Robots at the Ridge VEX Competition

We had a blast at our Robots at the Ridge VEX competition on Saturday, November 21st, at Peachtree Ridge High School. We would like to thank all teams that were in attendance, as well as all the volunteers who graciously supported us throughout the event.

We also congratulate our award winners:

  • Tournament Champion: Team Woodward (1900R) from Woodward Academy
  • Tournament Champion: Team GMA (1900W) from Woodward Academy
  • Tournament Champion: RoboDragons E (675E) from Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology
  • Excellence Award: Raider Robotics (3536M) from North Forsyth High School
  • Judges’ Award: RoboDragons E (675E) from Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology

Find out more about the results of the competition at RobotEvents.com.

Again, thanks to all the teams who competed and all the volunteers who helped make our event a success!

GirlsFIRST

This weekend, 8 of the team’s girls visited our friends at Walton Robotics for an all day conference about the role that girls play not only in FIRST Robotics, but also in STEM fields. We started off the day by helping to put together “Outreach in a Box” kits which went home with teams who attended as a resource to expose younger girls interested in STEM to chemical engineering. Following that, we attended a panel discussion on the challenges facing women in STEM careers and got some advice from professionals. Finally, we ended the day with a creative engineering challenge and LinkedIn training.

A good time was had by all and we’d like to thank Walton Robotics and Georgia FIRST for the great day!

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