The Snackateers from Wildwood Academy, coached by Emily Reed, celebrate their 1st place victory at The Dalles FIRST LEGO League Qualifying Tournament on Dec 14, hosted by the Gorge Tech Alliance.
The Snackateers from Wildwood Academy, coached by Emily Reed, celebrate their 1st place victory at The Dalles FIRST LEGO League Qualifying Tournament on Dec 14, hosted by the Gorge Tech Alliance.
27 teams of students ages nine to 14 competed at the FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL) robotics tournament over the last two Saturdays, Dec. 7 at the Hood River Middle School and Dec. 14 at The Dalles Middle School. Teams from as far away as Heppner and Irrigon joined local teams from Hood River, The Dalles, Goldendale, Mosier, Odell, Klickitat, Trout Lake and Stevenson, and the top 11 teams were chosen to advance to the state competition in January in Hillsboro.
League teams work over several months to design and program robots and complete a research project, this year on the theme of space. At the Gorge tournaments, teams demonstrate their robot’s capabilities on the competition table, are interviewed by a robot design panel, present their research project and are assessed on teamwork skills.
The Gorge events are held by the Gorge Technology Alliance with support from Oregon Robotics Tournament and Outreach Program, North Wasco County School District 21 and Hood River County School District. Top local sponsors include Google and Insitu.
Top award winners from the two events are:
• Overall 1st Place Champions: RoBobs from Hood River; The Snackateers from Wildwood Academy.
• Overall 2nd Place Champions: “Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun!” from Wy’east Middle School, and Gear Spinners from Goldendale Middle School.
Additional top teams advanced to the state tournament include 256 Block Limit from Hood River Middle School, City Sisters from Wy’east Middle School, Wizards of Laser Forks from Hood River Middle School, Fire Breathing Ducks from Wasco County 4-H, Finer Things Club and Sunshine Shapers from Klickitat School, and Astro Boys from Wy’east Middle.
Additional top awards were given to a number of teams for their outstanding performances in specific areas of the competition:
• Core Values Award: City Sisters from Wy’east Middle; Sunshine Shapers from Klickitat School.
• Project Award: Wizards of Laser Forks from Hood River Middle School, and Fire Breathing Ducks from Wasco County 4-H.
• Robot Design Award: 256 Block Limit from Hood River Middle School, and the A-Team from Klickitat School.
• Robot Performance Award: S256 Block Limit from Hood River Middle School, and Astro Boyrs from Wy’east Middle.
• Rising Star Award: Robotic Rats from Trout Lake School and Cookie Monsters from Wasco County 4-H.
For more information about youth robotics in the Gorge, visit Gorgerobotics.org or contact Jessica Metta with the GTA at 541-296-2266 or Jessica@crgta.org.
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