Sault students hope to compete at world festival in St. Louis, Missouri

Eardrums were damaged this past weekend as the winners were announced following the fifth annual Algoma Regional FIRST Lego League competition at Sault College.

Twelve teams of Algoma Region students spent eight weeks building and programming Lego Mindstorms® robots to participate in the Food Factor Challenge, which explored the contamination of food and a variety solutions to the problem.

Teams included those from Anna McCrea, Aweres, Central Avenue, Grand View, Greenwood, Kiwedin, Notre-Dame-Du-Sault, Queen Elizabeth, R.M. Moore (2 teams), St. Joseph Island Central School and William Merrifield.

Numerous challenges and presentations took place throughout the day, including a demonstration by the Algoma District School Board's Knights of Alloy team and their robot.

Two teams were selected to go on to take part in the FIRST Lego League Competition in Oshawa on January 14 with a chance to go to the World Festival in St. Louis, Missouri in April - event champions Aweres Robotic Club (pictured) and the runner-up, Notre-Dame-Du-Sault.

A news release issued by Sault College announcing all of the event winners follows.

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FIRST Lego League winners

SAULT STE. MARIE - Cheers and excitement filled the building this weekend as Sault College hosted the fifth annual Algoma Regional FIRST Lego League competition.

Twelve teams of children guided by their volunteer coaches demonstrated their problem-solving skills, creative thinking, teamwork, competitive play, sportsmanship, and sense of community while participating in the event.

Sault College would like to congratulate all the teams for their incredibly hard work and dedication that went into the competition. 

The following is a list of winners:

Robot Award Mechanical Design - Aweres (Aweres Robotic Club)
 
Robot Award Programming - Central Avenue (Cougar Robotics)
 
Robot Award Innovation and Strategy - Kiwedin (Cougarnauts)
                  
Robot Performance

1st Place: St. Joseph Island Central (Spartans)
2nd Place: Aweres (Aweres Robotic Club)
3rd Place: Notre Dame du Sault (Les Dragons du Sault)
 
Core Values Award: Inspiration - Notre Dame du Sault (Les Dragons du Sault)
 
Core Values Award: Teamwork - R.M. Moore (Bumble Bees) AND R.M. Moore (Optimus Prime)
 
Core Values Award: Gracious Professionalism - Anna McCrea (Annabionics)
 
Project Award: Research - Central Avenue (Cougar Robotics)
 
Project Award: Innovative Solution - Aweres (Aweres Robotic Club)
 
Project Award: Presentation - Queen Elizabeth (The Robo Royals)
 
Against All Odds - Grandview (Grandview Gadgets)
 
Rising Star - St. Joseph Island Central (Spartans)
 
Judges Awards - William Merrifield (Merrfield Lego Maniacs), Greenwood (Greenwood Gators)
 
Champion’s Award - Aweres (Aweres Robotic Club)

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