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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Photo: Vex Robotics Competition<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#fa3740">Vex Robotics Scrimmage at Mini Maker Faire April 27</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#222222"><br>
Join us for the first ever Cape & Islands <a href="http://vexrobotics.org" target="_blank">Vex robotics</a> competition at the
<a href="http://capecodmakerfaire.com" target="_blank">Cape Cod Mini Maker Faire</a> on Saturday April 27 in the auditorium at Mashpee Middle & High School. Students have been working diligently with their coaches and mentors to design, build, program, and test robots to compete
in <a href="https://www.vexrobotics.com/vexedr/competition" target="_blank">this year’s game-based engineering challenge</a>, which will be set up on a 12’x12’ field and follow an elimination match schedule. Thanks to a regional grant received from the
<a href="http://roboticseducation.org" target="_blank">Robotics Education Competition Foundation</a>, there are 22 new middle and high school robotics teams across the Cape & Islands who will be competing!<br>
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Participating schools include:<br>
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Barnstable Intermediate School<br>
Barnstable High School<br>
Bourne Middle School<br>
Cape Cod Academy<br>
Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School<br>
Martha's Vineyard Regional High School<br>
Mashpee Middle & High School<br>
Nauset Middle School<br>
Nauset Regional High School<br>
Oak Bluffs Middle School<br>
Provincetown Schools<br>
Sandwich STEM Academy<br>
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Competition starts at 9:30 a.m., with an awards ceremony scheduled for 1:30 p.m. <u></u>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#222222">The
<a href="http://capecodstemnetwork.org" target="_blank">Cape Cod Regional STEM Network</a> is delighted to host this competition and help to inspire the next generation of innovators in our community! Come show your support: Mentors needed! Individual and corporate sponsorships welcome.
If your school is not listed, but you would like to receive free robotics kits and be included in next year's competitions, contact Bridget Burger at
<a href="mailto:director@capecodstemnetwork.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">director@capecodstemnetwork.org</span></a> or via phone at Cape Cod Community College (508) 362-2131 x 4459.
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