Miller Place School District Students Compete in FIRST LEGO Robotics Competition

Miller Place School District’s North Country Road (NCR) Middle School team recently placed 7th out of 33 competing teams in the First Inspiration & Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) LEGO League Qualifying Event at Central Islip High School. The competition encouraged students to apply their science, technology, engineering and math knowledge to solve problems involving food safety, recycling and energy conservation.

The team of 10 students competed in multiple events throughout the day in the 2016 TRASH TREK Challenge, including three Robot Game matches. The team was also judged in sessions of the Robot Game, the Research Project and the FIRST Core Values events. All activities were student-led, challenging the team to use their knowledge and experience to complete each task.

Photo 1: Ten students from North Country Road (NCR) Middle School made up Team NCR from Miller Place School District to compete in the First Inspiration & Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) LEGO League Competition at Central Islip High School. Students combined creativity and critical thinking to compete in technology-oriented events and placed 7thout of 33 competing teams.

Photo 2: North Country Road (NCR) Middle School’s Team NCR from Miller Place School District celebrated at the First Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) LEGO League Competition at Central Islip High School, where they placed 7th out of 33 competing teams. Students used science, technology, engineering, and math knowledge to compete in robot game matches.