South’s BEST 2019 Final Results
BEST Award Winners:
1st Place: 966 Starkville High School (Mississippi BEST) 2nd Place: 1351 Ridgecrest Christian Academy (Wiregrass BEST) 3rd Place: 607 Eastwood/Cornerstone Schools (Montgomery BEST)
Game Winners:
1st Place Robotics: 966 Starkville High School (Mississippi BEST) 2nd Place Robotics: 873 MACH (Jubilee BEST) 3rd Place Robotics: 803 DARC (Tennessee Valley BEST) 4th Place Robotics (finalist): 1351 Ridgecrest Christian Academy (Wiregrass BEST)
Middle School Awards: Top ranking middle school in the BEST Award competition: Woodlawn Beach Middle School (Team 1112 - Emerald Coast BEST) Top ranking middle school in the Robotics competition: Semmes Middle School (Team 881 – Jubilee BEST)
The Briggs and Stratton Teacher Leadership Award • Kevin Welch from 1042 Stewarts Creek Middle School (Music City BEST) • Amy Sterling from 1564 Moulton Middle/Lawrence Co. High School (Northwest Alabama BEST) • Beth Lee from 1805 Davis-Emerson Middle School (Shelton State BEST)
South’s BEST Volunteer Award • Abigail Madden • Kate Kramer • Beth Rominger (Shelton State BEST)
Jim Westmoreland Memorial Judge’s Award • Louis Feirman (Jubilee BEST)
1 BEST Award Category Awards:
Best Spirit and Sportsmanship Award:
1st Team: 867 Faith Academy (Jubilee BEST) 2nd Team: 1552 Brooks High School (Northwest Alabama BEST) 3rd Team: 966 Starkville High School (Mississippi BEST)
Best Engineering Notebook Award:
1st Team: 851 W.P. Davidson High School (Jubilee BEST) 2nd Team: 1653 Fort Payne High School (Northeast Alabama BEST) 3rd Team: 625 Wetumpka High School (Montgomery BEST)
Best Team Exhibit and Interview Award: 1st Team: 966 Starkville High School (Mississippi BEST) 2nd Team: 851 W.P. Davidson High School (Jubilee BEST) 3rd Team: 1351 Ridgecrest Christian Academy (Wiregrass BEST)
Best Marketing Presentation Award: 1st Team: 867 Faith Academy (Jubilee BEST) 2nd Team: 966 Starkville High School (Mississippi BEST) 3rd Team: 607 Eastwood/Cornerstone Schools (Montgomery BEST)
Hyundai Team Exhibit Design and Construction Award (awarded to the top three teams with the most creative and innovative Exhibit design): 1st Team: 867 Faith Academy (Jubilee BEST) 2nd Team: 1351 Ridgecrest Christian Academy (Wiregrass BEST) 3rd Team: 1503 Oak Mountain High School (East Alabama BEST)
CAD Award: 1st Team: 1503 Oak Mountain High School (East Alabama BEST) 2nd Team: 1558 Creekside Technology (Northwest Alabama BEST) 3rd Team: 803 DARC (Tennessee Valley BEST)
2 igus Top Gun Award (the team that scored that most points in a single round): 803 DARC (Tennessee Valley BEST) with 1000 points in a single round
Founders Award for Creative Design: (given in honor of the two founders of BEST, Steve Marum and Ted Mahler) 1st Team: 1047 Hamilton Southeast High School (Music City BEST) 2nd Team: 851 W.P. Davidson High School (Jubilee BEST) 3rd Team: 1558 Creekside Technology (Northwest Alabama BEST)
Neptune Technology Group Most Elegant Robot: (the machine that most efficiently performs the task it was designed for) 1st Team: 1047 Hamilton Southeast High School (Music City BEST) 2nd Team: 1357 Cottonwood High School (Wiregrass BEST) 3rd Team: 803 DARC (Tennessee Valley BEST)
Most Robust Robot: (needed the least number of repairs throughout competition day) 1st Team: 1042 Stewarts Creek Middle School (Music City BEST) 2nd Team: 1047 Hamilton Southeast High School (Music City BEST) 3rd Team: 873 MACH (Jubilee BEST)
Most Photogenic Robot: (the beauty contest) 1st Team: 851 W.P. Davidson High School (Jubilee BEST) 2nd Team: 966 Starkville High School (Mississippi BEST) 3rd Team: 1042 Stewarts Creek Middle School (Music City BEST)
Best Web Page Design: 1st Team: 1351 Ridgecrest Christian Academy (Wiregrass BEST) 2nd Team: 609 Holtville Middle and High Schools (Montgomery BEST) 3rd Team: 873 MACH (Jubilee BEST)
Best Team-wear design: 1st Team: 607 Eastwood/Cornerstone Schools (Montgomery BEST) 2nd Team: 1129 NWFL Robot Spot (Emerald Coast BEST) 3rd Team: 1803 Billingsley School (Shelton State BEST)
3 Best Team mascot: 1st Team: 873 MACH (Jubilee BEST) 2nd Team: 431 Martin Middle School 3rd Team: 851 W.P. Davidson High School (Jubilee BEST)
Best Team Video: 1st Team: 1351 Ridgecrest Christian Academy (Wiregrass BEST) 2nd Team: 966 Starkville High School (Mississippi BEST) 3rd Team: 1808 Evangel Christian School (Shelton State BEST)
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