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DE teams earn top honors at PA FTC event

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Delaware robotics teams perform well at PA State Championship
Two First State Robotics teams, Rhyme Know Reason and MOE,  as well as another Delaware-based team,  Archmere High School’s Robauktics,  all accomplished great things at the Pennsylvania FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Championship tournament held in York, PA, on February 28. The Robauktics had a great robot and driving team, earning a place in the Championship finals, while MOE not only competed in the event semi-finals but also won the Control award for outstanding programming and use of sensors. Rhyme Know Reason earned top honor at the 36-team FTC event receiving the Inspire Award for great overall success.
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Coach Dawn Dockter of Rhyme Know Reason was also honored at the PA Championship when she won the Compass Award for her guidance and mentorship.
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Rhyme Know Reason will next compete at the East SuperRegional tournament March 18-20, 2016, at Scranton, PA. There, 72 teams from Maine to Virginia will compete in the East Super-Regional vying for an opportunity to advance to the FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship in St. Louis, Missouri.
PA Championship Inspire Award. 2015-16

FSR Team Rhyme Know Reason: 2015-16 PA Championship Inspire Award Winners

 

Diamond State FTC crowns champions

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An alliance of high school students lead by the Bo-bots from Bohemia Manor High School of Chesapeake City, MD, took the win in on-field competition last Saturday, February 6,  at Delaware’s FTC (FIRST Tech Challenge) Championship event at DSU in Dover.

Both FSR teams– MOE and Rhyme Know Reason— advanced to semi-final rounds, with RKR also taking the Think Award for their outstanding engineering notebook.

In addition, MOE student, Georgia Mackay was awarded the Axalta Scholarship and Emma Onstad of Rhyme Know Reason was one of two students in Delaware to be named finalists for the Dean’s List award, which will be awarded at the FTC World Championships in April.

For more, see Dover Post here.

Congratulations to all!

Rhyme Know Reason 2015-16
MOE FTC 2015-16

What is the Dean’s List Award?

(from FIRST website)

Criteria for selection of the FIRST Dean’s List shall include, but not be limited to a student’s:

  • Demonstrated leadership and commitment to the ideals of FIRST;
  • Interest in and passion for a long term commitment to FIRST and its ideals;
  • Overall individual contribution to their Team;
  • Technical expertise and passion;
  • Entrepreneurship and creativity;
  • Ability to motivate and lead fellow Team members; and
  • Ability to effectively increase awareness of FIRST in their school and community.

State Championship events set for this month

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Scenes from two recent FLL qualifying events–

Dover FLL January 30, 2016
Dover FLL January 30, 2016
Salem Community College, FLL Qualifier, January 2016
Salem Community College, FLL Qualifier, January 2016
Salem Community College, FLL Qualifier, January 2016
Salem Community College, FLL Qualifier, January 2016
Dover FLL January 30, 2016
Salem Community College, FLL Qualifier, January 2016
Salem Community College, FLL Qualifier, January 2016
Salem Community College, FLL Qualifier, January 2016

First State Robotics 2015/16 qualification events are wrapping up for FTC (FIRST Tech Challenge) and FLL (FIRST LEGO League), so top teams will advance to compete for the regional championship and — for FTC teams— a chance to represent Delaware at the East coast FIRST Super-regional in Scranton, PA this March and possibly move on to the FTC World Championship this April in St. Louis, MO.

You are invited to come see what it’s all about…FSR events are free and open to the public.

Diamond State FIRST Tech Challenge Championship

  • February 9, 2016
  • Doors open to teams 7 am- 6 pm
  • Opening ceremony 10:45 am
  • Memorial Hall Gym, Delaware State University, Dover, DE

More info at www.delawareftc.org

2015/2016 First State FLL State Championship Tournament

  • February 20, 2016
  • Event Start Time: 8:00am
  • M L King Student Center, Delaware State University, Dover, DE

More info at http://www.firststatefll.org