Rockwall Full Metal Jackets (FRC Team 1296) and Rockwall-Heath Black Hawk Robotics (FRC Team 3310) competed in the Dallas Regional FIRST Robotics Competition March 21-23. The teams competed in qualifying rounds, one of which set a competition record! The two teams, competing on the same alliance, along with another team, scored 187 points in a three-minute round—the highest alliance team score of the competition. Both RISD teams qualified and played in the semi-final competition. The Rockwall High School Team went on to win the Motorola Quality Award. The Rockwall-Heath High School Team won the Delphi Excellence in Engineering Award and finished the competition in the winning alliance, qualifying them for the FIRST Robotics World Competition in St. Louis, Missouri, April 25-27.
If you are interested in participating in, or mentoring, one of our World Class robotics teams, please contact Mr. Bruce Charbonneau at Rockwall High School, 972-771-7339, or Mrs. Leslie Reese at Rockwall-Heath High School, 972-772-2474.