Athens Academy’s Middle School robotics team, Sparbots Team #6380, recently won a Robot Design Award from last fall's virtual Columbus FIRST LEGO League tournament. Team members include eighth grader Nishil Patel and seventh grader Luke Kelly (not pictured); sixth graders Sumit Alexander, Benjamin Ayers, Spencer Farmer, Eva Saraf, Tucker Smith, Ben Warner, and Griffin Woodward; and fifth graders Ben Chappell, Sean Cline, Noah Dailey, Jackson Farmer, and Carson Gober.

According to faculty advisor Mike Callinan, "Even in these trying times of a pandemic, when the majority of schools and organizations closed down their robotics teams, the Athens Academy Middle School Sparbots Robotics Team 6380 persevered and won this award, and we are so proud of them!"

Pictured:
5&6 Sparbots – front row: Tucker Smith, Ben Warner, Jackson Farmer, Carson Gober, Ben Chappell; back row: Benjamin Ayers, Sumit Alexander, Eva Saraf, Griffin Woodward, Spencer Farmer, Sean Cline, Noah Dailey.
Gr6 Sparbots – Benjamin Ayers, Tucker Smith, Eva Saraf, Griffin Woodward, Ben Warner, Spencer Farmer

Athens Academy is an independent, co-educational school for students in K3 through 12th grade, located on a beautiful 152-acre campus in Northeast Georgia. Now in its 54th year, Athens Academy pursues its mission of “excellence with honor” through academics, athletics, fine arts, and service and leadership. Ranked the #1 private school in Athens and #1 private high school outside Metro Atlanta (Niche.com). Top Ten School in the State for STEM Education (Newsweek).

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