2017 Alabama Robotics Competition
In the 2017 contest, there were 58 teams participating from 39 different schools (239 overall students competing and over 350 parents/teachers attending).
Below are several links and information about the 2017 event.
Competition Photos
- A collection of photos from the event is available here.
Competition Problems
- The official contest problems for the 2017 competition are available here.
Competition Schedule and Team Rosters
- The official contest schedule and team rosters for the 2017 competition is available here.
Award Recipients
The award winners received a textbook from Pearson, a gift card to Best Buy, and a trophy. The following teams and participants received awards at the 2017 event.
Grades K-5
- First Place: Vestavia Hills Elementary - Team Space Nerds (85)
- Second Place: Verner Elementary - Team White (75)
- Third Place: F.E. Burleson Elementary- Team White (70)
- Honorable Mention: Epic Elementary School- Team Red (65)
- Honorable Mention: Vestavia Hills Elementary - Team 5 Guys and a Bot (60)
Grades 6-8
- First Place: Bryant Junior High (160)
- Second Place: Tuscaloosa Magnet Middle School - Team Red (145)
- Third Place: Stoker Academy (135)
- Honorable Mention: Berry Middle - Team Gray (125)
- Honotable Mention: Tuscaloosa Magnet Middle School - Team White (125)
Grades 9-12
- First Place: Sparin Park High School (230)
- Second Place: Muscle Shoals High School (180)
- Third Place: Hartselle High School -Team White (175)
- Honorable Mention: Alabama School of Fine Arts - Team Red (170)
- Honorable Mention: Tuscaloosa Career and Technical Academy (125)
Volunteers and Organizers
The volunteers and organizers of the 2017 event were:
- Contest Administrators
Dr. Jeff Gray
Jamie Thompson
Dr. Huseyin Ergin
Valerie Trull
Dr. Becky Odom-Bartel
Kathy Degraw
Xin Zhao
Saheed Popoola - UA Volunteers
Abigail Payne
Armaan Joseph
Autumn Jackson
Avery McCray
Connor Filipovic
Emin Ucer
Erika Pope
Ethan Mines
Evan Dwyer
Jacob Tucker
Joey Murphy
Juliana Messineo
Kenya Foster
Laura Silvashy
Lydia Eubanks
Maggie Gembala
Meaghan Martin
Miclain Keffeler
Nasir Eisty
Nath Tumlin
Nicholas Harris
Nicole Tollman
Spencer Fuhriman
Sydney Shelton Daugette
Te’Aisha Harris
Terrance Rutledge
Trevor Gentner
Xue Wu
Yasin Gokmen
Keynote Speaker: Brook Osborne from Code.org
K-12 Computer Science:
Reflecting Back and Pushing Forward
In this talk we'll celebrate the hard work and dedication of participants in the weeks and months leading up to this event, and examine what might come next for these students in their academic careers and beyond. In order to talk about the future we will first look at the past, exploring the increased growth and interest in K-12 computer science during the past 5 years.
Brook Osborne is the Education Program Manager at Code.org. She was an educator at Duke University for several years where she taught a service-learning robotics course. She has co-authored several publications related to outreach, robotics, and CS Principles.
2017 Sponsors
We gratefully acknowledge the following sponsors for providing support to the 2017 Robotics Contest:
