![NEW CHALLENGE, NEW TEAM MEMBERS: Every season, VEX creates a new game that robotics team members are faced with and have to build a robot to compete in. This year’s game forces students to create a robot that is able to stack rings onto mobile goals in order to score points. The change in games each season is something that robotics teacher Audrea Moyers appreciates.
“One of the things that I like about VEX is that they have a new problem to solve every year,” she said. ¨Even though the equipment’s the same, they have to analyze the game, and they have to come up with solutions that are unique that year. They are using their knowledge from prior years, but they have to kind of redesign a problem.”
As returning teams were faced a new game, some new teams and members had to adapt to a uncommon playing field and game.
“Three of our four teams were competing for the first time this year, and they had very different experiences match to match, so I think they learned a lot,¨ she said. ¨It’s hard just watching a video online to know how it’s actually going to be in person, so they all learned a lot about what gameplay is like, how to work with an alliance partner [and] how to adapt during the day to changes.”](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_9283-1-1200x800.jpg)
“At first it was just to help my sister, but then I wanted to get a little deeper,” La Bolsa Rosa florist Emma Garcia said. “It’s very cool to see…when you see the reaction of the person, sometimes it’s like, ‘oh my god, this is for me,’ and they are very impressed.”
La Bolsa Rosa opened its doors in 2021, bringing life and art through floral arrangements to various events. No matter the occasion, La Bolsa Rosa strives to not only deliver to its customers’ needs but to make an impact on their lives. In this edition of Business Beat, watch as The Sidekick media editor Rhea Chowdhary and communications manager Sabah Uddin talk to co-owner Steffi Garcia, as well as her sister and florist Emma Garcia, on what it takes to run a floral business.
This story was originally published on Coppell Student Media on January 31, 2025.