Elizabeth and Stephanie Vicarte are high school sister inventors with a passion to combine music and technology! 

Voting is Now Open for the Robotart Challenge!

Please go and support our artwork by voting for the three paintings we submitted for this challenge! Thank you!

We Completed the 2018 Robotart Challenge!

We built a robot using VEX pieces to compete in an annual challenge called the Robot Art Competition where teams of students build a robot that can paint/draw a piece of artwork, either manually or autonomously! 

Orchestra/Band Trip to Chicago/Cleveland!

From March 19th, 2018 - March 25th, 2018 the Barbara Ingram School for the Arts Band and Orchestra took their bi-annual out of state trip to the Windy City and Cleveland! Read all about their crazy experience here! 

A Highlight Reel of Elizabeth's Accomplishments!

This is a short, two minute video Elizabeth put together for her college resume and application that highlights some of  her accomplishments in the robotics and engineering fields from grades 8 to 12. This video features footage of the VEX competitions, the Toy 2.0 Challenge, and the 2017 World Maker Faire! ​

We Received 'Superior' Ratings on our Solo/Ensemble Pieces

On Saturday March 3rd, the two of us played the solo and ensemble pieces we've been preparing at school at the annual Washington County Solo/Ensemble event and received 'Superior' ratings for all of our performances!

We Enjoyed Being in the 2018 Maryland State High School Championship/ VRC In the Zone! 

On February 24, 2018 the Quantum Harmony BioDragons fought hard in the Maryland State VEX Tournament held at Dundalk High School in Baltimore, Maryland. 

We Got Surprise Inducted into the Tri-M Music Honor Society!!!

This was such a great surprise and honor for the both of us! Although we didn't sign up to be a part of the society due to our busy schedules, this was something the two of us really wanted to be a part of! It was really nice of our teachers, who are also the society leaders, Mrs.Swanson and Mr.Hollin, to recognize our efforts to contribute as much as we could to helping out the society prior to being inducted! Thank you so much for this honor and opportunity, we will do everything we can to contribute even more to Tri-M! :)

We Just Had Our 2018 All County Concert!

All County is something we do here in Washington County where orchestra and band students who attend high schools from all over the county have the opportunity to perform songs together for the whole community to enjoy! We had our concert last night (2/03/2018) and it went very well! We both really enjoyed the program and since it was Elizabeth's last year playing in All County, she made sure to make the most out of this experience as the orchestra's concertmaster! :) 

VEX Volvo Group Trucks Qualifiers - Hagerstown Tournament Champions!!

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Elizabeth and Stephanie with teams 183Z and 183A, the Synobotz, after winning the Hagerstown tournament

VEX BMore Robotic - Have a Dream - VRC Tournament Champions!!!!

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Stephanie and Elizabeth with their robot after winning the Baltimore tournament

We Got to Tour the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center!

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Elizabeth and Stephanie with Sara Vilevac, who invited them to take a tour of the Goddard Center

BIG THANK YOU TO THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE FOUNDATION AND EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THE YOUTH VIDEO CHALLENGE AND THE UNLEASH IMAGINATION - SHAPE THE FUTURE CONFERENCE THAT TOOK PLACE ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9TH!!!

From December 7th - 9th, 2017, the Vicarte sisters where invited to go to Washington DC to participate in the awards ceremony celebrating the 6 finalists (3 from the age division from 11-14 yrs and 3 for the 15-18 yrs division) as well as attend the Unleash the Imagination - Shape the Future conference featuring prominent figures in the science community such as Kim Stanley Robinson, Bran Ferren, Dava Newman, Buzz Aldrin, and Ellen Stofan, PhD. In addition, we got to see videos of well renowned cellist, Yo-Yo Ma, performing a piece for the Arthur C. Clarke Awards Ceremony Celebration and an award accepting video speech from Stephen Hawking. 

Our Imagine the Future Video Earned a Spot in the Top 3 Finalists!!

Our video for the Imagine the Future - Youth Video Challenge hosted by the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation in partnership with KID Museum and Youth Service America was confirmed to be in the top three finalists by email on November 4th, 2017. Both of us were pleasantly/happily surprised and overjoyed. 
When we were first introduced to the prompt of "what do you think is a problem in the world that would be solved by 2042?", we knew that we wanted our video to focus on a solution that would be pretty unique compared to other well-known problems. After countless discussions on other topic candidates, cyber-bullying seemed like the problem to tackle as it not only has become such a widespread world-wide problem for people ranging in all age groups, but will also probably continue to become more prominent as technology continues to advance. 
We are both happy and thankful to be ranked as a top 3 finalist and look forward to making improvements on our video in the one-to-one master sessions coming up, as well as presenting our video at the Unleash Imagination—Shape the Future Conference in Washington, D.C. on December 9th! 
We will keep you updated on our newest improvements to our video and the events of December 9th.
THANK YOU 2017 WORLD MAKER FAIRE!!!!! WE HAD SO MUCH FUN BEING A PART OF SUCH A HUGE EVENT!!!!



​We received a total of 4 awards on the second day of the Maker Faire! 3 Editor's Choice awards and one Best in Class awards from 4 different judges.
Read about this amazing excerpt from NickNormal, which features us in an Adafruit blog. Thank you so much!!
Anything is possible if you put your mind to it

Check Out Our 2017 World Maker Faire Video! 
This video was made by the two of us (it took us a whole 3 days to write, shoot, and edit) and was sent as part of our application for the 2017 World Maker Faire to be held in New York from September 23rd - 24th. 
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It was a great honor to be invited to the 2017 Worlds Maker Faire, and we are very excited to attend our first World Maker Faire! We wish to participate not only to showcase our projects, but also to take a closer look at other creative projects and innovative new ideas.   

The Kennedy Center

We were given the amazing opportunity, thanks to the KID Museum (KIDS Museum Exoerience) in May of 2017 to showcase our MEOW project at the annual Arts Summit held at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC! There, we got to meet a lot of amazing people including a professor at MIT and Yo-Yo-Ma, who was the host! 
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Elizabeth (left), Yo-Yo Ma (center), and Stephanie (right) at the Arts Summit at the Kennedy Center.
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Stephanie (left) and Elizabeth (right) showcasing MEOW at the Kennedy Center (2017).
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(left to right) Elizabeth, our mom, and Stephanie took a picture at the photo booth at the Kennedy Center

Vex 2017-2018 Game: In the Zone

In the Zone is played on a 12' by 12' square field where two alliances, one red and one blue composed of two teams each, compete in matches consisting of a fifteen second Autonomous period, followed by a one minute and forty-five second Driver controlled play. The object of the game is to gain a higher score by strategically stacking cones onto their respective team goals, loading mobile goals into the respective team zones, having the higher stack, and parking your robot in its designated scoring zone.


Participated Competitions/Events

VEX Robotics
Toy 2.0 Challenge
Maker Faires
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Washington County All County Orchestra
Solo/Ensemble
Festival
Shepherd Prep Orchestra
EXPLORING NEW POSSIBILITIES IN MUSIC AND TECHNOLOGY

The Vicarte Sisters

Coming from a family with a background in the arts and engineering, we strive to make use of our talents in the hopes of bringing people together and adding beauty into the world we live in...