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Is there a teacher or mentor you'd like to celebrate for their awesomeness? Nominate them for the #STEM Hall of Fame Mentor or Teacher of the Year Award! We're accepting nominations until March 20, 2018. See: http://ow.ly/bsm230hIvKk #FutureFriday #omgrobots
John Harding High School presenting and demonstrating their #VEXRobotics robots at a UPS Volunteer Recruitment workshop in KY recently. They shared #STEM experiences, goals for the future, and even let folks drive their robots after the session. Grateful to UPS for their support of #VEXWorlds with stellar volunteers and sponsorship. Looking forward to another great year! #omgrobots
Have you checked that all your parts are fastened tightly and in good working order? You don't want anything to fall off your robot during a VEX Robotics Competition or VEX IQ Challenge match! #TipTuesday #omgrobots
Congrats to Aaron Barker and Andrew Dahlen on receiving an Event Coordinator Achievement Award at the VEX Robotics Competition Minnesota State Championship this w/e. State organizers surprised them w/the award in appreciation for growing participation across MN! #omgrobots
Check out one-of-a-kind #STEM internship opportunities at NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration - REC Foundation sponsor! Deadline for Summer 2018 internships is March 1. See: http://ow.ly/HuSV30iaqJy #FutureFriday #omgrobots
On Saturday, January 27th, eighty-eight competitive robotics teams from throughout North Carolina and South Carolina converged on Jay M. Robinson High School’s ...campus to compete and qualify for one of the coveted spots to attend the 2018 NC VEX State Championships. Jay M. Robinson High School will host the state competition on March 10th.
In the high school division, Northwest Cabarrus’ team 11222N and Jay M. Robinson’s team 5139D qualified for the state championship. Northwest Cabarrus’ team also won the Judge’s Award. A mix of CCS middle school students took home the Middle School Excellence Award and a mix of CCS elementary school students took home the Elementary School Excellence Award. The Dragons team from W.R. Odell Elementary was awarded the Judge’s Award and the Eva1 team from A.T. Allen Elementary took home the coveted Sportsmanship Award.
Cabarrus County Schools hopes to continue to lead the charge in the expansion of robotics programming in the area with future support from local and corporate sponsors. Plans for VEX summer camps hosted in the district this summer will also provide much needed expansion funds as robotics and programming becomes an exciting topic amongst many students of all ages in Cabarrus County Schools 
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CCS schools that participated include:
A.T. Allen Elementary
Charles E. Boger Elementary
Coltrane Webb STEM Elementary
Mount Pleasant Elementary
Patriots STEM Elementary
Pitts School Road Elementary
R. Brown McAllister Elementary
Rocky River Elementary
Royal Oaks Elementary
Weddington Hills Elementary
Winecoff Elementary
W.M. Irvin Elementary
W.R. Odell Elementary
C.C. Griffin Middle
Harris Road Middle
J.N. Fries Middle
Mount Pleasant Middle
Northwest Cabarrus Middle
Cabarrus Tech Early College
Central Cabarrus High
Concord High
Cox Mill High
Jay M. Robinson High
Mount Pleasant High
Northwest Cabarrus High
Looking for ways to create a more inclusive experience and inspire your teams? Check out the #GirlPowered Coaches Guide for proven strategies to increase engagement in your robotics program in a meaningful way. See: http://ow.ly/YTN930hIVSK #omgrobots
When you're in a pinch, having rubber bands on hand can make or break your robot! Make sure your VEX Robotics Competition or VEX IQ Challenge team has them in all legal sizes! #TipTuesday #omgrobots
Wondering how the skills you gain by participating in VEX Robotics can help you in college and beyond? Learn how a group of students took their VEX Robotics skills and experience and built a prototype for investors. Check out the inspirational video and then try the robot starter file at the end of the article to see what you can create. Via Autodesk http://ow.ly/lhxY30hYzZt #FutureFriday #omgrobots
Charge batteries the night before a big VEX IQ Challenge or VEX Robotics Competition event and pack up your gear so it's ready to go. Better yet, bring a power strip and label everything! #TipTuesday
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"I think if we don't see girls succeed in STEM, it's a really challenging future for us. So for girls to come to an event like the Girl Powered event and they look around and go 'Oh, other girls are interested in this too! I'm not the only one!' They're going to work a little bit harder and they're going to be more willing to stick with it." Jennifer Bartkowski, CEO Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas #GirlPowered
Explore the VEX IQ Challenge STEM Research Project and help your team prepare. It's a great way to learn about robotics, while gaining research and presentation skills! Have you participated before? What tips do you have for teams new to it? Visit: http://ow.ly/UFsH30hEukI #TipTuesday #omgrobots
Calling all VEX IQ Challenge & VEX Robotics Competition teams! #OnlineChallenge entries are due tomorrow, January 10 by 1PM CST. Submit at: http://ow.ly/PYrR30hoJmi #omgrobots
Happy to have closed out 2017 at Google campus in Mountain View, CA as they hosted a stellar VEX Robotics Competition for nearly 50 lucky teams! #omgrobots
