Pics from Riverbank: Jan. 26, 2008

NYCFIRST Citywide Award Winners

Champions Award
1st Place 1409 St. Clair School SI Transformers 2
2nd Place 1408 St. Clair School SI Transformers 1
3rd Place 1996 I.S. 75 SI Panthers 2
4th Place 4084 Bronx Latin M. S. Bx Architecti
5th Place 948 Bric-2-Bots Qns Cyberbots Techs


Project Award
1st Place 6292 Cambria Center Qns Warbots
2nd Place 845 M.S. 302X Bx MS302 Tech Squad
3rd Place 1822 M.S. 118X Bx Pacers
4th Place 199 Staten Island Tech Tech Knows
5th Place 1634 ESMT I.S. 190X Bx Team X

Robot Design
1st Place 2132 I.S. 98X Bx Ridder Kids
2nd Place 1995 I. S. 75 SI Panthers1
3rd Place 4850 Manhattan Academy of Technology
PS 126, Chinatown YMCA MATobot
4th Place 198 Staten Island Tech Tech Knights
5th Place 2627 Little Red School House Manhattan LREI Knights

Teamwork
1st Place 1435 Packer Collegiate Institute Bklyn Pack-A-Watt
2nd Place 1965 I.S. 72 SI Rocco Laurie
3rd Place 332 I.S. 24 SI Rogue Leaders
4th Place 5501 I. S. 49 SI Powah Playaz
5th Place 2880 Benjamin Banneker Academy Bklyn RoboWarriors

Spirit
1654 PS 21K Bklyn Crispus Attucks Panthers

Against All Odds
3107 Bedford Academy Bklyn BedBots

Judges Award
196 PS/IS 123 Bx Solargy

Performance Award
1st 1409 St. Clare's SI
2nd 3840 Bric-2-Bots Qns
3rd 1411 St. Clare's SI
4th 948 Brics-2-Bots Qns
5th 1965 IS 72 SI

A better idea what Gracious Professionalism is all about

As for the competition, it was another fine showing. I must commend Randy and everyone on the committees for listening to our past complaints. Finally, rubrics that can not tell a lie and let you know why and how you won an award. Sure, I had a perfect score in 2 categories and received a 4th place plaque, but other teams had perfect scores as well. By showing my kids this and explaining, they had a better idea what Gracious Professionalism is all about.

Thanks again for your time and dedication.

Sincerely,

Steve Raile
Staten Island Tech

WOW!

That's all I can say right now (look for a list of teams that won awards soon) about Saturday's FIRST LEGO League tournament at Riverbank State park in Manhattan. About a 1000 teachers, administrators, kids and parents as active participants and high school and college students joined by people from the business/corporate world as volunteers and contributers, plus around another 1000 there to support them and cheer them on. We were on the edge of capacity and victims of our own success. We are already talking about next year.

We had cooperation in getting the word out from the DOE publicity department at Tweed. Due to their efforts, look for a profile of a team in the NY Times this week.

Everybody is in a good frame of mind at FLL events and here I schmooze with the principal of Bronx Latin HS, which won 4th place overall.

Hōs successus alit; possunt, quia posse videntur.
('Success nourishes them; they can because they think they can.')

Photo by Gary Israel

"Lego Mania Hits NYC" from NY 1

From NY 1
January 26, 2008

http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?&aid=77884&search_result=1&stid=4

(Thanks to NY 1 for doing an amazing job in covering the tournament by doing reports from throughout the day. Look for follow-up updates on NY 1 and watch the video.)

Eighty teams of grade-school students fought it out in Riverbank State Park Saturday in the city's first Lego League Citywide Championship.

Hundreds of students displayed their Lego skills by building robots and other science projects.

The theme was using energy more efficiently in the real world. As a result, kids added solar panels and other energy-saving technologies to their Lego robots.

Organizers say the project helps the students prepare for their future.

