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Over the course of the last several weeks, students from 120 high schools (78 from Ontario, 32 from Quebec, 2 from Alberta, 1 from Nova Scotia, 5 from the United States and 2 from Mexico) took part in the FIRST Robotics Competition – the largest high school robotics competition in Canada. Eighteen of these teams earned spots at the 2012 World Championship event, currently underway at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Missouri.

“The students that participate in FIRST Robotics competitions develop life-long communication, team work and leadership skills along with a higher level of confidence, which are required for their future success in the business or academic world,” said Mark Breadner, Executive Director of FIRST Robotics Canada. “We are very proud that so many Canadian student teams have moved onto the next level.”

The following Canadian student teams will move on to the 2012 World Championships:

Greater Toronto East Regional, Oshawa, Ontario, March 8-10, 2012:
Award			Team			Name			City
Winner #1			1114			Governor Simcoe SS			St. Catharine’s, ON
Winner #2			2056			Orchard Park SS			Stoney Creek, ON
Winner #3			1219			Emery CI			Toronto, ON
Chairman’s Award			1114			Governor Simcoe SS			St. Catharine’s, ON

Waterloo Regional, Waterloo, Ontario, March 22-24, 2012:
Award			Team			Name			City
Winner #1			1114			Governor Simcoe SS			St. Catharine’s, ON
Winner #2			2056			Orchard Park SS			Stoney Creek, ON
Winner #3			4372			PRDG HS			Cambridge, ON
Chairman’s Award			2056			Orchard Park SS			Stoney Creek, ON

Greater Toronto West Regional, Mississauga, Ontario, March 29-31, 2012:
Award			Team			Name			City
Winner #1			2056			Orchard Park SS			Stoney Creek, ON
Winner #2			4001			St. Robert CHS			Thornhill, ON
Winner #3			2200			M. M. Robinson HS			Burlington, ON
Chairman’s Award			1241			Rick Hansen SS			Mississauga, ON

The 2012 FIRST Robotics Canada Event Sponsors are:

Platinum: Research In Motion
Gold: Bruce Power, Hatch
Silver: University of Toronto, SYNNEX Corporation, Thales, TMMC
Bronze: Google, Bell, General Motors, Ontario Power Generation, Rockwell Automation, University of Waterloo
Pit Sponsor: Magna