JULESBURG, Colo. -- Creek Valley Robotics crew came in big with a first Place finish at BEST Robotics game day!

Creek Valley was also awarded "Most Robust Robot." This was no small feat with lots of last minute engineering tweaks between matches. 

The Creek Valley team made friends with the Faringer Homeschool team from Peetz (runner up) and worked with them to pull off a quadruple brain biopsy for 600 points in one match. True to their nature, the Creek Valley kids shared knowledge, tools and batteries with the other teams.
 
BEST is a middle and high school robotics competition designed to engage and excite students about engineering, science, and technology as well as inspire them to pursue careers in related fields. Hub Level Competitions are one to two-day events held in local communities/geographic areas. Teams advance to the Regional Championship based on their Hub performance. 
 
Creek Valley will be going to Denver for the BEST Regional Championship December 16 and 17.
 

 BEST Robotics Inc. (BRI) is a non-profit, volunteer-based organization with founding partners including Texas Instrument, Intelitek, and MathWorks.

• Schools participate at no cost -- there is no fee.

• Any school may participate regardless of socioeconomic status, size, or location. Public, private, and home school groups or organizations (that is, not individual families) are welcomed to participate.

• Students are the primary participants and benefactors. Students perform all of the work; mentors serve as guides and advisors.

• Engineers and other technical professionals from local industries serve as team mentors.

• More than 3,500 volunteers help run the local competitions and regional championships by serving as event personnel, judges, and team mentors.