Somers Town Supervisor Rick Morrissey, attended the event and proclaimed Jan. 10 to be Technology Day in the Town of Somers, to commend the Bionic Gaels, the Xeno Gaels and the rest of the teams present in FIRST Tech Challenge.
The opening ceremony also included comments from Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino's Chief of Staff George Oros and Kennedy Catholic President and Principal Father Mark Vaillancourt.
The Kennedy team of the 9541 Xeno Gaels, which were competing in their first robotics tournament, reached the finals For hosting the event, the 5602 Bionic Gaels advanced to the Championship event on Feb. 8 at Pace University.
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