December 2020 – Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the East Alabama BEST Robotics hub was still able to conduct its annual robotics competition for schools throughout the region. Many hubs chose not have a competition this year, but the East Alabama hub was able to make its competition a virtual competition. Participating schools all received their BEST kits like usual, built their own game course and robots, completed all of their accompanying marketing and engineering materials, and participated in the live competition via webcam! Here are the winners of the East Alabama BEST 2020 Virtual Competition:
- BEST Award
- 1st Place- Tuscaloosa Home Educators
- 2nd Place- Episcopal Day School
- 3rd Place- Oak Mountain High School
- Engineering Notebook
- 1st Place- Tuscaloosa Home Educators
- 2nd Place- Oak Mountain High School
- 3rd Place- Episcopal Day School
- Marketing Presentation
- 1st Place- Tuscaloosa Home Educators
- 2nd Place- Episcopal Day School
- 3rd Place- Pleasant Valley High School
- Virtual Exhibit and Interview
- 1st Place- Tuscaloosa Home Educators
- 2nd Place- Episcopal Day School
- 3rd Place- Oak Mountain High School
- 3rd Place- Pleasant Valley High School
- Robot Performance
- 1st Place- Oak Mountain High School
- 2nd Place- Tuscaloosa Home Educators
- 3rd Place- Crossroads Christian School
- Robot Critical Design Review
- 1st Place- Tuscaloosa Home Educators
- 2nd Place- Crossroads Christian School
- 3rd Place- Oak Mountain High School
Founder’s Award for Creative Design- Oak Mountain High School.
