2008 Awards

2008 Awards

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LEGO Lions

LEGO Lions

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3

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313

Stockwell Place Elementary

Lethal Legos

R

3

314

Stockwell Place Elementary

Lego Gladiators

R

4

355

Louisiana Delta Community College

Delta Lego Robotics

X

5

371

Walnut Hill Elementary/Middle

Discoverbots

R

6

477

Haynes Academy

Coastal Countdown

1

7

860

Linwood Middle School

Robocatz

8

861

Linwood Middle School

Technocatz

9

1124

Gretna No. 2 Academy for
Advanced Studies

RoboGators

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X

10

1387

Stockwell Place Elementary

Stockwelllegobots

R

11

1417

St. Dominic School

The STRATEGIC Team

X

12

1441

Abramson Science and Technology

Abramson Wildcats

R

13

1831

Dighton Prep

Battle Droids

X

14

2349

Benton Middle School

Robo-Squad

R

15

2350

Benton Middle School

Megatrons

R

16

2663

St. James Science & Math Academy

S.M.A.L.L. Synergy

17

2950

A.E. Philips

ThunderDawgs

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3193

St. George's Episcopal School

Eco-Friendly Fighting Ninjazz

19

3576

Bogalusa Middle School

Decoders

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20

3817

A. E. Phillips

LightningPups

R

21

3852

Northlake Christian School

NCS Hurricanes

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2

22

3963

Iberville Math Science and Arts Academy

Robo Knights

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R

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4113

Bonne Ecole Elementary

Robostars

25

4293

Episcopal School of Acadiana

ESA Hurricanes

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26

4837

Keithville Middle School

Fire Eagles

27

4840

Keithville Middle School

Mighty

28

4901

Ridgewood Middle School

RoboRaiders

3

29

5105

Meisler Middle School

Meisler Chiefs

3

30

5165

St Paul's Episcopal School

RoboPanthers

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2

31

5349

Grace Home Educators

Solarbots

32

5459

Ecole Bilingue

Ecole Bilingue

X

33

5613

Northshore Home Education Assn.

Geek Squadron

X

34

5649

Newman

Ibots

R

X

35

6054

Riverdale Middle School

Robo Wolves

1

36

6378

Our Lady Queen of Heaven

Baron Builders

R

1

37

6838

Wink Companies, LLC

TuWink

R

38

7534

Audubon Charter

Les Oiseaux Rares

R

X

39

7886

Thomas Jefferson Senior High

Jefferson Jaguars

40

7992

Benjamin Franklin Elementary

Bears

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X

41

8059

John Q Adams Middle

Adam's Robots




			2008 Louisiana Champion Team 1417 - St. Dominic School - The S.T.R.A.T.E.G.I.C. Team [New Orleans] Students Talking about Researching, Analyzing, and Targeting Exsting Global Issues on Climate The FLL experience is more than building robots or attending tournaments. It begins with the robot, but most importantly, it is defined by how the children unite to form a team. The program impacts each of them as individuals and as team members. This most prestigious award, the Champion’s Award, goes to the team who, in the big picture, is the strongest in all of the categories combined: Robot Design, Robot Performance, Project Presentation, and Teamwork, their commitment to FLL Core Values and their understanding of the true meaning of FIRST and FIRST LEGO® League. This award celebrates the ultimate success of the FIRST mission and FLL Values. This award measures how the children inspire others about the accessibility and excitement of science, technology, and engineering while demonstrating respect, encouragement, and Gracious Professionalism. The winning team is given the honor of serving as a valued role model for FIRST and the FIRST LEGO® League Program.

2008 Runner Up

2008 Director's Runner Up

Team 5613 - Northshore Home Education Association - Geek Squadron [Mandeville]

The Champion’s Runner-up award is presented to the team that was second-best at representing the true meaning of the FLL and FIRST with their enthusiasm and inspiration to others. The FIRST LEGO League experience is more than building robots and competitions. It starts with the robot, but most important, defines how individuals unite to form a team, the positive effect it has on each of them as individuals and team members, and how they share this experience with others. They demonstrate respect, encouragement and continued gracious professionalism, giving this team the honor of serving as a values role model for FIRST and the FIRST LEGO League Program.

Robot Design - 1st

Team 6054 - Riverdale Middle School - Robo Wolves [Jefferson]

Judges look for teams whose work stands out for innovation, mechanical design, programming, understanding of the design process and overall quality. To assess innovation, the judges watch the robots work, looking for things that make them say “Wow!” They interview team members to reveal the less obvious unique and inventive ideas. To assess mechanical design, understanding of the design process and overall quality, the judges interview the teams to learn what solid principles and best practices were used to reduce variability and errors.

