Bayport-Blue Point Robotics Team Wins 1st Place In LI Competition

BAYPORT, NY — Several Bayport-Blue Point students recently make school history for their creative and engineering skills.

The James Wilson Young Middle School RoboPhantoms FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition in Science and Technology) Robotics Lego team garnered a first-place win Champion’s Award at the first Long Island Championship Tournament, held in Hicksville on March 5.

The win ranked the team as second on Long Island, a release said.

The team will now head to the Razerback Invitational, an international competition, to be held
on the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville from May 17 to 22.

Additionally, adviser Joseph DeSantis was named FIRST Lego League Robotics Team Coach of the Year.

"What is so remarkable is that the RoboPhantoms is a rookie team who first qualified as a contender in the FIRST Lego League as winner of the Innovation Project Award at the FIRST Long Island Lego League tournament, held in Huntington on Feb. 4," the district said in a release.

During the March 14 board of education meeting, the robotics team was recognized by the trustees and Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Timothy Hearney.

The team also gave a presentation about their focus on solar energy, called Solar Drive, and the team’s core values.