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Ossining High School robotics team earns regional awards, advances to world championships; students urge stronger K-12 pipeline
Summary
Members of the Ossining High School Engineering/Robotics Club presented their season results to the Board of Education, described awards and their experience at the FIRST World Championship in Houston, and asked the district to expand feeder opportunities and equipment access for younger students.
Ossining ' Members of the Ossining High School Engineering/Robotics Club presented their 2025 season to the Board of Education on May 14, told the board they won multiple regional awards and advanced to the FIRST World Championship in Houston, and urged the district to build an earlier K-12 pipeline into robotics and provide more tools and funding.
The presentation matters because students said early exposure and access to equipment (CNC machines, parts and sensors) are limiting factors for competitive performance, and because the district is planning a CTE space that would house a dedicated robotics lab.
The students described their season: they hosted a kickoff with eight regional teams, spent eight weeks in a build season, and competed at three regionals. The team placed 15th at the Hudson Valley Regional and won…
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