The Cardinal Crushers robotics team at Crabapple Lane Elementary School in Fayette County won the Presentation Award at the 2017 FIRST LEGO League State Championship at Georgia Tech. One of the competing teams' tasks was a research project outlining a problem and their solution, fitting the theme "Animal Allies." The Cardinal Crushers tackled protecting sea turtle eggs from the damage of artificial light. They created a tunnel to put over a nest to block artificial light and allow the newly hatched sea turtles to follow the light of the moon, hopefully making it to the ocean. They even wrote a song to the rhythm of "We Will Rock You" by the band Queen. "The judges liked the song so much that the team was asked to perform it in front of the entire auditorium during the awards ceremony," said Michelle Redahan, one of the robotics team sponsors at the school. The Cardinal Crushers are Madison Lohr, Ian Gevertz, Emmett Fisher, Wynn McDonell, Will McDonell, Roshan Kolachina, Mark Redahan, Trevor Hall, and Marcus Morrow.
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