2008 Kentucky FIRST LEGO League Sponsors
Submitted by avsrule on Thu, 04/30/2009 - 7:47pm.Special thanks to WKU Restaurant and Catering Group for providing food services for the championship. A huge "thank you" to all coaches, mentors, and parents for supporting FLL. Your efforts are invaluable in promoting engineering, science, and technology to the next generation. We thank you for your creativity, dedication, and enthusiasm. The WKU Ogden College of Science and Engineering thanks the volunteers for their tireless efforts. We also wish to extend a very special thank you to our wonderful sponsors whose generosity makes FLL possible.
| FIRST | WKU |
| WKU Ogden College of Science and Engineering | WKU Department of Geography and Geology |
| WKU College of Education and Behavioral Sciences | WKU Department of Engineering |
| WKU Department of Chemistry | WKU Center for Gifted Studies |
| Applied Physics Institute (API) | Dr. Dean Kahler, VP for Academic Affairs |
| Provost’s Initiative for Excellence | Cyber Defense Laboratory |
| Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics & Science in Kentucky |
| WKU Department of Architectural and Manufacturing Sciences |
C.Y.B.O.R.G.S. Assimilate U.S. Open Award
Submitted by avsrule on Thu, 05/28/2009 - 12:03pm.Congratulations C.Y.B.O.R.G.S. from Mt. Washington Middle School in Mount Washington, KY!
Thank you for representing Kentucky well in winning the 3rd place Research Quality award at the 2008 FLL U.S. Open Championship held at Wright State University in Dayton, OH on May 7-9, 2009.
The Head Judge Advisor said that he remembered seeing the C.Y.B.O.R.G.S. compete and that they did very well in the competition. He indicated that they were very professional and gracious in all areas and had nothing but good things to say about them.
Hopefully C.Y.B.O.R.G.S. learned a lot while having fun at the competition. We hope to see them again in the coming year's "Smart Move" competition.
"Bubble Gum" Excels at 2008 FLL World Festival
Submitted by avsrule on Fri, 04/24/2009 - 12:54pm.Congratulations "Bubble Gum" from Campbell County Middle School in Alexandria, KY!
Thank you for representing Kentucky well in winning your 3rd place Innovative Solution Award at the 2008 FLL World Festival in Atlanta last week.
Hopefully you had a wonderful time with all the festivities and activities along with the competition in wrapping up the Climate Connection season. You showed at our Kentucky FLL State Competition what "gracious professionalism" means, and I'm sure that helped tremendously in preparing for the World Festival.
Keep up the great work and good luck next year. Be sure to spread the word about FIRST LEGO League with your friends and classmates and get ready for the upcoming "Smart Move" season.
2008 Kentucky FLL Challenge Results
Submitted by avsrule on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 9:24am.Champion's Award
1st Place: "Bubble Gum" from Campbell County Middle School in Alexandria, Coach: James Klunder
2nd Place: "CYBORGS" from Mount Washington Middel School in Mt. Washington, Coach: David Echsner
Judge's Award
1st Place : "RFC -- Robots For Christ" from Bowling Green Christian Acad., Coach: John Higgins
2nd Place: "LEGO Barbarians" from Greenup Co. 4-H, Coach: Jim Reneau
Project (Research) Award
1st Place: "Majesty m.o.n.k.s." from Majesty Academy in Owensboro, Coach: Anna-Marie Hall
2nd Place: "Panthera Cyclones" from Potter Gray Elem. in Bowling Green, Coach: Megan Lavery
Teamwork Award
1st Place: "Penguin Climate Controllers" from Woodland Middle School in Taylor Mill, Coach: Dacia McCoy
2nd Place "Twenhofel Technobreds" from Twenhofel Middle School in Independence, Coach: Matthew Emerine
Robot Performance Award
1st Place : "Robocats 1 Gold" from Whitefield Academy in Louisville, Coach: Stanley Miller
2nd Place: "Just Chillin'" from Grant's Lick Elementary in Alexandria, Coach: Fred Strange
Robot Design/Technical Award
1st Place : "Big "O" Bots" from Owensboro, Coaches: John and Michelle Clayton
2nd Place: "CEC Cougars" from Christian Educational Consortium from Louisville, Coach: Rebecca Cecil
2008 Kentucky FIRST LEGO League Teams
Submitted by avsrule on Tue, 01/20/2009 - 9:54pm.Below is a listing of the 2008 KY FLL teams.