Rochester Students Take Top Honors at Regional Robotics and Drone Competition
Rochester High School hosted the Regional Robotics and Drone Competition on Saturday, January 10, 2026, welcoming 50 student competitors from six schools and the largest crowd of spectators the event has seen to date.
Rochester students delivered an outstanding performance, demonstrating the very skills outlined in the district’s Strategic Plan and Portrait of a Graduate: critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration, perseverance, and real-world application of learning.
Rochester Robotics Teams:
Hakaan Kenney & Samuel Gornushenko
Bruce Phillips & Enrique Rodriguez
Seraschel Aldrich & Mckenna Bocook
Ethan Peck & Ethan Denney
Jason Anderson & Bella Thompson
Rochester Drone Teams:
Zach Hubbard & David McConnell
Stanton Smith & Naomi Hayden
Connor Rapp & Noah Tomaro
Rochester teams earned top placements across both competitions:
Robotics Results:
🥇 1st Place: Hakaan Kenney & Samuel Gornushenko
🥈 2nd Place: Bruce Phillips & Enrique Rodriguez
🥉 3rd Place: Seraschel Aldrich & Mckenna Bocook
4th Place: Ethan Peck & Ethan Denney
Drone Results:
🥇 1st Place: Zach Hubbard & David McConnell
🥈 2nd Place: Stanton Smith & Naomi Hayden
🥉 3rd Place: Connor Rapp & Noah Tomaro
These competitions reflect the district’s commitment to ensuring students graduate with confidence, strong technical skills, and the ability to apply learning in authentic, challenging environments.
The first place teams are guranteed to compete in the state competiion. We will soon learn which additional teams will qualify to advance to the state competition.
Congratulations to our students for such great work!! Thank you Mr. Kuss for living out our promise to know, value, and support every student while preparing them for future success!!