Congratulations to Mid-Pacific Institute Team 2932: Pueo Engineering, which won first and second in Oahu East Vex Competition.
The Oahu East Vex robotics competition was held on November 11, 2009. There were 36 teams from around the state of Hawaii competing in this competition, which was a qualifier for the VEX Robotics Competition World Championship.
Mid-Pacific Institute entered two teams (A&B) in this competition. The morning consisted of four round-robin competitions. Team "A" had a record of 4-0, team "B" had a record of 2-2
Both teams were selected in alliance partnerships for the afternoon's quarterfinal round. Both teams advanced from quarterfinals or semifinals, and from semi finals into the finals, on opposing alliances. In the finals, the alliance of Mid-Pacific Institute B, McKinley, and Farrington high school defeated the alliance of Mid-Pacific Institute A, McKinley, and Kaiser. That means that Mid-Pacific Institute B qualified for the VEX Robotics Competition World Championship April 22-24 in Dallas, Texas.
MPI Team members:
Mathias Ross (10) B
Keita Funakawa (10) B
Kanji Hata (10) A
Sasha Han (10) B
Summer Shigetani (10) B
Micaelee Irons (10)
Elle Watson (12) B
Nico Noel (7) A
Alec Toshi (10) A
Daron Lee (10) A
Advisors:
Nathan Johnson (teacher)
Peter Noel (parent mentor)
The team will now be preparing for the Pan Pacific Vex Tournament Dec 3-5 at the Hawaii Convention Center. The team is also beginning its preparations for its second year in the FIRST robotics competition which starts in January.
They will also be exploring preliminary travel plans to the Vex World Championships.
If you are interested in supporting the team with time, resources or in-kind donations, please contact either Mark Hines (mhines@midpac.edu) or Nathan Johnson (njohnson@midpac.edu).
