Robbinsville Ruckus Really Rocked!

On November 23rd, FLL teams from around the state came to Robbinsville High School to compete in the second annual Robbinsville Ruckus! The teams who competed that day had worked all season for their shot at glory. This event was a qualifier for the state competitions. 

As soon as the doors opened, teams flooded into the commons to set up their pits. It was an incredible sight to see teammates working together to prepare for the matches. The first part of the day was the impact presentations. This year’s FLL game was titled Submerged. This game was ocean themed. To correspond with this, teams were tasked with creating a presentation that showed a new and innovative way to combat a problem happening in the ocean. The judges were amazed with how creative teams were with their ideas.

Next came the practice matches. This was the period of the competition where teams could have warm up matches to test out strategies. After the practice matches, we invited everyone into the gym for the opening ceremony. The Emcee’s hyped the kids up and gave them a boost of adrenaline so they could do their best and have fun during the event. It was finally time for the official matches to begin, and the teams were more than ready. The kids were excited to finally get the chance to compete against other teams. Once past the queue, they walked into the gym with their heads held high ready for the challenge. After they set the robot on the field, the game would commence and the robot would have to complete the challenges. 

Thanks to the members of Nemesis, this event ran smoothly. 100% of Nemesis members volunteered for this event in multiple different roles. Team ambassadors helped teams get to their matches on time. Referees kept score. There were also field resetters and match queuers. It was great to see many of the FLL teams created by Nemesis at this event and how many kids those teams were able to introduce to FIRST. 

The day ended with the awards ceremony. The gym was filled with anticipation to see who would move on to the state competition. Every team had so much fun at this event and it was a great culmination to the FLL season.