Central Virginia Community College
2010 Regional LEGO Tournament to be held November 6
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 Lego League Robotics Competition to be held at Timberlake Christian School, Saturday, November 6. Two hundred and fifty students, 9 to 14 years old, comprising 32 teams, are expected to participate in this years challenge.
This regional event is open to any of the 360 Virginia teams competing this year. School sponsored teams in Region 2000 include Dunbar Middle, Perrymont Elementary, Forest Elementary, Forest Middle, Appomattox Middle, Boonsboro Elementary, Holy Cross Regional, Timberlake Christian, New London Academy, and several home school groups.
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 nine intense 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 be given an opportunity to participate in a statewide competition.
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 Lynchburg Regional Tournament contact Barbara Bragg at (434) 832-7672 or braggb@cvcc.vccs.edu.
Release Date: 4:00 PM (EDT) 10/25/10
Release Number: 101025.legotournament
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Kathy Cudlin
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Central Virginia Community College
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