KWJH Takes Two of Four 1st Places Spots at TCEA Robotics Competition

January 25, 2017­– The K. White Junior High (KWJH) metal Hawks had an outstanding showing this past Saturday at the TCEA (Texas Computer Education Association) Robotics Competition taking two of the four first place spots. Student teams compete in four categories in which they can design and create a Lego robot that enters an arena and completes various challenges or create an invention to solve a problem of their choice.

The TangoHawk team secured their spot at the state competition with their 1st place win in the Intermediate Inventions category, as well as the AlphaHawk team that won 1st place in the Advanced Arena. The SierrraHawk team won 3rd place in the Intermediate Inventions category and may still be eligible to receive an invitation to the state competition. The AlfaHawk team placed 2nd at state in 2015. Below is the complete list of teams and students who placed at the competition.

The robotics program is part of a district emphasis on promoting STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) across all campuses. Mission CISD accounted for nearly a third of the teams at the TCEA competition.