Growing STEM: Buckeye Regional in Cleveland [Video]

CLEVELAND — It’s a fast-paced, big-energy, high-tech sporting event putting 50 high school teams from seven states (including Ohio) in the spotlight. Whether a rookie team or long-time pro, the Buckeye Regional at the Wolstein Center are intense.

“Not many people actually get to do this, so this is actually kind of like a once-in-a-lifetime thing,” remarked Callyah Velton, a freshman at MC2STEM High School in Cleveland.

“I’m looking forward to this for like months in advance,” sophomore Kyle Williams added. “Every time the season’s over, I’m just like, ‘Man, I want to go back.”

“I’m excited,” Anelia Gonzalez, a junior at CMSD’s Garrett Morgan School of Engineering & Innovation, stated. “I’ve never been a part of a team like this, and we worked really hard to get to where we are right now.”

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