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Elmbrook FTC Robotics Teams Excel at State and World Competitions

School District of Elmbrook Dean’s List Semifinalists, celebrating their
Elmbrook’s FIRST Tech Challenge leadership, dedication, and contributions to
(FTC) robotics teams wrapped up a remark- their teams:
able season with standout performances at both • Annalise Turner and Vinayak Menon
the Wisconsin State Championship and the (Hazmat)
World Championship in Houston, Texas. With • Vaidehi Ramachandrula and Victor Han
exceptional technical prowess, community (GEarHeads)
engagement, and teamwork, Elmbrook teams • Aarushi Banerjee and Hasini Manne
once again showcased the strength of STEM (Superstellar)
education in our schools.
• Adee Niljikar and Vybhav Parthan (Pack A
State Championship & Mentorship Success Punch)
The FTC Wisconsin State Championship In recognition of exceptional mentorship,
took place March 7–8, bringing together 27 of Amjad Jabbar, coach of Team Hazmat, received
the state’s top teams in a competitive display of the Compass Award, given to an individual who Division and won the Inspire 2 Award, Elmbrook’s FTC teams have exemplified the
innovation and skill. provides outstanding guidance and support to placing them among the top 5–8 teams values of collaboration, perseverance, and inno-
• Team Hazmat (#13201) earned the 1st FTC teams. Additionally, BEAST Robotics’ in the world. The Inspire Award honors a vation. Their accomplishments reflect months of
dedication, countless hours of design and pro-
team that exemplifies the ideals of the FTC
Place Inspire Award, the highest honor in mentor Barry Black won the FIRST Wisconsin program and serves as a role model through gramming, and a deep commitment to learning
FTC. This award recognizes excellence Regional Volunteer of the Year Award at the their outreach, engineering process, and and leadership.
across all areas of the program, from engi- First Robotics Competition (FRC) Wisconsin gracious professionalism. Congratulations to Team Hazmat, GEar-
neering and outreach to teamwork and Regional Competition for his time and dedica- Heads, Superstellar, and Pack A Punch for an
professionalism. tion to BEAST and FIRST. • GEarHeads competed in the Jemison outstanding season, and thank you to all mentors,
• GEarHeads (#16460) received the 2nd World Championship Triumphs Division and won the Connect Award, families, and supporters who make these achieve-
recognizing efforts to connect the local
Place Inspire Award and made a command- After their outstanding state-level perfor- community with engineering and FIRST ments possible.
ing impression on the field by captaining mances, Team Hazmat and GEarHeads earned values. They were the #2 seed after quali- Elmbrook FTC is truly a force to be reck-
the winning alliance in the robot game and invitations to the FIRST Tech Challenge World fications in their division, led the first oned with on the world stage.
setting a new state record. Championship, held April 16–19 in Houston. They alliance, and concluded the season with a
• Team Superstellar (#19417) was honored were among only three Wisconsin teams selected 95.7% win rate and the 10th highest Offen-
with the Control Award, recognizing from a global field of over 8,800 teams, with the sive Power Rating (OPR) globally.
advanced programming and robot control. top 256 advancing to the final championship. From local scrimmages to the global stage, elmbrookschools.org
Eight Elmbrook students were named • Team Hazmat competed in the Edison