Volunteer Connections by Girl Scouts of Nassau County

  FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Results Congrats to all of the high school robotics teams from Long Island that competed in the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Qualifier at Syosset High on March 1, 2014. There were two and ½ Girl Scout teams, the Icebreakers and LEGOtronettes, and the Bot Masters who are a Girl Scout/Boy Scout team.  The Icebreakers made it to the Semi-finals for the Alliance Round and they chose LEGOtronettes and The Bot Masters to be part of their Alliance team. The girls & boys showed each other what ‘scouting’ is all about as they competed together! In the end, the Icebreakers won the ‘ Inspire Award’ , and the Bot Masters won the ‘ Motivate Award’ .  The Icebreakers and the LEGOtronettes have both qualified to compete at the 2014 NYU/LI FTC Championship Tournament in NYC. The Icebreakers because they won the 'Inspire Award' at the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Qualifier at Syosset High and the LEGOtronettes because of they won t...

Congratulations to Girl S couts of Nassau County's FLL and FTC Teams on their Successful 2013 Robotics Season! It’s that time of the year…. our Robotics season has come to a close.  But there is no reason to be sad, because Girl Scouts of Nassau County gets to celebrate the amazing accomplishments of our Robotics Teams and look towards the future of Robotics in Nassau County.  We have the opportunity to share the world of STEM with many new faces and young minds.  All of our FLL and FTC teams, with help from their coaches and mentors, had an amazing season!  GSNC FLL Teams Girl Scouts of Nassau County’s seven FIRST LEGO League (FLL) teams, competed in the Student Business Partnership of Long Island's (SBPLI) 9th Annual FLL Qualifying Tournament. Of the seven, six teams won awards and moved on to the SBPLI Championship Tournament! At the SBPLI Championship Tournament, two GSNC teams won awards. Merrick Masters :) won 1s...