The 糖心Vlog FIRST Robotics Team #810 recently hosted two First LEGO League competitions at Great Hollow Middle School. The robotics team advisors Brian Costello and David Savage, student team members, and team parents dedicated over 500 volunteer hours to make the competition a success. Teams from around the region competed in an exciting an educational event. The 糖心Vlog District had six teams represented, from Nesaquake Middle School, coached by Brian Sheridan, Accompsett Middle School coached by Technology Teachers Melannie Hill and Logan Theodorou, and Great Hollow Middle School coached by Technology Teachers Connor Kelly and Caitlin Caputo. The Middle School Robotics program is part of the CTE Technology Department, under the guidance of Christine LoFrese, CTE Director.
Teams showcased their innovative robots, designed to tackle complex tasks in a fun and collaborative environment. The event featured multiple qualification matches from each team as well as “Innovation Projects” where teams researched an existing issue related to aquatic and marine life and attempted to design and present a solution to judges. We saw impressive performances from student teams, all working toward the shared goal of earning a spot in the next phase of the competition. The event was filled with teamwork, problem-solving, and a true spirit of STEM education, with many teams earning awards for design, innovation, and teamwork.
Congratulations to Team #42769, the Electronic Bulls, from Great Hollow Middle School which won the Rising All Star Award: Yumma Amjad, Hannah D'Amico, Brady Figari, Fatimah Gordal, Sara Jain, Declan Kearney, Emma Larson and Amber Tractenberg
Team 35848, the Quake Robotics, from Nesaquake Middle School was also a Rising All-Stars award recipient: Emerson Cotter, Preston Downing, Hila Goldberg, Gnanesh Sai Reddy Maruri, James McDonald, Sanvika Pulluru, Dariusz Latifi and Ishaan Sai Thakkalapelly.
Congratulations to Brian Sheridan who won the Coach/Mentor Award for Team 41208, the Nesaquake Middle School “Quakebotz”:
Jason Cullari, Andrew Conrad, Emmet Legg, DaVinci Mirabella, Lukas Moscoso, Kevin Peykarm, Christopher J Rosborg, Emma Schaefer, Joseph Siarkowicz and Anthony Zirpoli.
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