The team awarded this trophy demonstrated to the judges their use and understanding of:

 Unique or original mechanisms, or strategies when attempting the missions
 Application of sound mechanical principles resulting in a solid, consistent and dependable robot
 Development of an effective and efficient program to run the robot




			Robot Design - 2nd (Rookie) Team 5165 - St. Paul's Episcopal School - RoboPanthers [New Orleans]




			Robot Design - 3rd Team 5105 - Meisler Middle School - Chiefs [Metairie]




			Research - 1st Team 0477 - Haynes Academy - Coastal Countdown [Metairie] FLL presents the Project Award to the team whose project shows that individuals can make a difference by researching a problem, then contributing ideas and solutions to real-world issues. Their conclusions and solutions are the result of working hard to truly understand the magnitude of a problem through research and hands-on learning experiences. They used teamwork abilities and talents to put together information, create a solution, and help others understand how their ideas work. The research presentation award is presented to the team whose quality research, innovative solutions, and creative presentation best reflect an in-depth understanding of the various scientific disciplines and issues involved with the Challenge research assignment. The team awarded this trophy demonstrated to the judges:  The use and understanding of diverse resources used to formulate an in-depth & through explanation of the teams’ point of view and solution to the research assignment.  Thought provoking and innovative resolution, including how and why it was chosen.  An imaginative, creative presentation demonstrating the teams’ research and solution




			Research - 2nd (Rookie) Team 0225 - LEGO Lions [Shreveport]




			Research - 3rd Team 2950 - A. E. Phillips - ThunderDawgs [Ruston]




			Teamwork - 1st Team 6378 - Our Lady Queen of Heaven - Baron Builders [Lake Charles] Teamwork is necessary to succeed in FIRST LEGO League, and is the key ingredient in any team's success. This award is presented to the team that best demonstrates extraordinary enthusiasm and spirit, exceptional partnership, and the utmost respect to their own teammates, and in their support and encouragement of fellow teams. The team presented this trophy demonstrated to the judges:  Confidence, energy, and enthusiasm  Problem solving skills  Understanding and respect of others  Team interaction and group dynamics




			Teamwork - 2nd (Rookie) Team 3852 - Northlake Christian School - NCS Hurricanes [Covington]




			Teamwork - 3rd Place Team 4091 - Ridgewood Middle School - RoboRaiders [Shreveport]




			Performance - 1st Place Team 2950 A. E. Phillips - ThunderDawgs [Ruston] Sometimes we measure success by a number only, but in this case, number one represents hours of strategizing and improving team members’ mechanical and programming expertise. This award goes to the team whose overall package of robot design, programming, strategy, and teamwork helped it to achieve the competition goal of acquiring more points than any other team. This award is presented to the three teams whose robots achieved the top scores on the competition field.




			Performance - 2nd (Rookie) Team 5165 - St. Paul's Episcopal School - RoboPanthers [New Orleans]




			Performance - 3rd (Rookie) Team 0225 - LEGO Lions [Shreveport] -




			Outstanding Effort Team 0355 - Louisiana Delta Community College - Delta LEGO Robotics [Monroe] Many high quality teams do not fit the mold for an existing award, but nonetheless deserve one. Some teams have a story that profoundly sets them apart in a unique way. Sometimes a given award is so close that the judges want to recognize a team’s achievement. This award gives the judges the freedom to recognize the most remarkable teams for which a standard award does not exist. The Judge’s Award for Outstanding Effort is presented to three teams that the judging panel has determined should be recognized for their outstanding effort.




			Outstanding Effort Team 1831 Dighton Prep [Ethel]




			Outstanding Effort Team 5459 - Ecole Bilingue [New Orleans] -




			Outstanding Rookie Team (Rookie) Team 1124 Gretna #2 Academy for Advanced Studies - RoboGators [Gretna] FLL veteran teams know that success at the tournament only comes after hours of hard work. Rookie teams sense it, but don’t really understand how all the pieces fit together until their first tournament experience is coming to a close. This award goes to the team who made an all-around outstanding showing as a rookie.




			Outstanding Rookie Team (Rookie) Team 5649 Newman - Ibots [New Orleans]




			Outstanding Rookie Team (Rookie) Team 7992 Benjamin Franklin Elementary School - Bears [New Orleans]




			Against All Odds (Rookie) Team 7534 - Audubon Charter School - Les Oiseaux Rares [New Orleans]

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