"The world of work has changed," said Randy Schaeffer, regional director of the program. "Work is done globally. Technology is the key to our being able to compete in the global marketplace. These kids are going to work in a world that's entirely different than the one today."

To get ready for this competition, the students, along with a coach, spent the last four months months working on their projects.

"We went around in Woodside and asked the pizza store manager how much he pays monthly and he says he pays like around $400 and we asked the 99-cent store and an average building and then we told them how to save energy," said participant Imran Sajiv. "You can use a dimmer or turn off lights in the house and people saved $200 to $300 a month."

Parents say they are happy their children are involved in this activity.

"It's awesome; it's beautiful," said one parent. "I'm learning along with my son about solar paneling and the world of energy. I'm glad I'm here today."

Winning teams will move on to the international championships in Atlanta this April.

THANK YOU!

Norm-

A big thank you to all for what you and everyone else did for the kids this weekend! Our team had a great time at Riverbank. The kids were really impressed by everything, but especially by the tone of collegiality and good will that existed amongst the teams. As a parent, I wish there was just a fraction of that spirit in youth sports. I realize all the work that goes into setting such a tone and into making everything run as smoothly as it did. What a feat!

Our team would like to go to The Javits Center on April 4. Could we attend as a group? If you could, please let me know how that gets arranged.

Again, THANK YOU!

Kate Coen

Team Parent

Team 2235

Microbots, Staten Island

Congratulations

Greetings Everyone,

I also would like to congratulate the incredible team of organizers, committee members, sponsors, volunteers, coaches and teams on an amazing event!

It was an overwhelming experience for me this year as a second year coach, but I am glad to see that all of our hard work and dedication paid off!

I look forward to collaborating with everyone on the FLL Planning Committee and NYCNJ FIRST to continue our mission to promote and share the spirit of what it's all about!

The kids and their parents had a wonderful time!

I wish all of the FRC teams this season good luck!

See you all at the Javitz Center in the Spring!

Very Truly Yours,
Keith A. Wynne

Elementary Science Specialist
Grades 2-5
P.S. 58 The Carroll School
330 Smith Street
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11231
(718)-330-9322

"Educating students from around the globe since 1996."

Congratulations and Thanks to All!

Hi everyone --

What a wonderful year it has been! Yesterday's Championship was amazing. The fun, the energy, the learning. Absolutely incredible. All made possible through your efforts.

Our successful transition to qualifying tournaments marks another milestone in the continuing growth of NYC FLL. Our FLL planning committee reached new highs as an organization.

Through your contribution of time, energy, and creativity you have positively impacted the lives of hundreds and hundreds of kids around the City. That fact was so very evident in the faces of the kids throughout the day.

Thank you so very much for all that you do.

Randy

Teams Going to Riverbank - Jan. 26, 2008

QUEENS
0394 MS 67 Energize67 Ruta Dave
0573 IS 125 Mr. Roboto Rudy Vera
0948 Brics-2-Bots CyberbotsTechs Veryl Greene
1863 IS 119 TopGearz Chris Dudin
2395 IS 192 Robo Fusion Eric Greene
2728 IS 10 Q IBest 3000 Pat Shubitz
3126 JHS 185 (Bleeker) Stars Primal Dhillon
3840 Bric-2-Bots Cyberbot- Eng. Veryl Greene
3874 MS 216 Ryan Lions Peter Xanthus
4113 Resurrection Ascension R.A. Titans Janna Valente
5517 IS 119 Q TopGearz Chris Dudin
5618 Louis Amstrong IS 227 Lamchops 1 David Mabrey
Richard Akalski
Joshua Blum
5619 Louis Armstrong IS 227 Lamchops 2 Same as 5618
6292 Cambria Center Warbots Sheryl Liles
7203 IS 126 Stingers Stephan Linardic

