Every year, the Newton North math department runs a puzzle day where people could come and solve various puzzles. At this year’s event on March 7th, we attended and ran a booth as well as participating. It was great to be there as we had not attended in 3 years.

A member diligently solving the puzzles

At the event, there was a packet filled with puzzles for people to solve, such as a poem with extra letters and a scrambled website link. We formed a LigerBots team where we worked together and were eventually able to solve 5 of the 7 puzzles.

A student plays catch with the Outreach Robot

We also brought our outreach robot for event attendees to play catch. The younger folks at the event had a fun time playing with their mechanical friend!

The panel giving a speech about computer and data science careers

In addition to puzzles, there was also a panel of professional computer scientists who talked about their careers and the current issues facing the field. The event ended with a gift card raffle giveaway where two LigerBots members won rewards!

Group photo of the LigerBots staff

This was a very fun event and we look forward to many more events this spring. For now, stay tuned for the North Shore Competition on March 14-15 where we will officially begin the 2026 competition season!