Huntington County 4-H Robotics and Crestview Middle School will take their first “rookie” team to Hammond, IN this weekend, Saturday, November 14th to compete at the Indiana State Qualifier rounds for FIRST LEGO league this season. FIRST LEGO League (FLL) started for Huntington 4-H Robotics 9 weeks ago when the international challenge theme was released world wide called “Smart Move”. This theme challenges the team to think of innovate ways to look at how things are moved in this world and come up with solutions to everyday problems.
Also part of the Smart Move theme is a robotics competition built entirely of LEGOs with a programmable computer that the kids learn to program using feedback sensors to accomplish missions for points.
Thunderbirds will compete against 20 other teams in the Indiana region in hopes of advancing to the State Championship held at IPFW in Fort Wayne, IN coming December 12th, 2009.
Members of the team include: Students Henry Easley, Quinten Lintz, Brooke Elston, Jason Hart, Drew Kennedy, Austin Kennedy, Sarah Jernigan, Kyler McVoy, Elijah Chesterman, Jiosa Johnson, Jacob Hunnicutt Adults: Coach Paul Hart, Engineering Mentor Chris Elston and Teacher Sponsor Mr. Travis Bollinger.
For more information about the State Qualifier:
http://webs.calumet.purdue.edu/technology/first-lego-league-information/
For more information about the State Championship:
http://www.etcs.ipfw.edu/fll/
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