About the FIRST Robotics Competition
About the SBPLI, INC. - LI FIRST Long Island Regional
2008 Schedule of Events
Competing High Schools
Sponsors
2008 Competition Results
About the FIRST Robotics Competition
The FIRST Robotics Competition is a national program that challenges teams of students and their mentors to design and build a 130 pound robot in a six-week timeframe using a standard "kit of parts" and a common set of rules. Teams build robots from the parts and enter them in a series of competitions designed by Dean Kamen and Woodie Flowers. The International Competition has grown to more than 1,303 teams competing in 37 Regional Events, including Israel and Brazil.
FIRST redefines winning for these students. Based upon developing team workskills, teams are rewarded for excellence in design, demonstrated team spirit, gracious professionalism and maturity, and ability to overcome obstacles. Scoring the most points is a secondary goal. Winning means building partnerships that last.
For more information, visit the FIRST web site (www.usfirst.org) or contact us.
About the SBPLI, INC. - LI FIRST Regional
SBPLI, INC. was founded in 1984 by its President, Fred Breithut, with the goal of developing partnerships between local high schools and businesses on Long Island that would provide students with practical experience, while helping the business community develop its future workforce. Over 100 partnerships have been formed. In 1999, SBPLI founded Long Island FIRST for the purpose of developing a Long Island Regional FIRST Robotics competition. The Long Island Regional has grown from 8 teams (school districts) in 1999 to over 45 teams in 2008. The increase in participation among high school students and local business demonstrates the importance of supporting the Long Island Regional FIRST Robotics Competition.
Tentative 2008 Schedule of Events
2008 Kick-Off at Stony Brook University
Jacob Javits
Center - Room 100
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Saturday, January 5, 2008
40 Long Island Teams will learn the 2008 game via satellite transmission from FIRST headquarters in New Hampshire and will pick up their kit of parts to begin designing and building their 2008 robots.
2008 Competition at Hofstra University
March 27-29, 2008
2008 Championship Event at Atlanta's Georgia Dome
April 17-19, 2008
Thursday, March 27
- 7:45 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. - Set-up and practice
Friday, March 28
- 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - Opening Ceremony
- 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Robotics Competition
- 4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Day one awards ceremony
- 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. - VIP Reception
Saturday, March 29
- 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - Opening Ceremony
- 9:30 a.m. - 11:45 p.m. - Robotics Competition
- 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Playoff matches and awards
*Schedule subject to change. All times are estimated based on flow of rounds. See Pit Administration table for updated times.
2008 Competition Results
| Award | Winner |
| Regional Chairman's Award* (Highest award of the competition) | Team 329, Patchogue-Medford High School, Medford, NY |
| Reginal Engineering Inspiration Award (Second highest award of the competition) | Team 1594, Brearley High School & Chapin High School, New York, NY |
| Regional Winner #1 | Team 2487, Sayville High School, West Sayville, NY |
| Regional Winner #2 | Team 2010, Champion High School, Warren, OH |
| Regional Winner #3 | Team 102, Somerville High School, Somerville, NJ |
| Regional Finalist #1 | Team 358, Hauppauge High School, Hauppauge, NY |
| Regional Finalist #2 | Team 533, Lindenhurst Senior High School, Lindenhurst, NY |
| Regional Finalist #3 | Team 1803, Paul D. Schreiber High School, Port Washington, NY |
| Chrysler Team Spirit Award | Team 287, William Floyd HS, Mastic Beach, NY |
| Delphi "Driving Tomorrow's Technology" Award | Team 1751, Comsewogue High School, Port Jefferson Station, NY |
| General Motors Industrial Design Award | Team 271, Bay Shore High School, Bay Shore, NY |
| Johnson & Johnson Gracious Professionalism | Team 1468, Hicksville High School, Hicksville, NY |
| Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Entrepreneurship Award | Team 102, Somerville High School, Somerville, NJ |
| Motorola Quality Award | Team 533, Lindenhurst Senior High School, Lindenhurst, NY |
| Rockwell Automation Innovation in Control Award | Team 375, Staten Island Technical High School, Staten Island, NY |
| Xerox Creativity Award | Team 870, Southold High School, Southold, NY |
| Highest Rookie Seed Award | Team 2487, Sayville High School, West Sayville, NY |
| Imagery Award | Team 522, Mckee Vocational High School, Staten Island, NY |
| Underwriters Laboratory Industrial Safety Award | Team 2010, Champion High School, Warren, OH |
| Rookie All Star Award | Team 2638, Great Neck South High School, Great Neck, NY |
| Rookie Inspiration Award | Team 2487, Sayville High School, West Sayville, NY |
| Website Award | Team 2487, Sayville High School, West Sayville, NY |
| Judges Award | Team 570, Glen Cove High School, Glen Cove, NY |
| Judges Award | Team 1358, The Macarthur High School Generals, Levittown, NY |
| Musical Theme | Team 358, Hauppauge High School, Hauppauge, NY |
| Greening Award | Team 871, West Islip High School, West Islip, NY |
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* The Chairman's Award is the most prestigious award of the event and recognizes the team that embodies the goals and purpose of FIRST and best represents a model for other teams to emulate. In addition to the awards distributed by FIRST Regional, SPBLI also recognized Michael Lang of the Great Neck South team of Fred Breithut Regional MVP Award. The Long Island FIRST Regional Competition is run by the School-Business Partnerships of Long Island (SBPLI). *** Descriptions of the criteria of each award are available upon request. **** Photos from the event are available upon request. |
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