Middle School Competition and Regional Competitions 2017

   Last year Moore County held its first middle school robotics competition, which was a fantastic success. Not only did we continue to provide the competition for middle school students in our county, but we extended the invitation out to other counties as well. We held our first middle school regional competition this year, which definitely upped the ante for robotics. Middle school competitions were held back to back on Friday, May 19 and Saturday, May 20th. All of the participants did such an outstanding job and it is apparent that robotics has really taken off in the region!

   

   

   Scotland County joined our "American Cities" themed competition with open arms, and participated in the elementary showcase too. Scotland County had at least one team from each middle school attend our regionals. The competition for middle school consisted of a series of challenges that were much different than the elementary showcase. For example, we had two First tech Challenge (FTC) fields set up, one depicting an urban environment and one depicting an rural environment. In addition, the students had to build an arm to throw a football and design their robot to pull "snow" on a sled. Lastly, there was also the crowd pleasing Battle Bots! These robotics events drew many people from Scotland and Moore County, with many other counties inquiring about these events throughout the year. Next year, it is our goal to have many more counties participate.
   The apparatuses that students created for these events at regionals was absolutely amazing! The competition in general, aside from being fun, really challenged the kids in engineering, problem solving, and teamwork. It is out goal to continue to challenge students in this way, so they are prepared for advanced robotics concepts and 21st century skills.

   
















   Below are pictures from the Middle School Regional Competition and we hope you can help spread the word about robotics in your county! Thank you to all of our schools, staff, and coaches that participated in these extraordinary events!

MCS Regional Middle School Competition

~Deanna Boesch