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Wantagh High School Robotics Team are Rising Stars
The team won the competition and is heading to the regionals in March.

The Wantagh High School Robotics Team earned both the Tournament Champion Award and the Robot Skills Champion Award during the "Men In Black" Vex Robotics Competition Qualifier on Jan. 15. Under the direction of John Walsh, the team was able to use their ingenuity, design, dedication and hard work to prevail over 16 other teams.
In preparation for competition, the students used their knowledge of engineering, science and mathematics to make modifications to a stock Vex robot, being careful to remain within the set rules of the competition. Teams then competed on a playing field, making their robots perform specific tasks. The theme of this year’s competition is Star Gazer, and students are required to program their robots to knock foam stars off of a ledge and pick them up or knock them out of the playing field.
The Wantagh Robotics Team is now qualified for the Vex Robotics Southern New York Championship in March and the Vex National Championship later this school year.
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