Sea Perch,

National Champions

Springs Valley Sea Perch

The Springs Valley SeaPerch Program began in 2008. Since then over 250 students have taken part in this activity. The program is rich and rewarding. It develops skills that students may use inside and outside of the classroom. We have been lucky enough to have students who have been very successful with SeaPerch.

The first three Springs Valley Sea Perch Teams led by Jeff Kerby and Consisting of members: Chloe Day, Payson Deiffenback, James Fields, Dakota Hall, Dillon Livingston, Landon Price, Andy Rose, Nia Seitz, and Michelle Stinchcomb paved the way for a growing and successful program. The first year, the team of Landon Price, Nia Seitz, and Michelle Stinchcomb advanced to state competition!

Each Spring, Springs Valley Sea Perch Program has also hosted the Springs Valley Invitational to help our students and others prepare for Regional/State competitions.

From the Sea Perch Website:

SeaPerch is an innovative underwater robotics program that equips teachers and students with the resources they need to build an underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) in an in-school or out-of-school setting. Students build the ROV from a kit comprised of low-cost, easily accessible parts, following a curriculum that teaches basic engineering and science concepts with a marine engineering theme. The SeaPerch Program provides students with the opportunity to learn about robotics, engineering, science, and mathematics (STEM) while building an underwater ROV as part of a science and engineering technology curriculum. Throughout the project, students will learn engineering concepts, problem solving, teamwork, and technical applications.

Building a SeaPerch ROV teaches basic skills in ship and submarine design and encourages students to explore naval architecture and marine and ocean engineering principles. It also teaches basic science and engineering concepts and tool safety and technical procedures. Students learn important engineering and design skills and are exposed to all the exciting careers that are possible in naval architecture and naval, ocean, and marine engineering.

SeaPerch is...

A hands-on educational tool
Fun and challenging
A curriculum that meets national learning standards
Integrates STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)
Teaches the teachers
Builds teamwork and inspires young minds
Introduces STEM career discussions

Students learn best by doing, and during the process of building SeaPerch, they follow steps to completely assemble the Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), test it, and then participate in launching their vehicles.

After the SeaPerch robot is constructed, students are encouraged to test their vehicles, deploy them on missions, and compete in a culminating event, the SeaPerch Challenge - a district-wide one-day design competition, to take what they have learned to the next level. The Challenge fosters an end goal, rewards sportsmanship, spirit and presentation skills, as well as mastery of the concepts. Events at the Challenge can include:

Vehicle performance - maneuvering and recovery
Innovative design (optional)
Team presentations - oral presentations to judges
Design Evaluation
Build Notebooks - document planning, construction, testing, and learning
Team spirit and sportsmanship at the event

Photos and Videos

2016-17 Sea Perch Season

99 students participated, Grades 1-12!

National Qualifiers

Middle School:

American Eagles- Danian Wright, Maya Emmons, Kenton Allbright

Bambetos - Brycen Qualkenbush, Aidan Alysworth, Daniel Reynolds

High School:

Subberfreakies- Myranda Burton, Payton Buffington, Addie George, Bethany Cranfield

Team Irony- John Scott, Sam Parsons, Riley Spencer

2016 Sea Perch National Champions!

High School:

SEAHAWKS

Devon Roach

Austin Ashby

Travis Allen

Team Bio:

The SeaHawks are a team based out of French Lick, Indiana. This is the SeaHawks third year at nationals and our 5th year in seaperch.

We have attended the 2013 and 2015 national competition and with be attending the 2016 national competition. Our team consists of Austin Ashby, Travis Allen, and Devon Roach.

Austin Ashby and Travis Allen feed the cord for the two challenges and Devon Roach is the driver of the two challenges.

1st Place Obstacle Course, 46 seconds.

1st Place Orbs Course, Full course complete in 7 minutes (unknown seconds)

1st Place HS division, National Champions

8th Place Poster Presentation

95 High School teams from the USA, Australia, Puerto Rico, and Cayman Islands

92 Middle School Teams

Video: Awards

1st Overall: Video time 1:16

1st Orbs : Video time- 1:05

1st Obstacle: Video Time - 0:53

Taylormade

Reed Tarr

Colten Reynolds

10th Obstacle Course: 1:01

45th Orbs Challenge Course

50th Poster

23rd Overall

The Taylormade team is a veteran two-student, 8 th grade seaperch team from Springs

Valley Jr-Sr High School in French Lick, Indiana. The team came up with their name from their

love of golf. Both members are very active in football, golf, band, basketball, 4-H, and FFA

which made involvement in Seaperch an additional challenge for time; but for them it is worth it.

Each year the members of this team have continued to improve and advance further with this

being their first time advancing to the national competition.

Taylormade is competing in the middle school stock class this year; but unlike previous

years, the team decided to use all stock parts and redesign the shape and size of their

Seaperch. So far, it has proven to be very successful and they are hoping to continue their

success at the national competition in Massachusetts.

America

Reece Qualkenbush

Sam Parsons

Riley Spencer

John Scott

59th Poster

36th Obstacle Course

64th Orbs Challenge

60th Overall

We are Team America, our team includes John Scott, Sam Parsons, Riley Spencer, and Reece Qualkenbush. We all have been in seaperch for about 2 years now, except for Sam.

Sam has been in Sea Perch for 3 years. This is our first year going to nationals. We all plan to attend some sort of secondary education after high school.

Reece plans to go to Sullivan University for Culinary Arts. John wants to get a degree in Engineering. Riley want go to IU to get his Doctorate in Psychology.

Sam wants to go through an ROTC program to go into the Navy as a Special Warfare Combatant Craft-Crewman.

Junior High:

Braces and Brycen

Brycen Qualkenbush

Emily Weisensteiner

Aidan Aylsworth

Brooklyn Dixon

42nd Poster

37th Obstacle Course

38th Orbs Course

35th Overall

Team Bio:

Hi, we are Braces and Brycen and we drive OVV. OVV is our ROV. We are from Springs Valley Jr./Sr. Highschool.

This is our second year in seaperch but our first year going to nationals.

Emily, Aidan, Brooklyn have braces and Brycen does not. That is where the name Braces and Brycen came from.

Emily and Brooklyn drive the obstacle course and Aidan and Brycen drive the orbs course.

Http://www.seaperch.org/index

2015 National Challenge

The 2015 National SeaPerch Challnege will be held on May 29 - 30 at the University of Massachusetts Darthmouth in Dartmouth, Mass.

Http://www.seaperch.org/index

2015 National Results

Taylormade

3rd Place Finesse

3rd Place Overall

Springs Valley 2015 National Qualifiers:

High School

The SeaHawks

Devon Roach - Driver

Austin Ashby

Matt Burton

Junior High

Taylormade

Colten Reynolds - Driver

Reed Tarr - Driver

Springs Valley 2014 National Qualifiers

High School

Team Name- 3rd Place Overall

(Yes, Team Name is their team name)

Tristan Parmley - Driver

Nathan Apple - Driver

Kade Hinkle

Kyler McNeely

Springs Valley 2013 National Qualifiers

High School

USS Hunley

6th Place Challenge Course

Dillon Livingston - Driver

James Fields

Kayla Emmons

Junior High

SeaHawks

Devon Roach - Driver

Grace Woolsey - Driver

Austin Ashby Driver

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