Now for some more detail. Here's a picture of the performance room. There are stands, music, scores flashed on the wall, and a generally festive environment.
Maddie and Annika run the board!
A video of Gretchen and Koleman running the board. The first program didn't work properly, so they got a bit flustered, but still ended with a good score.
After the run, they check over the score with the judge. Once the sheet has been initialled, there's no going back, so it's up to the kids to make sure they get credit for everything they did.
Another aspect is technical judging. Here they can explain to judges about their robot design and programming. The judges also get a sense of how the kids work as a team (and teamwork is 25% of the total score).
It was a long day. We got there at 8:30, and left around 5:00. Sometimes you just get weird.
It's always fun to have special friends come to visit! Koleman had three siblings, two parents, three grandparents, one cousin and one director come at times to watch.
Down time.
The kids spent a lot of time entertaining themselves in a hallway bead shop. A couple of younger siblings from another St. Peter team brought along all of their jewelry making supplies, and sold jewelry in the hallway. The kids were able to make deals with them to reduce the price if they did their own work.
A couple of team photos. One with the kids.
And one with the coaches. I wanted to make sure the team logo was visible.
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