McKee Middle School

Montgomery Public Schools is proud to announce that McKee Middle School’s robotics team achieved a phenomenal victory at the Alabama Middle School VEX IQ State Championship this past weekend in Auburn, Alabama, earning the highly coveted Create Award and securing a spot at the 2025 VEX Robotics World Championship in Dallas, TX.

The Create Award is presented to robotics teams that demonstrate an innovative engineering design solution to one or more competition challenges, highlighting their creativity and problem-solving abilities. This recognition places McKee Middle School among the best in the state, marking a historic milestone as the first middle school team in MPS history to qualify for the prestigious global event.

The VEX Robotics World Championship brings together top teams from over 50 countries, offering students the opportunity to showcase their skills on an international stage. McKee Middle School’s success is a testament to the strength of the MPS middle school robotics program, which was launched in 2020 through the Hyundai Initiative for Robotics Excellence (HIRE) in partnership with Auburn University's Southeastern Center of Robotics Education (SCORE).

"Our students have worked so hard to make it to this point. I can not begin to tell you how proud I am of all of our robotics programs. We’re so thankful to our community partners for their partnerships. This is what 21st century education is about, it’s about hands-on innovation pushing students to think creatively and deeply, all while working together,” shared Kristy Hatch, Director of Strategy and Innovation for MPS.  

MPS will now work with McKee Middle to prepare for the World Championship in Dallas Texas, starting May 9, 2025. If any community partner is interested in sponsoring McKee to the championship, please contact Mrs. Jade Jones at jade.jones@mps.k12.al.us.

For more information about MPS, please visit www.mps.k12.al.us 

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