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R-L Center Taken Over by Robots

On September 20, the McDonogh Eagles Robotics Team hosted hundreds of high school students (and their robots) from Maryland and surrounding states for the Eighth Annual Battle O’ Baltimore, one of the east coast’s premier FIRST® Robotics Competition off-season tournaments. The opening ceremonies included a performance by recent graduates of the Lower School Drum Corps, welcoming remarks by Headmaster Charlie Britton, and the singing of the National Anthem by the Women of Note and Gentleman Songsters. The remainder of the the day was action-packed as teams directed their 120-lb. custom-built robots in a competition that combined close contact, tough defense, dramatic buzzer beaters, strategic assists, and awe-inspiring shots on goal!