FIRST Virginia Regional at VCU 2010 Slideshow

March 20,. 2010 - Following two days of rigorous games, high school teams from Henrico County, Va., Falls Church, Va., and Montvale, N.J. emerged as top winners in the 2010 FIRST Robotics Competition Virginia Regional.
The contest brought together 63 teams from throughout Virginia and from four other states to test their teamwork, alliance-building and engineering skills. The Virginia Regional, held at Virginia Commonwealth University's Stuart C. Siegel Center, hinged on a robotic soccer match called "BREAKAWAY," and the alliance formed by the following teams earned top honors after 95 qualifying matches and a series of playoff rounds:
· Blue Cheese from Deep Run H.S., Henrico, Va.
· Vae Victus from George Mason H.S., Falls Church, Va.
· Pascack Pi-oneers from Pascack Valley Regional H.S. District, Montvale, N.J.
The runner-up alliance will have bragging rights as "regional finalists:"
· RoboHawks from Lloyd C. Bird H.S., Chesterfield, Va.
· Enginerds from Highland Springs H.S., Henrico, Va.
· Lambda Corp from Osbourn H.S., Manassas, Va.
In addition, the NASA Knights from New Horizons Regional Education Center H.S. in Hampton Virginia was named as winner of the Virginia Regional Chairman's Award, honoring the team that, in the judges' estimation, best represents a model for other teams to emulate, embodying the goals and mission of FIRST.
Team Blue Cheese from Deep Run High School in Henrico County was named winner of the Engineering Inspiration Award, celebrating outstanding success in advancing respect and appreciation for engineering and engineers, both within their school as well as their community.
Also, judges cited two Rookie teams for honors for success in their first year's participation in the FIRST Robotics Competition:
· Rookie All Star - The Warriors from Nansemond River H.S., Suffolk, Va.
· Rookie Inspiration HHS Robotics from Harrisonburg H.S., Harrisonburg, Va.
About FIRST
Accomplished inventor Dean Kamen founded FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) in 1989 to inspire an appreciation of science and technology in young people. Based in Manchester, N.H., FIRST designs accessible, innovative programs to build self-confidence, knowledge, and life skills while motivating young people to pursue opportunities in science, technology, and engineering. With support from three out of every five Fortune 500 companies and nearly $12 million in college scholarships, the not-for-profit organization hosts the FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC®) and FIRST® Tech Challenge (FTC®) for high-school students, FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL®) for 9 to 14-year-olds, (9 to 16-year-olds outside the U.S. and Canada) and Junior FIRST® LEGO® League (Jr.FLL) for 6 to 9-year-olds. Gracious Professionalism™ is a way of doing things that encourages high-quality work, emphasizes the value of others, and respects individuals and the community. To learn more about FIRST, go to www.usfirst.org.
Photography by Ash Daniel www.ashdanielphotography.com

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