Pictured is the San Cayetano Robotics Team with “Special Friends” at an awards assembly honoring the new innovative program. One team took 1st place and another team took 4th place in a competition at JPL March 17, 2009. The competition was for NASA Explorer Schools for Southern California. The “Special Friends” in the picture include : Jan Marholin, Principal San Cayetano, Ota Lutz Education Coordinator for NES Schools JPL, Mr. Stan Mantooth, Superintendent Ventura County Schools, Mr. Jeff Sweeney, Superintendent FUSD, Mrs. Linda Johnson , Representative for Senator Runner, Mrs. Dana Nielsen, Representative for Assemblymember Strickland. Next year San Cayetano hopes to expand the program into the third grade as currently it is offered in the fourth and fifth grades.