Columbiana Middle School Robotics

05/06/2026

The Almighty Cheeto Puffs made up of teammates Colton Burns, Parker Clark, James Conrad, and Sammy Harberson had an amazing week at the VEXIQ World Competition in St. Louis! This experience was made possible by the generous support of community businesses, organizations, friends, and family members who gave their resources and cheered us on. We are so grateful.
Our robotics club continues to grow each year, and your support not only allows us to attend state and global competitions, but also purchase additional robot kits, fields, and parts.
We are so thankful for this experience and the opportunity to represent Columbiana on a world stage.
Thank you to:
🤖 Columbiana Community Foundation and Jen + Tonic Memorial Polo Event for grants supporting our growth
🤖 L&M Greenhouse, LLC
🤖 Extrudex Aluminum
🤖 Graft Electric, Inc.
🤖 Humtown
🤖 D'Lux Motors, Inc.
🤖 Hippley Landscape
🤖 Dynamic Structures Construction Inc.
🤖 Confetti House for making our fun 👕
🤖 Sitler The Printer, Inc. for our swag stickers
🤖 Allen Lodge #276 F&AM
🤖 American Legion - Joe Williams Post 131
🤖 VFW York Drexler Post 5532 and its Auxiliary
🤖 VFW POST 4111

We can't wait to see what our club accomplishes next year!

05/04/2026

2026-2027 game reveal: LEVEL UP
Who's coming to play next year? 🙋🙋‍♀️
We're pumped!
📺 watch the game:

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05/02/2026

A special thank you to Confetti House for sprinkling your magic Cheeto dust and making us the team to be seen! From the robot field to the bleachers, we were easy to follow in these fabulous shirts!

05/01/2026

🌎 We close out our time in St. Louis proud of our accomplishments and with memories to last a lifetime! 🌎
The Almighty Cheeto Puffs final ranking was 49th out of 82 in our division, and a placement of 77th out of 356 in skills.
Thank you to all who cheered us on these last 3 days!

04/30/2026

🌎 World Competition Day 2 🌎
The team faced some challenges today, including multiple robot breakdowns, but they performed well, especially in their autonomous round (fully coded, no driver involved), which they were especially proud of!
The Cheeto Puffs have met teams from all around the world, and have enjoyed interacting with all of them! There are so many cultures and countries and schools represented, what fun to see them all come together over a love of robotics 🤖

04/29/2026

👀 Catch the Cheetos in action today! 👀
Today we compete with teams from Texas, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Ecuador, Canada, Nebraska, and Virginia.
Watch live here: https://www.vexworlds.tv/ #/viewer/broadcasts/qualification-matches-spirit-ztrnlejrzv4xrnsuaxpo/qpseci51hyn73m5hgmib
Wednesday's matches: https://www.vexworlds.tv/ #/viewer/broadcasts/qualification-matches-spirit-ptujq3wlf6v9vgbaybfi/bpsxbob06h6ayijllf4t
🛩🤖 Let's go Clipper Robotics! 🤖🛩

04/29/2026

🤖 Columbiana has arrived in St. Louis 🤖
Day 1 of the World Competition kicked off with a few challenges, but the Almighty Cheeto Puffs finished 5th out of 83 in their division! Today's matches included alliances with Ecuador and China, and the team also spent time setting up the team pit, passing robot inspection, meeting teams from around the world, and collecting lots of swag. We're looking forward to tomorrow's 7 matches!

04/24/2026

A huge thank you to L&M Greenhouse, LLC for your support of Columbiana Middle School Robotics!
For those who purchased giftcards, don't forget to use them before June 15th! Be sure to stop in for all your flower needs and P.S......mom's love flowers!! Get your mom some Mother's Day flowers!

04/23/2026

🌎 Lester III is ready for St. Louis! 🌎
The Cheeto Puffs have been working tirelessly for months: building and rebuilding their robot, coding, driving practice, and now the World Championship is just days away.
Watch their robot (whom they have lovingly named Lester III 🤖), run it's autonomous course. All coded, no driver involved 🤯
Looking good Lester!

04/22/2026

Thank you to Dynamic Structures Construction Inc. for supporting the growth of Columbiana Middle School Robotics!