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JMS FIRST Lego League teams win first-place awards at regional championship

Posted at 11:55 am February 17, 2016
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

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The Jefferson Middle School FIRST Lego League Atomic Eagles, JMS Master Builders, and their coaches and mentors are pictured above. From left are Iliana Spence, Thomas Proffen, Alex Shanafield, Jeff Thomson, Amelia Thomson, Klara Proffen, Henri Scott, Mack Patrick, Holly Hensberry, Bethany Marshall, Thora Spence, Jessica Mohr, Levi Parish, Lexie Scott, Janie Shanafield, and Harold Shanafield. (Submitted photo)

 

The Jefferson Middle School FIRST Lego League teams competed at the East Tennessee Regional Championship on February 13 in Cookeville.

The Atomic Eagles received the first-place Robot Strategy and Innovation Award.

The JMS Master Builders received the second-place Robot Performance Trophy and the first-place Champions Trophy. The JMS Master Builders have been invited to go to St. Louis to participate in the World Festival in April.

The Atomic Eagles are coached by Janie and Harold Shanafield and mentored by Thomas Proffen. The JMS Master Builders are coached by Lexie Scott and coached/mentored by Jeff Thomson.

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Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Top Stories Tagged With: Atomic Eagles, Champions Trophy, East Tennessee Regional Championship, FIRST LEGO League, Harold Shanafield, Jeff Thomson, Jefferson Middle School, JMS, JMS Master Builders, Lexie Scott, Master Builders, Robot Performance Trophy, Robot Strategy and Innovation Award, Thomas Proffen, World Festival

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