Press release from P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Steel Eels robotics team #18317, from P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School, has qualified for the FIRST Tech Challenge Florida Championships. The event will be held at the AdventHealth Fieldhouse and Conference Center in Winter Haven on March 6-7.
The Steel Eels are one of 60 teams that will compete at the event, with nine teams advancing to the FIRST Championship being held in Houston, also known as the world championship, and 13 teams advancing to other premier events around the country. The Steel Eels team is made up of 8th– through 12th-graders, some of whom have competed with the team in past years. This season, the Steel Eels competed in the Northeast Florida region, which had 38 teams. The Eels are one of eight teams advancing from the region. In addition to an impressive robotics competition, the team won the Connect Award at the regional competition, which is given to the team with the most impressive and diverse outreach…