Very excited!  Their team won a 1st place Trophy and a Gold Ticket to the SC State Robotics Competition!

The girls Solar SySTEM Lego Robotics STEM Club team went to the regional competitions this past weekend!  It was a long and busy Saturday day.  We left the house before sun up so we could be in Seneca by 7:20 am and didn’t get home until after 6 pm that night.  The girls team had several rounds at the competition.  They were scored in multiple areas and did well!

Three rounds of their robot completing tasks on the map which they scored pretty high on.  Another part of the competition was their core values which is their team spirit and how they interact with the other teams.  They have to give a presentation on this piece as well in front of the judges.  Another piece of the competition was their research, project, and presentation which the kids presented in front of the judges on their own.  They won the first place trophy in this category (on their research, project, and presentation).

The work is done by the students from the logo design, research, development, presentations, and so much more!  The team worked so well together and put in a lot of hours working on their research, development, robotics, and project. They do the majority of their work in front of the judges with no coaches or parents in the room (we can’t even watch, but thankfully they had it video taped).  The only piece the parents and coaches can watch is the one when they do their robotic map missions otherwise they are on their own once in the room and in front of the judges.

The team pick a solar system theme.  They named their team the Solar SySTEM and the catch phrase is “Stay in Orbit”!  The research project they decided to do was to build a computer game that would help kids learn more about the solar system.  They named their robot, SpaceBot!

It was a super busy and long day for the kids, but they were awesome.  There were 21 teams competing that day so it was a real honor to win a trophy and get the opportunity to move forward.  Their hard work really paid off with the trophy and qualifying for the SC Competition!  WooHoo!  Very proud of the girls and their team!

Playing a hangman game before competition starts!

Karlie all smiles after the first robotic map round when they scored all 100 points!

Their robot going through the tasks on the map!

Brina hanging up their spirit posters.

Their team going through the tasks on the robot map!

Watching carefully to make sure the robot goes through all its tasks!

Gathering some of the props for their presentation!

Karlie ready to go speak!

Coming back after their presentation!  They rocked it and got the 1st place trophy!!!

Getting their trophy!

Karlie with Mrs. Johnson one of their coaches who also teaches STEM Lab and her GT class!

Solar SySTEM team and coaches!  They did AWESOME!!!