing to settle for simply killing the penalty, Alex Binfield, assisted by Matt Steffan, took the puck back into Grand Island’s end and
gave East a shorthanded insurance goal, increasing the lead to 3-1. Mike Steffan added another goal later in the period, assisted by Alex Finley, and Binfield’s second goal of the game with just over two minutes remaining in the third period sealed East’s 5-1 win. Matt Cohen picked up the assist. Torrillo was not only pleased with his team’s strength and stamina, but also with the pressure the Flames kept on Grand Island, which is the game plan every time they hit the ice, and their strong defense. “If we keep pressuring and stay after people, I think we can force turnovers, which tonight I think we did,” Torrillo said. “And I thought we did a good job in our defensive zone.” Binfield led East with two goals, while Matt Steffan had two assists. With a 5-4 win over West Seneca West on Sunday (Jan. 11), East improved to 11-1 while remaining undefeated in league play with a record of 7-0 to conclude the first half of the season. The Flames’ next game is Saturday, Jan. 17 against Kenmore West.
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Will East goalie Max Battistoni and the Flames took over sole possession of first place in Division II with a 5-4 over West Seneca West Jan. 11.
Stallions rout Buffalo Regals, edge out Rochester Grizzlies On Jan. 11, Miles Santa Maria of the Mite Major Clarence Stallions — who are comprised of boys from the Tonawandas, Wheatfield, Clarence and Amherst — recorded a third-period natural
hat trick as the Stallions defeated the Buffalo Regals, 7-1. Also for Clarence, Nic Zivis had a beautiful first-period goal that beat the Regals’ goaltender on the short side. Evan Becigneul, Cameron
Stadelmaier, and Drew Idzik also scored for Clarence, and assists were had by Alex Fulfaro (two), Maximus Henning (two), Xavier Thomann, Becigneul, and Stadelmaier. •••
On Jan. 10, Fulfaro led the Stallions with a goal and an assist as the team defeated the Rochester Grizzlies, 2-1. Finn Graham had the other goal for the Stallions while Stadelmaier assisted on Fulfa-
ro’s goal. As has become common of the Stallion defensemen Tucker Schoen, Owen McIntyre, Henning and Idzik, they were successful in limiting both the number and
quality of shots reaching goaltender Josh Gawron. Gawron likewise remained solid, including on a number of challenging shots, allowing only a single goal by Rochester.
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Local sports Steffan brothers bring scoring, chemistry to Will East hockey
By Melissa Brawdy SPORTS REPORTER
For Matt and Mike Steffan, the joy of playing hockey together far outweighs the importance of any individual success. The fact that the brothers lead Williamsville East in scoring this season is just an added bonus. The boys grew up playing hockey together constantly, whether it was street hockey, mini sticks, Amherst travel, middle school hockey, or varsity hockey, as it is now. “It’s been awesome playing with Mike,” Matt said. Matt Steffan is the older
brother. He’s in his senior year at Williamsville East, his third year on the varsity team, and is one of three captains on this year’s team. Mike is a sophomore, and this is his second year playing varsity. He looks up to Matt, and he’s thankful for the opportunity to play with his older brother again. “We’ve been playing for a while, and I’ve always looked up to him as big brother,” Mike said. “So last year, when I made the team as a freshman, it was nice to finally get a chance to play with him again since we hadn’t since I was about 10 years old.” They’ve been compared to the Sedin brothers, twins who play together for the Vancouver Canucks in the NHL. The comparison comes not just because of the obvious family connection, but also because
of the way the brothers know where each other is during the rare times they’re on the ice together. “A lot of people like to say we’re like the Sedins because we always know where each other is on the ice even though we don’t really play together except for power play,” Matt said. “I’m more the setter-upper, I like to do the passing, so I would say I’m more like Henrik in that sense.” Much of the Steffans’ success comes from the way they were taught to play hockey growing up, and having the same teachers — their parents — certainly helped. “We’ve been doing well just because we’ve grown up learning the same things from our parents,” Matt said. “We know where each other is on the ice just because we play the game in a similar way.”
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Matt Steffan wad a team-high eight goals in seven league games at press time.
Mike agreed with his brother and also mentioned the team’s success as a whole. So far this season, East is undefeated in league play. “Yeah, I think it’s nice,” Mike said. “I think our team’s coming along really well. And when we’re out there, I think we’ve been playing well together.” Matt brought up an interesting statistic. “I think every game this year, one of us has had a goal,” he said. And sometimes they’ve both scored. Matt leads in points with nine goals and 12 assists, while Mike has 12 goals and five assists. In addition to the offensive numbers they’ve each put up, each player brings something unique to the team. For Mike, it’s versatility. He’s listed as a forward, but that’s not all he does. “I’d say that I’m a pretty versatile player,” Mike said. “I play all positions, wherever Coach [Mike Torrillo] needs me. On the power play I play defense and then forward on offense. And when Coach puts me out on the power play, wherever he needs me, I get out there and just finish in front, set guys up.” Matt brings experience and patient leadership. He’s aware of his skill as one of the best players on the team, but it wasn’t something he wanted to talk about at length. “I think that guys look up to me because I’ve been playing under Torrillo for three years, and I would say I’m a pretty good teammate,” Matt said. “If someone messes
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as a team. “We have to keep bonding, we have to keep practicing,” Matt said. “We can’t be focused on who’s got the most points. We just got to make sure that at the end of the day, East is the one with more goals than our opponent.” Mike talked about how close the team already is, and that just needs to continue. “Whenever we have free time, we’re always hanging out together, and we need to continue to do that to become a team,” he said. The team is close. Like brothers.
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If so, then you may be able to seek compensation. Please call the law firm of Weitz & Luxenberg today at 1-800-921-8888 to discuss your potential claim. Mounting evidence that Xarelto® increases the risk of brain hemorrhage, hemorrhagic stroke (not ischemic strokes), gastrointestinal bleeding and other forms of serious internal and external bleeding has prompted our firm to represent Xarelto® victims. Weitz & Luxenberg has decades of experience in representing victims of defective medical devices and medicines and is eager to speak with you concerning your potential case. For a free and confidential consultation please call us at 1-800-921-8888.
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