St. Peter and Paul students take top prize in First Lego League tournament | Events

The 2012 University of Southern Indiana First Lego League (FLL) Qualifying Tournament was held at USI on November 10.  Ninety-two middle and junior high students from area schools participated and each team was judged on their community project, robot design, and FLL Core Values. Teams also competed head-to-head in a robot game.

The grand champion was S.W.A.T. (Science with Attitude) from St. Peter and Paul School in Haubstadt.

Other winning teams are listed below.  Three teams – S.W.A.T., Lego Crabs, and Jeep Rovers – advanced to state-level competition.

Grand Champions

S.W.A.T. (Science with Attitude) -St. Peter and Paul School in Haubstadt

Project Review

Lego Crabs - Bloomfield Elementary School

Robot Game

Technokids - Bloomfield Elementary School

Robot Design

SHOALS FLL - Shoals Community School

FLL Core Values

The Brainy Bunch - Dubois Middle School

Rising Star

Jasper Middle School FLL - Jasper Middle School

Team Spirit

Lego Stars - Bloomfield Elementary School

FIRST LEGO League is a national organization offering robotic youth events for inspiration and recognition of science and technology. Their mission is to inspire children to explore science and technology using real world context and hands-on experimentation.