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Robotics makes a middle-school comeback in Fountain Hills

Fountain Hills Middle School student Kellen Bryant works with a robotic unit. The school’s robotics club has had a resurgence this year, with hopes of entering competitions during the 2026-27 school year.

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Fountain Hills Middle School student Jade DuFour and Fountain Hills High School student Emmy Charles work on an assignment during a coding exercise. Coding is a key element of robotics, which had a resurgence at the club level at FHMS this year.

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Fountain Hills Middle School student Luke Sexton works on a robotics-related task. The school’s robotics club has had a resurgence this year, with hopes of entering competitions during the 2026-27 school year.

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Fountain Hills Middle School student Kellen Bryant holds up a robotic unit. The school’s robotics club has had a resurgence this year, with hopes of entering competitions during the 2026-27 school year.

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Fountain Hills Middle School student Jade DuFour works on an assignment during a coding exercise. Coding is a key element of robotics, which had a resurgence at the club level at FHMS this year.

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As the enrollment has changed at Fountain Hills Middle School through the past several years, some academic and extra-curricular clubs have gone through changes as well.

Fortunately, for students that are into coding and robotics, those activities have had a resurgence during the 2025-26 school year at FHMS.

“Coding is a big part of robotics,” Jade DuFour said.

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