East Fork Robotics' Journey to the VEXIQ World Championship
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Hello!!! We are the East Fork Lutheran School robotics team and we are raising funds to help sponsor our travel to the VEXIQ World Championship in Dallas, Texas on May 12-14, 2025.
We are very proud of our accomplishments this year, as we have FOUR teams (14 students) who have worked extremely hard to qualify and earn this opportunity. These four teams have won a combined 27 awards in 6 events this year including one team winning the title of STATE CHAMPION!! That is history being made for our school, our Tribe, and in our greater region. We are truly proud of their accomplishments and hope we can get your support to help give them another opportunity to represent our school, our community, and our Tribe (White Mountain Apache Tribe).
All funds raised will be used for registration for 4 teams, airfare for 14, lodging for 4 nights, and meals for 14-17 people! We don't have it in our budgets but are trying what we can to ease the financial strain. We have other fundraising efforts we are doing besides this Gofundme, but our estimated expense is $20,000.00, so we hope to raise half of that here. Thank you for your consideration and generosity. Any amount helps!!! Thank you to everyone who has supported here, and in other ways this season!!
These are our teams and the events they competed in this year in which they won awards;
The Robos:
- Arizona Robotics State Championship (Elementary) - Teamwork STATE CHAMPIONS (World Qualifying Victory)
- Gathering of America's Tribes South Central Native American Showcase - Teamwork Champion 2nd Place Award
- Gathering of America's Tribes South Central Native American Showcase - Robot Skills 2nd Place Award
- Gathering of America's Tribes South Central Native American Showcase - Think Award
- Fort Apache VEXIQ Last Chance Qualifier Tournament - Teamwork Champion 1st Place (State Qualifying victory)
- Fort Apache VEXIQ Last Chance Qualifier Tournament - Robot Skills 2nd Place
- Elementary State Qualifying Tournament Whiteriver Elementary School - Teamwork Champion 2nd Place
- Southwest Native American Showcase - Teamwork Champion 2nd Place
- Southwest Native American Showcase - Robot Skills Champion (1st Place)
Apache Queens
- Arizona Robotics State Championship (Elementary) - Judges Award
- Southwest Native American Showcase - Teamwork Champion 3rd Place
- 1st Annual Winter Invitational at Summit School (Phoenix) - Judges Award
- Gathering of America's Tribes South Central Native American Showcase (Oklahoma) - EXCELLENCE Award (Elementary School)(World Qualifying Award)
- Gathering of America's Tribes South Central Native American Showcase (Oklahoma) - Teamwork Champion 2nd Place
- Fort Apache VEXIQ Last Chance Qualifier Tournament - EXCELLENCE Award (Elementary) (State Qualifying Award)
- Fort Apache VEXIQ Last Chance Qualifier Tournament - Teamwork Champion 1st Place (State Qualifying Victory)
Three Amigos:
- Southwest Native American Showcase - Teamwork Champion 1st Place (World Qualifying victory)
- Southwest Native American Showcase - Robot Skills 2nd Place
- 1st Annual Winter Invitational at Summit School (Phoenix) - Teamwork Champion 1st Place (State Qualifying victory)
- Gathering of America's Tribes South Central Native American Showcase - Judges Award
- Arizona Robotics State Championship (Middle School) - Finished Ranked 9th in the Qualification Round and Tied for 3rd in the Finals.
Team Bigfoot:
- Southwest Native American Showcase - Teamwork Champion 2nd Place
- Southwest Native American Showcase - Create Award
- Fort Apache VEXIQ Last Chance Qualifier Tournament - EXCELLENCE Award (State Qualifying Award) (Middle School)
- Gathering of America's Tribes South Central Native American Showcase -EXCELLENCE Award (World Qualifying Award) (Middle School)
Organizer
Jonathan Brooks
Organizer
Whiteriver, AZ