The competition was a"friendship tournament" to allow students to experience the competition format in a teamwork style ahead of an actual competition scheduled for May. The Delta High School VEX Robotics program helped the SMBSD students, with the high school students serving as referees and assisting with the programs necessary to run the event. Delta students have been supporting SMBSD students and teachers in recent weeks.
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The tournament featured students from Battles, Fairlawn, Jimenez, Liberty, Libbon and Ontiveros schools. Students will take what they learned from this tournament to redesign robots and refine their skills to improve and prepare for the official competition later this spring.