Bay View, Riverside Middle School teams earn accolades at First LEGO competition

Annual robotics event takes place at Roger Williams University

East Providence Post Staff
Posted 1/15/17

The FIRST LEGO League Rhode Island State Championship, a science-based robotics competition, was held Saturday, Jan. 14, on the campus of Roger Williams University.The St. Mary Academy-Bay View …

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Bay View, Riverside Middle School teams earn accolades at First LEGO competition

Annual robotics event takes place at Roger Williams University

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The FIRST LEGO League Rhode Island State Championship, a science-based robotics competition, was held Saturday, Jan. 14, on the campus of Roger Williams University.

The St. Mary Academy-Bay View “SMART 2.0” team was the overall winner of the competition. On note as well, the “Dumbledore's Army” team Riverside Middle School won the Core Values Inspiration award.

East Providence Post and eastbayri.com contributing photographer Tim Marshall to the accompanying gallery of pictures from the event.


1st place Champions:
27591 S.M.A.R.T. 2.0, St. Mary Academy Bay View, East Providence
Each of the 10 students on the S.M.A.R.T. 2.0 team receive a $20K scholarship from RWU. ($5K renewable for 4 years.) The team will represent RI at the FIRST World Festival in St. Louis, competing against teams from dozens of countries and many states, in April 2017.

2nd place Champions:
22457 Fur-ocious, Beckwith School, Rehoboth
The team will represent RI at the FIRST Razorback Invitational in Arkansas in May 2017.

Judges Award:
24254 Land Sharks, Our Lady of Mercy, East Greenwich

Project Research:
3592 Robo-Wolves, Jamestown

Project Innovative Solution:
7941 B.R.A.I.N, St. Philomena School, Portsmouth

Project Presentation:
12394 B.A.R.Q.S, St. Philomena School, Portsmouth

Core Values Teamwork:
16797 Teenage Mutant Ninja Squirtles, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Bristol

Core Values Inspiration:
1304 Dumbledore's Army, Riverside Middle School, East Providence


Core Values Gracious Professionalism:
24452 G.O.A.T.S., San Miguel School, Providence

Robot Mechanical Design:
26149 AIR Strike, Savage Snowflakes

Robot Programming:
13806 Radical Rainbow Robosses, Lawn School, Jamestown

Robot Innovation and Strategy:
4099 Architectonas, All Saints STEAM Academy, Middletown

Robot Performance-first (score of 169)
16797 Teenage Mutant Ninja Squirtles, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Bristol

Robot Performance-second (score of 168)
RoboWolves, Neighborhood Team, Jamestown

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