Northeast Alabama BEST Robotics - By the Numbers

Here it is the final day of 2013. This is a good time to reflect on this year while looking forward to that which is to come in 2014. So let us look at some numbers to see where we have been this year and where we want to go in 2014.

We are pleased that we had 10 teams to start and 10 teams to finish the BEST season with us in 2013. Our goal for 2014 is to expand to 14 teams.

We were excited to add two middle school teams to the competition for 2013, both of which performed admirably. Is there another middle school team out there that might become involved in 2014?

Though we thought we might catch up to Justin Bieber on Twitter followers, we are up to a somewhat respectable 58. Still not following us on Twitter? Make that your New Year's resolution.

We now have 100 "likes" on Facebook. Again, a great New Year's resolution. It's guilt free and does not require a gym membership.

Our website has become quite active, with nearly 1,500 page views in our peak month of September 2013. This is a great place to locate resources related to BEST year round.

So we didn't catch up to Bieber in 2013, but we did work with 10 awesome teams and watched the level of competition take a giant leap forward. We are looking forward to amazing things in 2014!

Gift Guide for Geeks

Reporter Lucy Berry of AL.com posted a Gift Guide for Geeks: 10 kid-friendly, last-minute presents to encourage STEM learning. Be sure to check it out as it contains some cool items!

And have a safe and healthy holiday season...

Merry Christmas from Northeast Alabama BEST

Everyone at Northeast Alabama BEST Robotics wishes the entire BEST family a blessed holiday season. We look forward to seeing you all accomplish great things in 2014.

#G8KPR More South's BEST in the News

Here is an article about South's BEST that was published in the Auburn Opelika News this weekend. http://www.oanow.com/news/article_4a63ddac-5fbf-11e3-a2d7-001a4bcf6878.html?mode=story

#G8KPR BEST Robotics in the News

Here is an article from AL.com about South's BEST, and specifically the Mobile-area teams that competed.

http://blog.al.com/live/2013/12/davidson_high_finishes_6th_in.html#incart_river_default

2014 Game Teaser Posted

Hi, everyone! The 2014 BEST Robotics game teaser has been posted for Bladerunner. Check it  out below:

#G8KPR South's BEST Robot Competition Rankings

Here is the entire list of robot game participants at South's BEST, in ranked order.

Team Number	School Name	Final Robotics Rankings	Hub	Primary Teacher
216	DARC	1	Tennessee Valley BEST	Susan Haddock
130	Merrol Hyde Magnet School	2	Music City BEST	Mike Marsh
38	Evangel Christian School	3	Blazer BEST	Stephen Daniels
374	Holy Cross School	4	NOLA BEST	Dale Turner
401	Marshall Technical School	5	NE Alabama BEST	Glenn Bruce
251	W.P. Davidson High School	6	Jubilee BEST	Jenny Parker
64	Starkville High School	7	Mississippi BEST	Denise Adair
48	Spain Park High School	8	Blazer BEST	Scottie Wilson
211	Academy for Science and Foreign Language	9	Tennessee Valley BEST	Angela Traylor
255	Mobile Area Coalition of Homeschools (MACH)	10	Jubilee BEST	Kendra Lane
129	Central Magnet School	11	Music City BEST	Marc Guthrie
345	Wicksburg High School	12	Wiregrass BEST	Mary Hudson
219	Lindsay Lane Christian Academy	13	Tennessee Valley BEST	Kathryn DeWitt
250	Faith Academy	14	Jubilee BEST	Sara LeCroy
158	Hope Academy	15	Central Alabama BEST	Diane Rogers
24	Springwood School	16	War Eagle BEST	Karlia Willis
408	Fyffe High School	17	NE Alabama BEST	Regina Parris
25	Wetumpka High School	18	War Eagle BEST	Virginia Vilardi
82	McNairy Central High School	19	Mississippi BEST	Robin York
108	Northview High School	20	Georgia BEST	Jason Weinberger
162	Talladega Career Tech Center	21	Central Alabama BEST	Joseph Huss
97	Fernbank LINKS	22	Georgia BEST	Debi Huffman
181	RCS Engineering	23	NW Alabama BEST	Lee Brownell
287	Woodham Middle School	24	Emerald Coast BEST	Carl Shouppe
318	Holly Pond High School	25	North Alabama BEST	Wilma Whateley
467	Demopolis Middle School	26	Shelton State BEST	Ashley Brock
242	Baker High School	27	Jubilee BEST	Jeannine Reeves
293	Woodlawn Beach Middle School	28	Emerald Coast BEST	Shannon Farrell
139	M.A.R.I.O.	29	Music City BEST	Chris Smith
272	Sweet Water High School	30	Jubilee BEST	Kevin Byrd
12	Lee-Scott Academy	31	War Eagle BEST	John Gill
42	Oak Mountain High School	32	Blazer BEST	Donna Strong
119	South Forsyth High School	33	Georgia BEST	Jim Chamberlain
186	Brooks High School	34	NW Alabama BEST	Alaina Pettus
344	Rehobeth Middle School	35	Wiregrass BEST	Thad Smith
40	Homewood Middle School	36	Blazer BEST	Mary Binkley
481	Tuscaloosa Christian School	37	Shelton State BEST	Nancy Robertson
313	Hartselle Junior High School	38	North Alabama BEST	Elisa Harris
294	Seaside Neighborhood School	39	Emerald Coast BEST	Courtney Krick
156	Episcopal Day School	40	Central Alabama BEST	Krista Ashley
19	Saint James School	41	War Eagle BEST	Vicky Eichelberg
431	Dallas County High School	42	Selma BEST	Glenn Walker
259	Monroeville Junior High School	43	Jubilee BEST	Jena Mayo
154	Central High School of Clay County	44	Central Alabama BEST	Becky Taylor
189	Muscle Shoals High School and Center for Technology	45	NW Alabama BEST	Kerry Johnson
523	Delhi Charter School	46	LATech BEST	Eric Vidrine
435	John T. Morgan Academy	47	Selma BEST	Judith Bonds
475	Northridge High School	48	Shelton State BEST	Victoria Evans
63	East Rankin Academy	49	Mississippi BEST	Angela Trigg
2	Brewbaker Technology Magnet High School	50	War Eagle BEST	Steve Ballard
66	Starkville Christian Home Educators	51	Mississippi BEST	Michael Lane
380	St. Scholastica Academy	52	NOLA BEST	Matt Lopez
502	McLane Robotics Engineering Academy	53	Florida West BEST	Michael Wilson
500	Strawberry Crest High School	54	Florida West BEST	Jim Brockman
93	Wheeler High School	55	Georgia BEST	Charles Hawkins
476	Northside High School	56	Shelton State BEST	Eve Kendrick