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2004 Championship Event
This year’s Texas BEST Regional Championship will be held in SMU’s Moody Coliseum on November 12-13.
Getting Involved
For information on how to get involved in BEST, visit the BRI website.
LOST & FOUND
SMU-Engineering has 3 items remaining from the BEST event:1 pair of eye glasses with tortoise shell frames
1 silver and pink enamel cross and necklace
1 cell phone
Please email to Felicia Hohpson at [email protected] or call (214) 768-4038 regarding these missing items.
Team Photos Followup Information
If you need assistance or have questions about the team photos you ordered at Texas BEST please email directly to [email protected], Please put “Attention Larry” on the subject line. If you completed the order form and turned it in you should have received an email about viewing the pictures and ordering additional copies. The ordering should all be done on line but if you can’t access the pictures please contact Flash Photography directly at (214) 443-9393.
2004 BEST Award Results
| 2004 BEST Award Final Results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Team | Hub | |
| 1 | Wichita Home School | Kansas | |
| 2 | Liberal Arts and Science Academy | Capitol | |
| 3 | Texoma Home Educators | North Texas | |
| 4 | Woodlands Homeschoolers | Five Star | |
| 5 | Alamo Area Home School | San Antonio | |
| 6 | A&M; Consolidated High School | Brazos | |
| 7 | Circle High School | Kansas | |
| 8 | St. Mark’s School of Texas | Dallas | |
| 9 | Haltom High School | Cowtown | |
| 10 | Ereckson Middle School | CoCo | |
| 11 | Shattuck High School | Heartland | |
| 12 | Frenship High School | West Texas | |
| 13 | Sacred Heart High School | North Texas | |
| 14 | A&M; Consolidated Middle School | Brazos | |
| 15 | Holy Cross High School | San Antonio | |
| 16 | Lewisville High School | DC | |
| 17 | Lazbuddie High School | West Texas | |
| 18 | Shawnee High School | Oklahoma | |
| 19 | Anna High School | CoCo | |
| 20 | Lincoln High School | Dallas | |
| 21 | Mayfield High School | New Mexico | |
| 22 | Port Aransas High School | Coastal Bend | |
| 23 | Hightower High School | Space City | |
| 24 | Orangefield High School | Space City | |
| 25 | Green Forest High School | NW Arkansas | |
| 26 | J.C. Westside High School | River Valley | |
| 27 | Pilot Point High School | DC | |
| 28 | Fairview High School | Heartland | |
| 29 | Lebanon Junior High School | NW Arkansas | |
| 30 | Hofacket Mid-High School | New Mexico | |
| 31 | Van Buren High School | River Valley | |
| 32 | Bishop Kelly High School | Oklahoma | |
| 33 | Temple High School | Capitol | |
2004 Special Award Results
| 2004 Founder’s Award for Creative Design | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Team | Hub | |
| 1 | Liberal Arts and Science Academy (LASA) | Capitol | |
| 2 | Sacred Heart High School | North Texas | |
| 3 | St. Mark’s School of Dallas | Dallas | |
| 2004 Most Robust | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Team | Hub | |
| 1 | Sacred Heart High School | North Texas | |
| 2 | Holy Cross High School | San Antonio | |
| 3 | WATCH Home School | Capitol | |
| 2004 Most Photogenic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Team | Hub | |
| 1 | Flour Bluff High School | Coastal Bend | |
| 2 | Van Buren High School | River Valley | |
| 3 | Mayfield High School | New Mexico | |
| 2004 Best Team Shirt Design | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Team | Hub | |
| 1 | Lazbuddie High School | West Texas | |
| 2 | St. Mark’s School of Dallas | Dallas | |
| 3 | Van Buren High School | River Valley | |
| 2004 Outstanding Sportsmanship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Team | Hub | |
| 1 | Ambassadors for Christ Academy | Kansas | |
2004 Game Results
The results of the 2004 Texas BEST Game Competition are available as a Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet.
| 2004 Game Final Results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Team | Hub | Total Score |
| 1 | TEAM 30 Ambassadors for Christ Academy | Kansas | 2,178 |
| 2 | TEAM 28 Wichita Home School | Kansas | 2,162 |
| 3 | TEAM 21 Marcus High School | DC | 1,929 |
| 4 | TEAM 15 St. Mark’s School of Texas | Dallas | 1,897 |
Some additional stats:
· Seeding High Score: St. Mark’s School of Texas – 634
· Semi-Final High Score: Wichita Home School – 936
· Finals High Score: Ambassadors for Christ Academy – 939
· Total points scored in the finals: 8,166
BEST Fever 2004!
· Average score in the finals: 680
Alas, poor Squeaky has been feeling under the weather. Squeaky has a severe case of BEST FEVER. His system must be treated radically. Only gene therapy can cure him, his DNA must be repaired. If you’d like to begin learning about DNA and the science behind this year’s game, have a look at this link. Let’s all work together to save Squeaky so he will be at his BEST for another 10 years!Who is Squeaky?
– the prototype robot of Ted Mahler (one of the BEST founders).About Texas BEST
Texas BEST is one of two regional play-off events for BEST Robotics Inc. (BRI) that concludes an annual fall student team robotics design challenge. Sponsored by Texas Instruments, SMU School of Engineering, Boeing, and Raytheon Texas BEST is a two-day championship for 60 precollege student teams advancing from local Boosting Engineering, Science, and Technology (BEST) competitions in Texas and several other states west of the Mississippi River. These top-placing middle school and high school teams meet on the SMU campus in November to match their remote-controlled robotic machines in a game of strategy, speed, and skill-and the right to earn top honors in a Best-of-the-BEST showdown! BEST teams located in local competition sites east of the Mississippi River will compete at the South’s BEST Regional Championship at Auburn University, Alabama (see below).
As with local BEST contests, competition day at Texas BEST is a thrilling mix of both science fair and sporting event. Conducted in SMU’s Moody Coliseum, teams face off four-at-a-time on two playing fields, scoring points tracked by referees and cheered on by screaming fans, cheerleaders, and band musicians. The atmosphere builds throughout the day to take on the air and excitement of a basketball finals game!
The South’s BEST
The South’s BEST Regional Robotics Championship (www.southsbest.org) is located at Auburn University (AL). It is the regional championship for all hubs east of the Mississippi River. Over 175 teams from eight hubs in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Ohio, and Pennsylvania will be vying for one of 50 team slots at South’s BEST.