Wildcats Robotics Team C Earns Design Award and Advances to Semifinals

Lexington, SC 11/09/2026 - The Wildcats Robotics Team C, known as the “Copperhead” team, is celebrating an outstanding performance after earning the prestigious Design Award and advancing to the semifinals during a recent robotics competition.

The accomplishment highlights the students' hard work, creativity, teamwork and dedication to engineering as they competed against other talented robotics teams.

The Design Award recognizes teams that demonstrate excellence throughout the engineering design process. Judges consider several factors, including innovative robot design, creative problem-solving, engineering decisions and the team's commitment to continuously improving its robot.

A key part of the judging process involves maintaining a detailed Engineering Notebook that documents every stage of the team's work. Students are expected to record their design ideas, building process, testing results and improvements made throughout the season.

Teams must also be prepared to explain their engineering decisions and demonstrate their understanding of the design process during interviews with competition judges.

Beyond the technical aspects, the award recognizes student involvement, creativity, collaboration, technical knowledge and competitive performance, while also emphasizing good sportsmanship.

For the Wildcats Robotics Team C, earning the Design Award while advancing to the semifinals represents a significant accomplishment and reflects the time and effort students invested in preparing for the competition.

The team's success demonstrates how students can put classroom knowledge into action through hands-on learning, problem-solving and working together toward a common goal.

The school community is celebrating the students' achievement and congratulating the entire team for representing the Wildcats with pride.

Congratulations to Wildcats Robotics Team C on an outstanding competition! Way to go, Wildcats!