Congratulations to the Statesbots for their
great finish this weekend at Rolla. They
have been incredible in their first two years as a team. Thanks to Nicholas Kirschman (HS Gifted Specialist) for the support and time
provided to the students. Below is some information shared by Jeanette Hencken, who also supports the team.
“The Statebots are a First Tech
Challenge (FTC) Team that competes with other FTC teams in USFIRST
competitions. Missouri is one of the
most competitive states in the US for this competition. This year there are 138 FTC teams in Missouri
and it is growing. The Statesbots
qualified to compete at the State competition in Rolla this past Saturday and
were nominated for the Think Award at the state level. This year we also won 2 awards at regional
competitions: The Connect Award, for community outreach and The Think Award,
for the best reflection on the journey we took to get to become a competitive
team. Our first year, last year, we also
qualified for state, and came in 26th.
We feel pretty good about these successes and the progress and look
forward to the new season which begins next week.”
