2020 Colorado VEX Robotics State Championship
Thanks to 67 Volunteers and 49 teams we had a fantastic VEX Robotics Colorado Championship yesterday at CU Denver, capping a great season made possible by Colorado SIM, Northrop Grumman, Woodward Inc and REC Foundation.
SVVSD teams took MS&HS VEX Robotics top Excellence Awards at the 2020 Colorado Championship. Congratulations 6356C Trail Ridge MS and 60470S Innovation Center. 6356C also won Robot Skills Champion and Tournament Champion with Westview SVVSD 6047M.
Congrats to 2020 VEX Robotics Colorado HS Tournament Champions SVVSD 60470S and 80550Y Windsor Charter Academy. Berthoud's 1069 F&E were Finalists. Design Awards won by Berthoud's 1069B for HS and Erie's 589X for MS.
2020 Colorado Championship Judge's Awards went to HS team 25701A from Arvada and MS team KentDenver 3946R. Kent Denver's 3946N showed good sportsmanship and went home with that trophy.
We recognized 2 outstanding volunteers at the 2020 VEX Colorado Championship. Craig Jameson for helping us with setup and load out for the last 9 years and Kurt Worrell for his creation and ongoing success of the Berthoud Robotics Club.
Ken and Liz Rayment were honored and moved at Saturday's VEX Colorado Championship by an award for 15 years of Dedicated Service to Colorado Robotics for kids.
Photos from the event are at the following link:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/tfrwaNzTNM9kpxqR6
SIM - Society for Information Technology
Thank you to the Colorado Chapter of SIM for the generous donation for a Robotics Competition Trailer! SIM brings together IT leaders to share, network and give back to their communities through the collaboration of local chapters. If you're an IT professional you may want to look into the benefits of this great organization.
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