At the FTC Louisiana – Country Day Qualifier, St. Mary’s Dominican High School robotics teams, Dominican Valkryies and Dominican Ultraviolet, had a successful first qualifier for the season. Dominican Valkryies was the Design Award winner and placed second in the Connect Award. The team was 3rd Ranked Alliance Captain with partner Cubotics (Mount Carmel Academy) and won one of three matches during Alliance play. Dominican Ultraviolet won the Think Award, qualifying for the Regional Championship Tournament on March 2nd. The team took second place for the Control Award.

Dominican Ultraviolet team members (from left), Front Row: Katelyn Nguyen, Ardenne Kijko, Marisa Acevedo, Isabella Sachitano, Angeli Bautista, Kaylee Gonzalez, and Kate Vatter. Back Row: Tess Baker, Evariste Dewenter, Vanessa Liu , Mia Reyes, Meredith Kononchek, Hidaya-Nureen Khan, and Violet Matherne.

Dominican Valkyries team members (from left), Elisabeth Amato, Anna Houin, Reese Tatford, Rachel Tatford, and Emma Ernst.