Around South County: South River's Power Hawks robotics team wins award

The Power Hawks, a robotics team based at South River High School in Edgewater, is an extracurricular activity for the 40 students who participate; however, the level of involvement is a little more intense than for other clubs.

During the build season, which runs from early January until early April, the team meets every weekday for three or four hours, plus both weekend days for five to seven hours each day. They meet to design and construct a robot that meets a specific set of criteria set forth by First Robotics, a national competition for high school engineering students.

Even when they aren't in competition mode, the...