Submitted by Hawaiian Electric:
On Jan. 7, Pearl City Highlands Intermediate robotics team 394B captured the Excellence Award at the 2017 Hawaiʻi State Middle School VEX Championship sponsored by the Hawaiian Electric Companies. The Excellence Award is the competition’s highest award which recognizes the top all-around team for robot performance and team presentation skills. Two robotics teams from Highlands Intermediate are qualified to compete at the VEX World Championship to be held in Louisville, KY in April.
The Pearl City Highlands Intermediate robotics team 394 was part of a two-team alliance with Waiakea Intermediate that won the Tournament Champions honor at the 2017 Hawaiʻi State Middle School VEX Championship sponsored by the Hawaiian Electric Companies.
Highlands Intermediate Robotics Team 394B
Excellence Award
2017 Hawaiʻi State Middle School VEX Championship
Photo credit: David Saito
Standing left to right: 7th grade students Cole Leong, Ryden Omine and Mary Guzman of Highlands Intermediaterobotics team 394B, with Sam Nichols and Steven Minakami of Hawaiian Electric. Nichols, a member of the Hawaiʻi VEX Organizing Committee, coordinated about 30 volunteers from Hawaiian Electric to serve in various roles at the event and accepted the 2016 VEX “Partner of the Year” Award on behalf of the Hawaiian Electric Companies.
Highlands Intermediate Robotics team 394 with Waiakea Intermediate
Tournament Champions Honor
2017 Hawaiʻi State Middle School VEX Championship
Photo credit: David Saito.
Standing left to right: 8th grade students Braden Shiroma, Blayze Ortiz, Sydney Colobong, Joss Picardal, Keiko Nakanishi, and Dana Sakai of Highlands Intermediate robotics team 394, with Sam Nichols and Steven Minakami of Hawaiian Electric.