FIRST LEGO League
MTU Scrimmage
Ten FIRST LEGO League teams
from the Western Upper Peninsula schools competed in their first tournament
at Hancock Middle School on November 15, 2001. These LEGO League teams
are sponsored by the Western UP Center and Michigan Tech's FIRST Robotics
team.
Local elementary and middle
school students designed and programmed robots made of LEGOs to run through
an obstacle course to save scientists studying global warming in the Arctic
from man eating polar bears. The 2001 Challenge is called Arctic Impact.
This tournament allowed local teams to scrimmage against each other in
preparation for a regional LEGO League tournament Saturday, December 1,
2001 at the Superior Dome in Marquette.
The schools participating in
the Western U.P. are: Hancock Middle School, Ontonagon Middle School,
Lake Linden Middle School, Sleight Elementary, Lake Linden Elementary,
Ontonagon Elementary, Houghton Elementary, Hancock Elementary, E.B. Holman,
and Baraga Elementary.
11/15/01
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