Mission Statement
As Students of the Academy of Science and Innovation VEX Robotics Team, we pride ourselves on our collaboration and friendship as a whole. Everyone on this team has worked just as hard as the next person and is dedicated to our team. We are confident in our team and in our robot. We all work together like a well oiled machine. We can't wait to bring our school victory!
What is VEX? "VEX Competitions bring STEM skills to life by tasking teams of students with designing and building a robot to play against other teams in a game-based engineering challenge. Classroom STEM concepts are put to the test as students learn lifelong skills in teamwork, leadership, communications, and more. Tournaments are held year-round at the regional, state, and national levels and culminate at the VEX Robotics World Championship each April!" |
About Our School
The CREC Academy of Science and Innovation, has been one of our biggest supporters. Being a science and technology school, are students are determined and interested in STEM activities. With the help of our school, our students are preparing for the working world with hands-on activities and exposure to strong role models for inspiration.
Our Story
For the first time in our school's history, the CREC Academy of Science and Innovation (ASI) Robotics team are the National Robotics Champions! The team's story is unique, as we began in the 2017-2018 season by combining two schools, each with their own robotics teams. Without delay, the team bonded and began a journey that would ultimately bring them to the highest level of competition that any of the students had ever experienced.
Expecting great things from this year's teams, the school has budged enough money to take 12 students to a single out of state competition. Last year's students who competed at the US Robotics Nationals and Worlds were so motivated to return that they significantly elevated their skills in order to rise to the challenge. Little did we know that so many students would perform at such elevated levels and qualify for both competitions. In order to sustain the program and ensure future excellence, we would truly love to send all eligible students to both Nations or Worlds and to China!
After winning the engineering design award three times in Connecticut and once in Massachusetts, the team went on to win robot skills (a combination of design, building, driving, and programming) in both states. This led to a 3rd place seeding at the Southern New England regional Championship in Worcester, Massachusetts and ultimately the US National Championships! As we have hosted Chinese educators at our school and aim to develop international relationships with students from all over the world, the team hopes to host a team from China in 2019 as well as compete in the Asian Pacific Robotics Qualifier.
Expecting great things from this year's teams, the school has budged enough money to take 12 students to a single out of state competition. Last year's students who competed at the US Robotics Nationals and Worlds were so motivated to return that they significantly elevated their skills in order to rise to the challenge. Little did we know that so many students would perform at such elevated levels and qualify for both competitions. In order to sustain the program and ensure future excellence, we would truly love to send all eligible students to both Nations or Worlds and to China!
After winning the engineering design award three times in Connecticut and once in Massachusetts, the team went on to win robot skills (a combination of design, building, driving, and programming) in both states. This led to a 3rd place seeding at the Southern New England regional Championship in Worcester, Massachusetts and ultimately the US National Championships! As we have hosted Chinese educators at our school and aim to develop international relationships with students from all over the world, the team hopes to host a team from China in 2019 as well as compete in the Asian Pacific Robotics Qualifier.