Sixteen teams from three Bossier Parish schools participated in the inaugural Louisiana Robotics Challenge Series tournament at Elm Grove Middle School.

Students from Haughton Middle School, Elm Grove Middle School and Curtis Elementary School demonstrated their technical skills, problem-solving abilities and teamwork while competing in Speed and Maze challenges.

Participating teams were led by Coach Richter of Haughton Middle School, Coach Stewart of Elm Grove Middle School and Coach Nealson of Curtis Elementary School.

The tournament marked the beginning of a regional robotics program made possible through support from the Amazon Northwest Louisiana Community Fund, Sci-Port, StarBASE at Barksdale Air Force Base and the administration at Elm Grove Middle School.