Lego is no longer just a building game; it is an intense competition.

Nobody local understands that better than the robotics club at Big Park Community School, which meets three hours a week, twice a week after school — with possible weekend meetings pending — in order to get ready for the Northern Arizona FIRST Lego League regional tournament in Flagstaff on Saturday,
Nov. 23.

“We have a lot of fun while exploring science, math and engineering,” Big Park science teacher Diane Schumacher said. “The purpose of our club is to design, build and program Lego robots.

For the full story, see the Friday, Nov. 1, edition of the Sedona Red Rock News.