Fayetteville-Manlius fourth graders recently competed in a FIRST Lego League regional competition for grades K-5. It was hosted by OCM BOCES at their offices in Liverpool. The goal was to give young students the opportunity to participate in hands-on STEM challenges using Lego technology.
The theme, “unearthed,” challenged students to learn about archeology and how innovation and technology can help discover historical artifacts.
Fourth graders from each Fayetteville-Manlius elementary school began their research in October, meeting once a week before school to create and program a robotic device to scan covered artifacts.
All that hard work and preparation paid off! Each team was recognized with an award.
Enders Road Elementary Team
Enders Elementary School’s team won the Core Values Award for demonstrating the FIRST core values: inclusion, discovery, innovation, impact, teamwork, and fun.
Congrats to:
- Angela Lu
- Vivian Trojan
- Damsung Chi
- Heidi Needleman
- George Wang
- Arjun Kapoor
- Will Thompson
Coaches: Melanie Addai and Tim Teelin
Fayetteville Elementary Team
Fayetteville Elementary School’s team won the Team Poster Award.
Congrats to:
- Layla Badawy
- Helen Feulner
- Geoffrey Horesco
- Jireh Jung
- Rowan Moore
- AJ Memula
- Ansen Xue
Coaches: Jessica Stokes and Tim Teelin
Mott Road Elementary Team
Mott Road Elementary School’s team won the Challenge Solution Award, which recognizes teams that clearly understood the season’s challenge and presented a thoughtful and creative solution through their model, coding, and presentation.
Congrats to:
- George Radus
- Mia Casinelli
- Grayson Decker
- Evangeline Hyde
- Aymen Elfituri
- Zeynep Coskun
- Finn Owens
Coaches: Sharon DiFusco and Tim Teelin