Pascack Valley Regional Robotics Team Heading to World Championships

The joint robotics team of Pascack Valley and Pascack Hills High Schools will be competing in the "FIRST Robotics Competition" championships in St. Louis this week.

The team previously won at a state competition and scored enough points at a regional competition against students from New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Deleware to get them a place in the championships, according to Pascack Valley Regional Board of Education member James Hall.

The Pascack Valley Pi-oneers wil be competing against about 2,500 other teams from around the world, Hall said.

"They're very excited," he said.

Board of Education President Bertram Siegel called the team's success "a wonderful accomplishment."

The championships run from Wednesday through Saturday.

To get an idea of the types of competitions the team participates in, check out the video above. Pascack Valley's machine is the one labeled "1676" on the far left in the begining.

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