Robotics Wins Seattle Regional Competition!

The FIRST Robotics Team 2471 (Team Mean Machine) composed of students from Washougal, Camas, Hockinson and Hayes Freedom did an absolutely amazing thing this weekend....they dominated over 100 teams on their way to winning the regional competition.

Team 2471....THE CHAMPIONS!

Team 2471 Washougal HS team members

 They won eight of nine matches during the preliminary rounds which left them ranked 1st. During the quarter-, semi- and finals they held strong to become the Seattle Regional Champions.  As a result of winning the regional competition, Team 2471 has qualified the World Championships in St. Louis the last weekend of April. Before that, however, they have one more competition this weekend at the Portland Regional Competition. If you have time and want to witness the spectacle that is a robotics competition, come down to the Memorial Coliseum on Friday or Saturday (3/25-3/26) from about 9:30am-4pm.


You won't be disappointed. You can also see it by streaming video online somewhere at www.usfirst.org<http://www.usfirst.org>  <http://www.usfirst.org> .


Team 2471 was also awarded by the judges the Industrial Design for Engineering Award sponsored by General Motors which "celebrates form and function in an efficiently designed machine that effectively achieves the game challenge."




Team 2471 or Team Mean Machine has improved each year over the last four years.  The very first year, Team Mean Machine was a CHS team only.  The second year, four WHS students joined the team.  Listed below you will see all of the student members of the team.  Along with the students, are the mentors. Team 2471 has absolutely incredible mentors.  The dedication, hard work and long, long hours by the mentors and students is commendable and obviously paid off....REGIONAL CHAMPIONS!

The Amazing Mentors

Camas:                           Washougal:                         Hockinson:            Hayes Freedom:
Hans Cocks                  Patrick McCarthy               Keefe Koenig        Kelsey Hayes
Andrea Saechao          TJ Houze                              Isabella Koenig
Natalie Janson            Anna Kellogg
Henry Midles              Jarred Freeman
Jordan Mazi                 Carolin Scheibel
James Wasson            Jacob Wright
Catherine Le                Riley Taylor
Brett Johnson             Romney Kellogg (CCMS)
Kurt Johnson
Griffen Gorsuch
Nicholas Thornley
Zachary Spratt
Victor Zhang 
Jongkon Khommonthian