Jan. 10 proclaimed Technology Day in Somers at Kennedy Robotics Event

Kennedy Catholic High School in Somers hosted a robotics event called Bionic Brouhaha II: The Second One, which was a Mid Hudson Qualifying Tournament for the Empire NY Region, on Saturday, Jan. 10.

Somers Town Supervisor Rick Morrissey attended the event and proclaimed Jan. 10 to be Technology Day in the Town of Somers to commend the Bionic Gaels, the Xeno Gaels and the rest of the teams present for their hard work in FIRST Tech Challenge.

The opening ceremony also included comments from Westchester County Executive Robert Astorino’s Chief of Staff George Oros and Kennedy Catholic President and Principal Father Mark Vaillancourt.

The Kennedy team of the 9541 Xeno Gaels, which were competing in their first robotics tournament, reached the finals. For hosting the event, the 5602 Bionic Gaels advanced to the Championship event on Feb. 8 at Pace University.

Photos Courtesy of Kennedy Catholic:

From left: Somers Town Supervisor Rick Morrissey, Kennedy Catholic President and Principal Father Mark Vaillancourt and Westchester County Executive Robert Astorino’s Chief of Staff George Oros at the opening ceremonies.

The 9541 Xeno Gaels competed in their first robotics event and made it all the way to the finals.