SUNY Broome and The Raymond Corporation will host the fifth annual Southern Tier Robotics Competition on Wednesday, March 25, at Greene High School.

The competition gives area high school students the opportunity to showcase their ingenuity and talent in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) while building and designing robots.

Participating schools include Greene High School; Seton Catholic Central High School; Sidney Elementary School, Junior High School and High School; Maine-Endwell High School; Broome-Tioga BOCES’ Tech Academy; and Harpursville High School.

There are four main events: the Head to Head Challenge, the Autonomous Task Point Challenge, the Autonomous Follow Line Timed Challenge and the Remote Control Stacking Timed Challenge. In each, teams compete for either points or best time. Winners receive bragging rights as well as a trophy or plaque.

Check-in begins at 8:15 a.m. The event begins with an opening welcome at 9:15 a.m. Events run from 9:45 to 11:30 a.m., followed by an awards ceremony at 12:15 p.m.

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