T.K. Stone LEGO team places ninth in portion of state tournament

The LEGO League at T.K. Stone Middle School placed ninth Jan. 14 in the Mission category of the Kentucky FIRST LEGO League State Robotics Competition. The team placed ninth out of 42 teams. The Mission category consists of programming robots to perform tasks.

The team also placed second in the Inspiration category, which rates teams on its enthusiasm, adviser Celeste Lawson said.

“We were very pleased,” Lawson said.