TA to Host “Haunted Harvest” Robotics Tournament
October 14, 2024
On Saturday, Nov. 2, for the first time in over ten years, Thetford Academy will host a robotics competition! About 30 VEX robot teams from VT and NH will converge on Anderson Hall at TA to play this year’s game, “High Stakes.” TA’s team 4886, consisting of about 18 students in grades 7-11, will be competing with the six robots they have been building for the past two months. Several 4886 alumni will also be returning to help celebrate the occasion.
It’s an all-day event featuring about seventy 2-minute bouts, with an exciting single-elimination series to crown the champions beginning at about 2 PM. There will be crashes, robots will break—and they will be fixed in the pit areas to run again. There will be successes and failures, intense competition to win, alliances formed both on the field and off, and moments of teaching and helping.
Spectators of all ages are welcome; it’s free and open to the public. Younger spectators can become involved in resetting the fields between bouts. In keeping with the “Haunted Harvest” theme, feel free to wear a costume if you’d like to join in the festive spirit!
The event runs from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM in Thetford Academy’s Anderson building. Concessions will be available. Please consider bringing a non-perishable item for our Harvest food drive.