Gaskill Preparatory School

Niagara Falls Prep Level Robotics
LaSalle Robotics & Gaskill Robotics

The NF Prep Robotics Team consists of 8 LaSalle and 7 Gaskill teams.

On 5/10/25-5/15/25 LaSalle Robotics competed in the VEX IQ World Robotics Championships.

On 3/5/25 LaSalle Robotics won the Northern New York VEX IQ Rapid Relay MS State Championships with Gaskill Robotics placing second overall.

The VEX IQ Robotics Challenge (VEX IQRC), presented by the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation, provides elementary and middle school students with exciting, open-ended robotics challenges that enhance their science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) skills through hands-on, student-centered learning. VEX IQRC fosters student development of teamwork, critical thinking, project management, and communication skills required to prepare them to become the next generation of innovators and problem-solvers.

2024-2025 Challenge - VEX IQRC Rapid Relay

Schedule of Events for the 2024-2025 Season: (subject to change)
11/16/24 Niagara Falls
12/7/24 Niagara Falls
12/21/24 Morgan Rd
1/4/25 Chittenango - canceled
1/8/25 SUNY Niagara Tech Wars
1/18/25 Queensbury
2/1/25 Niagara Falls
2/15/25 Morgan Rd
2/22/25 ADK Classic
3/5/25 Northern NY State VEX IQ Robotics Championships
4/5/25 VEX IQ Robotics Competition Rapid Relay – Student Coaches Adult event
5/12/25-5/14/25 VEX IQ World Championships
5/14/25 2025-2026 VEX IQ Game Reveal
5/14/25 2025-2026 Robotics Season Starts
5/20/25 SUNY Erie Tech Wars

