GSD Ed Tech Newsletter - Highlights From the GSD 2023 Lego League Qualifier Event

Highlights From the GSD 2023 Lego League Qualifier Event

Granite School District held its annual Lego League Qualifier event at Granger High School on Saturday, February 25th 2023. Planners, coaches, many volunteers and some very enthusiastic students came together not only to test out their coding and robotics skills, but to also demonstrate what they have learned about team work. See some of the event highlights below.

This year, Granite had 26 teams with nearly 240 students participating in the qualifier event. 8 teams advanced to the state tournament that was held in Weber on March 4th. Those teams were:

Armstrong Lil’ Neil’s Lego Legends

Eastwood Crossy Bots

Jefferson Jr Space Porcupines

Lake Ridge Chargers

Olympus Jr Brick Kings

Olympus Jr War Wolves

Wasatch Jr E-Rex

Wasatch Jr Transformers

Michelle Reed, Jefferson Jr. Library Technology Coach, was awarded with an Outstanding Coach & Mentor Award for her help in mentoring, training, and coaching so many teams each year.

Cherie Anderson, District Technology Coach, was recognized with an Outstanding LEGO Leader award for her dedication and support of the LEGO program.

Granite also had teams that won 1st & 2nd in the individual parts of the competition:

Core Values:

1st Wright Renewable Wrights

2nd Armstrong Lil’ Neil’s Lego Legends

Innovation Project:

1st Jefferson Jr Space Porcupines

2nd Olympus Jr War Wolves

Robot Design:

1st Bennion Jr Brick Up

2nd Wasatch Jr E-Rex

Robot Performance: