Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida hosts Robot Rally at Citi Teen Center

On Saturday, Feb. 11, Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida hosted the Robot Rally at our Citi Teen Center in Springfield, marking the first time the organization hosted a qualifying tournament.

This event was held in partnership with STEM2 Hub and FIRST LEGO League as an official Northeast Florida Regional Qualifier where 13 Boys & Girls Clubs robotics teams competed with the top team advancing to the FIRST LEGO League Regional Competition.

Each team completed four 2.5-minute robot game runs using their robot to interact with the gameboard to complete missions or challenges. After the initial practice round, each team's highest score from the next three runs determined their ranking in the Robot Game Performance.

Teams also participated in a 30-minute judging session where they were scored on Core Values, Robot Design and Innovative Project.

Scores from all four sections, Robot Game Performance, Core Value, Robot Design and Innovative Project, were added together to determine the Qualifier Champions and the team that would advance to the FIRST LEGO League Regional Competition.

Congratulations to our Wilkinson Jr. High School Boys & Girls Club Soaring Eagles team for being named the champions and advancing to the regional competition!

Congratulations to the following teams and coaches who claimed these challenging awards!

  • Core Values Award: NFL YET Boys & Girls Club – Titans 

  • Robot Design Award: Arlington Middle School Boys & Girls Club – Supreme Team

  • Innovative Project Award: IDEA Bassett Boys & Girls Club – Team Real Steel

  • Robot Performance Award: IDEA Bassett Boys & Girls Club – Team Real Steel

  • Break-through Award: THE PLAYERS Championship Boys & Girls Club – Panthers 

  • Rising All-star Award: McKenzie’s Beaches Boys & Girls Club – The Monarchs

  • Motivate Award: Susie E. Tolbert Elementary Boys & Girls Club – The Hawks

  • Coach/Mentor Award: Coach Shaefer

Wilkinson Jr. High Boys & Girls Club Soaring Eagles Compete at FIRST LEGO League Regional Competition

After winning the Robot Rally Regional Qualifier at the Citi Teen Center, our Wilkinson Jr. High School Boys & Girls Club Soaring Eagles team competed against 40 other teams at the FIRST LEGO League Regional Competition at Atlantic Coast High School on February 25.

The Wilkinson Jr. High Soaring Eagles team was one of the top five medalists out of 40 teams. Their team was also recognized as the only Boys & Girls Club and the only Clay County site in the competition.

Great job to our Wilkinson Jr. High School Boys & Girls Club Soaring Eagles robotics team members Jayden D., Haniyah M., Isabella H. and Aiden S. as well as our coach Tyson Kuyper for their hard work and preparation for this competition!