St. Mildred’s-Lightbourn School Robotics Team Wins Engineering Inspiration Award

5/25/15—The SWAT (St. Mildred’s Women Advancing Technology) robotics team from St. Mildred’s-Lightbourn School competed at the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) world championships in St. Louis this April for the fourth consecutive year. Over 18,000 students participated in the competition, and there were 23 girls’ teams. The SWAT team was the first all-girls team and one of three teams worldwide to win the Engineering Inspiration award at the event. The award recognized outstanding success in advancing respect and appreciation for engineering within a team’s school and community.

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