Cinco Ranch 1 February 2018
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CINCO RANCH HIGH<br />
Four Katy-Area Robotics Teams<br />
Advance To First Lego League<br />
Regional Championship Tournament<br />
The <strong>Cinco</strong> <strong>Ranch</strong> Junior High gym echoed with the sound of cheering<br />
as the CRyptonite robotics team from <strong>Cinco</strong> <strong>Ranch</strong> High School (CRHS)<br />
hosted their seventh annual FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition<br />
of Science and Technology) LEGO® League Katy Qualifier robotics<br />
tournament. Of the 24 teams competing, four from the Katy-area and<br />
two others earned a coveted “Golden Ticket” to advance to the FIRST<br />
LEGO League Texas South Region Championship Tournament, which was<br />
held January 27, <strong>2018</strong> at the British International School in Katy (www.<br />
fllhouston.com/previewchamp).<br />
FIRST LEGO League is an annual international robotics competition for<br />
students from 4 th to 8 th grade in teams of two to ten members. The teams<br />
create and program robots using LEGO MINDSTORMS technology to<br />
solve as many pre-determined missions as possible in a 2 ½ minute time<br />
period. They also research a real-world problem and create and present<br />
a solution to judges, all while demonstrating core values, such as having<br />
fun, gracious professionalism® and coopertition®. CRyptonite is a FIRST<br />
Robotics Competition team from <strong>Cinco</strong> <strong>Ranch</strong> High School that builds more<br />
advanced robots to compete in international competitions for high schoolage<br />
students. The team is dedicated to developing engineering, problemsolving<br />
and teamwork skills. In addition to organizing and running the Katy<br />
Qualifier, CRyptonite members who were previously on FIRST Lego League<br />
teams helped coach three of the Katy-area teams that are advancing.<br />
According to Bella Riffle, CRHS senior and fourth year CRyptonite team<br />
member, who was Student Coordinator for the tournament, “CRyptonite<br />
is dedicated to developing the next generation of scientists and engineers<br />
and this tournament helps support that goal.” To this end, a Rookie Coach<br />
Award was given to Alex Dial for his work with the Computerized Coyotes<br />
team from Beck Jr. High. Dial, a second-year member of CRyptonite, was<br />
a on a FIRST LEGO League team at Beck.<br />
Added Kyna McGill, first year CRyptonite member and announcer for the<br />
qualifier, who also mentored an advancing team, “FIRST taught me many<br />
valuable lessons about teamwork, project management and more and<br />
motivated me to continue in robotics. Several team members are using<br />
this knowledge to help develop and give back to younger teams.”<br />
Qualifier Award Recipients<br />
Teams which won awards in the individual phases of the competition<br />
and received a Golden Ticket to compete in the FIRST LEGO League Texas<br />
South Region Championship Tournament in January were:<br />
• Champions Award - Banshees (Team 31103): Houston (rookie team)<br />
• Programming - Beck-O-Bytes (Team 15593): Beck Jr. High, Katy<br />
• Research - Brainiac Maniacs (Team 25108): Girl Scouts of San Jacinto<br />
County, Katy (Elementary age)<br />
• Presentation - Symbiotes (Team 30582): Beck Jr. High, Katy (rookie team)<br />
• Innovative Solutions - Cyberwolves (Team 13764): Beck Jr. High, Katy<br />
• Strategy and Innovation - Computerized Coyotes (Team 34795): Beck Jr.<br />
High, Katy (rookie team)<br />
Other awards presented at the tournament were:<br />
• Teamwork - SLJH1 (Team 21405): Seven Lakes Jr. High, Katy<br />
• Mechanical Design - Memorial Parkway Eagles Two (Team 27461):<br />
Memorial Pkwy Jr. High, Katy (rookie team)<br />
• Inspiration - Sabercats (Team 24061): Smith Middle School, Cypress (rookie team)<br />
• Gracious Professionalism - Bulldog Bots (Team 35602): Richmond<br />
(rookie team)<br />
• Robot Score - Brainiac Maniacs (Team 25108): Girl Scouts of San Jacinto<br />
County, Katy (Elementary age)<br />
For more information, please visit www.team624.org.<br />
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<strong>February</strong> <strong>2018</strong> | <strong>Cinco</strong> <strong>Ranch</strong> Community Area Newsletter
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