K-W Knights · Winter
Robotics
Bots in Shining Armour, FIRST team #3848. Design, build and compete; robotics became a full MSHSL activity in 2024.
2025–26
Who runs it
Source: the district’s 2025–26 activities directory, kw.k12.mn.us. Bound has no staff listed for this activity yet, so these names are from last year and may have changed — the office will confirm. Reach any coach or advisor through the middle and high school office, 507-789-6186, or the activities director, Jake Wieme, 507-789-7001.
Schedules and tickets
Following the season
K-W Knights athleticsThe district's athletics site: schedules, scores and tickets
Calendar on BoundEvery K-W event, with and without practices
Daily announcementsPractice changes and call-outs, from the school office
All activitiesThe other eighteen teams and activities
Kenyon-Wanamingo's fine arts and academic activities compete under the same MSHSL calendar as its sports, with section and state events in the winter and spring.
Our report
Where it stands
The team is Bots in Shining Armour, FIRST team #3848, coached by industrial technology teacher Doug Thompson. The Leader has followed former members into engineering careers; robotics became a full MSHSL activity in 2024.
In the local press
- Career steer: robotics team experience leads to career choice for some studentsThe Kenyon Leader
- Kevin's Kenyon updates: concert, robotics and moreThe Kenyon Leader
- Science, technology, engineering, art & math topics of summer campThe Kenyon Leader
Headlines and links only; the articles belong to their publishers. Compiled October 1, 2026 from The Kenyon Leader and the other Southern Minn papers, the Post Bulletin, KTTC, the Wanamingo Messenger and the MSHSL.
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