SBPLI Announces Award Winners from FIRST LEGO League Qualifying Tournaments held at Mineola High School

Eighteen Teams Advance to Long Island Championship Scheduled for March 5 at Longwood High School
FIRST LEGO League - Mineola

Members of the FIRST® LEGO League Team #10425, the Harborfields Library Purple LEGO Eaters from Centerport, prepare their robot during one of two FIRST LEGO League Qualifiers presented by School-Business Partnerships of Long Island, Inc. at Mineola High School on January 28. 

Imagination and science came together at Mineola High School on Saturday, January 28 at the final two of five FIRST® LEGO® League Qualifiers, presented by School-Business Partnerships of Long Island, Inc. (SBPLI). During the events, a total of 64 teams, comprised of students age nine to 14, as well as their mentors, demonstrated their problem-solving skills, creative thinking, teamwork, competitive play, sportsmanship and sense of community. Eighteen of the teams earned the chance to advance to the FIRST LEGO League Championship, presented by SBPLI on Sunday, March 5, 2017 at Longwood High School.

 

The theme of this year’s challenge is ANIMAL ALLIESSM, which requires the students to identify and solve real-world problems regarding the way that animals and humans interact and how these interactions can be improved. At each FIRST LEGO League tournament, students present their research to a group of judges.

 

FIRST LEGO League introduces young people to the excitement of learning with its partner, The LEGO Group. Students are encouraged to explore and pursue science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields both within the FIRST program and in their future education and careers.

 

Owing to the benefits that robotics programs, such as those offered by FIRST, bring to children of all ages, the FIRST LEGO League has continually seen rapid growth on Long Island. Each year, the program adds more teams, which resulted in the addition of a fifth tournament in 2017 – held the afternoon of Saturday, January 21.

 

After the conclusion of each event, teams were presented with a variety of awards and teams eligible for advancement were announced. A full breakdown from each event can be found below:

Qualifier No. 3 – Saturday, January 28 (AM Session)

 

AWARD

TEAM #

TEAM NAME

HOMETOWN

Highest Robot Score [130 Pts]

24093

Tech Heroes (fka Little Sponges)

Westbury

Alliance Award

24093

Tech Heroes (fka Little Sponges)

Westbury

11299

Progressive School LEGO Jedi #5

Merrick

Mechanical Design Award

15794

Cyber Dogs

Roslyn

Programming Award

27743

The Robosaurus

Stony Brook

Strategy & Innovation Award

16258

Smart Cookies

Garden City

Research Award

1139

HBT BOTS

Syosset

Innovative Solution Award

11298

Progressive School LEGO Jedi #7

Merrick

Presentation Award

11299

Progressive School LEGO Jedi #5

Merrick

Inspiration Award

17104

GC Brick Builders

Garden City

Teamwork Award

11649

Rebel Fury

Great Neck

Gracious Professionalism Award

16174

Meteorites

Hicksville

Champion Award

16282

Floral Park Party Bots 2.0

Floral Park

 

 

Qualifier No. 4 – Saturday, January 28 (PM Session)

 

AWARD

TEAM #

TEAM NAME

HOMETOWN

Highest Robot Score [134 Pts]

24601

Asian Utopia

Manhasset

Alliance Award

16374

Robo Innovators

East Meadow

24113

Red Panda Invasion

Garden City

Mechanical Design Award

10425

Harborfields Library Purple LEGO Eaters

Centerport

Programming Award

24601

Asian Utopia

Manhasset

Strategy & Innovation Award

28779

Bethpage RoboEagles

Bethpage

Research Award

14824

Chuck Norris Fist

Baldwin

Innovative Solution Award

6435

Fire Dragons

Rocky Point

Presentation Award

14823

Teach Me How to LEGO

Baldwin

Inspiration Award

6292

Robosplosion

Garden City

Teamwork Award

16374

Robo Innovators

East Meadow

Gracious Professionalism Award

15067

RoboFalcons

Jericho

Champion Award

24425

Legendary Master Builders

Syosset

 

 

The following 18 teams have advanced to the Long Island FIRST LEGO League Championship, which will take place on March 5 at Longwood High School:

TEAM #

TEAM NAME

HOMETOWN

QUALIFIER NUMBER

1139

HBT BOTS

Syosset

#3 – Saturday, Jan 28 AM

1200

Unlimited Thinkers

New Hyde Park

#3 – Saturday, Jan 28 AM

8770

LEGO Maniacs

Mineola

#3 – Saturday, Jan 28 AM

15794

Cyber Dogs

Roslyn

#3 – Saturday, Jan 28 AM

16282

Floral Park Party Bots 2.0

Floral Park

#3 – Saturday, Jan 28 AM

17104

GC Brick Builders

Garden City

#3 – Saturday, Jan 28 AM

24093

Tech Heroes (fka Little Sponges)

Westbury

#3 – Saturday, Jan 28 AM

27743

The Robosaurus

Stony Brook

#3 – Saturday, Jan 28 AM

29758

The Copiague Eagles

Copiague

#3 – Saturday, Jan 28 AM

6292

Robosplosion

Garden City

#4 – Saturday, Jan 28 PM

10425

Harborfields Library Purple LEGO Eaters

Centerport

#4 – Saturday, Jan 28 PM

15067

RoboFalcons

Jericho

#4 – Saturday, Jan 28 PM

16374

Robo Innovators

East Meadow

#4 – Saturday, Jan 28 PM

22698

POBMS POBOTS OMEGA 2.0

Plainview

#4 – Saturday, Jan 28 PM

22699

POBOTS BETA 2.0

Plainview

#4 – Saturday, Jan 28 PM

24425

Legendary Master Builders

Syosset

#4 – Saturday, Jan 28 PM

27919

Willets Road Robotics

Roslyn Heights

#4 – Saturday, Jan 28 PM

28779

Bethpage RoboEagles

Bethpage

#4 – Saturday, Jan 28 PM

 

 

Tournament sponsors include School-Business Partnerships of Long Island, Inc., Central Islip Public Schools, Mineola Public Schools, Longwood Central School District, Connetquot School District, LuHi Summer Camp Programs, FIRST, Brookhaven National Lab, The Stern Family, Sideboard Computers, LEGO Education – Robert Woods, Bank of America – Andy Margolin, Plainview-Old Bethpage School District, Sir Speedy of Plainview. National sponsors include National Instruments (NI), Rockwell Automation, 3M and LEGO.