Lakota Robotics

06/03/2026

This video was created by our students to share the impact Lakota Robotics has on our community.

As we launch our 2026 fundraising campaign, we're grateful for the sponsors and supporters who make these opportunities possible. Their investment helps us inspire future innovators, serve our community, and provide life-changing STEM experiences.

🎥 Watch, share, and help us spread the word!
https://youtu.be/zJ8z2z13ads

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06/02/2026

🏆 We are incredibly honored to have so many outstanding mentors recognized as Woodie Flowers Finalist Award recipients.

This prestigious award celebrates mentors who inspire, empower, and make a lasting impact on students both on and off the field. Team 1038 is proud to have seven finalists connected to our program, including two former team members who returned to give back and one mentor who earned the award with another team but has been with us for over a decade.

🌟 Woodie Flowers Finalists Connected to Team 1038:
• 2004 Bill Vinnage – Buckeye Regional
• 2013 Paul George – Queen City Regional
• 2020 Jimmy Nichols – Miami Valley Regional
• 2022 Anthony Ogg – Rocket City Regional
• 2023 Robert Weekley – Rocket City Regional
• 2026 Wes Reed – Miami Valley Regional
• 2024 Rick Oliver – Greater Pittsburgh Regional (awarded with Team 325)

Thank you for your dedication, leadership, and commitment to inspiring the next generation of innovators. Your impact reaches far beyond robotics.

06/01/2026

Congratulations to our teammate Elaina 💜💙💜

Third in the WORLD. 🌎️
Let that sink in.

These talented Freedom and Plains 6th and 7th grade students, known as the Pyramid-Life Crisis team, returned from the Destination Imagination Global Finals in Kansas City with an incredible third-place finish in the Middle Level Technical Challenge!🤩🎉

Kaelyn, Joanna, Elaina, Trisha, Bryn and Norah competed against teams from around the globe, including China, Turkey, Mexico and Guatemala.

While embracing the engineering design process and collaborative problem solving, they learned how to use power tools and soldering irons; coded; wired circuits; recorded sound effects; solved technical problems ;and spent countless hours building, testing, adapting and creating.

Their final performance featured time travel, game shows, humor, creativity and nonstop innovation!

Please help us congratulate these amazing students on an extraordinary achievement! 🌍🏆

06/01/2026

What an incredible Team Banquet! 🎉

We had the opportunity to celebrate an amazing season, recognize the sponsors, parents, and mentors who make everything we do possible, and honor the hard work of our team.

We were also excited to announce our new student leadership team for the upcoming season. Congratulations to:

⭐ Evan – Team Captain
⭐ Gavin – Strategy Manager
⭐ Colin – Robot Manager
⭐ Elaina – Media & Marketing Manager
⭐ Alli – Impact Manager

We can't wait to see what this leadership team accomplishes as we continue to grow, innovate, and inspire the next generation of STEM leaders!

05/30/2026

🤖✨ The future of Team 1038 is looking bright!

Today, our Tier 2 Leadership candidates delivered amazing speeches for roles including Robot Manager, Media & Marketing Lead, Strategy Manager, and Impact Committee Lead. Our Team Captain candidates have already shared their vision for the team as well.

The excitement isn't over yet... Tomorrow at our Team 1038 Banquet, we'll announce our new Team Captain and Tier 2 Leadership team! 🎉

Good luck to all of our candidates!

05/29/2026

Please help if you can

These summer months see a high need for food and clothes in our community. We’re low on boxed pasta, children’s summer clothes, and pancake mix. We’d greatly appreciate your help to fill these shelves! Our donation sheds are in the back of our building- but most of you knew that already 😊

Thank you .theobald for the photo ✨

05/29/2026

Normal people: favorite thing = food, music, sleep
Us: robot shoot go vroom 🤖😂

05/28/2026

Build season may be over, but the memories, teamwork, and excitement are still going strong 🤖💥 Every win on the field was a reminder that all the late nights, hard work, and dedication were worth it. We had an amazing season and had even more fun along the way!

05/27/2026

Building robots is just part of the experience. The real magic happens when you’re having fun at competitions, making memories, and creating lifelong friendships along the way 🤖💙

05/26/2026

Our summer camp speaks for itself 💙

"The FLL Summer Camp enabled our child to approach challenges in a new way, focusing on collaboration and teamwork as its cornerstones."
— Marcy Olson, Summer Camp Parent

Limited spots still available for Grades 2–6 🤖☀️
Register here! https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2026-lego-summer-camp