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Ecobot Engineers Excellence In Education

alena Park ISD’s Elementary STEM and
Robotics Students won awards at the
GAll-Earth EcoBot Challenge (sponsored
annually by Harris County Department of
Education’s CASE of Kids program and hosted
at North Shore 10 grade Campus) this past
th
Earth Day April 22, 2023. The All-Earth Ecobot
Challenge is an innovative engineering
competition that engages fourth through
eighth-grade students in complex problem-
solving while developing critical thinking skills
and elevating their confidence in formulating
solutions to real-world missions. Teams
created robots using LEGO® Education
robotic kits to navigate challenges based on Tice Elementary’s Robo and BotSquad Teams
real-world environmental issues.

This year, 54 competitive yet tech-savvy teams throughout Harris County competed in the
engineering event and GPISD entered ten elementary teams that dominated the event.

First Place Engineering
Tice Robo (TICE) : Jade Sosa, Jhoseline Portillo and Malikah Bell

Second Place Engineering
BotSquad (TICE): Jacob Cerda Jr., Jonathan
Vargas, Peyton Stephens and Kevin Gibson
Coaches: Jacob Cerda, Taylor Baker,
Yajaira Algaheim and Joi Murphy

Third Place Engineering
Team: “Quandale” (SAM) Daniel Tovar,
Aubree Garcia, Jonathan Cerda, Anderson
Cruz and Jack Lemus
Coaches: Shante Randle and Terri Walding
Additional Support: Angie Guerrero and
Jacqueline Sanchez

Best in Programming
TEAM Lady Jackets (GPE) Faith Browning,
Daniela Cruz, Isabella Flores,
Kimberly Macias
and Suzette Vazquez
Coach: Kaneice Washington

Team Lady Jackets Win Best In Programming