Highland High School Robotics

VEX Robotics Team 6978

2024-2025 Season

Saturday, November 9, 2024 The Kennedy Group HS Tournament, Brecksville, Ohio (Teams A, C, E, W)

Saturday, December 7, 2024 Motion Control Robotics Tournament, Fremont, Ohio (Teams B, C, Y)

Saturday, December 14, 2024 Highland Holiday Qualifier, Highland Middle School (Teams A, B, C, D, E, V, W, X, Y, Z)

Saturday, December 21, 2024 Roller Coast RoboClash, Sandusky, Ohio (Teams A, E, V, W, X)

Saturday, January 4, 2025 Mount Vernon HS Qualifier, Energy Field House (Teams B, C, D, V, Y)

Friday, January 10, 2025 Pioneer Classic, Elyria, Ohio (Teams B, D, E, X)

Wed/Thu, January 22-23, 2025 Waterpark Rampage HS Open, Sandusky, Ohio (Teams A, E, V, W, X, Y)

Saturday, January 25, 2025 Barnesville Blended Qualifier, Barnesville, Ohio (Teams A, C, D, W)

Saturday, February 1, 2025 Washington Blended Tournament, Washington Court House, Ohio (Teams B, D, V, X, Y)

Saturday, February 8, 2025 Highland Fighting Scots Qualifier, Highland Middle School (Teams A, B, C, D, E, V, W, X, Y, Z)

Saturday, February 15, 2025 Highland Middle School (HS Team Work Day)

TBD Ohio State Robotics Championships, National Museum of the USAF, Dayton, Ohio (Teams TBD)

2023-2024 Season

Team Disco Ducks, Ohio State RoboticsChampionships 2024

Team Chevy Silverado, Ohio State RoboticsChampionships 2024

Team Uve Doble, Ohio State RoboticsChampionships 2024

Congratulations to Highland Robotics Team C (Malin Fichtner, Baylee Johnson, Jake Law, and Will Tack) and Team W (Mary Green, Chase Jordan, Micah McLeod, and Matt Miller) for winning the MOAC Robotics League Tournament last night. This win qualifies these teams to the State Robotics Championships in March. Team Y (Jacob Bowen, Maison Blanton, Mason Johnson, and Landon Hughes) also brought home a MOAC Championship by winning the Skill Competition. Congrats to all three teams on an excellent performance.

Team Uve Doble, 2024 BarnesvilleTournament Champions

Team Yellow Jackets, 2024 Barnesville Tournament and Skills Runner-Up

Congratulations to Highland robotics Team W, Uve Doble (Mary Green, Chase Jordan, Micah McLeod, and Matt Miller) for winning the Barnesville Robotics Tournament on January 20th. With the win, they qualify for the Ohio State Robotics Tournament in March. Team Y, the Yellow Jackets (Jacob Bowen, Maison Blanton, Mason Johnson, and Landon Hughes) also had a phenomenal day by placing 2nd in qualifying, 2nd in the Skills Competition, and 2nd in the Tournament. Great job, Scots Robotics!

The Robotics team was in action in Akron on December 16 and two Freshman teams made an excellent run in a highly competitive tournament by making the semifinal round. Congrats to Team Y, the Yellow Jackets (Jacob Bowen, Maison Blanton, Mason Johnson, and Landon Hughes) and Team E, Evolution (Gavin Cornette, Emily Mowen, Matthew Swetland, and Gavin White).

Team W (Mary Green, Chase Jordan, Micah McLeod, and Matt Miller) also won the Energy Award. Great Job!

Team Uve Doble, 2023 Akron STEM Energy Award Winners

Team Disco Ducks, 2023 Highland HolidayExcellence Award and Skills Winners

Congratulations to Team D, the Disco Ducks, (seniors Ben Evans, Michael Miller, Maddie Morrison, Hailey Scott, Anna Spires, and Trevor Stewart) for winning both the Excellence Award and the Skills Competition at the Berardi Partners Highland Holiday Tournament on Saturday, December 9. They ended the day in 4th place overall and advanced to the semi-finals. Team Y, the Yellow Jackets (Jacob Bowen, Maison Blanton, Mason Johnson, and Landon Hughes), also shined as they finished 6th in Skills, 8th in qualification, and advanced to the semi-final round. Good showing, Highland Robotics!

