The Highland robotics team is heading to the FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship for the second year in a row.

The Finger Tightans competed at the North Super-Regional Championship in Cedar Rapids last weekend and received the third place Think Award. This is the first year the team has qualified for the final competition, as they competed at the world championship last year on a wild card draw. The Finger Tightans will travel to Detroit, Michigan for the World Championship happening April 25-28.

Finger Tightans team members:

Matt Butler
Nathan Butler
Makala Cox
Samantha Cox
Emma Crossett
Noah Holden
Sam Smith
Emily Streb
Alex Tompkin
Thomas Tory
Luke Van Schoyck