Robotics teams throughout the Central High School District have been competing throughout January, with Kennedy High School hosting an exciting VEX V5 Competition on Jan. 25, with 16 teams representing all three of our high schools.  

There were 42 teams in the VEX High Stakes competition from around the county and NYC which came to together in an impressive display of engineering design and robot driving skills. 

“The teams were judged on their innovative robot designs, robot capabilities on the skills field, autonomous programing, and driver-controlled matches,” explained Rob Soel, the district’s STEAM chairperson.“Our students excelled in many categories.” 

 Mepham had two teams advance to the elimination rounds with one team competing in the finals. Calhoun had one team advance to the elimination rounds which competed in the quarterfinals. Kennedy had seven teams advance to the elimination rounds, with two teams competing in the quarterfinals and one in the semifinals. Kennedy also had a team earn the Judges Award trophy. 

More than 100 students in total from throughout the district participated.  

“They are innovative designers, builders and programmers,” Soel said. “Our students displayed great teamwork and sportsmanship in the fast-paced rigorous and fun competition.” 

Click here to view the Teams Place in VEX Robotics Competition slideshow.

Date Added: 2/3/2025