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As a coach, Rachel Salas knew one of her team’s players was struggling.
Head Coach Rachel Salas is also Dr. Rachel Salas, associate professor of literacy and director of the Center for Learning and Literacy at the University of Nevada Reno’s college of education. Her team is one of dozens of K-12 competitive robotics teams in northern Nevada belonging to the international FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) League. This year, the Wolf Pack Bots were winners of the statewide championship, and Dr. Salas was given the Coach/Mentor Award.
