ROCKWALL, TX (May 6, 2022) The Rockwall-Heath High School Black Hawk Robotics Team recently competed at the World Robotics Competition in Houston. Out of 457 teams competing in six divisions where they finished second in the Roebling Division and won the Creativity Award for their division. Prior to the World Competition, they ranked 5th in […]
Full Metal Jackets score victory at Alamo Regional Robotics Competition (ROCKWALL, TX – April 15, 2015) The Full Metal Jackets, Rockwall High School’s Robotics Team FRC 1296, led their alliance to victory at the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Alamo Regional in San Antonio last week, as well as earning the “Excellence in Engineering Award.” This […]
ROCKWALL, TX (August 26, 2014) Rockwall native Matthew Watkins, 12, couldn’t have given a more confident (and perhaps, a little teasing) response when asked about his recent top 10 finish at the U.S. Kids Golf World Championship in Pinehurst, North Carolina. “It was easy,” he said with a shrug and a smile. Matthew came in […]
ROCKWALL, TX (May 4, 2014) The Rockwall Heath Robotics team traveled to St Louis to compete in the FIRST Worlds Championships April 24-26. Only 400 teams qualify for the Championships out of over 6,000 teams world wide. This is the third year in a row that the Black Hawk Robotics team have advanced to the […]
(ROCKWALL/HEATH-April 7, 2013) The Black Hawk Robotics team won the Dallas Regional FIRST Robotics Competition on March 21-23. By winning this regional event, the team qualifies to attend the FIRST Robotics Championship in St Louis, April 24-27. This is the second consecutive year that the team has qualified for the World Championships. The championships includes […]
(GARLAND ISD – December 10, 2012) Garland ISD’s robotics program is going global, with representation at the 2013 VEX Robotics World Championships. More than 600 of the best middle and high school teams from 15 countries will face off next April in California, including two from GISD—both products of Austin Academy for Excellence. Qualifying to […]