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Shelton High robotics team shines in New England

Shelton High robotics team shines in New England Written by BRIAN GIOIELE - Shelton Herald on April 15, 2019

The Gaelhawks — robotics team 230 — placed second in the New England District Championships in Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Worcester, Mass., this past weekend.The Shelton High School robotics team is on a roll entering the World Championships later this month.The Gaelhawks — robotics team 230 — placed second in the New England District Championships in Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Worcester, Mass., this past weekend. Shelton finished 9-2-1 overall and was seeded fourth for the... Read More


Shelton robotics gearing up for next level of competition

Shelton robotics gearing up for next level of competition Written by Aaron Berkowitz on May 06, 2018

Following wins in both Waterbury and the Southern Connecticut district event in Fairfield, Shelton High School’s robotics team is preparing for its next competition in Hartford, which will take place the first week of April.
The Hartford competition is at Hartford Public High School (55 Forest St) on April 7 10 a.m.-7 p.m.  &  April 8 9 a.m.-5 p.m.After six long, hard weeks of building their robot, “Talon XIX,” aka Clyde, the members of Shelton’s Team 230 (GaelHawks) said their eyes are on... Read More


SHS robotics team advances to international championship

SHS robotics team advances to international championship Written by Aaron Berkowitz - Huntington Herald on April 29, 2017

Shelton will send two robotics teams to compete in the international championships in St. Louis, Mo., later this month. Team 230, also known as the Gaelhawks, have extended their season all the way to the First Robotics Competition international championship, which will take place April 26 to 29. The Gaelhawks are made up of the following SHS students: Lusitania Gallahar, Jacob Zamani, Chris Macdonald, Josh Wilson, Brian Sanfilippo, Jake Daxner, Victoria O’Malley, Aravind Ravishankar,... Read More


Shelton Rallies To Send Robotics Team To Global Competition

Shelton Rallies To Send Robotics Team To Global Competition Written by Casey Donahue; Karen Tensa on April 29, 2017

SHELTON, Conn. — A middle school robotics team from Shelton recently blew away the competition at the state championships, and is now asking for the community to help get them to the world championship in St. Louis. Shelton Intermediate School's robotics team SIStematics is part of the award-winning Shelton Middle School Robotics program, and is currently in its 13th season of participating in the FIRST Lego League (FLL) Robotics Competition. They... Read More


St Louis

St Louis Written by Renee Pontbriant on April 24, 2016

Team 230 is ecstatic to announce that we are attending the FIRST World Championships in St. Louis on April 27, 2016 – April 30, 2016. Our team is currently ranked 6th out of 181 New England district teams. We were a part of an alliance that set the world’s highest score of 257 while at the New England District Championship for the current Stronghold game. Our team also won the New England District Chairman’s Award. Follow the link to... Read More


Great Give 2016

Written by Deb Pontbriant & Renee Pontbriant on April 24, 2016

Shelton Robotics Team, Parents, Friends and Supporters,As we get ready to head to St. Louis for the World Championship, we are excited for the possibilities that lie ahead for our team and the opportunities that we can create for each other. We will be participating in our only fundraising activity of the year: The Great Give 2016. Our participation in this event will help us fund the many expenses associated with our team's operations. It is critical that everyone give their best effort to insure... Read More


STEM Night at Long Hill School

STEM Night at Long Hill School Written by Deb Pontbriant on April 24, 2016

STEM Night at Long Hill School was a fun learning experience for all students. Team 230 students demonstrated Talon XIV the Frisbee robot. Long Hill students were able to get up close to see how the working parts and even drive or operate the robot being guided by Team 230 students. Read More


Shelton High School Robotics Program

Shelton High School Robotics Program Written by Shelton Life City of Shelton 2015-2016 Biennial Report on August 30, 2015

The Shelton High School Robotics Team recently finished their 17th year of participation in the FIRST Robotics Competition.  This year's team traveled to District competitions in Waterbury & Hartford, CT and Dartmouth, MA and also participated in the New England District Championship held in Worcester, MA.  They have also competed in the FIRST World Championship event held each year in St. Louis, MO.  Over 25 students, 7 engineer mentors and several teachers and parents... Read More


Shelton High School student teaches intro to robotics

Shelton High School student teaches intro to robotics Written by Shelton Herald By Aaron Berkowitz on August 14, 2015 on August 14, 2015

Students at the Boys & Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley participated in an Introduction to Robotics course where Shelton High School student Keyur Shah taught basic robotics concepts in a hands-on way. The kids Shah taught ranged from 10 to 12 years old and differed in their experience levels with robotics. Some were part of a robotics team themselves, while others... Read More


Shelton Robotics Stacks Up Another Title

Shelton Robotics Stacks Up Another Title Written by Courtney Russo, Staff Writer on March 06, 2015

The Shelton High School robotics team won the NE Waterbury District competition on March 1, at Wilby High School in Waterbury. SHS Team 230 the Gaelhawks was able to take home the gold with the help of Team 236, the Techno- Tics from Old Lyme and Team 3464, Sim-City from Simsbury. The competition lasted for two days with 34 teams competing, all coming from throughout Connecticut, New Jersey, and Rhode Island. This year’s game, Recycle Rush, made alliances work together to stack totes on top of other... Read More