ZANESVILLE, Ohio The John McIntire Elementary Schools newest program is winning awards and becoming a world competitor.

This is the first year the elementary school has started their first three robotic teams. Their sixth grade girls team has won the state competition and will now be competing in the 2017 VEX Worlds Robotics Competition Elementary School Division. Melissa Rider is a team member who was excited to make it on to the team and wants to be a part of the junior high and high school teams when the time comes.

It feels wonderful especially now that we get to go to worlds its just absolutely exciting, Rider said. I think I can speak for all of us when we say I cant wait.

Each student had to write an essay to apply for a position. Following the teams being selected each student took on a role in the teams and had to learn how to troubleshoot different issues.

We kept bumping the ramp up, like I said there were magnets on the ramp, and we kept bumping it up, Team Member Caroline Pinson said. We had no way to push the ramp back down onto our side, so we could balance. So we decided to add that little arm that could push it down so we would no longer have to face that problem.

The team has a GoFundMe page asking for donations so they can travel to the World competition.You can find their page by searching John McIntire Elementary School Robotics.

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