On January 11, 2017, the X-Bots presented FIRST and its mission to the Minority Student Achievement Oversight Committee, which is part of the administration of Fairfax County Public Schools. We spoke about FIRST and its impact on students. Each teammate spoke of their time in FIRST and how it changed their lives. We also answered…
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Northern Virginia Regional Tournament
Our team won! Inspire Award 1st place win makes us the top team – and wins a trip to Virginia State Championships to be held on February 25, 2017. We are super-excited about states! We finished as Finalist Alliance – even though we were undefeated, we lost on a minor penalty in final final game!…
West Virginia State Championship
The X-Bots attended the West Virginia State Tournament on December 4, 2016. Great to be on the Winning Alliance at the West Virginia State Championship! We had 2 fantastic teams to partner with – team @ftcintelligence 6054 from Ohio and team MOCO Mountain Mechanics from West Virginia!
Virginia Tech Maker Festival on 10/01/16
Thank you to the Virginia Tech Maker Festival for the opportunity to present FTC and our love for robotics to our community! Team X-Bots went to the Maker Festival at the Virginia Tech campus in Arlington! The team brought our boards and information flyers. We talked to adults and students about FIRST. We shared our team’s…