The Highland Robotics Team opened their 2023 - 2024 season on Saturday, October 28th at the highly competitive North Union tournament. Congratulations to the Disco Ducks (Team D) consisting of seniors Ben Evans, Michael Miller, Maddie Morrison, Hailey Scott, Anna Spires, and Trevor Stewart for finishing 10th in qualification and advancing to the quarter finals. The robotics team is in action again when they host a home tournament on December 9th.

If you are new to robotics, the Engineering Design Process (EDP) is central to everything we do. In a nutshell, the EDP consists of:

Identifying the problem
Brainstorm, diagram, or prototype solutions
Select best solution and plan
Build and program the solution
Test the solution
Repeat the process if needed

At every VEX Robotics Competition (VRC), the EDP rubric is used as the starting point for the judges as they consider awards. The design notebook that each team keeps throughout the year is the evidence that they are using the EDP. Many of the skills that are learned in engineering class provide students with the tools needed to design and plan: orthographic sketching, isometric sketching, Fusion 360, etc.

Saturday, October 28, 2023 North Union HS Qualifier, North Union High School (Teams B, C, D, W)

Tuesday, December 5, 2023 MOAC Robotics League Q1, Highland Middle School (Teams A, B, C, D, E, V, W, X, Y)

Saturday, December 9, 2023 Berardi Partners Highland Holiday Qualifier, Highland Middle School (Teams A, B, C, D, E, V, W, X, Y)

Saturday, December 16, 2023 60883 STEM HS Holiday Classic, Akron, Ohio (Teams A, B, C, D, E, V, W, X, Y)

Tuesday, December 19, 2023 MOAC Robotics League Q2, Highland Middle School (Teams A, B, C, D, E, V, W, X, Y)

Thursday, December 21, 2023 Columbus Blue Jackets Blended, Columbus, Ohio (Teams A, B, C, D, E, V, W, X, Y)

Saturday, January 13, 2024 Mount Vernon HS Qualifier, Energy Field House (Teams A, B, C, D, E, V, W, X, Y)

Saturday, January 20, 2024 Barnesville Blended Qualifier, Barnesville, Ohio (Teams A, E, V, W, X, Y)

Saturday, January 27, 2024 Highland Middle School (HS Team Work Day)

Tuesday, January 30, 2024 MOAC Robotics League Q3, Highland Middle School (Teams A, B, C, D, E, V, W, X, Y)

Saturday, February 3, 2024 Highland Fighting Scots Qualifier, Highland Middle School (Teams A, B, C, D, E, V, W, X, Y)

Tuesday, February 6, 2024 MOAC Robotics League Q4, Highland Middle School (Teams A, B, C, D, E, V, W, X, Y)

Tuesday, February 20, 2024 MOAC Robotics League Tournament, Highland Middle School (Teams A, B, C, D, E, V, W, X, Y)

Saturday, March 9, 2024 Ohio State Robotics Championships, Marion County Fairgrounds (Teams C, D, W)

2022-2023 Season

Team Broskis, Ohio State RoboticsChampionships 2023

Team Danger Zone, Ohio State RoboticsChampionships 2023

Team Ctrl + Z, Ohio State RoboticsChampionships 2023

Team Chevy Silverado, Ohio State RoboticsChampionships 2023

Team Uve Doble, Ohio State RoboticsChampionships 2023

Team Broskis, 2022-23 MOAC Robotics LeagueTournament Champions

Congratulations to Robotics Team Broskis (Jake Law, Ty Streich, Dakota Lifsey, and Jordan Evert) for winning the 2022-23 MOAC Robotics League Tournament! They paired with River Valley Team A to punch their tickets to the Ohio State Robotics Tournament.

