On February 25th, Redstone Robotics, FTC Team number 20979, won the Connect Award at the Arkansas State FTC Championship. Fifteen students, two teacher sponsors, and their parents traveled to Springdale Arkansas to compete for the Arkansas Championship.
Connect Award: Connecting the dots between community, FIRST, and the diversity of the engineering world. This judged award is given to the team that most connects with their local science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) community. A true FIRST team is more than a sum of its parts and recognizes that engaging their local STEM community plays an essential part in their success. The recipient of this award is recognized for helping the community understand FIRST, the FIRST Tech Challenge, and the team itself. The team that wins the Connect Award actively seeks and recruits engineers and explores the opportunities available in the world of engineering, science, and technology. This team has a clear team plan and has identified steps to achieve their goals.