U.S. Open Robotics Championship

Iowa West Field House - Five Arena Way

Council Bluffs, Iowa

March 28th - April 6th, 2022

 

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CREATE would like to thank all the volunteers, teachers and mentors who make this engaging and exciting learning experience possible.

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

Mission

 

Welcome

 

Honor by Design

 

Schedule

 

Tournament Committee

 

 

Team Lists

 

VRC High School

 

VRC Middle School

 

VEX IQ - Middle School

 

VEX IQ - Elementary

 

 

 

Tournament Officials

 

 

 

CREATE Foundation Mission Statement

To inspire and prepare the youth of today to become the engineers and scientists of tomorrow.

 

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Welcome

 

Welcome to the 2022 United States Open Robotics Championship. We are excited to have you here to help us celebrate the accomplishments of these young men and women. Whether their robots perform with perfect precision, or fall short of expectations, they are richer for having participated and therefore have already succeeded. What is learned is more important than what is won. Welcome to the celebration!

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Honor by Design

We are a team. We do the work to get the job done with guidance from our coaches and mentors. We honor the spirit of friendly competition. What we discover is more important than what we win. We share our experiences with others. We honor the opportunity to compete by being respectful in everything we do. We have fun.

 

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Schedules of Events

 

 

 

VEX IQ Elementary School Schedule

VEX IQ Middle School Schedule

VRC High School Schedule

VRC Middle School Schedule

 

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U.S. Open Robotics Championship - Planning Committee

Susan Plummer – CREATE Foundation

Tom Jensen – CSG International

Doug Tweedt – Tweedt Engineering

Jim Musil – Omaha Public Schools

 

