For the third consecutive year, Stewart Manor School's Lego Robotics team has earned well-deserved recognition for their incredible achievements at the FIRST Lego League Long Island Championship.

Guided by coaches Parveen Rampal and James Ristano, the team participated in this year's “Submerged” challenge, where they were tasked with using technology to tackle real-world oceanic problems. Their competition season began at the FIRST Lego League Robotics Qualifier in January, where they earned a second-place finish in the Robot Performance category, securing their spot in the Long Island Championship held on March 9.

At the championship, their hard work and commitment paid off when they were honored with an Engineering Excellence Award. This impressive award is presented to teams that demonstrate not only an efficiently designed robot but also an innovative project solution that effectively addresses the season’s challenge. Beyond technical excellence, recipients of the Engineering Excellence Award must also exemplify core values such as enthusiasm, respect and teamwork. Their innovation project idea was to design a submersible capable of collecting healthy coral babies and transporting them to Bio Rock formations, a creative solution to combat coral bleaching. Out of 30 teams, Stewart Manor’s Lego robot placed seventh on the mission table.

Principal Pamela Stamidis and Assistant Principal Pamela Boyd expressed immense pride. “Congratulations to the robotics team coaches for their hard work, dedication and leadership and to our excellent, super intelligent and perseverant students,” they said. “We are so very proud of you!”

Date Added: 3/26/2025