2019 ECUH VEX Robotics Tournament
On November 23, 2019, the 2019 ECUH VEX Robotics Tournament was hosted at the UH Manoa Campus Center. Forty teams from the state came to try to earn a slot to the State Championship as well as a berth to the U.S. CREATE Championship. There were 3 slots available for both tournaments. Team 394A Highlands Intermediate did well in qualifications and went 4-1-1, which resulted in a ranking of 8th place. The team was allianced with team 6193Z Roosevelt HIgh School Robotics to become the 6th seed In the elimination rounds. They made it all the way to the quarterfinals and lost to the 3rd seed.
In the end, team 2437A Lancer Robotics and 4442X Navigator Robotics were able to beat team 359A Hawaiian Kids and 42700N Crusaders N to win the tournament and qualify for States and the U.S Open. Team 4142B Pearl City High School won the High School Excellence Award while our very own team 394A won the Middle School Excellence Award. 4442X Navigator Robotics was able to get both the Judges Award and the Robot Skills award with a score of 119. 2437A Lancer Robotics earned the Design Award. All in all, the tournament was a great learning experience for both teams and we had lots of f