Teams from TEC High School and Aviation High School will be among the 64 regional teams competing in the FIRST Robotics competition at Key Arena March 26 - 28.

FIRST Robotics is an International organization that encourages kids of all ages to experience science and technology by organizing competitions in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. Each high school team is charged with building a robot in six weeks with help from professionals in the science and technology fields. Both TEC and Aviation High School teams have engineers from The Boeing Company who mentor the students in the design and building process of the robots. In addition, there are volunteers who mentor students through building the website, image building, and other organizational and administrative tasks required for this project. Tamara Wierks, a Boeing engineer involved in TEC's project says, "This competition is a great way for students to learn from professionals about science and technology and to learn other important skills like team work and professionalism that will help them tremendously in the future."

Winners in this competition will move on to national-level competition in Atlanta

For more information on FIRST Robotics, visit their website: http://www.usfirst.org/.