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Two Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois robotics teams have qualified to compete in the FIRST LEGO League State Tournament on Jan. 24 at
University of Illinois Rec Center in Champaign-Urbana.
Purple Robot Penguins from O'Fallon/Shiloh qualified at the regional tournament on Nov. 22 at Carriel Jr. High in O'Fallon. They also won the Project Award.
On Dec. 6, Lightning Storm from Belleville had the top table score and won the Champions Award at the regional tournament at Cassens Elementary School in Glen Carbon to qualify for state level competition.
FLL is a robotics program for 9 to 14 year olds which is designed to get children excited about science and technology, as well as teach them valuable life skills. Along with programming robots, teams are also evaluated on an elaborate research project, as well as how well they demonstrate FLL Core Values, which include teamwork, collective learning, active participation and gracious professionalism. After practicing and preparing for months, teams meet at regional qualifying tournaments to be graded on the three elements, with the top teams advancing to state competition.
