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NEOHBots News
NEOHBOTS NEWS
Issue 5, 2/2/2016
TRASH TREK
DISTRICTS
TOURNAMENT
We sum up the big
District Tournament!
FLL 2016
Preview
IMPORTANT
DATES
Lions, tigers, and
bears – OH MY!
The where, when,
who of upcoming FLL
and NEOHBots
events.
TRASH TREK DISTRICTS
Can you believe the Northeast Ohio FLL District
Tournament has come and gone? This season is
still going strong, but let’s take a look back on
all the good times had at UA!
With 29 FLL and seven Jr. FLL teams in
attendance,
dozens
of
volunteers,
thousands of Lego pieces and parts, many
parents, friends, and families watching the
Robot Games and cheering for their teams
the University of Akron District event was
definitely one that we will all remember!
The big event began early January 9.
Registration for volunteers and teams alike
was in full steam by 8:00 am. Teams were
whizzing through judging rooms and
practice tables. They could be found
during down time playing cards, finishing
homework, and perfecting their robot for
that afternoon’s Robot Games. Judges,
charged with the difficult task of rating
student’s Core Values, Robot, and Project,
certainly had their work cut out for them as
the teams really brought their all to the
tournament.
We were pleased to have Zach from Zero
Waste perform an original song about
sustainability during our very exciting
Opening Event. Mr. Mike Substelny was our
Master of Ceremonies and introduced the
crowd to all the teams participating,
recognized our volunteers, and kicked off
the Robot Games.
After a lot of deliberation between judges,
and many rounds in the Official Robot
Games, our district tournament winners were
announced!
Advancing Team Name/School or District
Tuxedo 7 (Beachwood Middle School) District Tournament Champions!
Smart Cookies (Aurora)
The BORG (Builders of Robotic Greatness)
(Home School, Macedonia)
The ThinkaDinks (North Canton City Schools)
RoboBacon (Harmon Middle School, Aurora)
Crazy Rhinos (Leighton Elementary School,
Aurora)
Symphonic 8 (Solon)
Brain Bots (Neighborhood team, Euclid &
Beachwood Schools)
Kimera (Kenston School, Chagrin Falls)
Tech Tornadoes (St. Paul's in North Canton)
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In addition awards were presented in
the following categories:
Core Values
Inspiration Award - Smart Cookies
Teamwork Award - Symphonic 8
Gracious Professionalism Award The BORG
Robotics
Mechanical Design Award - The
ThinkaDinks
Programming Award - Crazy Rhinos
Strategy & Innovation Award - Brain
Bots
Project
Research Award - RoboBacon
Innovative Solutions Award Mechanical Flyers
Presentation Award - Voyagers
(Kent)
Robot Performance Award - Tuxedo
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Judges Award - LCCS Lightningbots
(Lake Center Christian School, Hartville)
Coaches' Award - Mechanical Fllyers
Volunteer Award - Adi Kalahasti
Congratulations to all of our teams that
participated in the University of Akron’s
District Tournament, a GIANT thank you
to all of our volunteers, and best of luck
to the teams moving on to states!
ANIMAL ALLIES
ANNOUNCED
Although we’re technically still in the
2015/2016 season, FLL has released some
information about next season challenge.
The theme for FLL next year is all about our
furry, scaly, slimy, tall, and tiny coinhabitants on this globe - animals in all
shapes, sizes, colors, and categories!
Teams will still create an autonomous robot
to perform different tasks, work together
under the principles of FLL’s Core Values,
and create a project to solve a very
important global problem by thinking like
scientists and engineers.
No details have been released yet, but more
information from FIRST should arrive by
August 30, 2016.
What do you think our Animal Allies
challenge might be? Tweet us your thoughts
and we will post it on our newsletter using
#NEOHBOTS!
Did we miss something? Contact Karen Plaster ([email protected]) to share your outreach
efforts with the NEOHBots Newsletter readers!
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:
UPCOMING EVENTS
STATES
• Feb. 6-7, 2016 – Wright State University
WORLDS
• April 27-30, 2016 – St. Louis
THANK YOU
LCCS Thunderbots
for sharing your robot and
expertise at the Akron Public
Schools science fair!
Interested in FLL?
Are you new to FIRST Lego League
and interested in getting involved?
NEOHBots is here to help!
FLL and Jr. FLL are amazing programs
for students to get involved in STEM
studies. NEOHBots is a resource for
those that are new to the program to
get their school, administration, and
community involved in this program
and be successful.
Contact Karen Plaster
([email protected]) to get more
information.