During Phase 1 of our 2020-2021 competitive robotics season, students worked virtually and documented the engineering design process in notebooks. They dissected the official game manual, defined criteria and constraints, brainstormed, researched, and developed robot system ideas for the new game of the season. They also created video tutorials, websites to promote their programs, built virtual robots using CAD (computer-aided design) software, and competed in online coding competitions.

Each online challenge award was divided into categories based on grade level. Inspire Awards were also awarded to teams and individuals who demonstrated excellence, dedication, and/or sparked inspiration.  Physical awards will be distributed in April 2021.

Thank you to everyone who participated and to all the coaches who continue to support and teach TUSD Robotics students during this unprecedented season! A special thank you to the CSUF and Chapman University pre-service secondary science teachers for serving as judges for Phase 1 of our season!

Engineering Notebook Award

Elementary School
Kayla Lam- Ladera

Middle School
Orchard Hills Team 8838D

High School
Tustin High School 98628A

Inspire Awards 
Neera Galion- Arroyo Elementary
Legacy Magnet Academy MS Team 4
Columbus Tustin MS 7057D
Beckman HS 2496R

CAD Awards

Robot Subsystem

Robot Part

Elementary School
Alexander Ota- Tustin Memorial Academy

Middle School
Rohan Hablani- Orchard Hills School

Inspire Award
Rhyan Shah- Orchard Hills MS

Elementary School
Louie Horrizadeh- Hicks Canyon Elementary

Middle School
Srinath Krishnan- Orchard Hills School

Inspire Award
Alice Hoorizadeh- Hicks Cayon Elementary
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Website Design Award

Middle School 
Pioneer Middle School - Submitted by Jane Hewitt and Sumin Cho

High School
Tustin High School - Submitted by Amruth Chilukuri

Inspire Awards
Orchard Hills Middle School- Submitted by Coach Megan Lund
Beckman High School- Submitted by VanAnh Nguyen
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Video Tutorial Awards

Coding Video

Elementary School
Ayaan Hablani- Tustin Memorial Academy
Topic = VEXcode VR

Middle School
Rohan Hablani- Orchard Hills School
Topic = VEXcode VR

Inspire Awards
Bindhya Patnam- Tustin Memorial Academy
Melody Fang- Orchard Hills School

Engineering Design Process Video

Elementary School
Elizabeth Kim- Hicks Canyon Elementary
Topic = Brainstorming

Middle School
Henry Hoorizadeh- Orchard Hills School
Topic= Choosing the Best Idea

High School
Foothill High School Team 6627 D
Topic= Research

Inspire Award
Zaydin Lateef- Orchard Hills MS
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Elementary Virtual Coding Competition Finalists

​Award Winners

1st Place
Edison Embler
Tustin Memorial Academy

2nd Place
Rishabh Mittal
Hicks Canyon Elementary

3rd Place
Matthew Colinayo
Tustin Memorial Academy

Click Here to Watch the Elementary Virtual Coding Finals!

Middle School Virtual Coding Competition Finalists

​Award Winners

1st Place
Haley Li
Legacy Magnet Academy

2nd Place
Rohan Hablani
Orchard Hills School

3rd Place
Zachary Adzich
Hewes Middle School

Click Here to Watch the MS Virtual Coding Finals!