Prince William County Schools’ Lego League teams did well in local competitions and are now headed to state.
According to a release, students from Vaughn, Cedar Point, Rockledge, Old Bridge, and Rosa Parks Elementary will all be sending teams to a state Lego tournament.
Teams in the Lego League “must design, build, program a robot using LEGO MINDSTORMS® technology, then compete on a table-top playing field,” according to the First Lego League website.
The team from Vaughn Elementary School won the “Champion’s Award” at a Lego tournament held at Gar-Field High School back on November 19, according to a release.
And on November 5, Osbourn Park High School hosted their first Lego League tournament in Manassas, stated a release.
The following are the results for awards for the November 5 tournament, from a release:
Tyler ES – 953/954 (Super Tom Cats)- Judges Award (Helping Hand)
Rosa Parks ES (RosaBots)- 2133 – Judges Award (Team Spirit) and State Qualifying team
West Gate ES (Bionic Bulldogs) – 12312 – Judges Award (Perseverance)
Cedar Point ES (Robotic Cheetahs) – 23731 – Judges Award (Energy) and State Qualifying team
Occoquan ES (TheO!)- 19848 – Judges Award (Rookie Team)
Ellis ES (Ellis-SOAR-us Robotics) – 27081 – Judges Award (Risk Takers)
Sudley ES (Racin Roborunners) – 4421 – 1st Place Robot Design
The following are the results of the November 19th Gar-Field High School Regional Tournament:
Rockledge ES – 25189 (Electo Eagles Team Black) – 1st Place Robot Design and State Qualifying team
Old Bridge ES – 2352 (DolphinBots) – 1st Place Core Values
Old Bridge ES – 2349(Robodolphins) – 2nd Place Robot Performance
Vaughan ES – 26649 (V-Bot) – 1st Place Champion’s Award and State Qualifying team
Old Bridge ES – 26349 (Robodolphin Girls) – Judges Award (Excellence in Pink) and State Qualifying team
Buckland Mills ES – 11109 (Nerd Heard) – Judges Award (Support)
Potomac View ES – 12324 (Palomino) – Judges Award (Rookie)
Rockledge ES – 25187 (Electo Eagles Team Green) – Judges Award (Whoops) and State Qualifying team
