By Todd R. Hansen

Gabby Hansen found her calling because she and her friends wanted something to do after school.

That journey started five years earlier, in eighth grade, and now the Vanden High senior is looking at a future in the cutting-edge robotics field.

“I don’t think any of us realized how much it would impact our futures,” Hansen said.

“The robotics program is a lot more than robotics,” Hansen said.

Her personal and leadership skills have been enhanced by her time in the program, she said.Hansen was joined by other students from Vanden and Armijo high schools, as well as students from Grange Middle School who demonstrated their robot skills Tuesday before the Board of Supervisors.

Source: Vanden, Armijo, Grange students show off their ‘bots’