In order to keep up with a record number of teams this year, School-Business Partnerships of Long Island, Inc. (SBPLI) held four FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) LEGO League (FLL) Qualifying Tournaments: two at Central Islip High School on January 24-25 and two on January 31 at Mineola High School.

One hundred twenty-two teams participated in this year’s Challenge, WORLD CLASSSM. Children in elementary and middle school worked on ways to improve the learning experience of others on a topic of their choice using technology. To do so, they built, tested and programmed an autonomous robot using a LEGO MINDSTORMS robot to solve a set of missions on an obstacle course.

Below is a list of the award winners from January 24-25:

Awards

Team #, Team Name/Location

Team #, Team Name/Location

Mechanical Design

Team #7854, PJFL LEGO Mindstorm Club/Port Jefferson

Team #11179, The Green Elephants/Dix Hills

Programming

Team #11896, 4-H Robot Crafters/Yaphank

Team #14375, Mechanical Masters/Centerport

Strategy and Innovation Award

Team #2652, RMS Lego/Ronkonkoma

Team #11082, Park Shore Science Team/Dix Hills

Robot Performance Award

Team #11896, 4-H Robot Crafters/Yaphank

Team #10932, Robotics Avengers/Smithtown

Research Quality Award

Team #10416, Harborfields Library Vor-techs/Greenlawn

Team #8818, Oregon Orbiters/Medford

Innovative Solution Award

Team #14824, Chuck Norris Fist/Baldwin

Team #10100/Friends Academy’s the COGnitive Quakers/Locust Valley

Creative Presentation Award

Team #7884, Harborfields Harbor-Bots/Centerport

Team #14519, #Oregon Rockbots/Medford

Inspiration Award

Team #2774, Atomic Learners/Terryville

Team #5970, Harborfields Library Bricktacular Bricksters/Centerport

Teamwork Award

Team #5330, Tornadoes 15/Greenlawn

Team #7963, Girl Scouts of Suffolk County Lady LEGO Wildstyles/Central Islip

Gracious Professionalism Award

Team #8085, Rocky Point Radical Robotix/Rocky Point

Team #11363, Brook Bots/Stony Brook

Judge's Award

Team #15109, Central Islip Talk NERDY to US/Central Islip)

Team #237, Plainview Thunderhawks/Plainview Team #14859, Wyandanch Wiz Kids/Wyandanch

Champion’s Award

Team #2181, Longwood Middle School Tigers/Middle Island

Team #10932, Robotics Avengers/Smithtown

Below is the list of award winners from January 31:

Awards

Team #, Team Name/Location

Team #, Team Name/Location

Mechanical Design

Team #10425, Harborfields Library Purple LEGO Eaters/Centerport

Team #8599, GSNC Digital Darlings/Garden City

Programming

Team #5969, BrainForest Rangers/Oyster Bay

Team #6435, GearHeadz/Rocky Point

Strategy and Innovation Award

Team #7022, BuckleyBots/Roslyn

Team #15067, RoboFalcons/Wantagh

Robot Performance Award

Team #10425, Harborfields Library Purple LEGO Eaters/Centerport

Team #6435, GearHeadz/Rocky Point

Research Award

Team #14603, Robotic Frogs/Carle Place

Team #12119, R.I.G./Floral Park

Innovative Solution Award

Team #14868, LEGO Maniacs/Melville

Team #2648, Fury of the Locust/Locust Valley

Presentation Award

Team #8621, GSNC LEGO Chicks/Garden City

Team #2756, Robotic Falcons/Locust Valley

Inspiration Award

Team #2889, WMS Bulldogs/Hewlett

Team #1200, Unlimited Thinkers/West Babylon

Teamwork Award

Team #8838, Robo Monkeys/Garden City

Team #11554, South Side Sweet Potatoes/Rockville Centrep

Gracious Professionalism Award

Team #319, Crazy Creators/Garden City

Team #4756, Aw3some Parakeets/New Hyde Park

Champion’s Award 1st Place

Team #2305, Thunder Chickens/Garden City

Team #2438, Floral Park Brick Heads/Floral Park

The following teams will be eligible to compete at the SBPLI’s FIRSTLEGO League Championship Tournament at Longwood High School on March 1:

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Awards

Team #, Team Name/Location

Team #, Team Name/Location

92

Seaford Sea Lions

Seaford

185

Radical Robots

Bayport

237

Plainview Thunderhawks

Plainview

1200

Unlimited Thinkers

West Babylon

2181

Longwood Middle School

Middle Island

2305

Thunder Chickens

Garden City

2438

Floral Park Brick Heads

Floral Park

2648

Fury of the Locust

Locust Valley

2652

RMS Lego

Ronkonkoma

2774

Atomic Learners

Terryville

4452

Robo-Chiefs

Massapequa

4756

Aw3some Parakeets

New Hyde Park

4941

Robotic Rebels

Stewart Manor

5330

Tornadoes 15

Greenlawn

5970

Harborfields Library Bricktacular Bricksters

Centerport

6116

Rocky Point Robo Eagles

Rocky Point

6435

GearHeadz

Rocky Point

7022

BuckleyBots

Roslyn

7884

Harborfields Harbor-Bots

Centerport

8085

Rocky Point Radical Robotix

Rocky Point

8599

GSNC Digital Darlings

Garden City

8621

GSNC LEGO Chicks

Garden City

8838

Robo Monkeys

Garden City

8840

Trojan Army Robotics

Garden City

9192

Pat-Med Library Bots

Patchogue

10100

Friends Academy's the COGnitive Quakers

Locust Valley

10416

Harborfields Library Vor-tech

Greenlawn

10425

Harborfields Library Purple LEGO Eaters

Centerport

10932

Robotics Avengers

Smithtown

11293

Progressive School Lego Jedi's (7)

Merrick

11362

Stony Bots

Stony Brook

11363

Brook Bots

Stony Brook

11649

Rebels Fury

Great Neck

12119

R.I.G.

Floral Park

14467

Eagles

Copiague

4519

#Oregon Rockbots

Medford

14603

Robotic Frogs

Carle Place

15067

RoboFalcons

Wantagh

15262

Mattlin 2

Plainview

5420

Blazing LEGOS

Great Neck

The FLL Tournament is an annual, international sports-like challenge for children ages nine to 14 to test their creative robotic skills by using science and technology with the help of adult mentors.

For more information on the FLL Qualifying Tournaments, please visit www.sbpli.org.

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