Team Danger Zone (Ben Evans, Michael Miller, and Trevor Stewart) also posted the highest Skills Challenge score in the league this season to win the Skills Award.

Team Danger Zone, 2022-23 MOAC Robotics League Skills Winner

Congratulations to Robotics Team Ctrl + Z (Hailey Scott, Anna Spires, and Maddie Morrison) for winning the Design Award at the 2023 Licking Valley Robotics Tournament. The Design Award is given to the team with the best engineering notebook. This award qualifies them to the 2023 Ohio State Robotics tournament on March 2nd in Akron, Ohio.

Team Danger Zone (Ben Evans, Michael Miller, and Trevor Stewart) also posted the highest Skills Challenge score at Licking Valley to win the Skills Award.

Team Ctrl + Z, 2023 Licking Valley TournamentDesign Award Winners

Team Danger Zone, 2023 Licking ValleySkills Winner

Team Uve Doble, 2023 US Army Excellence Award Winners

Team Xenon, 2023 US ArmyThink Award WInners

Congratulations to Robotics Team Uve Doble (Mary Green, Chase Jordan, Micah McCleod, and Matthew Miller) for winning the Excellence Award at the 2023 US Army Robotics Tournament.

Team Xenon (Alex White, Mason DeHart, Ethan Plunkett, and Logan Smith) also won the Think Award. Congrats to both teams.

Congratulations to Robotics Teams Danger Zone (Ben Evans, Michael Miller, and Trevor Stewart) and Uve Doble (Mary Green, Chase Jordan, Micah McCleod, and Matthew Miller) for winning the Highland Holiday Robotics Tournament over the weekend. With this win, both teams punched their ticket to compete at the State Robotics Tournament in March.

Team Uve Doble also won the Excellence Award, which is the top award in robotics. Great Job everyone!

Team Danger Zone and Uve Doble, 2022 Highland HolidayTournament Champions

Saturday, December 3, 2022 Highland Holiday Qualifier, Highland Middle School (Teams A, B, C, D, E, W, X, Y, Z)

Tuesday, December 6, 2022 MOAC League, Highland High School (Teams A, B, C, D, E, W, X, Y, Z)

Saturday, December 17, 2022 Picktown Throw Down, Pickerington (Teams A, B, C, D, E, W, X, Y, Z)

Tuesday, December 20, 2022 MOAC League, Highland High School (Teams A, B, C, D, E, W, X, Y, Z)

Tuesday, December 27, 2022 Columbus Blue Jackets, Nationwide Arena (Teams A, B, C, D, E, W, X, Y, Z)

Tuesday, January 3, 2023 MOAC League, Highland High School (Teams A, B, C, D, E, W, X, Y, Z)

Tuesday, January 17, 2023 MOAC League, Highland High School (Teams A, B, C, D, E, W, X, Y, Z)

Saturday, January 21, 2023 Highland Middle School (Work Day)

Saturday, January 28, 2023 Highland Fighting Scots Qualifier, Highland High School (Teams A, B, C, D, E, W, X, Y, Z)

Saturday, February 4, 2023 US Army Blended Open, Norwalk (Teams A, B, C, D, E, W, X, Y, Z)

Tuesday, February 7, 2023 MOAC League, Highland High School (Teams A, B, C, D, E, W, X, Y, Z)

Saturday, February 11, 2023 Licking Valley Qualifier, Newark (Teams A, B, C, D, E, W, X, Y, Z)

Tuesday, February 14, 2023 MOAC League Tournament, Highland High School (Teams A, B, C, D, E, W, X, Y, Z)

Friday, February 17, 2023 Highland Skills Only Event, Highland High School (Teams A, B, C, D, E, W, X, Y, Z)

Thursday, March 2, 2023 Ohio VRC High School State Championship, Akron (Teams B, C, D, W & Z)

2021-2022 Season

Team Cha Cha Real Smooth, Ohio State Robotics Championships 2022

Team Diggidy Dogs, Ohio State RoboticsChampionships 2022

Team Slash, Ohio State RoboticsChampionships 2022

Congrats to Team B, The Beach Bums Hailey, Maddie, Michael, and Quentin) for winning the Judges Award at the 2022 Highland Flying Scots Tournament Robotics Tournament!

