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This past weekend our school sent 5 teams to the St. Louis FTC Regional. We had a great time meeting and competing against some awesome teams, rookie and veteran.

We will all miss Richard Wallace but in his honor, most of the people there were wearing badges that said "I wish I were Richard Wallace". It was a blast.
Here are the results of the competition.

Volunteer of the Year -
Nominees: Charlie Blair, St. Louis Public Schools
Steve Ehlen, St. Louis Community College
Sean O'Grady, Festo Corporation
Scott Schneider, St. Louis Community College
Richard Wallace, formerly of Emerson Motor Company, now with Whirpool
Winner: St. Louis changed this award to Volunteer of the Decade in tribute to Richard Wallace, the winner for all of his contributions throughout the past 10+ years.

Motivate Award
Nominees: Team 75, Spartan Robotics, Hazelwood East High School, St. Louis, Missouri
Team 3090, PHS3, Pattonville High School, Maryland Heights, Missouri
Team 287, The Cobras, Construction Careers Center High School, St. Louis, Missouri
Winner: Team 75, Spartan Robotics, Hazelwood East High School, St. Louis, Missouri

Connect Award
Nominees: Team 288, Spare Parts, Gateway Institute of Technology High School, St. Louis, Missouri
Team 295, TNT Robotics, Gateway Institute of Technology High School, St. Louis, Missouri
Team 290, HCHS Dysphunkshionals, Hazelwood Central High School, Florissant, Missouri
Winner: Team 295, TNT Robotics, Gateway Institute of Technology High School, St. Louis, Missouri

Innovate Award
Nominees: Team 289, HCHS Rage, Hazelwood Central High School, Florissant, Missouri
Team 2888, Oddly Charged Particles, Ballwin, Missouri
Team 458, Mount Vernon Community High School, Mount Vernon, Iowa
Winner: Team 289, HCHS Rage, Hazelwood Central High School, Florissant, Missouri


Think Award
Nominees: Team 406, Patriots White, Parkway South High School, Manchester, Missouri
Team 407, Patriots Red, Parkway South High School, Manchester, Missouri
Team 408, Patriots Blue, Parkway South High School, Manchester, Missouri
Ritenour High School, St. Louis, Missouri
Winner: Ritenour High School, St. Louis, Missouri



Finalist Alliance
Captain Team 407, Patriots Red, Parkway South High School, Manchester, Missouri
Team 406, Patriots White, Parkway South High School, Manchester, Missouri
Team 75, Spartan Robotics, Hazelwood East High School, St. Louis, Missouri


Winning Alliance
Captain Team 291, HCHS Beastie Bots, Hazelwood Central High School, Florissant, Missouri
Team 2888, Oddly Charged Particles, Ballwin, Missouri
Team 288, Spare Parts, Gateway Institute of Technology High School, St. Louis, Missouri

Inspire Award
Nominees: Team 290, HCHS Dysphunkshionals, Hazelwood Central High School, Florissant, Missouri
Team 2888, Oddly Charged Particles, Ballwin, Missouri
Winner: Team 2888, Oddly Charge Particles, Ballwin, Missouri