By SooToday.com Staff
SooToday.com
Saturday, November 29, 2008

NEWS RELEASE

SAULT COLLEGE

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Grand View Hawks win Algoma Region FIRST Lego League tournament at Sault College

SAULT STE. MARIE, ON - (November 29, 2008) - In competition today at Sault College, the overall winner of the 2008 Algoma Regional FIRST Lego League tournament was Grand View Public School.

Championship awards were presented to the Grand View Hawks, Anna McCrea Robo Falcons, and the St. Ann Bulldog Battlebots, St. Ann Elementary.

These three teams now qualify to compete at the FIRST Lego League provincial tournament in Oakville on December 6.

“We had another fabulous tournament at Sault College and we thank the volunteers and especially the students who were involved. These teams showed creativity and ingenuity,” says Steve Burmaster, FLL Algoma region tournament co-ordinator. “This year’s event featured 17 teams consisting of 150 students from the Algoma region in competition.”

Special guests Mario Turco and Joe Maurice from the Algoma District School Board, Brian Curran, president and CEO of PUC Sault Ste. Marie, and Wayne Greco, president YMCA assisted today’s judges throughout the awards ceremony.

The following is a full listing of today’s winners:

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Robot programming

1st Place – River View Robots

2nd Place – Grand View Hawks

3rd Place – Central Avenue Green Peace, Elliot Lake

Robot design

1st Place - Anna McCrea Robo Falcons

2nd Place – Greenwood Gators

3rd Place – Arthur Henderson/ Bruce Mines and Johnson

3rd Place - Tarbutt Central, Desbarats – Central
Algoma Robot Builders

Robot performance

1st Place – Grand View Hawks

2nd Place – St. Ann Elementary St. Ann Bulldog Battlebots

3rd Place – Central Avenue Green Peace, Elliot Lake

Research quality

Grand View Hawks

Innovative solution

St. Ann Bulldog Battlebots

Creative presentation

Aweres – Heyden Weather Warriors

Team spirit

H.M. Robbins RoboRobbins, Techno Tigers

Queen Elizabeth Royalnauts

Rosedale Storm Troopers

Judges awards

Ben R. McMullin Ben R. Blockheads

Etienne Brule - Brule Bombers

Isabel Fletcher, Element Robotics

Kiwedin Cougarnauts

William Merrifield, The Merrifield Machine

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