Central Virginia Community College
2009 Regional LEGO Tournament to be held November 14
Lynchburg, VA /Media Release/ -- CVCC, in partnership with the Region 2000 Technology Council, the Region 2000 Tech Prep Consortium, and Timberlake Christian School, is sponsoring a regional FIRST LEGOฎ League Robotics Competition to be held at Timberlake Christian School, Saturday, November 14. Two hundred and fifty students, 9 to 14 years old, comprising 31 teams, are expected to participate in this years challenge. Nearly 50 volunteers from business and industry come together to stage this event including AREVA, IWT Wireless, Blair Marketing, Andrew Corporation, and Maple Leaf Bakery in Roanoke.
Lynchburg competitors include teams from Paul Monro Elementary, Dunbar Middle, Perrymont Elementary, Holy Cross Regional, Linkhorne Middle, and a home school group. Forest is represented by teams from Thomas Jefferson Elementary, Timberlake Christian, and a home school group. There are participating teams from Bedford Middle, Appomattox Middle, Nelson County Middle, Buchanan Elementary, Central Academy Middle in Fincastle, Red Hill Elementary in North Garden, a home school group from Daleville, Read Mountain Middle in Cloverdale, Staunton River Middle in Moneta, Sutherland Middle in Charlottesville, and Woodlawn Academy, Chatham Middle, and Hargrave Military Academy, all four from Chatham.
The opening ceremony will be held at 9:00 a.m. Spectators are welcome at the Performance Rounds which begin at 9:30 a.m. in the Timberlake Christian School gymnasium, and the awards ceremony will be held at 3:15 p.m.
FIRST LEGO League is an international program for elementary and middle school students created in a partnership between FIRST and The LEGO Group in 1998. Each September, FIRST LEGO League announces the annual challenge to teams, which engages them in authentic scientific research and hands-on robotic design. Students work alongside adult mentors to design, build, and program robots to solve real world challenges. After eight intensive weeks, the competition season culminates at high-energy, sports-like tournaments.
CVCC sponsors the tournament, in part, through a grant provided by Tech Prep in Virginia. The Lynchburg tournament is currently the largest regional competition in the Commonwealth. Winners will go on to participate in a statewide competition. The state of Virginia is FIRSTs strongest and largest Lego League participant in the nation.
The vision of the FIRST LEGO League, as expressed by its founder, Dean Kamen, is "to transform our culture by creating a world where science and technology are celebrated and where young people dream of becoming science and technology heroes.
For further information on the FIRST LEGO League Robotics Competition contact Barbara Bragg at (434) 832-7672 or braggb@cvcc.vccs.edu.
Release Date: 9:00 AM (EDT) 11/09/09
Release Number: 0901106.legotournament
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