More Than 60 Teams Take Part in 7th Annual Jr. FIRST® LEGO® League Expos

Event Expanded To Two Days to Meet Demand
March 12, 2015

Teams from all over Long Island prepare to march into the auditorium at Mineola High School for the closing ceremony of the Jr. FIRST® LEGO® League Expo in Mineola, New York. 

For two days, hundreds of students, parents, and volunteers convened for a day of learning, technology, and fun at this year’s Junior FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) LEGO® League (Jr. FLL) Expos. The event was held on February 28 at Mineola High School and March 1 at Longwood High School.

During the two Expo days, children ages 6-9 from 63 teams across Long Island presented their projects for this year’s challenge, THINK TANKSM, which explores where and how learning takes place. Through the course of the season, teams research a real-world theme, build a LEGO® model with a motorized part and present their findings to reviewers, who analyze the presentations and determine awards for each team.

Listed below are the awards given on February 28:

Award

Team Number

Team Name/Town

Construction Innovation Award

3180

1070

3183

The Super Six Brix/Floral Park

GC Fabulous Four/Garden City

The Enderdragons/Floral Park

Complexity and Decoration Award

2116

2332

3182

Amazing Creation/Bellmore

Robo Girls/Garden City

The ROHHRs/Floral Park

Solid-as-a-Rock Model Design Award

3176

104

2331

Brain Bot Boyz/Floral Park

Team Elements/Locust Valley

LEGO Lovelies/Garden City

Effort and Learning Award

3179

2330

2728

Amazing LEGO Creators/Floral Park

Robo Scouts/Garden City

The London Lads/Mineola

Spirit Award

2238

 

904

1795

North Side Super Incredible Mechanical Simulators/East Williston

Progressive LEGO Jedis (K/1)/Mineola

Cliffsiders/Garden City

Outstanding Teamwork Award

1372

1501

1796

LEGO Lollipops/Garden City

Hypernova/Glen Cove

LEGO Crew/Garden City

Inquiring Minds Award

3184

905

2493

The Terrific Taco Team/Floral Park

Progressive LEGO Jedis (2)/Merrick

The Ghost Eagles/Garden City

Robust Design Award

3129

53

3178

The Fusion Minds/Oyster Bay

ROBOJAK/Syosset

Yellow LEGO Light Bulbs/ Floral Park

Explosive Ideas Award

280

2619

3177

EWS Computer Men/Oyster Bay

The LEGO Brainstormers /Mineola

Born to Build/Floral Park

Synergy Award

126

3181

2726

STOBOR/Syosset

The Brick Builders/Floral Park

LEGOLand Explorers/Mineola

Journey Award

2329

1371

103

Brix Chixs/Garden City

Brego Party/Garden City

Happy Neverending Imagination Warriors

Artistic Eye Award

3698

2730

Bayville Builders/Bayville

The Awesome Creators/Mineola

  

Listed below are the awards given on March 1:

 

Award

Team Number

Team Name/Town

Construction Innovation Award

3697

2853

The Bayville Master Builders/Bayville

LYSA Deep Sea LEGO Builders/Middle Island

Complexity and Decoration Award

2352

3137

 

2849

Super Awesome Zoo Pack/Smithtown

LYSA LEGO Lion King Cubs/Middle Island

LYSA Think Rays/Middle Island

Solid-as-a-Rock Design Award

3699

2857

2856

Squeaky Technical Creations

LYSA LEGO Masters/Middle Island

LYSA LEGOLand Experts/Middle Island

Effort and Learning Award

183

2351

3645

2851

Builders of the Future/Greenlawn

Robot Girls/Shirley

LYSA LEGO Techno/Middle Island

LYSA Mind Crafters/Middle Island

Spirit Award

1701

2276

Z Bots/Shirley

Bionic Builders

Outstanding Teamwork Award

2850

 

2855

LYSA United LEGO Einsteins/Middle Island

LYSA Block Masters Club/Middle Island

Inquiring Minds Award

2854

3473

LYSA LEGO Einsteins

POWER STATION/ Oyster Bay

Robust Design Award

279

2852

LEGO Masters/Greenlawn

LYSA Archery Adventure/Middle Island

Explosive Ideas Award

127

21

Legendary Master Builders/ Syosset

BRAINSTORMERS/Bayport

Synergy Award

1753

2128

449

The Building Furies/Middle Island

Basement Lions/Rocky Point

LYSA LEGO 1/Middle Island

Artistic Eye Award

2858
2353

2848

LYSA Mind LEGOs/Middle Island

Splashing Pink Dolphins/Patchogue

LYSA LEGO 2/Middle Island

“The Junior FIRST LEGO League gives these young children a chance to garner an interest in science and engineering at an early age,” said Rick Ramhap, Jr. FLL Event Manager, SBPLI. “Judging by the 63 Junior FLL teams participating in both Expos, more children on Long Island are showing a genuine interest in science, technology and engineering.”