2015 Competition
2015 Game – Pay Dirt
See the teaser of this year’s game at http://bestinc.org
For additional information, see Participants -> Resources and Participants -> File Manager
For bESTology about this year’s game, see Friends of BEST in Alabama – bESTology
2015_Awards_and_Judging_Policies & 2015 RM BEST Award Descriptions describe the 2015 Awards .
2015 Competition Results
Game Awards
| 1st Place | DSST Byers Middle School * |
| 2nd Place | Ralston Valley High School * |
| 3rd Place | DSST Stapleton High School * |
| Robotics Finalist | East High School |
BEST Awards
| 1st Place | St. Mary’s Academy * |
| 2nd Place | Ralston Valley High School * |
| 3rd Place | DSST Stapleton High School * |
* These teams qualified for the Regional Championship which take place in Ft. Smith, Arkansas on December 4 & 5, 2015!
Special Awards
| Founders Award for Creative Design | St. Mary’s Academy |
| Most Robust Design | DSST Byers Middle School |
| Software Design and Simulation | St. Mary’s Academy |
| BEST Rookie Team | Ralston Valley High School |
| Craftsmanship | St. Mary’s Academy |
| Project Engineering Notebook (for non-BEST Award Team) | Innovation Center of St. Vrain Valley |
| Sportsmanship | St. Mary’s Academy |
RM BEST and our sponsors are very proud of all 29 teams for their hard work!
Regional Championship
Five teams (DSST Byers, Manning Middle School, Ralston Valley High School, Skyline High School, St. Mary’s Academy) from our Rocky Mountain BEST hub attended the competition at the Fort Smith Convention Center in Ft. Smith, Arkansas on December 4 & 5, 2015. For more information, see
http://uafs.edu/ftbest/ft-best-home
RM BEST Teams earned these trophies at the Regional Championship.
Game Awards
| 2nd Place | DSST Byers Middle School |
Special Awards
| Most Robust – 1st Place | Manning Middle School |
| Most Photogenic – 2nd Place | Ralston Valley High School |
| Most Photogenic – 3rd Place | St. Mary’s Academy |
| T-Shirt – 2nd Place | Manning Middle School |
| Marketing Presentation – 1st Place | St. Mary’s Academy |
| Booth / Interview – 1st Place | Ralston Valley |
RM BEST Kickoff Presentations
2015 RM BEST Kickoff EVENT Presentation
2015 RMBEST Kickoff – Control_System_Team_Training
2015 RMBEST Kickoff – EasyC Team Training
2015 RMBEST Kickoff – Project Engineering Notebooks
2015 RMBEST Kickoff – Robot Design and Construction Tips
2015 RMBEST Kickoff – Robot Kit & Rules Familiarization
