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Nerd Herd Singled Out For Superior Teamwork

Ned Berke

Apr 20, 2009

A few weeks ago we reported on the Nerd Herd, a team of St. Edmund kids who conquered a city robotics challenge and were raising money to head to the national competition in Atlanta.

Well $17,000 and 850 miles later, the group went head to head with 82 other teams this weekend. While they didn’t win – the top slot went to a far less cool Michigan team – the Nerd Herd scored high for robot design and was singled out for superior team work.

Great job, guys. You’ve made Sheepshead Bay proud.

http://www.myfoxny.com/video/videoplayer.swf

[via NY Daily News and MYFOXNY.com]

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