Hartman Robotics Team earns first place at First Lego League North Texas Qualifier

(ROCKWALL, TX – Dec. 21, 2015) Congratulations to the Hartman Robotics Team. They earned first place at the First Lego League North Texas Qualifier on Saturday, December 12. They will move to the next level of competition, Regionals, in February.

The team is coached by parents and teacher-sponsor Lisa Gear. The team earned a perfect score in core values and received the Champions Award for the highest cumulative score.

Pictured, left to right are Joshua Duffy, Luke Saavedra, Mazie Johnson, Austin Knoff, Johnathan Pang, Braden Bortz, Gabe Root, Connor Manning and Noah Benavides.

Submitted by Denise Wheeler.

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