Sidney Central School had a strong showing at the fifth annual Southern Tier Robotics Competition, which at held at Greene Central School.
The competition was hosted by The Raymond Corporation and Broome Community College. Raymond is next door to Greene High School.
Nine schools took part in the competition, which featured four challenges: head-to-head, autonomous task, autonomous line following, and remote control stacking. Sidney was the lone school to have elementary school teams compete.
Sidney teams won one event and placed in the other three.
In the line following, Sidney’s team of Connor Gregory, Jon Fitch, and Brandon Hitchcock won. Another Sidney team, Tatum Kiff, Shayne Sickler, and Matt Newell, place fourth.
In the head-to-head competition, Sidney’s team of Hitchcock, Gregory, Fitch, and Miranda Gregory reached the finals, falling to Harpursville. Sidney’s middle school team of JP Dewey and Simon Dear placed fourth.
In the autonomous task, Sidney placed third and fourth. The team of Connor Gregory, Fitch, and Hitchcock finished third, and Kiff, Sickler, and Newell were fourth.
The team of Hitchcock, Connor Gregory, Fitch, and Miranda Gregory placed fifth in the lift competition.
For a full photo gallery, please click here.
The competition was hosted by The Raymond Corporation and Broome Community College. Raymond is next door to Greene High School.
Nine schools took part in the competition, which featured four challenges: head-to-head, autonomous task, autonomous line following, and remote control stacking. Sidney was the lone school to have elementary school teams compete.
Sidney teams won one event and placed in the other three.
In the line following, Sidney’s team of Connor Gregory, Jon Fitch, and Brandon Hitchcock won. Another Sidney team, Tatum Kiff, Shayne Sickler, and Matt Newell, place fourth.
In the head-to-head competition, Sidney’s team of Hitchcock, Gregory, Fitch, and Miranda Gregory reached the finals, falling to Harpursville. Sidney’s middle school team of JP Dewey and Simon Dear placed fourth.
In the autonomous task, Sidney placed third and fourth. The team of Connor Gregory, Fitch, and Hitchcock finished third, and Kiff, Sickler, and Newell were fourth.
The team of Hitchcock, Connor Gregory, Fitch, and Miranda Gregory placed fifth in the lift competition.
For a full photo gallery, please click here.