Over the years our troop has had many different achievements, recognitions, and awards, including ones which qualified us for State and National Tournaments.
Award Criteria
Here are the key criteria for some of the awards we have received:
Excellence Award:
- Considered for Design Award
- Robot Skills Challenge ranking
- Other Judged award rankings
- High-Quality VEX robotics program
- Demonstrates overall excellence
in all components of the VEX Challenge
Design Award:
- Implemented the most effective and
efficient robot design process - Engineering Notebook is a clear, complete, and organized
document of the robot design process - Team demonstrates effective management of skills, time, and
material resources - Students understand and explain how they developed an effective
game strategy and robot design - Students demonstrate teamwork and effective communication
skills
Judges Award:
- Deserving of special recognition from the Judges
- Team displays special attributes
- Exemplary effort and perseverance at the event
- Team accomplishments or endeavors throughout the season
that may not fit under existing awards, but are nonetheless
deserving of special recognition.
Build Award:
- Built a well-crafted and constructed robot
- Robot construction is of high quality; robust, clean, and effective
use of materials - Robot efficiently uses mechanical and electronic components
- Robot is designed with a clear dedication to safety and attention
to detail - Robot demonstrates reliability on the field and holds up under
competition conditions - Students understand and explain how they worked together to
develop their robot
Innovate Award:
- Teams identify a specific section or specific pages in their notebook covering the origin and development of a single design element, strategy, or other attribute that is a key part of their team’s robot design or gameplay.
- This design element, strategy, or other attribute is unique or uncommon among Innovate Award submissions at the event.
- The development of this design element, strategy, or other attribute is well-documented from initial conception through execution.
- Engineering Notebook demonstrates a clear, complete, and organized record of the Engineering Design Process.
- The Engineering Notebook is consistent with the qualities demonstrated in the team interview and robot design.
- Both the Team Interview and Engineering Notebook demonstrate independent inquiry from the beginning stages of their design process through execution.
- Team demonstrates effective management of time, personnel, and resources.
- Team Interview demonstrates their ability to explain their robot design and game strategy.
- Team Interview demonstrates effective communication skills, teamwork, professionalism, and a student-centered ethos.
Sportsmanship Award:
- Presented to a team that has earned the respect and admiration of
the volunteers and other teams at the event - Team is courteous, helpful, and respectful to everyone at the event, on and off the field
- Team interacts with others on the game field in the spirit of friendly competition and
cooperation. - Team demonstrates respect and willingness to help event staff, other teams and spectators
- Team demonstrates excitement and enthusiasm throughout the event
Awards & Achievements
2012-13:
Annual East Bay VEX Robotics Tournament: First Qualification to Quarter, then Semi-Finals
2013-14:
Dougherty Valley High School VEX Robotics Tournament: Alliance Captains Quarter-Finals
Tracy NorCal VEX Toss Up Tournament: Alliance Captains Quarter-Finals
2014-15:
All Girls VEX Showcase: Build Award
2015-16:
California Central Coast VEX Competition: Judges Award
2016-17:
3rd Annual Sacred Heart Middle School VRC Tournament: Judges Award
Tracy Triangle VEX Robotics Tournament: Sportsmanship Award
Google VEX Starstruck Tournament #2: Judges Award
2017-18:
4th Annual Sacred Heart Middle School VRC Tournament: Design Award
4th Annual All Girls VEX Showcase: Tournament Champions
2018-19:
Dublin Robotics Club Turning Point VRC Tournament: Volunteer of the Year Award
Tracy Triangle Winter VEX Tournament: Judges Award
Google-GSNorCal LMK8 Turning Point Tournament: Design Award; Excellence Award
2019 California VEX VRC Middle School State Championship – SAN JOSE: Design Award
2019-20:
St. Catherine VRC Tournament Tower Takeover (Middle School Only): Judges Award
Sacred Heart Middle School Tower Takeover: Inspire Award
Bellarmine Bay Area VEX Robotics Tournament: Judges Award
Pleasanton Robot Tourney: Judges Award
Google-GSNorCal LMK8 Tower Takeover: Judges Award
Tracy Last Chance VEX Tournament: Design Award
2020-21:
Successfully conducted collaborative troop and team meetings virtually
The Unite Online Challenge: Finalist
Educate Online Challenge: 3rd Place Winner
First Virtual Open House and Recruitment: Interactive, Engaging and Successful
2021-22:
Successfully conducted hybrid & in-person troop and team meetings, maintaining a collaborative environment
Theme It Up! Online Challenge: 2nd Place Winner
2022-23:
Returned to fully in-person troop and team meetings
Competed in competitions for the first time since the pandemic
Bay Area Spin Up #2 Middle School Tournament: Alliance Captains Quarter Finals
Redwood Robotics/Saratoga HS VEX Spin Up Tournament: Alliance Captains Round of 16
2023-24:
Bay Area Over-Under Tournament #3: Judges Award
Saratoga Robotics Tournament #2: Judges Award
Battle of the Bay 2024: Innovate Award
2024-2025:
Saratoga Robotics Tournament #1: Judges Award
Bay Area High Stakes VEX V5 Robotics Competition #3: Innovate Award, Alliance Captains Round of 16
Battle of the Bay 2025: Sportsmanship Award