Middle Division Robotics Team Wins Regional Competition

Notre Dame Marist Academy’s robotics team celebrates after their alliance earned a win at a state qualifier held Dec. 13-14 in Temperance, Mich.

The robotics team from Notre Dame's middle division earned a win this past weekend at the Temperance FTC Qualifier held at Bedford Junior High School in Temperance, Mich.

The team participated as captains of the "winning alliance" and as such chose the teams Loose Screws, from Bedford, and The Trojanbots, from Jackson, to be in their alliance. The alliance also won the Controls Award and also were finalist in two other awards. The team is now on their way to competing in the State FTC Robotics Competition on December 21 and 22 in Marshall.

A big congratulations to team members Christian Andre, Malini Mukherji, Varsha Nama, Asha Raghaven and Maxwell Wenaas. And a thank you goes to coaches Peter Stouffer and Todd Outman, and mentors Perry Outman (NDP Sophomore) and Jack Stouffer (NDP 2013 alum).

FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) is part of the FIRST family of programs. FTC in Michigan is geared for upper middle school students who want to compete head to head using a sports model. Teams are tasked with designing, building, and programming their robots to compete on a 12' X 12' field in an alliance format against other teams. This year's competition is called "Block Party."

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About Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy

Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy is a private, Catholic, independent, coeducational day school located in Oakland County. The school's upper division enrolls students in grades nine through twelve and has been named one of the nation's best 50 Catholic high schools (Acton Institute) four times since 2005. Notre Dame's middle and lower divisions enroll students in jr. kindergarten through grade eight. All three divisions are International Baccalaureate "World Schools." NDPMA is conducted by the Marist Fathers and Brothers and is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. For more on Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy, visit the school's home page at www.ndpma.org.