Jeff Erixon - Omaha Public Schools



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VRC – High School
Team No Team Name School/Organization City Region
39S MSK CRANBROOK SCHOOLS Bloomfield Hills Michigan
53A Area 53 Alien Raiders Greenbelt Robotics Team Greenbelt Maryland
53C Area 53 Alien Raiders Greenbelt Robotics Team Greenbelt Maryland
53E Area 53 Alien Raiders Greenbelt Robotics Team Greenbelt Maryland
210Y It worked yesterday 210Y Robotics Calgary Alberta
315K Paradigm Paradigm Redwood City California
323V GEARS Cornerstone Robotics Martinsville Indiana
603A The Junkyard BELMONT HIGH SCHOOL Belmont New Hampshire
619A Mecha Makos Team A MAST ACADEMY Key Biscayne Florida
884B Manhattan Beach Robotics MBX Foundation Manhattan Beach California
946R Rock Lobsters Better With Butter Erie Colorado
1028R Miller Grove Robotics Brownell Talbot College Preparatory School Omaha Nebraska
1028Z KIHTRAK YHTAPABASAGANAK Brownell Talbot School Omaha Nebraska
1069C Poorly Assembled Berthoud Robotics Berthoud Colorado
1569A OMEGA OMEGA Robotics Great Neck New York
1569B OMEGA OMEGA Robotics Great Neck New York
1860A Goldenwind MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL El Paso Texas
1881B Skirts & Steel DUCHESNE ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART Omaha Nebraska
1970Z Darkest Knight MOUNT MICHAEL BENEDICTINE HIGH SCHOOL Elkhorn Nebraska
2088Z It Should Work Western Mechatronics Calgary Alberta
2114X I'M BACK Home school Herriman Utah
2398A TW - 2398 Alpha SEQUOYAH HIGH SCHOOL Tahlequah Oklahoma
2459C Golden Hawks Robotics NANAKULI HIGH & INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL Waianae Hawaii
2501B The Hive THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL Council Bluffs Iowa
2501J Full Metal Jackets THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL Council Bluffs Iowa
2501T Robo Turtles THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL Council Bluffs Iowa
2772J The Metalbenders Think Fast Robotics San Ramon California
3018A Techna Pwn Techna Pwn Robotics - Home School Robotics Club Council Bluffs Iowa
3141A In Transit Gross Catholic Robotics Bellevue Nebraska
3141B Ungenannt Gross Catholic Robotics Bellevue Nebraska
3141K K Space Gross Catholic Robotics Bellevue Nebraska
3141X Lost in WA Gross Catholic Robotics Bellevue Nebraska
3303D Dublin Robotics Chargers Dublin Robotics Club Dublin California
3303S Dublin Robotics S Team Dublin Robotics Club Dublin California
3303V Dublin Robotics V Team Dublin Robotics Club Dublin California
4149C Iron Chargers (C Team) Grygla Secondary GRYGLA Minnesota
4149G Iron Chargers (G Team) Grygla Secondary GRYGLA Minnesota
4253D Raid Zero D Taipei American School Taipei
4327A Robat Minutemen ELKHORN HIGH SCHOOL Elkhorn Nebraska
5069X Recycled Potential Millard North High School Omaha Nebraska
5069Y N.S.F.R. Millard North High School OMAHA Nebraska
5408C Sachse Crossfire SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL Sachse Texas
6105C Blackout Robotics Suncoast Polytechnical High School SARASOTA Florida
6842G Ghost Code PARK TUDOR SCHOOL INDIANAPOLIS Indiana
6842Z PigPen PARK TUDOR SCHOOL Indianapolis Indiana
