Released on = January 23, 2006, 8:05 pm

Press Release Author = Delphi Academy of Florida

Industry = Education

Press Release Summary = Delphi Academy of Florida to advance to Florida First Lego
League State Championship Tournament after taking home the top prize on January 7th.


Press Release Body = After many weeks of preparations, Delphi Academy of Florida\'s
Middle School
Robotics Class students successfully competed in their first tournament on Saturday,
January 7th. The tournament was The Manatee Marine Marathon
Qualifying Tournament for the First Lego League. It was hosted by the Boys and Girls
Club of Manatee County at the Harllee Middle School, a school specializing
in engineering technology.

Students Gal Ezra, Karim Dalloul, Nich Trela and A.J. Ryan, all of Clearwater,
Florida, comprised Delphi Academy\'s team, the Super Duper Robots. By the end of the
tournament, they walked away with three different awards. The first award was for
Outstanding Research, the second was for Outstanding Robot Design, and the third,
and top prize of the tournament, was the Director\'s Award. This award is the
most prestigious award that any team can win.

The students were very excited by their accomplishments. When asked about the
tournament and what they had accomplished, they had the following to say.

\"None of us thought we would actually pull through and we did!\"--A.J., age 12.

\"It was against all odds that we\'d win, but when we did, I was completely
surprised, proud and happy!\"--Gal Ezra, age 14.

By winning the Director\'s Award, the Super Duper Robots also advance to the
State Championship of the First Lego League for the state of Florida hosted
by the Florida Institute of Technology, the premier technical university in
the southeast United States. In the competition middle school students from all over
Florida will match their Lego robots against each other and and see who can complete
the given tasks most successfully in the shortest time. Over 2500 parents and
supporters are expected to attend and support 49 teams from all over Florida.

Delphi Academy of Florida is an independent coeducational and non-sectarian day
school offering regular school year and summer programs for preschool through junior
high students. It is licensed to use Applied Scholastics(TM) educational services
(http://www.AppliedScholastics.org).

Company Name:
Delphi Academy of Florida

Web Site Address: http://www.DelphiFL.org

Contact Information:
Brenda McDaniel, Director of Public Relations
Delphi Academy of Florida
1831 Drew Street
Clearwater, Florida 33765
727-447-6385
brendam@DelphiFL.org

Category: Education/K-9

Web Site = http://www.delphifl.org

Contact Details = Brenda McDaniel, Director of Public Relations
Delphi Academy of Florida
1831 Drew Street
Clearwater, Florida 33765
727-447-6385
brendam@DelphiFL.org