Congrats also goes out to Team C (Cha Cha Real Smooth) and Team X (Slash) for qualifying to the 2022 Ohio State Robotics Championships based on their Skills scores. They will join Team D (Diggidy Dogs) to represent Highland High School at the 2022 State Championships! Way to go!

The Ohio State Robotics Championship will be held at the Marion County Fairgrounds on March 12, 2022.

Go Scots!

Team Beach Bums, 2022 Highland Flying ScotsJudges Award Winners

Congratulation to Faith, Trevor, Ben, Mason, and Andrew for bringing home the Championship from the MOAC Robotics League.

Congrats are also in order Anna, Andrew, Patrick, Nick, and the other Nick who finished in 3rd place in the Skills Competition.

Team Diggidy Dogs, 2022 MOAC Robotics League Champions

Congratulations to Highland Robotics Team D for earning the Excellence Award on Saturday, the top award at the tournament. Faith and Trevor Stewart, Ben Evans, Mason Weiss, and Andrew Bellas also paired with Team Z (Sam Erdy, Josiah Fatka, Ben Harris, and Jonah Allard) to make it to the championship match. Teams C and X also finished in the top 10 overall in the 37 team field. Great Job Highland on a very successful opening weekend!

Team Diggidy Dogs, 2021 Highland Holiday TournamentExcellence Award Winners

Teams Diggidy Dogs and Zamboni, 2021 Highland Holiday Tournament Finalists

Tuesday, December 7, 2021 MOAC League, Highland High School (Teams A, B, C, D, W, X, Y, Z)

Saturday, December 11, 2021 Highland Holiday Qualifier, Highland Middle School (Teams A, B, C, D, W, X, Y, Z)

Friday, December 17, 2021 Holidays at Harding, Marion High School (Teams A, B, D, X)

Tuesday, December 21, 2021 MOAC League, Highland High School (Teams A, B, C, D, W, X, Y, Z)

Tuesday, January 4, 2022 MOAC League, Highland High School (Teams A, B, C, D, W, X, Y, Z)

Friday, January 14, 2022 Mount Vernon Tipping Point Qualifier, Mount Vernon Energy Fieldhouse (Teams A, B, C, D, W, X, Y, Z)

Tuesday, January 18, 2022 MOAC League, Highland High School (Teams A, B, C, D, W, X, Y, Z)

Saturday, January 29, 2022 NERD Nation Tournament, Norwalk High School (Teams A, B, C, D, W, X, Y, Z)

Tuesday, February 1, 2022 MOAC League, Highland High School (Teams A, B, C, D, W, X, Y, Z)

Tuesday, February 15, 2022 MOAC League, Highland High School (Teams A, B, C, D, W, X, Y, Z)

Saturday, February 19, 2022 Highland Middle School Qualifier, Highland Middle School (Work Day)

Saturday, February 26, 2022 Highland Fighting Scots Qualifier, Highland High School (Teams A, B, C, D, W, X, Y, Z)

Saturday, March 12, 2022 Ohio VRC High School State Championship, Marion County Fairgrounds (Teams C, D, X)

2020-2021 Season

Team Jarvis, Ohio State Robotics Championships 2021

Team Zephaniah, Ohio State Robotics Championships 2021

Team Fin-Tastic, Ohio State Robotics Championships 2021

Team Slash, Ohio State Robotics Championships 2021

Congrats to Team J (Jarvis) for winning the Design Award at the Highland Flying Scots Tournament and qualifying for the 2021 Ohio State Robotics Tournament! Three years in a row!

