On November 5th 2017, Team 341 hosted its 18th annual off-season robotics competition, Ramp Riot. We hosted 46 teams from 5 different states and collected 604 cans of food for donation to a local food cupboard. The day was an amazing success and NBC10 even dropped by for a visit. Ramp Riot would not have run as smoothly as it did without the hard work and dedication of all of our students, parents, coaches, volunteers, sponsors, and partner organizations!

Below are just some of the incredible results and a list of sponsors, organizations, and individuals to which we are grateful. There are also a few pictures attached. Please take a moment to read the list of appreciations and reflect upon all of the help that we receive.

There are some amazing videos our students worked on that you might also want to check out:

Photos from the Day

Congratulations on another successful Ramp Riot!

Official Awards & Results of Ramp Riot 2017

  • Ramp Riot Champions: Team 3314, Mechanical Mustangs; Team 834, SparTechs; Team 1403, Cougar Robotics; Team 1712, Dawgma
  • Ramp Riot Finalists: Team 225, TechFire; Team 5420, Velocity; Team 6326, Baltimore Bolts; Team 3151, Cyberstorm
  • Mike Wade Memorial Award: Team 365, Miracle Workerz
  • 604 food cans donated to Mattie Dixon Community Cupboard
  • Gracious Professionalism Award: Team 321, RoboLancers
  • Spirit of Ramp Riot Award: Team 5407, Wolfpack Robotics
  • Judges Award: Team 1403, Cougar Robotics
  • Number 1 Seed: Team 225, TechFire
Event & Team Sponsors

  • FIRST®
  • FIRST® Mid-Atlantic
  • Denney Electric Supply
  • DOW Chemical
  • Comcast NBCUniversal
  • The Boeing Company
  • BAE Systems
  • Lockheed Martin
  • Cobham Defense Electronics
  • Janssen Biotech, Inc.
  • DiD Agency
  • Computer Components Corporation
  • Penn State Great Valley
  • Wissahickon School District
  • Wissahickon Educational Opportunities Foundation

Our Incredible MCs & Game Announcers

  • “Angry” Eric Eckhardt
  • Nikki Stout
  • Sarah Fogwell

Key Volunteers

  • Ron Rossbach
  • Chris Lester
  • Rich Gerdes
  • Kara Bakowski
  • Howard Cohen
  • Michael Massa
  • Mei Rose Connor
  • Raj Pejaver
  • Vandana Nadkarni
  • Jenna Mollica
  • Tom Zawislak
  • Dave Hackett

Event Partners

  • Pennsylvania FTC
  • Jay Delp Productions
  • Soundscape Entertainment
  • Wissahickon School District
  • WHS Maintenance Department
  • WHS PE Department
  • WSD IT Department
  • WHS National Honor Society
  • Chris Hentschel & WMS FIRST LEGO League
  • John Conahan & WHS Camerata Singers
  • Mattie Dixon Community Cupboard
  • Toni Roni’s Pizza
  • Hatfield Meats
  • Philly Pretzel Factory
  • Lee’s Hoagie House
  • Costco
  • Best Buy