Submitted by the Computer Science & Technology department
With gears still spinning and circuits buzzing, the district’s competitive robotics teams are capping off another successful season of victories and innovation. At the global competition, teams will bring their A-game, leveraging the skills they’ve honed throughout the school year and putting forth their maximum effort.
VEX Robotics
Thirty-two teams from 17 Dallas ISD schools advanced to the VEX Robotics State Championship, with 11 of them securing spots in the upcoming VEX Robotics World Championship from April 25 to May 3 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center.
Several teams from 15 campuses advanced in the FIRST robotics competitions. For the second year in a row, Dallas ISD received the “Outstanding School District” award at the FIRST LEGO League State Championship. Additionally, S.S. Conner Elementary School earned a spot at the FIRST LEGO League “Explore” World Championship where students meet and learn from others. The School for the Talented and Gifted in Pleasant Grove and Eddie Bernice Johnson STEM Academy received “Rising Star” awards.
Aerial Drone Teams
The district’s aerial drone teams are soaring to new heights in its second year. Two OwlBot teams from the School for the Talented and Gifted in Pleasant Grove clinched the “Teamwork Champions” award, earning them a spot in the Aerial Drone Championship. Also earning a spot at the competition was Woodrow Wilson’s Dronelution 360 team and Dallas Environmental Science Academy’s Lady DESAstronauts team.
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Advancing VEX Robotics schools:
- W.T. White High School
- Skyline High School
- School of Science and Engineering at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center
- Robert T. Hill Middle School
- Dallas Hybrid Preparatory at Stephen J. Hay
- School for the Talented and Gifted in Pleasant Grove
- Dr. Frederick Douglass Todd Sr. Middle School
- William B. Travis Academy/Vanguard for the Academically Talented and Gifted
- Trinity Heights Talented and Gifted
- Alex Sanger Preparatory School
- Raul Quintanilla Sr. Middle School STEAM Academy
- Reinhardt Elementary School
- John F. Peeler Elementary School
- Larry G. Smith Elementary
- Martha Turner Reilly Elementary School
- Esperanza “Hope” Medrano Elementary School
- Margaret B. Henderson Elementary School
Advancing FIRST Robotics schools:
- Emmett J. Conrad High School
- Sunset High School
- School for the Talented and Gifted at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center
- School for the Talented and Gifted in Pleasant Grove
- Sudie L. Williams Talented and Gifted Academy
- Daniel Webster Elementary School
- Harry Stone Montessori Academy
- Jerry R. Junkins Elementary School
- Thomas L. Marsalis Elementary STEAM Academy
- Nancy J. Cochran Elementary School
- Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School
- Arcadia Park Elementary School
- Eddie Bernice Johnson STEM Academy
- Charles A. Gill Elementary School
- Anne Frank Elementary School
Advancing drone competition schools:
- Woodrow Wilson High School
- School for the Talented and Gifted in Pleasant Grove
- Dallas Environmental Science Academy