BROOKLYN
0160 MS 51K Generals James Hoffman
0447 PS 372 K Static Fanatics Rita Fasano
Vicki Holland Haiva Albuliwi
0844 St. Edmund School Nerd Herd Christine Zaremba
1435 Packer Collegiate Inst. Pack-a-Watt Maureen Reilly
1472 The Carroll School Black Hornets Keith Wynne
Roger Levy
1475 PS 58 The Carroll Sch Robot Shockers Keith Wynne
1654 PS 21K Crispus Attucks Panthers Carla Arnold
2070 PS 11K Mission 11 Rasheda Lyons Vlad Kop
2090 PS 261K The Energy Freaks Chris Peyser
Scott Howard Jennifer Lindauer-Thompson
2880 Benj Banneker Acad RoboWarriors Imani Fischer
3107 Bedford Academy BedBot Cluny Lavache
3628 IS383 Philippa Schuyler M.S. Skybox Lindrick Outerbridge
4949 Brooklyn Tech HS Brooklyn Tech Knights Gordon Williams
5090 PS 282 K RoboWarriors Aisha Marsh
5100 MS 88 K Masterminds2 Andy Singh
5101 MS 88 K Masterminds3 Andy Singh
5689 PS 81 PS 81 RoboKids.com Everbell Bishop
Diane Moore

BRONX
0083 CS 66 X CS66 B.R.A.T.S Christopher BladesJames Bellon
0196 PS/IS 123 X Solargy Chris Gooding
0268 MS 101X Maritime Academy The Power Solvers Michele Sikoryak Doug Dalessandro
0506 Pablo Casals MS 181x The RoboCopz Terry Buchalter Constantine Kouvatsos
0705 Globe Schl for Environ. Rsrch GLOBE Masters Michael Joyce Paul Riter
0707 Globe Schl for Environ. Rsrch GLOBE Masters Michael Joyce/ Paul Riter
0845 MS 302 X MS302 Tech Squad Sharon Shoatz
1634 ESMT IS 190 X Team X Maribeth Whitehouse Ms. Pernitz
1673 PS 195X Molecules Zelma Torres-Rosado
1822 MS 118 X Pacers Ralph Corvino
1911 PS 76XThe Bennington School 76ers Russell Heath
2132 IS 98 X Ridder Kids Harold Smith
2154 PS 121 X Storm Throopers Kathy BormannMaria Scher
2201 MS 144 xMichaelangelo MS 144 GoBots Victoria Lowe Natasha Balkcom
2269 PS 68 X PS 68 Mind Openers II Andrew Harrison
Margaret O’Donohue, Sallie Williams
2284 HS of Computers & Tech LEGO Devils Stan Bellis
2349 PS 103 x RoboStingers Cathy Wilson-Daly Cristen Delaney 2350 PS 103 x RoboBeez Jarret Jackob Linda Matos
2415 Kezner Academy @IS 192 X Accelerators Jim Love Donna Kinford
4084 Bronx Latin MS Architecti Eddie Branchaud
4785 PS 153 x Nanobots Ms. Pelzar
4815 Frederick Douglass Academy FDA LEGO Raiders Danielle Nunez Alyssa Rosenbaum
4817 Frederick Douglass Academy Junior Raiders Megan Wasserman
Henry Encarnacion
5148 PS 304X DragonBots Sandra Kamelgarn Millie DeGennaro Debbie Varca
5264 IS 174 X Cybernetic Rebels Esteban Vazquez
5744 PS 108X Energy All-Stars Vanessa Jones


