St. Augustine School Takes 1st Place at RGMC Regional Competition

St. Augustine of Canterbury School's Rube Goldberg Machine Contest team competed in an RGMC Regional contest at Mineola Middle School in Mineola, NY on Saturday, March 9. The team, known as the "Cocoa Tribe" to go with the theme of their machine, took home the Division I (Middle School) First Place trophy and also received the Spirit of Rube Goldberg Award, which is given to the team in each division with the most humorous machine and/or performance. The Regional win qualifies St. A's for their third consecutive appearance in the RGMC National Finals, being held this year at the Lawrenceburg Event Center in Lawrenceburg, Indiana on Saturday, April 6.