Eastern Washington University's Reese Court looked like it was ready for a rock concert Friday morning. The Stage was set at center court, the lights were low and the crowd was about to burst.

Welcome to the Washington First Robotics competition, where high school teams from across the northwest and even a team from Mexico City compete for robotic supremacy.

The program was set up to celebrate bright, young minds and encourage them to pursue careers in math and science.

"Kids think they're coming to build a robot but they are really building themselves. Its all about their self confidence, their own ability to work with other kids to have a deadline to have a project to work on, try and figure out how to do a budget."  Said Michael Campbell, executive Director of  Washington First Robotics.

It's definitely an exciting way for students to become involved and receive hands-on, real life experience.

SPOKANE, Wash. – Many college graduates struggle to find work right after earning their diplomas. But nine University of Washington medical students based in Spokane this year already have their next jobs lined up.

The students were ‘matched’ with hospitals around the country, as part of the National Resident Matching Program’s ‘Match Day’.

At the beginning of their fourth and final year of medical school, students apply to the residency programs where they’ll work after they graduate with their medical degrees. (The residencies last three to seven years, depending on a student’s specialty, and are required before the new doctors can earn their licenses to practice.) The students rank the programs where they want to work. In return, the programs rank the students they want. Then a high-powered computer matches them. Friday, medical students around the country opened their envelopes and found out where they matched.

Fewer students are smoking cigarettes or drinking alcohol, according to a recent survey of kids in our state. At the same time, a large number of students seriously considered suicide in the past year. The number of secondary school students who believe using marijuana is risky dropped to the lowest level since the state started collecting data.

The Healthy Youth Survey is taken every two years by students in grades 6, 8, 10, and 12 in more than 1,000 public schools in Washington. More than 200,000 youth took part in the survey in October 2012 by answering a wide variety of questions about their health and health behaviors. All responses were voluntary and anonymous. The Healthy Youth Survey provides communities with needed information to make solid decisions about which health issues to focus on.