World championship bound

Special to the Enquirer 

Barkley Bridge and Hartselle intermediate students making up the Hartselle VEX IQ Elementary Robotics Team are headed to the next level of competition. Team members Parker Moore, Clay Menanno, James McGuire, Elijah Barnes, Grady Royer, Mabry Garnett and Clara Arterburn won the Build Award at the VEX IQ State Tournament in February, qualifying them for the VEX IQ World Championship in Dallas, Texas, in May. This is the first Hartselle elementary team to qualify for world competition. The Build Award is presented to a team for a well-crafted and robust robot. VEX IQ World will be May 10-12.