6844B Vexinators MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL - 01 Mitchell South Dakota
6844D XYLOTROPICS MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL - 01 Mitchell South Dakota
6891W Winter Bros Faith Lutheran High School Las Vegas Nevada
6891X .exe Faith Lutheran High School Las Vegas Nevada
6980C Shrouded in Aluminum STAR CITY HIGH SCHOOL Star City Arkansas
6980D Absolute Metal STAR CITY HIGH SCHOOL Star City Arkansas
7225B Southland Rebelbots Southland High School Adams Minnesota
7225F Southland Southbots Southland High School Adams Minnesota
7225X Southland Roverbots Southland High School Adams Minnesota
7686B Capten Tiger Robotics Harrisburg South Dakota
8349G Original Geek GATEWAY ACADEMY TO INNOVATION & TECH. Hopkinsville Kentucky
8349K Kodak GATEWAY ACADEMY TO INNOVATION & TECH. Hopkinsville Kentucky
8481X Bridger Bot Bridger Robotics Bozeman Montana
8481Z Mass Extinction Bridger Robotics Bozeman Montana
8756A Apes McCallum HS Austin Texas
9257C House Cats COVINGTON CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL Park Hills Kentucky
9447H ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Palmetto Scholars Academy North Charleston South Carolina
9520A Wombo Combo Iowa Park High School IOWA PARK Texas
9909C Chad MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL Middletown Connecticut
10836A Kingfish Robostorm Consulting Inc. Vancouver British Columbia
11442X Hewitt Robotics The Hewitt School New York New York
22204C Pirates WYLIE HIGH SCHOOL Wylie Texas
22204H Pirates WYLIE HIGH SCHOOL Wylie Texas
22204V Wylie Pirates WYLIE HIGH SCHOOL Wylie Texas
32792B COGNEX Winter Park High School WINTER PARK Florida
33989A Big Bots Dexter Wichita Falls Texas
38053A Last Minute Fix OAKLAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL Auburn Hills Michigan
43470A Autobots
League City Texas
51581A irrelevant THE DALLES HIGH SCHOOL The Dalles Oregon
51581S System Overload The Dalles High School The Dalles Oregon
54320A ehs panthers Eustis High School EUSTIS Florida
55371B Vex Tape Princeton Senior High School PRINCETON Minnesota
56003X The Phrogs River Valley Robotics North Mankato Minnesota
58566A Aaravos GRAFTON HIGH SCHOOL Grafton Massachusetts
60172W Wolves Lake Park High School Roselle Illinois
77000X RoboKodas RoboKodas Robotics Club Jefferson South Dakota
77788H Cyber Eagles H Calvary Christian Academy Fort Lauderdale Florida
77788X Cyber Eagles X Calvary Christian Academy Fort Lauderdale Florida
78757B Pyrotechnics HOOD RIVER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL Hood River Oregon
80550W KiloByte WINDSOR CHARTER ACADEMY MIDDLE AND EARLY COLLEGE H Windsor Colorado
80550X PhyniX WINDSOR CHARTER ACADEMY MIDDLE AND EARLY COLLEGE H Windsor Colorado
80550Y Momentary Lapse of Intelligence WINDSOR CHARTER ACADEMY MIDDLE AND EARLY COLLEGE H Windsor Colorado
82912A Matrix Community Team Higginson Arkansas
84260A Nimbus Cabot High School CABOT Arkansas
84260E GearJammers Cabot High School CABOT Arkansas
87867D Edison AI & Robotics Academy LLC Plano Texas
99067B Nano Jagwires DESERT RIDGE HIGH Mesa Arizona
99904A Red Rage NEW PALESTINE HIGH SCHOOL New Palestine Indiana

