http://www.rakemag.com/tags/johnson-high-school The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.rakemag.com/reporting/rakish-angle/we-can-t-really-control-it-yet <!--paging_filter--><p>“<i>Johnson is our name, cheering is our game!</i>” The chants of a cheerleading squad echoed faintly inside Colin Denis’s classroom one winter afternoon at John A. Johnson High School in St. Paul’s inner-city Payne-Phalen neighborhood. Denis, looking the very epitome of a high-school science teacher with his wispy hair, thick glasses, and lab coat, collected papers from two lingering students. “OK,” Denis told them, “now I’ll take you down to see the robot.” The girls giggled with excitement.<br /><p><a href="http://www.rakemag.com/reporting/rakish-angle/we-can-t-really-control-it-yet">read more</a></p> http://www.rakemag.com/reporting/rakish-angle/we-can-t-really-control-it-yet#comments competition FIRST program high school johnson high school robot robotics robots Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:12:30 -0600 Lisa Pahl 8284 at http://www.rakemag.com