On February 6, JSAC unveiled a mural as a tribute to JSAC and @eve_robotics student Zoe Maryam Alford (Feb. 6, 2006 - Jan. 31, 2023).
Zoe’s family and friends gathered for the unveiling on Zoe’s birthday. The vibrant mural decorates the exterior of the newly renamed Zoe’s Maker Space, a place where students learn and use tools to create robots. Along with other roles on her robotics team, Zoe served as Safety Captain and took pride in making sure safety standards were met.
The mural was sponsored by Carol Bowman’s @learningincolor in collaboration with @coxenterprises and designed and painted by visual artist Chane Fontaine @thechanexperience .
@learningincolor works with artists to transform K-12 spaces using color and art. Chane’s design captures the inspiring and uplifting essence of Zoe, known for her curiosity, intellect, care, and brightness!
Chane also guided @coxenterprises volunteers to help paint base colors on the mural as an MLK Day community service project.
Thank you to Zoe’s parents for sharing Zoe with us! Zoe’s parents waited until the unveiling to see the mural and then were gifted with a smaller sized replica, unveiled by Learning in Color board member Tony Alexander and artist Chane.
We at JSAC are honored to hold space for remembrance and continued inspiration.
In loving memory of Zoe Alford.
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District Champs 🏆🤖 Proud of this team and everything we accomplished this season. A lot of hard work, long nights, and dedication went into this. Glad I got to be a part of it and make so many memories along the way @johnsonstemactivitycenter@novelisinc@comcast #frc #robotics #stem #georgiafirst
G3 would like to give an extra special shoutout to @johnsonstemactivitycenter (JSAC)! Since JSAC first opened its doors to us, the impact on our program has been immeasurable.
It is no coincidence that G3 has qualified for the World Championship twice since JSAC has welcomed us into their workspace. Collaborating with the other JSAC FRC teams while having access to a workshop and practice field has contributed greatly to our recent success. We truly consider it our home away from home.
Thank you for being an invaluable sponsor and partner; we are incredibly grateful for your support.
Also, thank you to Lonnie for visiting us at Worlds last year. We had a blast!
Breaking Update: @g3robotics1648 robotics has advanced to the World Championship and will compete in Houston among FRC teams from across the globe!
Congratulations to @g3robotics1648 robotics of @midtownhighfutures25 for winning the Quality Award. This award celebrates robustness in robot concept and fabrication. @g3robotics1648 is one of the school and community teams with practices spaces, access to a maker’s space and to a competition field at JSAC. They are one of the five JSAC-sponsored FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) teams that advanced to District season. Congratulations, @g3robotics1648 !
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FIVE JSAC FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) teams advanced to the 2026 District Championship held by @georgiafirstrobotics at @merceryou to compete to go to the World Championship in Houston. Congratulations and good luck to teams @team8577robotics , 100 Scholars Robotics Alliance, @g3robotics1648 , Tecknosquad, and @discbots_6023 ! FRC is the highest of the three levels of robotics offered by @first_official_ ! Go teams!!#atlanta #robotics #team
@morehouseschoolofmedicine volunteers graced JSAC with their presence to help with research and data, administrative tasks, organizing our newly dedicated Zoe’s Maker’s Space, and more during their second annual Service Day at JSAC! The day started out with gratitude and fun. Thank you, MSM, for supporting hands-on STEM education at JSAC! #community #volunteer #stem
Team G.I.R.L had an AMAZING experience competing at the Columbus qualifier this weekend! There were a few moments where parts of Yoshi had to be rebuilt, but with grace and style, ✨ she rose up again and got her head back in the game! 😌 We are especially honored to be 2x Imagery Award recipients!!! 💗 And participating in the playoffs as a backup bot for alliance #3 was nothing short of exhilarating! Our interactions with all the other wonderful teams there was a highlight of our experience as well! All in all, we are extremely grateful to have had the beautiful opportunity to engage in the Columbus qualifier competition!!!
#gogirl #getintoroboticsladies #robotics #womenintech steminist frc firstrobotics firstroboticsgirls firstroboticscompetition girlpower togethercsk cskywla
JSAC’s Future Innovators Day, as part of the 2026 #atlantasciencefestival, had students programming drones, building robots, exploring through VR and more. Meet the student who was attending the festival while visiting #atlanta and nicknamed “the chosen one” after a drone landed in the palm of her hand 🖐️🤣! #science #fly #drone
Team G.I.R.L had such a fun a time at the Gwinnett Qualifier! We are so grateful to have been awarded the “Imagery” award!! Though we and our robot, Yoshi, had our fair share of ups and downs, we’re heading to our next competition stronger and better than ever! See you soon Columbus!! Until then, GO G.I.R.L! (Get Into Robotics Ladies!!) 💖🔩🌟
#gogirl #getintoroboticsladies #robotics #womenintech #steminist frc firstrobotics firstroboticsgirls firstroboticscompetition girlpower togethercsk cskywla
@go_g.i.r.l of the @aps_cskywla is a all girls JSAC-sponsored team that competed in week 2 of @first_official_ ‘s FIRST Robotics Competition! We are sooo proud of their inspirational work! @firstlikeagirl
#stem #robotics #competition #girl
Dalton Competition recap! 💛💙
Our team had a great weekend competing, learning, and pushing our robot to perform its best. We were proud to make it to playoffs and gain valuable experience that will help us continue improving throughout the season. See you all at Albany!!
Thank you to our sponsors for making this possible:
@saeschool@novelisinc@johnsonstemactivitycenter@comcast@dodstem
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