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Lancaster High's robot "The Phantom" grabs the ball off the rack during the Los Angeles regional competition. NASA photo by Tom Tschida. The Lancaster and Antelope Valley High School robotics teams participated in the regional FIRST robotics competition March 20-22 in Los Angeles. The Lancaster High team not only won the Chairman's Award - the highest award at the regional level - but also earned a trip to the national competition in Atlanta.

Both school's robotics teams are support by NASA, with NASA Dryden co-sponsoring the Lancaster High team and the first-year Antelope Valley High team receiving a NASA start-up grant to get their program established. The teams participate in competitions organized by the non-profit FIRST organization with the goal of increasing student interest in mathematics, science and technology-based career fields.

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