On March 30th, W.W. Lewis Middle school will be taken over by ROBOTS! They will be the proud hosts of the Calcasieu Parish Robotics Tournament. Kids representing schools from all over the parish, and even around the state will be competing against each other for the top bot.

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Twenty-one teams will be competing overall, with each team's robot responsible for various tasks during the competition. The tournament is Saturday, March 30 inside of the gym at WW Lewis.

7:30-8:30 Robot inspection/ Pit set up
9:00 -9:15 Opening Ceremony
9:30- 12:00 Qualifying Matches
12:00-1:00 Lunch/ Skills Challenge
1:00- 1:30  Qualifying Matches
1:30-2:15  Alliance Selection
2:15-3:00  Eliminations
3:15 Awards

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We wish the competitors the best of luck and cannot wait to see these amazing machines compete. I will also be the MC for it (I think they just couldn't find anyone else to do it), so let's hope the bots don't decide to have a sudden uprising while I'm there!

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