Morgan County Schools
Connect January 2019
Morgan County Schools Technology Park Receives State Recognition as a Model School
Morgan County Schools Central Office Staff Donates to Children's Hospital
Morgan County Board of Education Approves 2019-2020 School Calendar
Priceville Elementary School Recognized as a Leader In Me Lighthouse School
Morgan County Schools Award Winning FIRST Robotics Team Mech Tech 3959 Kicks off 2019 Competition Season
At Kickoff on January 5, FIRST Robotics Competition teams worldwide simultaneously found out the competition season game. Local teams from North Alabama gathered at the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL, to watch the live broadcast from New Hampshire and the reveal video that explains the mission for the season. DESTINATION: DEEP SPACE is FIRST’s thirtieth season game where “two competing alliances will combat unpredictable terrain and weather patterns, making remote robot operation essential to their mission on the planet. With only two minutes and thirty seconds until liftoff, the alliances must gather as many cargo pods as possible and prepare their spaceships for departure before the next sandstorm arrives.”
Students and mentors work under strict rules, limited resources, and time constraints to design, build, program, and test their robot to meet the challenge of the game. It’s as close to “real world” engineering that students can experience. Teams then can participate in one or more of the global 173 District or Regional competition events.
For more information on FIRST programs, visit www.firstinspires.org. To follow the team's competition season, please "like" their Facebook page, Morgan County Mech Tech #3959