Freshman Johnathan Adams loves attending Domingo Martinez’s class at our Space and Engineering Technologies Academy (SETA) magnet school program at Roosevelt High School.
“I enjoy a lot of the building aspect and really just putting everything together. It’s very fun to come to class.”
Working in pairs, he and his classmates build NASA-like space rovers from scratch. They connect the motors, attach the wheels and install the solar panels. Then, the students work to code their rovers to perform various tasks.
Adams needed his rover to drive a square route. This wasn’t as easy as it sounds. He had to calculate wheel speed and certain angles to get it to perform as he wanted. It took numerous tries to finally get it -- but he got it!
Soon, a handful of rovers rolled around the classroom floor, performing various tasks.
Hands-on, trouble-shooting experiments are just the tip of the iceberg for our SETA students who can explore four pathways during their time at SETA. Each pathway offers students diverse career opportunities within the space and engineering industry. Our pathways include Aerospace Engineering, Aviation Technology, Computer Science Engineering, and Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering.
Adams has excelled at SETA, joining as soon as possible in the sixth grade at Krueger Middle School. He’s got his sights set on Aviation technology in the future. SETA is offering him his first steps toward a giant leap into his passions.
“I would honestly recommend this to anybody who can come. Just come to SETA. It’s awesome.”
