4-H Lego Robotics Teams Wins 2nd at State

  • Cotton County 4-H Sr. Robotics Team receiving their State Plaque for 2nd place at the Oklahoma 4-H State Robotics Contest. Pictured (Left to Right): State 4-H STEM Specialist Jeff Sallee, Aiden Spence, Preston Fremin, Zachary Wagner, and Luke Liming.
    Cotton County 4-H Sr. Robotics Team receiving their State Plaque for 2nd place at the Oklahoma 4-H State Robotics Contest. Pictured (Left to Right): State 4-H STEM Specialist Jeff Sallee, Aiden Spence, Preston Fremin, Zachary Wagner, and Luke Liming.
  • Cotton County 4-H’ers participating in the State 4-H Robotics Contest with their EV3 Lego Robot. Pictured (Left to Right): Front Row: Luke Liming, Jaxon Kelley, Brooke Olbera, Kaizer Gonzalez, Avery Wagner, Kaydee Britt, Rory Schroeder Hill, Gracelynn Williams. Back Row: Adien Spence, Zachary Wagner, Luke Liming, and Preston Fremin.
    Cotton County 4-H’ers participating in the State 4-H Robotics Contest with their EV3 Lego Robot. Pictured (Left to Right): Front Row: Luke Liming, Jaxon Kelley, Brooke Olbera, Kaizer Gonzalez, Avery Wagner, Kaydee Britt, Rory Schroeder Hill, Gracelynn Williams. Back Row: Adien Spence, Zachary Wagner, Luke Liming, and Preston Fremin.

Most people think 4-H is all about Cows and Cooking but today’s 4-H has many more opportunities including Robotics. For the last 3 months over 15 youth have been learning how to build and operate Lego Robots. These youth ranging from 3rd grade to 12th grade have met in the beginning every other week to twice a week. These youth spent hours measuring and calculating to program their robots for the State 4-H Robotics Contest. This year’s State 4-H Robotics Contest was held on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at the Endeavor Building on Oklahoma State University Campus in Stillwater, Oklahoma. This year’s them was space. Youth had to train the robots to maneuver over craters, move meteors, recover satellites, and retrieve the spaceship. Cotton County had 3 Jr. 4-H Teams and 1 Sr. 4-H Team. The Sr. 4-H Team place 2nd in their division. These youth are all excited about continuing their training next month. 4-H Robtics Club will resume their practice on January 14, 2020. If you would like to learn more about the Robotics Program or 4-H please contact the Cotton County OSU Extension Office at 580- 875-3136. Special Thanks to our donors and supporters Cotton County Commissioners & Fairboard, Ag Preferences, Duncan Machine Products, Inc, and Cache Valley Masonic Lodge.