GROVE CITY — Slippery Rock Middle School won two awards at the annual Wolverine BEST robotics competition, which was held Saturday and Sunday at Slippery Rock University.

The team from Slippery Rock Middle School won the award for “BEST Middle School” and for “Most Robust Machine.” For the fourth straight year, the team from Cornerstone Christian Preparatory Academy in South Park, Allegheny County, took first place, winning the “BEST Award.”

The event drew more than 300 students from more than a dozen different schools.

SR school board gets new memberSLIPPERY ROCK TWP — The Slippery Rock School Board appointed a new member Monday to represent Region 3.The board voted 7-0 to appoint Karen McDowell of Worth Township to the board. McDowell replaces Ken Speer of West Liberty, who joined the board in 2008 and who resigned in September.Region 3 covers Brady and Worth townships, as well as Slippery Rock and West Liberty.Candidates were interviewed in a public session before Monday’s meeting. There were three candidates.The school board still needs to appoint someone to fill another Region 3 seat, which was abandoned when Mark Mraz resigned in October.

SRU hosts Zumbathon benefitSLIPPERY ROCK — Slippery Rock University’s physical and health education department’s F.I.T. Club, the Association of Residence Hall Students and the National Residence Hall Honorary will host “Shakin’ It for a Cure Zumbathon” for breast cancer awareness from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Aebersold Recreation Center.Registration for the event will be from 1 to 2 p.m., and a donation of $5 is asked to help raise money for the Breast Cancer Foundation.Participants are asked to wear pink in honor of breast cancer awareness.