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College Montmorency wins top trophy at 16th Annual CRC Robotics Competition held at Vanier College

Montreal, February 23, 2017. It was three days of winning and losing, excitement and disappointment, but everyone kept going at the 16th Annual CRC Robotics Competition, February 16-18, 2017. Twenty-seven teams from 25 high schools and participated in the raucous and mesmerizing game that rewards teams for their competitive spirit and their cooperation amongst one another.

This year, it was Collège Montmorency that won the Overall Champion Trophy - best combined score in all categories.

The other Overall Awards finalists with the highest combined scores in all categories were: 2nd: College Sainte-Marcelline 3rd: Best Rookie (highest rank among schools in their first year of participation): Cégep de St-Laurent

In all, 21 schools won awards in various categories, but every team that came to the competition with a working robot, had a tremendous experience and made new friendships, and all went home winners.

"The Robotics Competition is a great event,” said Vanier organizer Mike Besner. “There’s no limit to what the kids can come up with in terms of their robots and their kiosks. Every year, it’s a surprise and a pleasure to see what the teams have created.”

Planning has already started for next year’s 17th annual competition with a new game named Converto 2018. The CRC is open to any school who wants to join, and CRC representatives are available to visit schools, to give live robotics demonstrations and to get students interested in forming a team and joining the fun.

Teachers, students, and school administrators who would like more information on participating in the CRC Robotics Competition or for sponsorship, mentorship and volunteering opportunities, please contact Simon Marcoux [email protected] or 514-805-6958.

Complete results from the 16th annual CRC Robotics Competition are as follows:

Overall Champion Trophy (best combined score in all categories): Collège Montmorency

Overall awards (finalists with the highest combined score in all categories): 2nd: College Sainte-Marcelline 3rd: Marianopolis College Best Rookie (highest rank among schools in their first year of participation): Cégep St-Laurent

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Game (team whose robot won the finals of this year's game, and the other teams' robots that were in the finals): 1st: (Game Champion): Collège Sainte-Marcelline 2nd: Centennial Regional High School 3rd: Collège Bois-de-Boulogne 4th: Collège Montmorency

Video (Division 1): 1st: Marianopolis College 2nd: 3rd: Collège Bois-de-Boulogne

Video (Division 2): 1st: Collège Notre-Dame #1 2nd: Saint George’s School of #2 3rd: Lake of Two Mountains High school

Web Site Design (Division 1) 1st: Macdonald High School 2nd: Collège Montmorency 3rd: Marianopolis College

Web Site Design (Division 2): 1st: Bishop’s College School 2nd: Collège Notre-Dame #1 3rd: Saint George’s School of Montreal #2

Online-Journal (Division 1) 1st: Macdonald High School 2nd: Marianopolis College 3rd: Laval Senior Academy

Online-Journal (Division 2) 1st: Collège Notre-Dame #1 2nd: Bishop’s College School 3rd: Lake of Two Mountains High School

Kiosk (Division 1) 1st: Macdonald High School 2nd: Collège Sainte-Marcelline and Collège Montmorency

Kiosk (Division 2): 1st: Bishop’s College School 2nd: Lake of Two Mountains High School 3rd: Collège Notre Dame #1

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Best Robot Design Concept (Division 1): 1st: Collège Montmorency 2nd: Collège Sainte-Marcelline 3rd: Marianopolis College

Best Robot Design Concept (Division 2): 1st: Saint George’s School of Montreal #2 2nd: Collège Citoyen 3rd :

Best Robot Construction (Division 1): 1st: Collège Sainte-Marcelline 2nd: Collège Montmorency 3rd:

Best Robot Construction (Division 2): 1st: Saint George’s School of Montreal #2 2nd: Collège Citoyen 3rd: Collège Notre-Dame #1

Sportsmanship (team that demonstrates the most sportsmanship throughout the competition, as voted on by the participating teams), presented by Bishop’s University: 1st: Collège Montmorency 2nd Dawson College 3rd: Vanier College

Programming Competition - (Division 1) (best performance in the autonomous task challenge): 1st: Marianopolis College 2nd: Vanier College 3rd: Centennial Regional High School

Programming Competition - (Division 2) (best performance in the autonomous task challenge): 1st: and Bishop’s College School 2nd: Riverdale High School and Collège Citoyen

Never Say Die / Lâche pas la patate Trophy (team that struggles but refuses to give up):

Best Tutorial Winner: Macdonald High School

Congratulations once again to all the schools that took part in this year’s competition for their outstanding participation.

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List of participating Schools 2017:

Cégep de Lévis-Lauzon Cégep Saint-Laurent Cégep Vanier College Centennial Regional High School Collège de Bois-de-Boulogne Collège Laval Collège Montmorency Collège Sainte-Marcelline Dawson College John Abbott College Laval Senior Academy Macdonald High School Marianopolis College St. George’s School of Montreal 1 Bishop's College School College Citoyen Collège Notre-Dame 1 Collège Notre-Dame 2 École secondaire Curé-Antoine-Labelle École secondaire Jules-Verne (Vancouver, B.C.) Lake of Two Mountains High School LaurenHill Academy Riverdale High School Royal West Academy Selwyn House School St. George’s School of Montreal 2

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For information please contact: Marguerite Corriveau, Vanier Communications Officer 514-744-7500 ext. 7596 [email protected]