{"680016":{"#nid":"680016","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Inaugural Southwest Georgia Regional FIRST LEGO League Challenge Scores Big     ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETeams of student competitors from across southwest Georgia\u2014including schools in Cairo, Moultrie, Thomasville, and Bainbridge\u2014took part in the inaugural Thomasville, Georgia, regional \u003Cem\u003EFIRST\u003C\/em\u003E LEGO League Challenge, held on December 14 at Southern Regional Technical College.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is the affiliate partner for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.firstinspires.org\/robotics\/fll\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFIRST\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E LEGO League Challenge,\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E with the Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ceismc.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECEISMC\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E) facilitating the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/fll.ceismc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eprogram\u003C\/a\u003E for the State of Georgia. \u003Cem\u003EFIRST\u003C\/em\u003E LEGO League introduces STEM learning to children ages 4-16 through fun, exciting hands-on learning. Participants gain real-world problem-solving experiences through a guided global robotics program using LEGO technology, helping today\u2019s students, families, and educators build a better future together.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/k12inventure.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EK-12 InVenture Prize\u003C\/a\u003E\/\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/georgiaaim.org\u0022\u003EGeorgia AIM\u003C\/a\u003E team worked with partners at Southern Regional Technical College and the Southwest Georgia Regional Commission to launch the competition, which was preceded by a regional practice session in Bainbridge in October. Approximately 90 students representing 10 teams competed. Team \u201cMythic Mortals,\u201d from Cairo took home first place honors and will advance to the Central Georgia Super Regional Qualifier at the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins. They will be joined at the Super Regional Qualifier by team \u201cOctobots\u201d from Cairo, team \u201cSunset Elementary Challenge\u201d from Moultrie, Thomas County Middle School teams \u201c9520\u201d and \u201c1739,\u201d and teams \u201cBlue Fins\u201d and \u201cSix Gill Sharks\u201d from Bainbridge.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s exciting to see students from the Southwest part of the state engaging with technology and robotics in this new competition,\u201d said Danyelle Larkin, director of the K-12 InVenture Prize. \u201cThe skills they are learning now can serve them throughout their lives and open up opportunities that will strengthen their communities and uplift the entire region. That\u0027s the long-term vision.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u2014Randy Trammell, CEISMC Communications\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETeams of student competitors from across southwest Georgia\u2014including schools in Cairo, Moultrie, Thomasville, and Bainbridge\u2014took part in the inaugural Thomasville, Georgia, regional FIRST LEGO League Challenge, held on December 14 at Southern Regional Technical College.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech\u2019s K-12 InVenture Prize\/Georgia AIM team worked with partners at Southern Regional Technical College and the Southwest Georgia Regional Commission to launch the competition."}],"uid":"36247","created_gmt":"2025-01-28 16:16:58","changed_gmt":"2025-01-28 16:29:40","author":"jwalls37","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Thomasville, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-01-28T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2025-01-28T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"676084":{"id":"676084","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech\u2019s K-12 InVenture Prize\/Georgia AIM team worked with partners at Southern Regional Technical College and the Southwest Georgia Regional Commission to launch the competition.","body":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s K-12 InVenture Prize\/Georgia AIM team worked with partners at Southern Regional Technical College and the Southwest Georgia Regional Commission to launch the competition.\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1737566837","gmt_created":"2025-01-22 17:27:17","changed":"1737567015","gmt_changed":"2025-01-22 17:30:15","alt":"Georgia Tech\u2019s K-12 InVenture Prize\/Georgia AIM team worked with partners at Southern Regional Technical College and the Southwest Georgia Regional Commission to launch the competition.","file":{"fid":"259799","name":"Thomasville-FLLChallenge-2024_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/01\/22\/Thomasville-FLLChallenge-2024_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/01\/22\/Thomasville-FLLChallenge-2024_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1292687,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/01\/22\/Thomasville-FLLChallenge-2024_0.jpg?itok=FVCR3iLz"}}},"media_ids":["676084"],"groups":[{"id":"592706","name":"K-12 InVenture Challenge"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"152","name":"Robotics"}],"keywords":[{"id":"411","name":"CEISMC"},{"id":"168455","name":"K-12 Inventure Challenge"},{"id":"177613","name":"K-12 InVenture Prize"},{"id":"191642","name":"Georgia AIM"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}