We’re pleased to be featured on the front page of the Limestone District School Board website! Slowly but surely everyone is hearing about what our robotics team is up to. It’s nice to spread our news to the whole school board now.
Today we worked on our minibot and deployment system. Things have really come a long way over the past week. We’re looking forward to great results at GTR.
Our human player has had some fun in the gym. We’re so lucky to have mentors that are keen to be the “human player coach”, and run practice sessions like this one.
Our Chairman’s crew has had amazing support as well. Daily practices have led to a really great presentation. We are excited to see what the judges at GTR will think of it.
Along with all of the robotic preparations, we’ve also done lots of organizing for our weekend adventure. We have packed our bagels for our team breakfasts.
132--That's a lot of bagels!
Tomorrow we’re getting things ready to be packed in the van. It’s hard to believe that there are only THREE sleeps left!
While the party was going on, there were some of us hard at work packing up tools and working on rewiring our electrical box.
Before heading home we voted on our robot’s name. There were so many very creative names that had been suggested online, and several that had evolved from the craziness of our group.
We had hoped that our tournament would be a qualifying regional tournament, but unfortunately there weren’t enough teams signed up by the deadline, so we changed it into a practice tournament. A few other teams and community groups decided to join in with the Lego fun. To add to the fun of the day, we were glad to have Karthik as our M.C. for the tournament. He helped get people enthusiastic, and informed about the FLL game Body Forward.
In the morning the Discobots, Legendary Lego Legion, Vanier Vipers and the 
Helped by mentors from Queen’s University, and K-Botics, these inexperienced teams learned how to build and program a robot to accomplish several missions. One of these rookie teams, the 
During the day we had demonstrations of our robot from the Breakaway challenge last year. It’s always neat to watch people’s faces when we open up the electrical box.
We were also glad that the local 
Throughout the day, we focused on creating an enthusiastic, fun, welcoming and spirited environment. A big part of this spirit involved the presence of our KCVI mascot, the blue bear.
Anika made friends with the blue bear at the FLL practice tournament that we hosted last year, and it appears that they are still good friends now!
They danced together when the music played….and they weren’t the only ones dancing!
Our dance lessons helped us get EVERYONE involved…even Vanier’s Viper!
The field table competition happened in the afternoon. Round robin play was followed by the playoff rounds. Each team should be proud of what they accomplished.
When we step back and reflect on the day, we are proud of what was accomplished by our team, and by the FLL and Jr. FLL teams. We wish them all well on their upcoming regional qualifying tournaments, and hope that our day helped provide important feedback and useful practice on the field tables.
Congratulations to all of the teams! We look forward to seeing you all again next year.
