Robotics Competes in Two Tournaments

Before the break, four Upper School robotics teams competed in the regional Sugar Rush VRC Signature Tournament in Hershey, Pennsylvania: 12C Fish ’n’ Chips (Julian Mankovsky ’27, Nikhil Kothari ’27, Tony Diller ’26), 12E Error by Design (Charlie Holtman ’26, Nik Bhargava ’26, Matthew Gardner ’26, and David Gardner ’24, and 12F Festive Flamingos (Avery Miller ’26 and Kate Myslewicz ’27, Shlok Kuchangi ’27, Sophia Sultan ’27), and 12Z Zap (sophomores Alejandra Villafuerte, Katie Lee, Quentin Toner, Sophia Vilela, and Sam Rubin). 

Separately, three teams competed in the local VRC Seton Christmas Tournament in Manassas, VA: 12G Puzzles (freshmen Cole Peterson, Santi Cangahuala, Sam Kim, Lakan Singson), 12X Tropix (juniors Ava Moazzez, Ben Muhlendorf, Brayden Nelson, Elaina Song, Erim Ozcan, Ritvik Bandi) and 12Y Potomac School Robotics (juniors Adam Bhatti, Andrew Mu, Luke Brittin, Michael Giuliano). Tropix won the Tournament, securing their spots in the Virginia State Championships. They also earned the Design Award, recognizing a team’s ability to document and explain their engineering design process through the engineering notebook and interview. 

In addition, teams Fish ’n’ Chips and Tropix were featured on the VEX YouTube channel Pits and Parts. Watch the interview. After Winter Break, the teams will compete in the Potomac Tournament on January 13-14 in the Spangler Culp Main Court. Parent volunteers are appreciated and may sign up here.