Previous Awards

3/5/25 Northern NY VEX IQ Rapid Relay MS State Championships (Syracuse, NY) (Teamwork Champions, Teamwork 2nd place, Excellence, Skills, Skills 3rd place, Sportsmanship Award)
2/8/25 Morgan Rd VEX IQ Tournament #3 (Liverpool, NY) (Teamwork Champions, Excellence, Skills)
2/1/25 Niagara Falls VEX IQ Rapid Relay v004 (Niagara Falls, NY) (Teamwork Champions, Excellence, Design Award, Innovate, Skills)
1/25/25 Morgan Rd VEX IQ Tournament #2 (Liverpool, NY) (Teamwork Champions, Excellence, Think, Skills)
1/18/25 Queensbury Schools Rapid Relay Tournament (Queensbury, NY) (Teamwork Champions, Design Award)
1/11/25 Niagara Falls VEX IQ Rapid Relay v003 (Niagara Falls, NY) (Teamwork Champions, Excellence, Design Award, Innovate, Skills)
1/8/25 SUNY Niagara Tech Wars (Sanborn, NY) (Teamwork Champions, 2nd Place Teamwork)
12/21/24 Morgan Rd Early Bird (Liverpool, NY) (Teamwork Champions, Innovate, Skills)
12/7/24 Niagara Falls VEX IQ Rapid Relay v002 (Niagara Falls, NY) (Teamwork Champions, Excellence, Judges Award, Design Award, Innovate, Skills)
11/16/24 Niagara Falls VEX IQ Rapid Relay v001 (Niagara Falls, NY) (Teamwork Champions, Excellence, Judges Award, Design Award, Innovate, Skills)
5/23/24 ECC Tech Wars (Buffalo, NY) (Teamwork Champion)
5/1/24 VEX Worlds The 2 Stouges (49th in Innovate Division) and Warcraft (78th in Opportunity Division)
3/9/24 Northern New York VEX IQ Championships State Championships Blended (Queensbury, NY)(Teamwork Champion, Design Award)
2/24/24 Adirondak Classic (Queensbury, NY) (Teamwork Champion)
2/10/24 VEX-IQ in the Valley Full Volume Qualifying Tournament (Canaseraga, NY) (Teamwork Champions, 2nd Place Teamwork, Excellence, Judges Award, Design Award, Skills)
2/3/24 Queensbury School Full Volume (Queensbury, NY) (Teamwork Champions, Design Award, Skills)
1/27/24 Niagara Falls VEX IQ Full Volume v004 (Niagara Falls) (Teamwork Champions, 2nd Place Teamwork, Excellence, Judges Award, Design Award, Skills)
1/13/24 Niagara Falls VEX IQ Full Volume v003 (Niagara Falls, NY) (Teamwork Champions, 2nd Place Teamwork, Excellence, Judges Award, Design Award, Skills)
1/10/24 NCCC Tech Wars (Sanborn, NY) (Teamwork Champions, 2nd Place Teamwork, Excellence, Judges Award, Design Award)
12/16/23 Niagara Falls VEX IQ Full Volume v002 (Niagara Falls, NY) (Teamwork Champions, 2nd Place Teamwork, Excellence, Judges Award, Design Award, Skills)
11/18/23 Niagara Falls VEX IQ Full Volume v001 (Niagara Falls, NY) (Teamwork Champions, 2nd Place Teamwork, Excellence, Judges Award, Design Award, Skills)
5/1/23-5/3/23 VEX Robotics World Championships (Dallas, TX) (Amaze Award Design Division - French Toast Mafia, 3rd Place Research Division - The Prestige, 6th Place Spirit Division - Robo Revenge, 9th Place Innovate Division - The 2 Stouges)
3/11/23 Northern NYS VEX IQ Slap Shot Championships (Syracuse, NY) (Teamwork Champions, Skills, Excellence)
2/25/23 VEX in the Valley (Canaseraga, NY) (Teamwork Champions, 2nd Place Teamwork, Excellence)
2/25/23 Adirondack Tournament - Slapshot (Queensbury, NY) (Teamwork Champions, 2nd Place Teamwork, Excellence, Skills)
2/18/23 NFBOE Slap Shot v002 (Niagara Falls, NY) (Teamwork Champions, 2nd Place Teamwork, Excellence, Design Award, Judges Skills)
2/11/23 South Onondaga BOTS INVITE  (Onondaga, NY) (Teamwork Champions, 2nd Place Teamwork, Excellence, Design Award, Skills, Skills 2nd)
1/21/23 NFBOE Slap Shot v002 (Niagara Falls, NY) (Teamwork Champions, 2nd Place Teamwork, Excellence, Judges Award, Design Award, Skills) 
1/11/23 Tech Wars VIQC Pitching In Tournament at NCCC (Sanborn, NY) (Teamwork Champions, 2nd Place Teamwork, Excellence, Judges Award, Design Award)
12/17/22 NFBOE Slap Shot v001 (Niagara Falls, NY) (Teamwork Champions, 2nd Place Teamwork, Excellence, Judges Award, Design Award, Skills)     
5/8/22-5/10/22 VEX Robotics World Championships (Dallas, TX) - 2nd Place Science Division French Toast Mafia, 3rd Place Technology Division Robo Revenge
3/12/22 Northern NYS VEX IQ Pitching In Championships (Syracuse, NY) (Teamwork Champion, Teamwork 2nd Place, Excellence, Design, Judges Award)
2/26/22 NSJC VEX IQ Pitching In Tournament (Syracuse, NY) (Teamwork Champion, Teamwork 2nd Place, Design, Skills)
2/22/22 VEX IQ in the Valley - Pitching In Tournament (Canaseraga, NY) (Teamwork Champion, Teamwork 2nd Place, Teamwork 3rd Place, Excellence, Skills)
2/18/22 Niagara Falls BOE Prep Level Pitching In #6 - Skills Only (Niagara Falls, NY) (Skills Champion)
2/16/22 Niagara Falls BOE Prep Level Pitching In #4 (Niagara Falls, NY) (Teamwork Champion, Teamwork 2nd Place, Robot Skills)
2/5/22 Niagara Falls BOE Prep Level Pitching In #3 VEX IQ LRT (Niagara Falls, NY) (Teamwork 3rd Place, Teamwork 4th Place)
1/29/22 Niagara Falls BOE Prep Level Pitching In #2 VEX IQ LRT (Niagara Falls, NY) (Teamwork Champion, Teamwork 2nd Place, Excellence, Design)
1/12/22 Tech Wars VIQC Pitching In Tournament at NCCC (Sanborn, NY) (Teamwork Champion)
12/18/21 NFBOE Prep Level VEX IQ Challenge Pitching In (Niagara Falls, NY) (Teamwork Champion, Robot Skills, Excellence)5/27/21-5/29/21 VEX IQ World Championships Virtual (1st Place Division, 7th Place in the World)
4/17/21 New York State VEX IQ Championships Live Remote Tournament (Teamwork Champion, Teamwork 2nd Place, Excellence, Design, Innovate, 6 teams qualify for worlds)
4/17/21 NYS Rise Above State Championships - Skills Only (Robot Skills Champion, Innovate Award, 1 team qualified for worlds)
3/24/21 NFBOE Prep School Rise Above Pt.4  Live Remote (Teamwork Champion)
2/17/21 NFBOE Prep School Rise Above Pt.2  (Teamwork Champion, Teamwork 2nd Place, Excellence)
1/27/21 NFBOE Prep School Rise Above Pt.1  (Teamwork Champion, Excellence, Robot Skills)
4/26/20-4/28/20 VEX IQ World Championships Virtual (3rd Place Division)
2/29/20 Northern New York State VEX IQ Championships (Teamwork Champion, 3 teams qualify for worlds)
1/27/20 CNY Regional VEX IQ Challenge (Teamwork Champion, Teamwork 2nd Place, Excellence, Robot Skills, Judges)
1/18/20 Tech Wars (Teamwork Champion, Teamwork 2nd Place, Excellence, Robot Skills)
12/19/19 NFBOE Prep Level VEX IQ Challenge (Teamwork Champion, Teamwork 2ndPlace, Excellence, Design, Robot Skills)
11/22/19 Scrimmage at Canisius High School (Teamwork Champion, Teamwork 2nd Place)

Award Definitions

* The Excellence Award is presented to a team that exemplifies overall excellence in creating a high quality VEX IQ robot.
* The Teamwork Champion Award is presented to each of the two teams on the highest-scoring alliance in the Teamwork Challenge finals.
* The Robot Skills Champion Award is presented to the team with the highest combined Programming Skills & Driving Skills score.
* The Teamwork Second Place Award will go to the two teams on the second-highest scoring alliance in the Teamwork Challenge finals.
* The Judges Award is presented to a team that the judges determine is deserving of special recognition.
* The Innovate Award is presented to a team with a specific, unique engineering element that demonstrates "outside the box" thinking.
* The Design Award recognizes an organized and professional approach to the Engineering Design Process, project and time management, and team organization. Student demonstration of the Engineering Design Process is fundamental to the educational value of REC Foundation programs. 
* The Think Award recognizes teams that use coding and programming to solve challenges in the VEX IQ Robotics Competition. The award is based on the Engineering Notebook and Engineering Portfolio.
* Sportsmanship Award recognizes a high degree of good sportsmanship, helpfulness, respect, and a positive attitude both on and off the competition field. Key criteria of the Sportsmanship Award are: Team is courteous, helpful, and respectful to everyone, on and off the field. 

Gaskill Robotics 2024-2025                                                                  LaSalle Robotics 2024-2025