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Students launch their way to success at the 19th Annual CRC Robotics Competition

Montreal, February 25, 2020. If you didn’t get to attend the 19th Annual CRC Robotics Competition held from February 13 to 15, 2020, you missed something sensational. The competition is ’s largest and most thrilling hands-on learning event for high school and Cegep students. The excitement and the energy of 500 participating students and thousands of spectators cheering for their favourite teams and robots nearly blew the roof off the Vanier College gymnasium. Twenty-six teams participated in this year’s game called Flip 2020.

"We were blown away by the relentless effort and grit displayed by this year’s participants more than ever. With a game requiring strategic thinking and strong decision-making skills, all teams accepted the challenge without skipping a beat. By Saturday, every team had their own game strategies and truly learned what it means to take the right decision at the right time,” states Natasha Vitale, one of the organizers of the CRC Robotics Competition. “As always, we were also very impressed with the kind of cooperation we saw between the competing schools and the teamwork among the participants. We would like to thank Vanier College for their enormous contribution and truly outstanding work in hosting this year's competition and ensuring its success."

Everywhere you looked there was a flurry of activity: teams were assembling and hosting their kiosks, groups of students huddled over their robots, going back and forth between their creation and a tool box, sometimes even making major adjustments before the heats; others were carrying their prize robot onto the playing field. The air cracked with excitement, imagination and creativity.

Top honours went to Vanier College, with Collège Sainte-Marcelline coming in an extremely close second place overall. “But all twenty-six teams went home winners,” comments Natasha Vitale. “They came to the competition with working robots, they learned an immeasurable amount, they had an exhilarating experience, and they made lasting bonds and friendships.” See the highlight video of this year’s competition on CRC Robotics’ YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PC648Fe_C0&t=5s

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CRC Robotics has already started planning the 20th Annual Competition, with a game called Invicta 2021, to be held in February 2021. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis and will end in October 2020. CRC Robotics is open to any school who wants to join, and CRC Robotics representatives are available to visit schools, to give live robotics demonstrations and to get students interested in forming a team and joining the fun.

The CRC Robotics Competition is unique because it’s the only robotics competition where all the work is done exclusively by students who must build a robot and a kiosk, as well as produce a video, design a website, and solve real-life problems using programming languages.

As planning for the 2020-2021 season begins, CRC Robotics is seeking title partners to fund its expansion and make this unique educational experience available to more students. CRC Robotics is always looking for engineers, filmmakers and journalists to provide judging. In addition, mentors and volunteers who can provide lessons and guidance to students at participating schools or to join the organizing committee are always welcome!

Teachers, students, and school administrators who would like more information on participating in the CRC Robotics Competition or for sponsorship, mentorship, judging and volunteering opportunities, please contact Natasha Vitale, CRC Robotics Coordinator at 514-264-7836 or [email protected].

For details and videos visit: Website: www.robo-crc.ca Facebook: www.fb.com/roboCRC/ Instagram: @roboCRC

Complete results from the 19th annual CRC Robotics Competition are as follows:

Overall Champion Trophy (best combined score in all categories), presented by Hydro-Québec: Vanier College

Overall Awards (finalists with the highest combined score in all categories), presented by Hydro-Québec: 2nd : Collège Sainte-Marcelline Tie for 3rd : Marianopolis College and Collège de Bois-de-Boulogne

Game (teams who were in the finals of this year’s game): 1st : (Game Champion): Vanier College 2nd : Lower College 3rd : École secondaire Monseigneur-Richard 4th : Dawson College

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Video (Division 2) (best films produced by Division 2 teams): 1st : École secondaire Jules-Verne 2nd : Collège Citoyen 3rd : Rosemount Technology Centre

Video (Division 1) (best films produced by Division 1 teams): 1st : Vanier College 2nd : 3rd : Collège Sainte-Marcelline

Website Design (Division 2) (best Website Design produced by Division 2 teams): 1st : Cégep du Vieux-Montréal 2nd : Collège André-Grasset 3rd : Collège Citoyen

Website Design (Division 1) (best Website Design produced by Division 1 teams): 1st : Macdonald High School 2nd : Marianopolis College 3rd : Centennial Regional High School

Website Content (Division 2) (best Website content by Division 2 teams, written in English and French): 1st : Collège Citoyen 2nd : Kells Academy 3rd : Lake of Two Mountains High School

Website Content (Division 1) (best Website content by Division 1 teams, written in English and French): 1st : Collège de Bois-de-Boulogne 2nd : Vanier College 3rd : Collège Sainte-Marcelline

Kiosk (Division 2) (best Kiosk presentations produced by Division 2 teams): 1st : College 2nd : École secondaire Curé-Antoine-Labelle 3rd :

Kiosk (Division 1) (best Kiosk presentations produced by Division 1 teams): 1st : Marianopolis College 2nd : Collège Sainte-Marcelline 3rd : Centennial Regional High School

Robot Design (Division 2) (best Robot Design conceptualized by Division 2 teams): 1st : Collège Citoyen 2nd : West Island College 3rd : Collège André-Grasset

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Robot Design (Division 1) (best Robot Design conceptualized by Division 1 teams): 1st : Collège Sainte-Marcelline 2nd : St. George’s School of Montreal 3rd : Macdonald High School

Robot Construction (Division 2) (best Robot Construction built by Division 2 teams), presented by edapi: 1st : Collège Citoyen 2nd : Collège André-Grasset 3rd : École secondaire Monseigneur-Richard

Robot Construction (Division 1) (best Robot Construction built by Division 1 teams), presented by edapi: 1st : Collège Sainte-Marcelline 2nd : Macdonald High School 3rd : Vanier College

Sportsmanship (team that demonstrates the most sportsmanlike conduct throughout the competition): 1st : Centennial Regional High School 2nd : Vanier College 3rd : Dawson College

Programming Competition (Junior) (best code programmed by high school teams): 1st : Royal West Academy 2nd : Collège Sainte-Marcelline 3rd : École secondaire Monseigneur-Richard

Programming Competition (Senior) (best code programmed by Cegep teams): 1st : Collège de Bois-de-Boulogne 2nd : Vanier College 3rd : Marianopolis College

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

Best Tutorial (best production of a tutorial by a team, posted perpetually on the CRC Robotics website): Collège Letendre

Best Mini Highlight Video (best production of a mini highlight video of the Flip 2020 Competition): Marianopolis College

Rookie of the Year (new team with highest combined score in all categories), presented by Hydro-Québec: École secondaire Monseigneur-Richard

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List of 2020 Participating Schools:

School Name Location Cégep du Vieux-Montréal Montreal, QC Cégep Vanier College Saint-Laurent, QC Centennial Regional High School Greenfield Park, QC Champlain College Saint-Lambert, QC Collège André-Grasset Montreal, QC Collège Citoyen Laval, QC Collège de Bois-de-Boulogne Montreal, QC Collège Letendre Laval, QC Collège Montmorency Laval, QC Collège Sainte-Marcelline Montreal, QC Dawson College Montreal, QC École secondaire Curé-Antoine-Labelle Laval, QC École secondaire Jules-Verne Vancouver, BC École secondaire Monseigneur-Richard Verdun, QC John Abbott College Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC Kells Academy Montreal, QC La Cité Collégiale Ottawa, ON Lake of Two Mountains High School Deux-Montagnes, QC Montreal, QC Macdonald High School Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC Marianopolis College Westmount, QC Rosemount Technology Center Montreal, QC Royal West Academy Montreal West, QC Saint Lambert International High School Saint-Lambert, QC St. George’s School of Montreal Montreal, QC West Island College Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC

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