STATEN ISLAND
0198 Staten Island Tech Tech Knights Mike Siegal Steve Raile
0199 Staten Island Tech Tech Knows Dennis Giurici
0332 IS 24 SI Rogue Leaders Raymond Cottrell
0990 IS 34 SI Techno Eagles Joseph Buro Ann Verderber
0992 IS 34 SI Stell Talons Joseph Buro Howard Leventhal
1408 St. Clare School Transformers 1 Mary Lee
1409 St. Clare School Transformers 2 Mary Lee
1410 St. Clare School Transformers 3 Mary Lee
1411 St. Clare School Transformers 4 Mary Lee
1965 IS 72 SI Rocco Laurie Robotics Randi Huss Danny Colosanto
1995 IS 75 SI Panthers 1 Donny Swanson Andrew Grandner
1996 IS 75 SI Panthers 2 Donny Swanson Denise Carsten
2235 Coen at Home Micro Bots Patrick Coen
2258 IS 27 SI Mustangs 2 Bryan Kilgallen
5499 IS 49 SI Robo Spartans Carol Obler
5501 IS 49 SI Powah Playaz Carol Obler


MANHATTAN
1447 Trevor Day School The Little Dragons Steven Schechter
2627 Little Red School LREI Knights Sherezada Acosta
4795 Man Youth @IS 289 M Cougers Annie Xu Theseus Roche
4850 Man Acad of Tech MATobot Hau-Yu Chu
PS126/MAT/ChinatownYMCA Luigi Cicala
6047 PS 1 Robotics Seung Won Lee
6115 Man East MS 224 Thing 2 Melissa Cancel LLiana Villegas
6482 Little Red School LREI 2 Sherezada Acosta

Teams Confirmed for Riverbank

The following teams have confirmed their attendance at Riverbank State Park on Jan. 26, 2008.

If your team qualified for Riverbank but you are not on this list, send an email to Norm, normsco@gmail.com confirming. List the names of the coach(es) and include the number of team members and the number of adults and other children attending from your school.

0083 CS 66 X CS66 B.R.A.T.S
0196 PS/IS 123 X Solargy
0268 MS 101X Maritime Academy The Power Solvers
0332 IS 24 SI Rogue Leaders
0394 MS 67Q Energize 67
0449 PS 372 K Power Punks
0506 Pablo Casals MS 181x The RoboCopz
0573 IS 125 Q Mr. Roboto
0705 Globe School for Environmental Research GLOBE Masters
0707 Globe School for Environmental Research GLOBE Masters
0844 St. Edmund Elementary School Nerd Herd
0845 MS 302 X MS302 Tech Squad
0948 Brics-2-Bots Cyberbots-Techs
0990 IS 34 SI Techno Eagles
0992 IS 34 SI Stell Talons
1435 Packer Collegiate Inst. Pack-a-Watt
1447 Trevor Day School The Little Dragons
1472 PS 58 The Carroll School Black Hornets
1475 PS 58 The Carroll School Robot Shockers
1634 ESMT IS 190 X Team X
1822 MS 118 X Pacers
1863 IS 119 Q TopGearz
1911 PS 76X The Bennington School 76ers
1995 IS 75 SI Panthers 1
1996 IS 75 SI Panthers 2
2070 PS 11K Mission 11
2154 PS 121 X Storm Throopers
2235 Coen Micro Bots
2258 IS 27 SI Mustangs 2
2349 PS 103 x RoboStingers
2350 PS 103 x RoboBeez
2395 RMS @ I. S. 192 Robo Fusion 192
2627 Little Red School House LREI Knights
3126 Edward Bleeker JHS 185 Stars
3628 IS 383 K Philippa Schuyler MS MS Skybox
3840 Bric-2-Bots Cyberots-Engineers
3874 MS 216Q George Ryan Ryan Lions
4815 Frederick Douglass Academy FDA LEGO Raiders
4817 Frederick Douglass Academy FDA LEGO Junior Raiders
4850 Manhattan Academy of Technology PS126/MAT/ChinatownYMCA MATobot
5148 PS 304X DragonBots
5517 IS 119 Q TopGearz
5689 PS 81 K PS 81 RoboKids.com
5744 PS 108X Energy All-Stars
6115 Manhattan East School for Academics and Art MS 224 Thing 2
6482 Little Red School House LREI