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The excitement at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum (Sam Houston State University) was a pleasure to see. We are very proud of how the local team faired in the Southeast BEST Robotics and BEST Award competition. The top awardees of the event are:

• 1st Place BEST Award : Cornerstone Christian Academy
• 2nd Place BEST Award: A&M Consolidated High School
• 3rd Place BEST Award: College Station Middle School
• 4th Place BEST Award: Madisonville High School

• 1st Place in Robot Competition: Woodcreek Middle School
• 2nd Place in Robot Competition: Brazos Area Homeschools
• 3rd Place in Robot Competition: Allen Academy
• 4th Place in Roboti Competition: Madisonville High School

Other special recognition went to: A&M Consolidated Middle School, Bullard High School, and Huntsville High School.

The four teams that will advance and represent us at Texas BEST regional competition (UT Dallas on Nov. 18-20) are:

1. Cornerstone Christian Academy
2. Woodcreek Middle School
3. A&M Consolidated High Shool
4. Brazos Area Homeschools

The teams have pressed on through six weeks of creative problem solving and are now ready to see who will come out on top. Gameday is Oct 29th at Sam Houston State University coliseum. Volunteers should check-in at 6:30am and teams will begin check-in at 7:30. Coach, if you missed the information loaded e-mail, you can download critical information for teams now. Remember, machines must be checked in by 9pm Oct 28th. See ya there.

We'll keep recruiting right up to kickoff on Sept. 17th. So, if your team isn't listed below, there may still be time to get your school involved. Contact schools-coord@brazosbest.org

 We are very excited to announce a new BEST hub that has formed in Huntsville, called Southeast Texas BEST (SET BEST). Because of the close proximity and in an effort to get the most from the resources at both hubs, Brazos BEST will be sending all our local teams to compete in SET BEST events rather than hosting season events here. Local volunteers will continue fundraising, recruiting, training and mentoring of local teams. We're simply asking SET BEST to handle all the event planning and general program logistics. Rather than hosting twelve teams at each of two competition sites, we're combining the two hubs to have one more exciting event. SET BEST kickoff is Sept 17th at Sam Houston State University. Make sure your school is registered using the links on our Contact page.

Thank you to all the volunteers, sponsors, and participants who made gameday a success. Congratulations to all the teams that managed to complete the challenge. The teams were recognized as follows:

1st Place BEST Award: A&M Consolidated High School
2nd Place BEST Award: College Station Middle School
3rd Place BEST Award: Normangee High School
4th Place BEST Award: A&M Consolidated Middle School

1st Place Robot: A&M Consolidated High School
2nd Place Robot: Mumford
3rd place Robot: St. Michaels Episcopal School
4th Place Robot: CH Yoe

Founders Award for Most Creative Design: Allen Academy
Most Robust Machine: College Station Middle School
Never Give Up: St. Joseph Catholic School
Most Improved Team: CH Yoe

BEST Heart: A&M Consolidated Middle School
HM Presentation: Stephen F. Austin Middle School
HM Exhibit and Interview: Normangee High School