Notre Dame’s Lower Division Robotics Team Attains ‘Excellence’

The Notre Dame lower division VEX IQ robotics team received the "Excellence Award" at the state championship February 15 at Cranbrook in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

The Excellence Award is the highest honor in the VEX IQ Robotics Competition and its given to the team with the most well-rounded VEX IQ robotics program.

The Notre Dame team consists of Charlotte Milback (grade 5), John Milback (grade 3) and Aaron Palardy (grade 3). The team's adult mentors are Jerry Palardy and Andrew Palardy '12 (NDP).

This award qualifies the team for the 2014 VEX Robotics World Championship in Anaheim, Calif. in April.

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About VEX
VEX IQ robotics was designed to transform STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) learning for young students and their teachers. The VEX IQ Challenge, presented by the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation, gives students affordable access to the inspiration, excitement and learning that comes from participating in a STEM challenge.

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.