Awards Ceremony

 Saturday, February 25, 2006
5pm - 6pm, Room 208 Hubbard Hall, WSU
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The 2006 WSU LEGO MIndstorm Challenge will end at 4pm on Saturday, February 26.  The next hour is filled with bustling work as teams clear all of their equipment out of the Hesket Center Gymnasium and all personal belongings from the lounge areas. Judges and volunteers work quickly to tally all scores and put together the final counts for the Awards Ceremony.  Patrick Hutchison, and his media team, work quickly to complete the Awards Ceremony slide show. After clearing out all equipment and belongings, teams and spectators are welcome to take their seats in Room 208 Hubbard Hall for the Awards Ceremony.  Even though the Spirit & Sportsmanship judges have completed their judging please don't forget to be good sports and enjoy a wonderful finale to a great day. All participants awe winners! Don't forget your cameras!

The ceremony will start with a photo slide show of Challenge Day.  Don't miss this media treat to see and re-live some of the best and most "challenging" moments.  All awards for the Apprentice and Professional levels will be given at the Awards Ceremony. Each winning team will be called to the stage, with their coach, to receive a LEGO trophy or plaque. Each individual team member and coach will receive a specially made LEGO trophy brick designed to snap on to their engraved LEGO Name Badge!

Apprentice Level Awards

  RCX Award (2 Awards):  1^st and 2^nd places will be awarded for the highest total points accumulated in the Apprentice level Missions, Table & Notebook Display, and Sportsmanship/Spirit Challenges.  In order to be considered for this award, each team must finish 2 of the 3 Apprentice level Missions and complete the Table & Notebook Display, and Sportsmanship/Spirit Challenges. Click on the links to the left to see the rubrics and individual mission information for scoring criteria for each of these challenges. Winning teams will be invited to display their robots at the WSU College of Engineering Open House on April 15.

Individual Mission Awards (3 Awards): One award given to the best team at each of the three Apprentice level missions. These awards will not be based on points alone.  Individual Mission Awards are Judge's Choice awards. Judges will be looking for teamwork and ingenuity. 

Spirit/ Sportsmanship Award (1 Award):  One award is given to the team that earns the most points in the Sportsmanship/Spirit Challenge.  Apprentice level and Professional level teams will all compete for this one award together.

Table Display/Notebook Award (1 Award):  One award for the team earning the highest number of points for the Table Display and Notebook Challenge. Apprentice level and Professional level teams will all compete for this one award together. High scoring Table & Notebook Displays will earn an honorable mention and be invited to be displayed at the WSU College of Engineering Open House on April 15.  

Professional Level Awards

MINDSTORMS Awards (3 Awards):  1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd places will be awarded for the highest total points accumulated in the 5 Professional level Missions, Presentation, Table Display/Notebook, and Sportsmanship/Spirit Challenges.  In order to be considered for this award, each team must finish 3 of the 5 Professional level Missions and complete the Presentation, Table Display/Notebook, and Sportsmanship/Spirit Challenges. Click on the links to the left to see the rubrics and individual mission information for scoring criteria for each of these challenges. Winning teams will be invited to display their robots at the WSU College of Engineering Open House in April.

Individual Mission Awards (5 Awards):  One award given to the best team at each of the five missions. These awards will not be based on points alone.  They are Judge's Choice awards. Judges will be looking for teamwork and ingenuity. 

Spirit/ Sportsmanship Award (1 Award):  One award is given to the team that earns the most points in the Sportsmanship/Spirit Challenge.  Apprentice level and Professional level teams will all compete for this one award together. Points from Spirit & Sportsmanship apply toward the overall MINDSTORMS Awards in the Professional Level.

Table Display/Notebook Award (1 Award):  One award for the team earning the highest number of points for the Table Display and Notebook Challenge. Apprentice level and Professional level teams will all compete for this one award together. High scoring Table & Notebook Displays will earn an honorable mention and be invited to be displayed at the WSU College of Engineering Open House on April 15.  

Presentation Award (1 Award):  One award for the Professional level team earning the highest number of points on the Presentation Challenge. 

All Missions, Presentations, Notebook and Table Displays, Spirit and Sportsmanship efforts will be judged by professional engineers or educators and faculty from the Colleges of Education and Engineering.