Yesterday we finished the robotics tournament. The qualifying rounds were over at noon, and the finalists were announced and the alliances were chosen. Our team was chosen to be in one of the final alliances. We lost in the quarter finals, but the kids had an amazing time. We got home late last night- around -11. The team stopped on the way home for pizza. The kids took over two booths and pushed two tables up next to them. The exhausted parents sat at a separate table and talked about how proud we are of all of our amazing kids. To have done so much, been professional throughout, and to continue to be gracious even after losing.... it speaks very high of the quality of their character.
And so, I present some more photos from the last day of competition.
 |
| I know this is hard to see, but the kids are dancing. During a break between matches, the kids were getting down on the floor and line dancing. I couldn't catch the width of the action on my camera- but it's about 500 kids, dancing the electric slide. | | |
|
|
 |
| Information on FIRST robotics. This display board explained the levels of competition, from elementary-high school, and explains the resources necessary to start a team of your own. |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
| The drivers from one of the alliances confer before a match, planning out their team strategy. |
|
|
 |
| Packing up all the "stuff" to go home. |
No comments:
Post a Comment