▁students ▁to ▁enter ▁academic ▁compet itions ▁volunt arily , ▁with ▁the ▁school ▁pay ing ▁the ▁entry ▁fe es ▁for ▁the ▁students ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁ ▁The ▁college ▁has ▁a ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁department . ▁Each ▁year , ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁students ▁have ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁plays ▁and ▁produ ctions ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁ ▁their ▁ ▁course , ▁usually , ▁but ▁not ▁always , ▁including ▁junior ▁and ▁doing ▁senior ▁produ ctions ▁every ▁second ▁ ▁year . ▁Every ▁second ▁year , ▁the ▁college ▁also ▁hosts ▁a ▁musical ▁production , ▁which ▁is ▁very ▁popular ▁within ▁the ▁community . ▁Al most ▁ ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁production ▁cast ▁and ▁crew ▁are ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁students , ▁with ▁direct ing ▁taken ▁up ▁by ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁teachers . ▁ ▁Grace ▁Luther an ▁College ▁has ▁an ▁observ atory ▁consisting ▁of ▁a ▁Cel est ron ▁ 1 4 - inch ▁ ▁Schmidt - C asse gra in ▁teles cope ▁attached ▁to ▁its ▁science ▁block . ▁A ▁ 1 3 ▁m ▁radio ▁teles cope ▁for ▁monitoring ▁solar ▁activity ▁is ▁also ▁at ▁the ▁Roth well ▁campus . ▁ ▁Current ▁develop ments ▁Rob ot ics ▁at ▁Grace ▁Grace ▁has ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁purpose ▁built ▁Rob ot ics ▁teaching ▁spaces ▁in ▁the ▁Southern ▁Hem is phere . ▁ ▁The ▁College ▁uses ▁these ▁facilities ▁to ▁train ▁teachers ▁and ▁students ▁in ▁S TE M ▁develop ments ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁Rob ot ics . ▁ ▁Staff ▁from ▁institutions ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁South ▁East ▁Asia ▁have ▁visited ▁Grace ▁Luther an ▁College ▁to