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Palm Desert Robotics Team Takes First Place in San Diego Competition
Thirty Palm Desert Charter Middle School students attended the 2011 Botball Regionals at the University of San Diego.
Palm Desert Charter Middle School won the Botball Robotics Tournament in San Diego this weekend, beating out teams from around Southern California and Mexico City.
The team, which was comprised of about 30 students, received nine awards, including Outstanding Middle School Team, Judges' Choice Award, Third Place Seeding Rounds, two finalist awards, Third Place Overall, First Place Seeding, First Place Double Elimination and First Place Overall at the Southern California Botball Robotics Tournament.
The students were broken up into four teams:
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TEAM 1
Alex Lopez
Nick Bozick
Agustin Noriega
George Mourginakis
Jacob Gilbert
Angelo Camargo
Andy Camargo
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TEAM 2
Ashton Blake
DeVon Tucker
Sebastian Rivera
Dakota Johnson
Grant Swajian
Jahari Tucker
Zac Fairfield
TEAM 3
Itender Badesha
Max Sternlieb
Riley Downs
Adam Wojnar
Noah Lander
Skye Lander
Kyle Okamoto
Steven Dick
Team 4 (Regional Champions team)
Hank Eylicio
Cassie Bija
Jagdeep Deol
Jonah Eadie
Jose Franco
Ernie Foli Jr.
Sabrina Fletcher
Ahsan Sheikh
Parker Robinson (high school mentor)
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