December 15, 2008 The West Virginia FIRST LEGO League State Tournament was held on Saturday, December 13th, at Wheeling Jesuit University. The Mannington 4-H Club Techno Peeps took second place in the Robot Design Interview, and the Mannington Mindstormers took fifth place in the Robotics Performance.  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ December 12, 2008 The Mannington 4-H Club Robotics' Teams, Techno Peeps and Mannington Mindstormers, held a scrimmage to prepare for the WV FIRST LEGO League State Tournament at the First Christian Church on Thursday, December 11th at 5:30 p.m. WBOY Story on Mannington 4-H Club Robotics October 1, 2008 The Climate Connections challenge has been announced. Take a look at the FIRST LEGO League Website for complete details. June 1, 2008 The Mannington 4-H Club is embarking on a new adventure in 2008. The club will be shifting some of its focus into the world of math, science, and engineering. Thanks to a grant from the NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium, the 4-H Club will be sending two teams to the state FIRST LEGO League Competition in Wheeling, West Virginia. A kickoff event, Robotics Engineering Awareness DaY (READY) was held at West Virginia University on July 12th to signify the beginning of the Mannington 4-H Club Robotics Program. The club is currently working to prepare for the state competition by putting together a presentation on the climate and designing, building, programming, and testing an autonomous robot that can complete a set of predetermined tasks. |