 

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VRC – Middle School
Team No Team Name School/Organization City Region
167M Bob Nuggets34 ST STEPHEN THE MARTYR SCHOOL Omaha Nebraska
842T Nova Elemental Robotics Chester Springs Pennsylvania
938W Blaze Robotics Qubits Blaze Robotics Academy Bellevue Washington
1028J Bastion Brownell Talbot College Preparatory School Omaha Nebraska
1028Y Ork-estra Brownell Talbot College Preparatory School Omaha Nebraska
1737D Steel Phoenix International Robotics Academy Almaty Kazakhstan
1737W Lemon Tree International Robotics Academy Almaty Kazakhstan
2077X Athena 2077 Palo Alto California
2088F I Think it Works Western Mechatronics Calgary Alberta
3028Y Owlbots SCHOOL FOR THE TALENTED & GIFTED IN PLEASANT GROVE Dallas Texas
3303G Dublin Robotics G Team Dublin Robotics Club Dublin California
3303R Dublin Robotics V Team Dublin Robotics Club Dublin California
3303T Dublin Robotics T Team Dublin Robotics Club Dublin California
3303Y Dublin Robotics V Team Dublin Robotics Club Dublin California
5233J Justice League DOUGLAS CO WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL Valley Nebraska
5233M The Shield DOUGLAS CO WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL Valley Nebraska
5300D Chappies WIN-E-MAC SECONDARY Erskine Minnesota
6356D Robo-Wolves TRAIL RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL Longmont Colorado
6634A Last Dance THE NOKESVILLE SCHOOL Nokesville Virginia
6800X Steel Lions Manassas Christian School Manassas Virginia
6800Z Steel Lions MANASSAS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL Manassas Virginia
7192D Yippie Ki Yay Windom Middle School Windom Minnesota
7192F The Masked Bandits Windom Middle School Windom Minnesota
7686D Fluffy Unicorns Tiger Robotics Harrisburg South Dakota
7700K Rolling Robots Rolling Robots Rolling Hills Estates California
7865B Lorenz's Soap Factory BELLEFONTAINE MIDDLE SCHOOL Bellefontaine Ohio
8481S Ski Patrol Bridger Robotics Bozeman Montana
8778X X-Men Platte City Middle School PLATTE CITY Missouri
8778Y The Autobots PLATTE CITY MIDDLE Platte City Missouri
8778Z YOLO McSwagon PLATTE CITY MIDDLE Platte City Missouri
9039J BBRC: Watermelon BrandywineBOTS Robotics Club Wilmington Delaware
9447N Screws Loose Palmetto Scholars Academy North Charleston South Carolina
10102A Big Chungi Vinci Robotics Academy Burlington Massachusetts
10102U Caerus Vinci Robotics Academy Burlington Massachusetts
10102Z Kong Vinci Robotics Academy Burlington Massachusetts
11581Z W.H.A.M. PLAINWELL MIDDLE SCHOOL Plainwell Michigan
16859D ROCKY LAKEWAY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY White Pine Tennessee
19072A WVMS Dragons: Night Fury WELSH VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL Narberth Pennsylvania
19072B WVMS Dragons: Viserion WELSH VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL Narberth Pennsylvania
19072C WVMS Dragons: Singe WELSH VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL Narberth Pennsylvania
19420A RoboLeopards THE LANGLEY SCHOOL McLean Virginia
19420B RoboLeopards THE LANGLEY SCHOOL McLean Virginia
19991A Texas Rangers TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF Austin Texas
19991B Cali King TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF Austin Texas
20203Z Robo Turtle 3 Alpha Robotics North Andover Massachusetts
21050G Phillip Cook MCGEHEE HIGH SCHOOL McGehee Arkansas
21050J The Trolls MCGEHEE HIGH SCHOOL McGehee Arkansas
21050K The Ravenclaws MCGEHEE HIGH SCHOOL McGehee Arkansas
22271A ACME ACME CUPERTINO California
33249C Alpha Centauri Bob Jones Junior High School GREENVILLE South Carolina
33249D Jupiter's Titans Bob Jones Junior High School GREENVILLE South Carolina
33697A The Robot Alliance Community Team Brownsdale Minnesota
38501B Titans WAIAKEA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL Hilo Hawaii
41442A Singularity Canyon Creek Robotics Erie Colorado
45784C DaVinci's Visionaries PARKSIDE MIDDLE Manassas Virginia
48884A Gear Grinders
San Diego California
55371D Cannibalistic Candy PRINCETON MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCETON Minnesota
57152A Red Stone Robotics CABOT JUNIOR HIGH NORTH Cabot Arkansas
57152B S.K.R.T. CABOT JUNIOR HIGH NORTH Cabot Arkansas
57152C Kepocnh CABOT JUNIOR HIGH NORTH Cabot Arkansas
57152D Estevez CABOT JUNIOR HIGH NORTH Cabot Arkansas
61170B Tiger Beta SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH St. Cloud Minnesota
61170E Tiger Epsilon SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH St. Cloud Minnesota
61170J Tiger Kappa SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH St. Cloud Minnesota
61187C AR: Retro Ranchers Allendale Robotics Allendale Michigan
61187D AR: EIEIO Allendale Robotics Allendale Michigan
68689A Wait a Minute, JERRY D. HOLLAND MIDDLE Baldwin Park California
68689B Hold Up, JERRY D. HOLLAND MIDDLE Baldwin Park California
68689X Something Ain't Right Jerry D. Holland Middle School Baldwin Park California
71667A Tactical Glizzys STAR CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL Star City Arkansas
71667D The Thrashers STAR CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL Star City Arkansas
77787B 77787B 77787B Dublin California
78759C Excalibot CANYON VISTA MIDDLE AUSTIN Texas
79298B Mechanical Mountains Altona Middle School LONGMONT Colorado
79298H Chaos Altona Middle School LONGMONT Colorado
83009C Dremel Enthusiasts BAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOL Austin Texas
83009J Jaws BAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOL Austin Texas
83686A Slime SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL Nampa Idaho
83686B Jayhawks SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL Nampa Idaho
86745A What in Tarnation MONTESSORI CHILDRENS HOUSE, GRAND TRAVERSE DBA-THE Traverse City Michigan
90121A ACADEMY ACL HAWKS ACADEMY FOR ADVANCED AND CREATIVE LEARNING COLORADO SPRINGS Colorado
91416N S.W.A.T. Saunders County Robotics Wahoo, NE Nebraska
92315B Pantherbots B POTOMAC MIDDLE Dumfries Virginia
95070A Redwood Robotics Redwood PTA Saratoga California
95070B Redwood Robotics Redwood PTA Saratoga California
95070C Redwood Robotics Redwood PTA Saratoga California
95070D Redwood Robotics Redwood PTA Saratoga California
95070E Redwood Robotics Redwood PTA Saratoga California
95070F Redwood Robotics Redwood PTA Saratoga California
95070G Redwood Robotics Redwood PTA Saratoga California
95070H Redwood Robotics Redwood PTA Saratoga California
95205H Harrison A HARRISON ELEMENTARY Stockton California

 

 

