Laureles Sweeps Elementary Division at Robotics Meet

Laureles Elementary swept the top three places at the Los Fresnos CISD Robotics Meet Saturday at Resaca Middle School.

Thirty-one teams from the nine elementary schools participated in the Elementary Division. Nine teams from the three middle schools comprise the Middle School Division. Los Fresnos High School and Los Fresnos United will be represented by two teams each in the High School Division.

The district competition is a preliminary meet for the Texas Computer Educators Association (TCEA) Area Competition, scheduled Jan. 24, 2015, at Edinburg Vela High School. All teams qualify for the area competition.

At last year’s area competition, Laureles Elementary placed second at area and qualified to the state competition in Deer Park.

The LES Crushers, made up of Tucker Wilson, Enrique Lozano, Belinda Fierro and Savannah Esquivel, scored 400 points to win top honors.

Also from LES, the Robotics Terminators, made up of Matthew Ovalle, Mairin Pazos, Angel Silva, and Gio Tobar, finished second, while the Scorpions, made up of Ingrid Campos, A.J. Lara, Jared Keller and Deena Santos, finished third.

Los Cuates Middle School’s Robonauts — made up of Jonathan Grimaldi, Gen Moskal, Madeline Camero, and Eliseo Quintero — were the top team in the Middle School Division.

The Los Fresnos United Team #1 — made up of Larry Muñoz, Mateo Garcia, and Sebastian Montalvo — won the High School Division.

Participants for all teams included:

Las Yescas Elementary
Coaches: Michelle Ortiz and Brenda Rebolloso
Blue Sharks: Juan Vazquez, Fernando Guevara, Bianca Delgado, Rene Palomino
Blue Falcons: Yadira Carlos, Evan Rodriguez, Rosio Davalos, Angelica Orduña
Legos: Miguel Lozano, Emily Perez, Isaiah Murillo, Gardenia Jimenez

Laureles Elementary
Coaches: Angela Dunkin and Leo Robles
Third Place — Scorpions: Ingrid Campos, A.J. Lara, Jared Keller, Deena Santos
First Place — Crushers: Tucker Wilson, Enrique Lozano, Belinda Fierro, Savanah Esquivel
Second Place — Robotic Terminators: Matthew Ovalle, Mairin Pazos, Angel Silva, Gio Tobar
Fourth Place — The Minors: Daniel Gonzalez, Miguel Ramirez, Sinai Almaguer Ashley Galvan

Lopez-Riggins Elementary
Coaches: Rachel Koning and Gabriel Barreto
Girl Power: Celeste Cortez, Diana Fregoso, Beatriz Garcia, Kingsley Burnell
Broncos: Armando Vega, Landon Arrellano, David Garcia, Armando Prado
Cowboys: Jorge Coria, Viktor Jasso, Alex Garcia, Thomas Rivera
Spidercor: Adrian Escobedo, Paul Escamilla, Angel Martinez, Aron Ledezma

Los Fresnos Elementary
Coaches: Carolina Cowan and Maria Kyger
Fighting Falcons: Ania Torres, Adam Guillen, Jesus Molina, Victor Ruiz
Bio Hazard: Dillon Crouch, Victoria Ortiz, Luis Lucio , Malachi Bouchereau-Gonzalez

Palmer-Laakso Elementary
Coaches: Belsa Altamirano and Nora Dorado
Golden Bears: Viviana Rodriguez, Maddie Stelzer, Aracely Garcia, Dustin Wilson
Robo-Paws: Cassandra Garcia, Juanita Tobar, Jourdan Pappaus, Zenaida Canas
Technokats: Laura Acuña, Joshua Castillo, Adriel Araguz, Jodi Montes

Olmito Elementary
Coaches: Araceli Barberena and Virginia Salcedo
Team Creepers: Sofia Muñoz, Alejandro Limon, Ezra Esquivel, Esteban Vera
Team Little Einsteins: Sergio Rangel, Jaime Palafox, Josue Gonzalez, Devin Chronis
Team Star Ocelots: Doris Agard, Joaquin Martinez, Iliana Aguilar, Ethan Iracheta
Team Ender Dragons: Daniel De Leon, Sebastien Ortega, Amanda Chavez

Rancho Verde Elementary
Coaches: Fernando Diaz and Daniel Garcia
The Geeks of Nature: Ashley Diekmann, Rachel Diekmann, Lance Stelling, Ethan Maciel
Rover Raiders: Nicole Garcia, Katherine Ladd, Karen Martinez, Aaron Cavazos
Storm Falcons: Kaitlyn Diekmann, Sara Lin, Daniel Torres, Julian Gaona
25 Robotic Rattlers: Brandon Sauceda, Luis Ramirez, Emily Ramirez, Jacob Castellanos

Dora Romero Elementary
Coaches: Patricia Amador and Melinda Venecia
Swag Bots: Jatziry Luna, Elyssa Guerra, Wendy Lopez, Frida Lopez
Robo Hurricanes: Matthew Padilla, Gabriana Garrido, Nicholas Galvan, Ryan Pineda
Falconators: Christian Gomez, Juan Garza, Gabriel Rojas, Ramzez Rios

Villareal Elementary
Coaches: Dawn Osborn and Melissa Shafer
Fifth Place — Mighty Hawks: Brayden Nordyke, Kurby Relayson, Mikaela Agcanas, Angel Lopez
Master Builders, Orlando Lozoya, Andres Lopez, Ava Barrera, Samuel Hinojosa
United Titans: Keane Ogao, Laritza Arevalo, Mark Conde, Thomas John
The Destroyers: Alex Garcia, Fernando Ramirez, Carlos Moreno, Lot Atkinson

Liberty Memorial Middle School
Coaches: Lonnie Lopez and Jaime Cerecero
Team 1: Miguel Carlos, Diego Warrell, Sergio Obispo, Denzel Rodriguez
Team 2: Fabian Cervantes, William Flores, Mark Gracia, Michael Castellanos
Team 3: Mireya Mendez, Julio Serna, Kobe Escalante, Luis Duran
Team 4: Angel Perez, Eduardo Pineda, Luis Rodriguez, George Warrell

Los Cuates Middle School
Coach: Ivan Estrada
Robonauts: Johnathan Grimaldo, Gen Moskal, Madeline Camero, Eliseo Quintero
Robonauts: Jazik Maldonado, Emily Gonzalez, William Ortiz, Edward Garza

Resaca Middle School
Coach: Juan Luna
Gatorbots 7.0: Hector Salcedo, Alberto Guerrero, Adalberto Rodriguez, Analize Velazquez
E=Mc2: Antonio Martinez, Ricardo Loredo, Christian Montiel, Andrew Arredondo
Swampatrons: Kilini Esquivel, Daniel Flores, Patricio Simbron

Los Fresnos United Ninth Grade Campus
Coach: David Burlingame
LFU Team 1: Larry Muñoz, Mateo Garcia, Sebastian Montalvo
LFU Team 2: Julian Echavarria, John Jennings, Daniel Ferrer-Sosa

Los Fresnos High School
Coach: Brian Martinez
Millennium Falcons #1: Frederick Clemons, Raul Martinez
Millennium Falcons #2: Sofia Salcedo, Viviana Pesina, Fabiola Cuellar