Robo champions
The Royal Middle School Tomb Raiders took the championship at the First Lego League state competition Saturday, earning them a spot at the world competition in Houston. Back, from left: Theresa Piper, Diego Lopez, Lilly Piper, Emmanuel Luis-Reyes, Archer Guyton. Front row: sign language interpreter Jenna Conley, Jacob Aparicio, Maria Gallegos, Eva Villa.
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Two Royal Middle School Tomb Raiders set up their robot to perform a series of tasks at the First Lego League competition in Spokane Saturday.
ROYAL CITY — Students from the Royal School District brought home some honors from the First Lego League state robotics competition Saturday in Spokane. Royal Intermediate School’s Mayan Memers earned a trophy for designing an archaeological research station, and the Tomb Raiders, Royal Middle School’s team, excelled in both robotics and innovation, garnering the championship for eastern Washington. The theme for this year is archaeology, and 25 teams from across the brown side of the state competed.
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