{"id":41493,"date":"2017-12-13T12:06:18","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T17:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=41493"},"modified":"2017-12-13T12:07:28","modified_gmt":"2017-12-13T17:07:28","slug":"librarys-first-lego-robotics-team-solid-showing-first-regional-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/librarys-first-lego-robotics-team-solid-showing-first-regional-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Library&#8217;s FIRST LEGO robotics team has solid showing at its first regional competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, December 9, the Huntsville Public Library FIRST LEGO robotics team competed in the regional competition in North Bay against 23 other teams.<\/p>\n<p>This was the first year the library has offered this national program for kids ages 9-14. Members of The Tech Team \u2014 Jocelyn Avdeeff, Andrew Dussault, Wyatt Heffernan, Cole Strickland, Sophia Webster and Blake Willms \u2014 had an amazing day placing 12th in the robotics challenge.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI am so proud of what the team was able to accomplish together in the challenge this year. We learned so much together and I can\u2019t wait to see where we go next year!\u201d says coach Cortney LeGros.<\/p>\n<p>The team met every Thursday evening beginning in September and unveiled their robot Rover at the Youth Tech Extravaganza in October. The team researched real world solutions to this year&#8217;s Hydrodynamics challenge, including designing a natural filter to treat stormwater runoff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was an amazing opportunity for the library to offer a new program, engage with youth in our community and compete in a national technology program. I am proud of Cortney for her new program idea and can\u2019t believe how well the team did this season,\u201d says Deborah Duce, CEO and Chief Librarian.<\/p>\n<p>FIRST LEGO League inspires young people to be science and technology leaders and innovators. It is so much more than just robotics, and teaches self-confidence, communication and leadership all while competing in Core Values judging, design challenges, engineering competitions and real-world problem solving. For more information on FIRST visit firstinspires.org.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_41495\" style=\"width: 717px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41495\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41495\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/12\/The-Tech-Team-in-North-Bay.jpg\" alt=\"The Tech Team at the FIRST LEGO regional competition in North Bay (supplied photo)\" width=\"707\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/12\/The-Tech-Team-in-North-Bay-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/12\/The-Tech-Team-in-North-Bay.jpg 707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-41495\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Tech Team at the FIRST LEGO regional competition in North Bay (supplied photo)<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler! 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