At the Fallsburg Central School District (FCSD) Board of Education (BOE) meeting on April 3, 2019, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Ivan Katz introduced Coach Don Thomas and the Jr/Sr High School Robotics Team. Dr. Katz was very proud of the accomplishment of the team in earning a return trip to compete in the VEX Robotics World Championship on April 23-28 in Louisville, Kentucky.
With many family members and members of the several other teams coached by Mr. Thomas present, he explained the challenges of new scoring systems that correlate with recent developments in the technology of the robots. The Fallsburg Team ranks #1 for Skills in NYS and 99th worldwide. Now many schools competing with Fallsburg are Aeronautical High Schools (that study advanced engineering) and others with strong focuses on science and technology.
BOE Members praised the Robotics Teams and thanked them for the time and energy that they demonstrate in these incredible accomplishments. They offered whatever support they could to make the trip easeful and wished them success.