Area robotics team qualifies for World – Tri-County News

The Fondy Fire robotics teamwhich includes youths from the New Holstein and Kiel areacelebrates its win in the Wisconsin Regional to send it to the World Championship in St. Louis.

The Fondy Fire robotics team came home from their first competition of the season with three prestigious awards.

The team competed at the Wisconsin Regional in Milwaukee from March 23-25, where they were the competition champions, won the Excellence in Engineering Award, and had a student named a FIRST Deans List Finalist. FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is an international K-12 not-for-profit organization founded to inspire young peoples interest and participation in science and technology. The FIRST Robotics Competition for grades 9 to 12 is an annual competition that helps young people discover the rewards and excitement of education and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The program challenges high-school studentsworking with professional mentorsto design and build a robot, and compete in high-intensity events that reward the effectiveness of each robot, the power of team strategy and collaboration, and the determination of students.

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