Neatherd High School: Neatherd STEM Lego Report Neatherd High School hosted the East of England Lego League Championship on Sunday 29th January, 2017 6 Teams from around the county and beyond came to compete at the Lego League Championship. We had a fantastic event, 12 judges from a range of different Engineering and Science backgrounds helped ensure the event was fair and in line with the Lego League Rules. Lunch was provided by Frances who not only cooked lunch but of course an awesome pudding for all in attendance. Tasha Nicholson (Chair of Friends) provided the team with branded T-Shirts, which helped hugely in the core values element, and really demonstrated a ‘team’ unity for Neatherd. The Lego cake she baked also helped! Neatherd Won! Team NeXT : Aaron Nicholson, Lili-Mae Nicholson, Sergio Mendes, Olaf Don, Edward Curl and Billy Hall. They were awarded First Place in three of the four elements and second in the fourth. Judges were exceptionally complimentary about the team's resilience, independence and autonomy. They were ‘solution focused’ and often found fixes for the robot swiftly. We are now moving onto the National Final at Bristol University on 26th February. Thank you to a huge amount of support from different local companies. Birds of Dereham provided the judges and support staff with branded polo shirts (free of charge!). Starlings Toy Shop, in Dereham, provided us with a huge amount of freebies to award pupils efforts, and a great deal of display stands to really make the event exciting. Mr Chapman