Congrats also goes out to Team F (Fin-Tastic), Team X (Slash), and Team Z (Zephaniah) for qualifying to the 2021 Ohio State Robotics Championships based on their Skills scores. This is the first time that Highland Robotics has had 4 teams qualify to the State Championships! Way to go!

The Ohio State Robotics Championship will be held at the Marion County Fairgrounds on April 16-17, 2021.

Go Scots!

Team Jarvis, 2021 Highland Flying ScotsDesign Award Winners

Team Fin-Tastic, 2021 Licking Valley Semi-finalist

Congratulations to the Highland Robotics Team on their best performance of the year on January 30th at Licking Valley. Team F (Ben Evans, Trevor Stewart, Hailey Scott, Anna Spires, and Madalynn Morrison) finished in 4th place out of 57 teams and made it to the semifinal round, nearly qualifying for the final.

Team J (Adrienne Porter, Annabelle Zerby, Savannah Fitzpatrick, Garrett Fitzpatrick, and Tyler Disbennett) placed 9th out of 57 teams in the skills competition at Licking Valley.

Congratulations to Highland Robotics Team Y (Ethan Henry, Cale Everode, Blake Prior, Sydney Hefner, and Stevie Asher) for finishing 12th out of 57 teams at Mt. Vernon on January 15th.

Team F (Ben Evens, Trevor Stewart, Hailey Scott, Anna Spires, and Madalynn Morrison) and Team Y (Ethan Henry, Cale Everode, Blake Prior, Sydney Hefner, and Stevie Asher) also made the quarterfinals of the tournament rounds at Mount Vernon.

Congratulations to the robotics teams for finishing strong at their first competition of the season on Friday evening in Elyria. Scots Robotics was led by Team Z (Blake Berthold, Blayne Christ, Allen Miracle, & Cody Yurkovich). They qualified to the quarterfinal round and finished in 8th place overall out of the 27 team field.

Team J (Tyler Disbennett, Garrett Fitzpatrick, Savannah Fitzpatrick, Adrienne Porter and Annabelle Zerby) also made the Elyria quarterfinal round and finished 11th in the skills competition. Well done!

Team Jarvis and Team Zephaniah, Elyria 2021

Tuesday, December 22, 2020 Highland High School Team Scrimmage and Christmas Party (Teams D, F, J, N, W, X, Y, & Z)

Friday, January 8, 2021 Pioneer Classic, Elyria High School (Teams F, J, W, X, & Z)

Friday, January 15, 2021 Mount Vernon VRC Change Up Qualifier, Mount Vernon Energy Field House (Teams D, F, J, N, W, X, Y, & Z)

Saturday, January 30, 2021 Licking Valley VEX Qualifier, C-TEC Newark (Teams D, F, J, N, W, X, Y, & Z)

Saturday, February 6, 2021 Pickerington High School VEX Qualifier, Pickerington Central

Saturday, February 13, 2021 Highland Middle School Invitational, Highland Middle School (Work Day)

Saturday, February 20, 2021 Highland Fighting Scots Invitational, Highland High School (Teams D, F, J, N, W, X, Y, & Z)

Saturday, March 13, 2021 Mid-Ohio VRC High School VEX Robotics Event, Marion County Fairgrounds (Teams D, F, J, N, W, X, Y, & Z)

Saturday, March 27, 2021 Bruin Battle Remote Skills Tournament, Bartlesville, Oklahoma (Teams F, X, & Z)

Saturday, April 17, 2021 Ohio VRC High School State Championship, Marion County Fairgrounds (Teams F, J, X, & Z)

Team 6978 2020 - 2021

Previous Highland Robotics VEX Games

2024-2025 High Stakes

2023-2024 Over Under

2022-2023 Spin Up

2021-2022 Tipping Point

2020-2021 Change Up

2019-2020 Tower Takeover

2018-2019 Turning Point

2017-2018 In The Zone

2016-2017 Starstruck

2015-2016 Nothing But Net

2014-2015 Skyrise

2013-2014 Toss Up

2012-2013 Sack Attack

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