VEX robotics competition collage showing teams operating robots on a field and two robots battling for red and blue game pieces.Seventeen Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) students won top-level awards at the 2025-26 VEX State Championship. Teams from these schools will advance to compete in the VEX World Championship in St. Louis, Missouri in April.

Congratulations to the following teams:

Middle School State Championship winners advancing to the World Championship

  • Golden Gryffindogs, Graham Park Middle School
  • Celsius, Lake Ridge Middle School (semifinalist)
  • X-Bots, Lake Ridge Middle School (semifinalist)
  • Wired, Lake Ridge Middle School (semifinalist)
  • Octo Pie, Marsteller Middle School
  • Y are we here? Marsteller Middle School
  • Archimedes Architects, Parkside Middle School
  • The Rook, Porter Traditional School
  • Programmed to Win, Potomac Middle School (tournament finalist)
  • Banana in Japanese, Rippon Middle School

High School State Championship winners advancing to the World Championship

  • Sharx, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School (also won the Think Award)
  • Tidal Wave, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School
  • Hypnotic, Forest Park High School (also won the Innovate Award)
  • Lockdown, Gainesville High School
  • RoboRedux, Gainesville High School
  • Metal Jackets – Tonka, Osbourn Park High School
  • Aegis, Patriot High School

PWCS students competing on private teams advancing to the the World Championship

  • Pink Shimerree Unicorns (Tournament Finalist)
  • Pink Shinee Unicorns (Tournament Champions)
  • Pink Shinee Unicorns (Design Award)
  • Pink Spanglee Unicorns (Tournament Champions)
  • Pink Squishee Unicorns (Tournament Semifinalist)
  • Pink Spanglee Unicorns (Think Award)
  • Refract (Tournament Champions)

In addition to the teams earning World Championship bids, several PWCS teams received state-level awards:

  • Great White Sharks, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School, earned the Energy Award
  • RoboRedux, Gainesville High School, earned the Amaze Award
  • Golden Gryffindogs, Graham Park Middle School, earned the Sportsmanship Award
  • X-treme Overdrive, Marsteller Middle School, earned the Create Award
  • Metal Jackets – Tonka, Osbourn Park High School, earned the Sportsmanship Award
  • The Rook, Porter Traditional School, earned the Build Award

Congratulations to all our VEX Robotics teams on their impressive performances at the state competition, and good luck to those advancing to the World Championship.