Local high school robotics team wins 2024 West Virginia Robotics Teamwork State Championship

Jessica Phillips
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MERCER COUNTY, WV (WVNS) — A local high school team won the West Virginia Robotics Teamwork State Championship and the Skills Champion Award.

Now those students have the chance to go even further.

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According to a Facebook post from Mercer County Schools, on Thursday, March 14, 2024 in Fairmont, West Virginia, Montcalm High School Team B won the West Virginia Robotics Teamwork State Championship, as well as the Skills Champion Award, giving them a shot at the 2024 World Championship in Dallas, Texas.

  • Montcalm High School Team B – WV Robotics Teamwork State Championship winners 2024 – Photo Courtesy: Mercer County Public Schools
    Montcalm High School Team B – WV Robotics Teamwork State Championship winners 2024 – Photo Courtesy: Mercer County Public Schools
  • Montcalm High School Team B – WV Robotics Teamwork State Championship winners 2024 – Photo Courtesy: Mercer County Public Schools
    Montcalm High School Team B – WV Robotics Teamwork State Championship winners 2024 – Photo Courtesy: Mercer County Public Schools
  • Princeton Middle School Team A – WV Robotics Teamwork State Championship 3rd place 2024 – Photo Courtesy: Mercer County Public Schools
    Princeton Middle School Team A – WV Robotics Teamwork State Championship 3rd place 2024 – Photo Courtesy: Mercer County Public Schools

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Montcalm High School is not the only local school that had a team place in the state championship, Princeton Middle School Team A came in third place and received the State Championship Design Award.

Montcalm, West Virginia only has elementary school and high school buildings.

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