TUCSON, Ariz., (Feb. 13, 2019) — Raytheon Company (NSYE: RTN) and the Arizona Interscholastic Association are expanding opportunities for Southern Arizona high schools to participate in robotics with a Nominate Your School campaign that will help one school start a VEX Robotics team. VEX Robotics is a leading provider of educational and competitive robotics products to schools, universities and robotics teams around the world.

Raytheon will donate $2,000 to the winning school to support the program start-up. Schools must submit their entries HERE by May 3, 2019. The winner will be selected May 13.

“This is another big step in creating extracurricular educational possibilities for our students,” said AIA Executive Director David Hines. “With Raytheon’s help, the AIA looks forward to producing some of the best robotics teams in the country.”

Raytheon is involved as part of its broader commitment to foster the next-generation scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians through STEM education. The company will be a presenting sponsor of the AIA Robotics state championships at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott on March 1-2, 2019. 

For more information, contact Brian Lukas at blukas@azpreps365.com or 602-385-3827.

About Arizona Interscholastic Association

The AIA is a voluntary association of public and private Arizona high schools. Since 1913, the organization has created and sustained interscholastic activities that encourage maximum student participation by providing AIA member schools with an even playing field to ensure fair and equitable competition. The AIA believes that providing interscholastic activities for Arizona high school students creates personal development opportunities with a balanced focus on academics and extracurricular activities. Through its Arizona member schools, the AIA reaches more than 100,000 participants in high school activity programs. The organization hosts 5,000 championship contests and officiates more than 45,000 regular season games. For more information, visit www.aiaonline.org and www.azpreps365.com.

About Raytheon

Raytheon Company, with 2018 sales of $27 billion and 67,000 employees, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil government and cybersecurity solutions. With a history of innovation spanning 97 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration, C5I™ products and services, sensing, effects, and mission support for customers in more than 80 countries. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. Follow us on Twitter.