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April 21 , 2011
Ardor for arbor Area tender groups ventured to The Philadelphia Navy Yard to obtain trees for last weekend’s massive City planting. By Joseph Myers R e v i e w s ta f f w r i t e r
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ons of people would bark if the region’s trees began disappearing en masse. The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society craves no such vanishing and wants plenty of plants to aid the environment, beautify streets and preserve homeowners’ finances. The 184-year-old organization helped to accomplish those Friday, welcoming 42 volunteer groups to acquire trees from The Philadelphia Navy Yard’s Building 14, 4921 S. 16th St. The gathering began at 9 a.m. in the space the nonprofit entity leases to store materials for its annual international flower show. The attendees received a total of See TREE PLANTING page 12
Sports
Norman Wallace, foreground, and Omoro Kantamanto have served as vital parts of their school’s robotics squad. Success at a competitiion two weeks ago has the students poised to show their scientific skills to the nation. S ta f f P h o t o b y G r e g B e z a n i s
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A Lower Moyamensing high school is seeking funds to send its awardwinning robotics team to next week’s national championship.
It dozen get any better Two huge wins last week put an East Passyunk school atop its division.
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any contend that technology is dividing humanity and weakening its collective intellect. For the South Philly Rambots, the discipline is doing the opposite, fostering camaraderie and making ingenuity even
more possible. The 15 students at South Philadelphia High School, 2101 S. Broad St., have embraced technology, and it has reciprocated, as they have qualified for the April 28 to 30 U.S. FIRST — For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology — Robotics FRC National Championship at the St. Louis-based Edward Jones Dome.
The Rambots, who have partaken in competitions since their 2009 inception, earned a chance to travel by reaching the semifinals of the Philadelphia Regional FIRST Final at Temple University’s Liacouras Center. Their April 7 to 8 success, which landed them the tournament’s See RAMBOTS page 10