School Takes Home Super Regionals Lego Win

From DeKalb County School District:

Montgomery Elementary School’s First Lego League team took home the top award at the Super Regionals tournament at Clark State University on Jan. 10.

The team from the Brookhaven school will advance to the state tournament, which takes place at Georgia Tech on Saturday, Jan. 24.

The Lego League team lead teacher coach is Nancy Nichelson—teacher coaches, Maja Blair and Erica Mistretta, along with parent coach, Vanessa Quan—and the team is comprised of six fourth- and fifth-grade students (Avaye Dawadi, Nancy Francesca Jepson, Olivia, Li, Sophie Li, Nicholas Ressler-Craig and Alex Thorne).

Montgomery Elementary is a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) school.

PHOTO: The attached FLL team on Jan.10 at the Super Regionals at Clark State University. Front row: Sophie Li (4th grade), Olivia Li (5th grade). Second row: Nancy Nichelson (teacher and coach), Francesca Jepson (4th grade), Alex Thorne (5th grade), Avaye Dawadi (5th grade). Back row: Nicholas Ressler-Craig (4th grade), Erica Mistretta (teacher and coach).