4/28/14 - A local charter schoolâs robotics team run for the world title is over and while it didnât end on the winnerâs podium, team leaders say it was an incredible journey nonetheless. Team 4362 from the Charyl Stockwell Preparatory Academy was the only Livingston County team that advanced to both the FIRST Robotics state tournament earlier this month at EMU and then the World Championship this past weekend in St. Louis. FIRST is an acronym which means "For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology." The team, nicknamed the Gems, only won two of its ten matches, but team mentor Ron Day says the fact that a team in only its third year of competition made it as far as they did, makes the entire experience a big win. "I don't think anybody is disappointed. I'm sure we all would like to have done better, but it's been a wonderful experience." The winning alliance of four teams did include two teams from Michigan; one from Holland High School and the other from the International Academy High School in Bloomfield Hills. The FIRST World Championship including 399 teams from 80 countries. (JK)
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