West Tennessee FLL

Saturday, December 8, 2018 was the third West TN Qualifier held at Southwest Tennessee Community College (Macon Campus), Nabors Building in Memphis, TN.

Although the weather seemed more appropriate for Hydro Dynamics^SM than for Into Orbit^SM, it was a great event!

Thank you to our host STCC and their Faculty, Staff, and Students as well as all the other volunteers, team coaches, mentors, and parents!

Coaches should receive an email with their judging rubrics and feedback (if you do not receive them within a week please let us know via the “Contact Us” form to the right).

STCC Champs – Team 31739 Galactic Pegasi

Congratulations to:

Pictures from the event are posted HERE

Saturday, December 1, 2018 was the second West TN Qualifier.  Held at Austin Peay State University in the Morgan University Center Building, 3rd Floor of Clarksville, TN.

Thank you to our host APSU, the volunteers, and team coaches, mentors, & parents!

Coaches should receive an email with their judging rubrics and feedback (if you do not receive them within a week please let us know via the “Contact Us” form to the right).

APSU-Clarksville Champs – 786 E3 Strike

Congratulations to:

Pictures from the event are posted HERE

Saturday, November 17, 2018 was the first West TN Qualifier held at Christian Brother High School in Memphis, TN.

Thank you to our host CBHS,  the volunteers, mentors, team coaches, and parents!

Coaches should receive an email with their judging rubrics and feedback (if you do not receive them within a week please let us know via the “Contact Us” form to the right).

CBHS Champs – 15496 Space Bears

Congratulations to:

Pictures from the event are posted HERE

The Christian Brother High School Qualifier is this Saturday (Nov 17).

The public is welcome to come and check out the event. We suggest you come in the afternoon when the robot missions are being run (Most fun to watch!)

It will be held on the second floor of the development center. Just park in the CBHS Parking lot and follow the signs and flags for FIRST Lego League.

Here is the full schedule of events:

There is a concession stand for food, drinks, snacks etc.

This is the first of four qualifiers for the FLL West TN region.

Greater Imani Church FLL Robotics Scrimmage 2018
Greater Imani Church, The Cathedral of Faith
3824 Austin Peay Highway
Memphis, TN 38128

Date/Time:
Date(s) – 10/27/2018
9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Location:
Greater Imani Church Fellowship Hall – Lower Level

Contact:
FLL Coach Phillips, MCP
Lego.Coach@CLPIncSystems.Com

Host:
The STEMulators FLL Team #17013

Cost of the event will be Free per person with plenty of parking.  Adult(s) must accompany child(ren) during this event.

Teams are encouraged to bring their pit displays as well as their robots along with water, drinks, snacks/food.

From: https://www.tva.gov/Newsroom/TVA-Fosters-Next-Generation-of-STEM-Experts

TVA’s science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) program is supporting kids who build robots. The recent MLGW/TVA Student Robotics Showcase was a chance for featured students to tout their talents and creative ingenuity at the Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division—the region’s largest utility.

The event created a hands-on math and science experience that highlighted the universal career fundamentals of teamwork, critical thinking, presentation skills and technical writing. Traditionally, these types of learning opportunities for youth in robotics technology have been limited to only theoretical application.

TVA’s Mark Creech learns from a student at the MLGW/TVA Student Robotics Showcase. “TVA is proud to partner with MLGW for such an awesome event benefiting Memphis youth, who are the workforce of tomorrow,” he said.

The Robotics Showcase, however, gave robotic program participants like computer coder Andrew Rutledge the mechanical and technical experience most often reserved for college or expensive career training programs. Rutledge is a senior at White Station High School in Memphis, Tennessee, and plans to pursue a career as a micro-mechanical engineer.

“A lot of people don’t go into mechanical engineering with technical experience. They just know they like math or science,” Rutledge said. “Being able to actually go into a job and have some type of technical background is really valuable. I think this program is really going to help me in the long run.”

Robotics expert Charles Spencer of Tennessee Valley Robotics agrees. He believes events like the Robotics Showcase are bridge builders to a brighter future for all young students.

“What’s become important in education today is the hands-on part of learning, and robotics programs allow students to put together code and learn through trial and error,” Spencer said. “These programs instill an excitement in education, promote teamwork and teach children to express themselves. They’re just great learning experiences for any school.”

Robot mom, Lien Nguyen agrees. “My sons absolutely love it,” she said. “My youngest son actually gives his teammates [robotics] homework over the weekend!”

TVA’s partnership with MLGW is just one example of how STEM is creating an exciting learning environment for students that ultimately fosters the skills required for success in the ever-changing tech world.

“This is an exciting time for education in West Tennessee. For companies like TVA and MLGW, this is where their future employees will come from,” Spencer said. “The more we can get behind the next generation, the better off we’ll be.”