Twenty-one teams representing 16 NISD middle school campuses competed in a FIRST LEGO League Challenge robotics qualifier event on March 29 at Hector Garcia Middle School.
FIRST LEGO League engages concepts from science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) through a fun and exciting hands-on problem-based learning model.
A total of 8 teams from the event will advance to the Northside ISD Robotics Championship, which will be held on April 12 at Bernal Middle School.
Pictures from the competition can be found here.
The complete list of awards and advancements is below:
Middle School Teams QUALIFIER
| Champion Awards | Team Name | Team Number | Campus |
1st place | Oceans 5 | 29563 | Ross MS |
2nd place | Hobby Team | 29558 | Hobby MS |
Additional Teams Advancing to Regional Championship
Team Number | Team Name | Campus |
42929 | Connally Team | Connally MS |
29554 | Garcia Team 1 | Garcia MS |
29555 | Garcia Team 2 | Garcia MS |
36810 | Jones Team | Jones MS |
29572 | Red P.O.W.E.R. Patriots | Rawlinson MS |
29667 | Shark Bait ohh HaHa | Ross MS |
Additional Awards & Recognitions
Core Values - Discovery, Innovation, Impact, Inclusion, Teamwork, Fun
| Award | Team Name | Team Number | Campus |
| 1st Place | Connally Team | 42929 | Connally MS |
| 2nd Place | Jones Team | 36810 | Jones MS |
Innovation Project
| Award | Team Name | Team Number | Campus |
| 1st Place | Shark Bait ohh HaHa | 29667 | Ross MS |
| 2nd Place | Red P.O.W.E.R. Patriots | 29572 | Rawlinson MS |
Robot Performance
| Award | Highest Points Earned | Team Name | Team Number | Campus |
| 1st Place | 225 | Garcia Team 2 | 29555 | Garcia MS |
| 2nd Place | 215 | Ocean 5 | 29563 | Ross MS |
Robot Design
| Award | Team Name | Team Number | Campus |
| 1st Place | Rayburn Team | 29556 | Rayburn Team |
| 2nd Place | Bernal Team 2 | 35379 | Bernal Team 2 |
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