Multiple schools earn awards at VEX IQ Lion’s Pride Robotics Tournament

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HANCEVILLE, ALA. – Wallace State Community College recently hosted a VEX IQ Lion’s Pride Robotics Tournament at Traditions Bank Arena inside Tom Drake Coliseum, and multiple elementary/middle schools won awards.

Winners during the event were as follows:

Excellence Award – Middle School: Alexandria Middle School (Team name: RoboCubs)

Excellence Award – Elementary School: Alexandria Elementary School (Alexandria RoboCubs)

Teamwork – Champion Award: Etowah Middle School (Etowah Hawks)

Teamwork – Champion Award: North Alabama Cyber Institute (CyberCentral-VEXBOTx – Cullman)

Teamwork 2^nd place Award: Ivalee Elementary School (Los Tres Mosquiteros)

Teamwork 2^nd place Award: Oak Mountain Middle School (Oak Mountain Robotics)

Design Award: Bankhead Middle School (Dooms Day)

Robot Skills Competition: Etowah Middle School (Etowah Hawks)

Wallace State welcomed 40 teams to the event, including from multiple Alabama counties.

VEX IQ is a snap-together robotics system designed to provide opportunities to students in elementary and early middle school. The VEX IQ competition allows students to build and program robots, encouraging teamwork, problem solving and leadership as teams construct and operate their robots.

In addition to the game competition, teams are judged on items like robot design, programming and engineering notebook as part as their overall scores.

Competitions are also scheduled for Jan. 29 and Feb. 5 at Wallace State. The Jan. 29 competition already has 44 teams registered, including squads from Montgomery, Alexandria, Florence, Hoover, Northport, West Blocton, Attalla and Hartselle, among others.

For more information about Wallace State, visit www.wallacestate.edu

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