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VEX IQ – Middle School
Team No Team Name School City Region
92T VEXMEN: Tangerine Brandywine Robotics Inc. Chester Springs Pennsylvania
418D Austin IQ AUSTIN MIDDLE Galveston Texas
418G Austin IQ AUSTIN MIDDLE Galveston Texas
418M Austin IQ AUSTIN MIDDLE Galveston Texas
418N Austin IQ AUSTIN MIDDLE Galveston Texas
505B RoboBeasts ROBERT T HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL Dallas Texas
505C RoboChamps ROBERT T HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL Dallas Texas
524D Robo-Dragons Wheeler Robotics Roosevelt Utah
794A RobotiX Institute RobotiX Institute Brentwood Tennessee
985B Spartans MARY OUR QUEEN SCHOOL Omaha Nebraska
1024W GearCats "The Warriors" FALL CREEK VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL Indianapolis Indiana
1729K Qyrandar International Robotics Academy Almaty
2420A C.D.O.G.S. Engineering for Kids Las Vegas Las Vegas Nevada
2420C Current-ly Sourdough Engineering for Kids Las Vegas Las Vegas Nevada
2420D Team Phoenix Engineering for Kids Las Vegas Las Vegas Nevada
2501V The Killer Vees Jr Jacket Robotics Council Bluffs Iowa
2501W The Hive 2.5 Jr Jacket Robotics Council Bluffs Iowa
2929G RockGbots Rockway Middle School Miami Florida
3028G Lady Bots SCHOOL FOR THE TALENTED & GIFTED IN PLEASANT GROVE Dallas Texas
3028X Owlbots SCHOOL FOR THE TALENTED & GIFTED IN PLEASANT GROVE Dallas Texas
3207A Vipers Magikid Robotics Lab Diamond Bar California
3738A Eagles PHOENIX ADVANTAGE CHARTER SCHOOL Phoenix Arizona
9007K Genius Bots EDBK Solo Cumming Georgia
10700A Red Fox Great Minds Robotics Tarzana California
10837A PLANET\\SHAPER ROBOEDU North York Ontario
10837B Clearout RoboEDU Richmond Hill Ontario
11686F Wooosh NEW PALESTINE JR HIGH SCHOOL New Palestine Indiana
13952A Robo-Slayers LAKESIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL Lake Village Arkansas
13952C Robo Runners LAKESIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL Lake Village Arkansas
15442C AMS team B ACTON MIDDLE Granbury Texas
20616A Robolution A ALEX SANGER PREPARATORY MIDDLE Dallas Texas
20616Z Robolution Z ALEX SANGER PREPARATORY MIDDLE Dallas Texas
34358A Turbot AIRobotics Academy LLC Plano Texas
55883B Generation Z GOLD HILL MIDDLE Fort Mill South Carolina
57069W The Wolves Robotics of Vermillion Vermillion South Dakota
59365A Rocky Raccoons ST FRANCIS CATHOLIC SCHOOL Brainerd Minnesota
59365B Royal Chihuahuas ST FRANCIS CATHOLIC SCHOOL Brainerd Minnesota
60269A The Flyers Sissonville Robotics Team CHARLESTON West Virginia
70444B Robo FINs DOWNTOWN DORAL CHARTER UPPER SCHOOL Doral Florida
70444R Robo FINs DOWNTOWN DORAL CHARTER UPPER SCHOOL Doral Florida
82717B The Crew SAGE VALLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Gillette Wyoming
83203A Mouse Mafia OSCEOLA SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL Kissimmee Florida
85048D Glitched Cybercats SUMMIT SCHOOL OF AHWATUKEE Phoenix Arizona
87878A Red Phoenix Home Fort Mill South Carolina
94568C Invicta Robos Community Club San Ramon California
94568Z Vexotics Vexotics Robotics Club SAN RAMON California
95780A Magikid Lab Frisco Magikid Lab Frisco FRISCO Texas
97220A VR Inevitable Private Redmond Washington

 

