Robotics USVI

On October 27^th, a team of three local high school students headed to Panama City to represent the Virgin Islands in a global robotics challenge hosted by FIRST Global, a non-profit organization. The six-person delegation will include Resa O’Reilly Shearn, Executive Director and Founder of St. Croix non-profit Project Promise, who is managing the team; 3 official team members – Alejandro Quinones Jr., Nyan Bedminster, and Ziva Caleb; Fransico Reyes, the team’s coach, and parent, Chantelle Quinones.

This year was Project Promise’s third year participating in the global event. In 2023, Project Promise was invited by FIRST Global and received a full sponsorship by the organization to participate in their Robotics Challenge in Singapore and last year local students participated in the competition in Athens, Greece. The team’s captain and third year participant, Ziva Caleb stated, “This was an incredibly exciting opportunity to once again participate in the FIRST Global Challenge.” 

Since April, the dedicated team of students and their coach met regularly to strategize and prepare for the competition. Last week, students from around the globe ascended in Panama City to collaborate and compete during the 2025 Challenge.