They need your help – Ronan, Montana middle-schoolers to compete in world robotics competition with the highest qualifying score posted in the nation this year.

Senior Troy McMillan got in on the ground floor of robotics in Ronan six years ago, when teacher Jesse Gray started a team in the middle school.

Now Ronan is not only headed to the world championships in St. Louis next month, the team is taking with them the highest qualifying score posted in the nation this year.

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How to help the robotics team

You can help the Ronan robotics team get to the world championships in St. Louis next month. The team will host a spaghetti feed to raise funds on Friday, April 1, from 5-8 p.m. at the Ronan Community Center. Tickets are $5, $4 for kids, or $20 for a family, and $10 raffle tickets will be available as well for both a scooter and a custom rifle. And, of course, the team will demonstrate their record-setting robot and have others you can try your hand at driving. For more information, call 676-3390, Ext. 3553, or send an e-mail to [email protected].

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The secret to their success?

"They kept it simple," Gray says. "It’s made all the difference."

For instance?

By VINCE DEVLIN of the Missoulian missoulian.com

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