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VEX IQ – Elementary

Team No Team Name City School/Organization Region
224G Winnetka Girl Powered DALLAS WINNETKA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Texas
224X Winnetka WildBots DALLAS WINNETKA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Texas
271A Techno Turtle Irvine Long Ray Robotic California
463A dolphins Galveston OPPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Texas
463B dolphins Galveston OPPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Texas
463G dolphins Galveston OPPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Texas
463J dolphins Galveston OPPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Texas
1008E Energy Vermillion Vermillion Area Robotics Association South Dakota
1251B EagleBots125 Dallas CASA VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Texas
1251E Eagle Droids Dallas Casa View Elementary Texas
1251G LadyBots Dallas CASA VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Texas
6900J CJ Burlington Vinci Robotics Academy Massachusetts
7686A Adventure Bots Harrisburg Tiger Robotics South Dakota
7686D Sky High Harrisburg Tiger Robotics South Dakota
8182B Baby Giraffes Bellaire Mandarin Immersion Magnet School Texas
8624A Ysleta Warriors El Paso YSLETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Texas
10243T The Quick & Quiet Team Cumming COAL MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Georgia
11086A Electric Cybercats Phoenix SUMMIT SCHOOL OF AHWATUKEE Arizona
13851B Dino Bots Granbury JOHN AND LYNN BRAWNER INT Texas
16651P CEH Pink Oxford Oxford City Schools Alabama
20616D Robolution D Dallas ALEX SANGER PREPARATORY MIDDLE Texas
22608A Flying Cheese IRVINE Flying Cheese California
37039C Fall River Nerds Longmont FALL RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Colorado
42031B Bio Hackers St. Cloud Westwood Elementary School Minnesota
52100B Silver Tigers EL PASO Harmony School Of Innovation - El Paso Texas
52106A Emerald Tigers EL PASO Harmony School Of Innovation - El Paso Texas
55909C Sacred Heart School- C Adams SACRED HEART SCHOOL Minnesota
57069A The Archers Vermillion Robotics of Vermillion South Dakota
57069R Rising Robots Vermillion Robotics of Vermillion South Dakota
60925A Lisa North - Yellow North Little Rock LISA ACADEMY NORTH ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOL Arkansas
61593S East Pointe Team 4 Greenwood EAST POINTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Arkansas
66936A Supernova Claremont Magikid Robotics Claremont California
71132A Pearl Watson Lions Lake Charles PEARL WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Louisiana
79530A LEGENDS Lake Village LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Arkansas
79530B END GAME Lake Village LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Arkansas
79530C TRAILBLAZERS Lake Village LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Arkansas
83200A Pink Drink Orlando OSCEOLA SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL Florida

 

 

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Tournament Officials

Judge Coordinator- VRC High School - Cheryl Rausch

 

Judge Coordinator- VRC Middle School - Cheryl Rausch

 

Judge Coordinator- VEX IQ - Rebekah Plummer - Rebekah is a current business student at the University of Nebraska- Omaha and will be finishing her degree in May in Business Management. She has been involved with VEX for 10 years, 6 in competition, and 4 as a volunteer at local tournaments as well as the US OPEN specifically.

 

Head Referee - VRC High School - Mr. Neil Runyon - Probably a familiar face to most of those in the robotics programs, Neil has been volunteering / refereeing robotic events for both VEX and CREATE Open since the dawn of time (or so it seems).  His son (Gabriel) and daughter (Cassidy) participated for several years in robotics and still volunteer at events when they have time.  Natalie, his wife, has been a long-time coach at both the middle school, and now, high school level.  Neil has his undergraduate degree in Computer Science/Mathematics from the University of Utah and an MBA from University of Nebraska at Omaha.  He has been employed for more than 25 years at a local financial institution in their IT department.

 

Head Referee – VRC MS - Ms. Carla Hellbusch – A long time CREATE volunteer, Carla traveled with the USAF visiting many U.S. State and foreign countries. Hailing from the beautiful mountainous region of Southern Utah, Carla moved to Omaha 24 years ago to make this her permanent home for her, her 4 daughters and one grandchild! With a love of physics and aviation Carla brings he vast experience and knowledge with her as our head referee.

 

Head of Electronic Systems - Mr. Jim Musil - Jim Musil has a BS, Education/Industrial Technology degree from the University of Nebraaska-Lincoln, an MS in Curriculum and Learning from Wayne State College, and a Certificate in Administration from the University of Nebraska-Omaha.  Currently the Curriculum Supervisor of Industrial Technology and Curriculum Supervisor, Envirnonmental and Agricultural Systems for Omaha Public Schools.  Mr. Musil's career also includes over 10 years as a classroom teacher.  In addition to his duties at OPS, Mr. Musil is also the Wood Shop Instructor at the Omaha Home for Boys.

 

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