The following teams will progress to the regional competition on December 2 - 3, 2011.
1. Seaside Neighborhood Middle School
2. Milton High School
3. Woodham Middle School
4. Pensacola High School
Awarded for the most original (most creative use of the game theme) t-shirt designs worn by team members during the contest.
Dean Bozeman K-12
Awarded for the best team web sites; based on page functionality, creative use of the game theme, information about team members and community effort.
Seaside Neighborhood School
The purpose of this category is to communicate through a display, and through discussion with judges, information about the team's efforts to promote BEST in the community and schools; Foster BEST spirit, camaraderie, and participation and give evidence of sportsmanship.
Seaside Neighborhood School
Teams should view themselves as employees of a "company" that is marketing their "product" (robot) to a potential buyer (judges). This marketing team is an integral part of the engineering team that has designed a specialized robot.
Seaside Neighborhood School
The purpose of the notebook is to document the process the team used to design, build, and test their robot. Awarded to the teams that score the highest on the Project Engineering Notebook.
Holley Navarre Middle School
This award recognizes the vigor and enthusiasm displayed by team representatives and the outward display of sportsmanship (e.g., helping other teams in need), grace in winning and losing, and conduct and attitude considered befitting participation in sports.
Seaside Neighborhood School
A new award we are beginning this year due to a team going above and beyond in the pit area!
Pensacola High School
Also known as the "Bless their Hearts" award. Need we say more?
Brown Barge Middle School
Awarded to the team that raised the most money in the HEXBUG fundraiser. This team keeps their returnables kit! Selling 133 bugs for a total of $1508, the winner is...
Woodlawn Beach Middle School
Awarded for machines that are the most eye pleasing, fit and trim of external components and aesthetic embellishments.
1. Bethlehem K-12
2. Hobbs Middle School
3. West Florida High School
Awarded to the team whose machine requires the least maintenance during and between matches and is generally the sturdiest machine in the competition.
1. Milton High School
2. Woodlawn Beach Middle School
3. Seaside Neighborhood School
awarded to the team that makes best use of the engineering process in consideration of offensive and defensive capabilities in machine design; awarded in recognition of BEST founders Steve Marum and Ted Mahler.
1. Workman Middle School
2. Seaside Neighborhood School
3. Hobbs Middle School
Awarded to the teams whose machines finish first, second, and third in the tournament bracket. In addition, a "BEST Robotics Finalist" plaque will be awarded to the fourth place team.
1. Milton High School
2. Pensacola High School
3. Seaside Neighborhood Middle School
4. Hobbs Middle School
The BEST Award is presented to the top three teams that best embody the attributes associated with "Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology" in its development which include teamwork, diversity of participation, sportsmanship, creativity, ethics, positive attitude/enthusiasm, school/community involvement and exposure to and use of the engineering process:
1. Seaside Neighborhood School
2. Woodham Middle School
3. Woodlawn Beach Middle School