Robotics team brings back prestigious award
The South Grand Prairie Robotics team traveled to Katy, Texas, to compete in Texas’ largest robotics competition, the FIRST Robotics Competition, Lone Star Regional, March 20 – 22.
The team of nine 7th – 12th grade students was one of 46 teams and more than 1,000 students from across the United States and Brazil at this year’s competition.
Phil Harris, math teacher at South Grand Prairie High School, said the team experienced some technical problems with their robot which limited their practice time. He said they made it to the quarter finals before being eliminated, but he said the team did win the prestigious Motorola Quality Award for their robot.
The team is eligible to compete in the national competition to be held April 17 – 19 in Atlanta, GA.
