Thursday, October 25, at Birmingham Groves
Birmingham Tournament
Results
1. Pontiac Notre Dame Preparatory (Team 33), 164
2. Rochester Adams (Team 245), 162
3. Walled Lake Western (Team 245), 147
Other awards
Beautiful bot award: Auburn Hills Avondale (Team 3,538)
Spirit of the competition award: Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes (Team 5,053)
Technical excellence award: Walled Lake Central (Team 308)
Strategic design award: West Bloomfield (Team 3)
Quality award: Rochester Adams (Team 245)
Judges’ award No. 1: Pontiac Notre Dame Preparatory (Team 33)
Judges’ award No. 2: Oakland Schools Technical Campus Northeast (Team 1)
Pontiac Notre Dame Preparatory won the OCCRA tournament on October 25.
Saturday, November 3, at Rochester Adams
Diversity Showcase
Results
1. Auburn Hills Avondale (Team 3,538), 194
2. Birmingham Groves/Seaholm (Team 2,960), 185
3, Rochester Adams (Team 245), 170
Other awards
Beautiful bot award: Oakland Schools Technical Campus Southwest (Team 75,553)
Spirit of the competition award: Walled Lake Western (Team 803)
Technical excellence award: Rochester Adams (Team 245)
Strategic design award: Auburn Hills Avondale (Team 3,538)
Quality award: West Bloomfield (Team 3)
Judges’ award No. 1: Lake Orion (Team 302)
Judges’ award No. 2: Pontiac International Technology Academy (Team 51)
Auburn Hills Avondale won the OCCRA tournament on November 3.
2018 Oakland County Competitive
Robotics Association schedule/results
The Oakland County Competitive Robotics Association (OCCRA) is a county-wide association of students, teachers and volunteers providing opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines for students in grades 6-12. Each year, school-based teams of students and mentors participate in a competitive robotics season of tournaments, challenged to display their technical and collaboration skills through intense and fast-paced gameplay.
This year’s OCCRA game is called Over n’ Out. It is played on a 24-by-30-foot field. Two alliances of two drive teams with robots face off in tournament matches. A match lasts 120 seconds, during which drivers control the robots trying to score points by putting balls in a low or high goal.
Wednesday, November 28, 5:30 p.m., at Oakland Schools
OCCRA awards banquet
Saturday, November 17, 9 a.m., at Walled Lake Western High School
Oakland County Championship
Thursday, November 8, 6 p.m., at Oxford Middle School
Oxford Tournament
Oakland Schools Technical Campus Southwest won the OCCRA tournament on October 20.
Saturday, October 20, at Bloomfield Hills Marian
Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice and Marian Tournament
Results
1. Oakland Schools Technical Campus Southwest (Team 7,553), 143
2. Walled Lake Western (Team 803), 141
3. Birmingham Seaholm and Groves (Team 296), 135 points.
Other awards
Beautiful bot award: Rochester Adams (Team 245)
Spirit of the competition award: Pontiac International Technology Academy (Team 51)
Technical excellence award: Walled Lake Western (Team 803)
Strategic design award: Walled Lake Central (Team 308)
Quality award: Auburn Hills Avondale (Team 3,538)
Judges' award No. 1: Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice and Marian (Team 573)
Judges’ award No. 2: Birmingham Seaholm and Groves (Team 296)
Awards glossary
Beautiful bot award: Awarded to the team with the best-looking machine.
Spirit of the competition award: Awarded to the team that exhibits extraordinary enthusiasm and spirit along with the best sportsmanship and continuous gracious professionalism in the heat of competition.
Technical excellence award: Awarded to the team that possesses technical excellence in robot design and operation. (i.e. How the students operate the robot and how well the robot functions.)
Strategic design award: Awarded to the team with a well-defined strategy and an unusually clever or effective design feature to implement that strategy.
Quality award: Awarded to the team that best exemplifies a quality robotics program. The recipient of this award must employ quality practices in an effective manner in terms of team organization, team management and the robot building process.
Judges’ awards: Created by the judges on the day of the competition.
Past OCCRA champions
2017: Oakland Schools Technical Campus Southwest (Team 123) and Pontiac Notre Dame Preparatory (Team 33)
2004: Birmingham Groves and Seaholm (Team 62) and Rochester Adams (Team 245)
2003: Oakland Schools Technical Campus Northwest (Team 27) and Bloomfield Hills International Academy (Team 469)
2002: West Bloomfield (Team 3) and Bloomfield Hills International Academy (Team 469)
2001:
2000: Oakland Schools Technical Campus Northeast (Team 1)
2005
#97 - Waterford Kettering High School
#1 - Oakland Schools Technical Campus Northest
2006
#47 - Pontiac Central High School
#245 - Rochester Adams High School
2007
#1 - Oakland Schools Technical Campus Northeast
#1188 Royal Oak High School
2008
#1213 - Birmingham Groves High School
#255 - Lamphere High School
2009
#51 - Pontiac High School
#245 - Rochester Adams and Stoney Creek High Schools
2010
#245 - Rochester Adams and Stoney Creek High Schools
#255 - Lamphere High School
2011
#1188 - Royal Oak High School
#1 - Oakland Schools Technical Campus Northeast
2012
#51 - Pontiac High School
#302 - Lake Orion High School
2013
#123 - Oakland Schools Technical Campus Southwest
#9 - Orchard Lake St. Mary's Prep
2014
#4384 International Academy East
#245 Rochester Adam High School
2015
#33 - Notre Dame Prep
#123 - Oakland Schools Technical Campus Southwest
2016
#2960 Birmingham Groves & Seaholm High Schools
#123 - Oakland Schools Technical Campus Southwest
The Foundation Award is awarded to the team that demonstrates the best overall performance of:
Teamwork, cooperation and enthusiasm between students, teachers and administration
Enthusiasm for technical and academic disciplines such as design, engineering, physics and electronics
Integrated and applied diverse scientific, and technical areas of study within the curriculum
Promotion of recognition and encouragement for other students
Raised awareness within their high school for technical career options that are available in the county and state
Outreach to other school districts regarding the benefits of being involved in the Oakland County Competitive Robotics Association
2001
#1 - Oakland Schools Technical Campus Northeast
2002
#201 Rochester High School
2003
#65 - Pontiac Northern High School
2004
#7 Royal Oak Schools
2005
#47 - Pontiac Central High School
2006
#47 - Pontiac Central High School
2007
#47 - Pontiac Central High School
2008
#1213 - Birmingham Groves High School
2009
#51 - Pontiac High School
2010
#245 - Rochester Adams & Stoney Creek High Schools
2011
#245 - Rochester Adams & Stoney Creek High Schools
2012
#245 - Rochester Adams & Stoney Creek High Schools
2013
#245 - Rochester Adams & Stoney Creek High Schools
2014
#33 - Notre Dame Preparatory
2015
#245 - Rochester Adams & Stoney Creek High Schools
2016
#1 - Oakland Schools Technical Campus Northeast
2017
#51 - Pontiac Schools