Calling all 3rd Graders
RECYCLEBOT CHALLENGE
is back for 2024! Submissions are now being accepted from any Rutherford County, NC, 3rd Grader now until March 28th, 2024
Take a look at our previous winners and get details on how it works below!
How It Works
Build your RecycleBot and take some pictures to share with us.
Submit pictures of your RecycleBot ONLY. We will not include any pictures of the creator for voting purposes. Voting will be anonymous.
Submissions will be voted on in these categories:
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Best Overall (Bot and Story)
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Most Creative (good imagination or original ideas)
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Most Unique (good message, fun, unusual items)
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Best Use of Plastic and/or Styrofoam
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Best Use of Paper and/or Textiles
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Best Use of E-Waste (Metal and/or Electronics)
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Roxi's Picks
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Rocki's Picks
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Fan Favorite
Last Year's Prizes
prizes
SEED PAPER
2023 Best-Of-The-Best RecycleBot
A heartfelt thank you goes out to all involved. This would not be possible without the support of the KRCB Committee, the participation from our public & private school systems, their teachers, the students' parents, and the donations from our prize sponsors. To see all 130 submissions, check out the KRCB Facebook page. You can also find out about other initiatives in the county spearheaded by KRCB to make a cleaner, more sustainable future. You can watch the announcement video here.
The votes have been tallied and recounted and the winners for the 2023 RecycleBots Challenge have been chosen! Judges included KRCB Executive Director Jenna Bailey; Secretary and Treasurer Taylor Hardin; Marketing & Education Committee Chair Amanda Byers; board members Maddie Summers and Clark Poole; committee members Allegra Lucas, Elizabeth Randall, James Kilgo and Shelley Roberts; as well as mascots Roxi and Rocki Raccoon. The winners of the ‘Fan Favorite’ category were selected by the Facebook community, collecting hundreds of votes.
Winners for Best Overall (Bot and Story) are:
1st Place / Dominic Pruitt with “Helpy” the RecycleBot at Cliffside Elementary School
What does “Help” do? Helpy picks up litter to help animals, people, insects, plants from ruining the ecosystem. Trash can be harmful to the environment. It can harm habitats in water, land, and even air.
What materials were used? Boxes, bottles, and toilet paper rolls.
2nd Place / Brenlee Huckabee with “Smores” the RecycleBot at Sunshine Elementary School
3rd Place / Aliyah Hudson with “Odea” the RecycleBot at Sunshine Elementary School
Winners for Most Unique are:
1st Place / Cora Harding with “Toadmouth” the RecycleBot at Acorn Hill Academy
What does “Toadmouth” do? He has a disc he throws to open a portal where litter needs to be picked up. The beacon on his head tells him when he is near trash. He has a bird nest on his shoulder to provide a home for displaced birds due to deforestation. He can store glass recyclables in his belly compartment where they are processed into sand that can be used for paths, dun rebuilding, sandbags and more!
What materials were used? Syrup bottle, cardboard box, glass jar, cans.
2nd Place / Deborah Archer with “Love O Bot” the RecycleBot at Rutherfordton Elementary School
3rd Place / Russell Yelton with “James” the RecycleBot at Sunshine Elementary School
Winners for Best Use of Plastic and/or Styrofoam are:
1st Place / Evyn Crowder with “Harper” the RecycleBot at Rutherfordton Elementary School
What does “Harper” do? Harper picks up trash at the park and recycles it into playground equipment. Like slides and swings. Harper pushes you on the swings. Harper plays football with me.
What materials were used? Peanut butter and cracker jar and water bottle and glue sticks.
2nd Place / Grayson Dale with “Prime Man” the RecycleBot at Trinity Christian School
3rd Place / Josiah Bolt with “PRIME” the RecycleBot at Trinity Christian School
Winners for Best Use of Paper and/or Textiles are:
1st Place / Serenity Fearing with “Mrs. Clean/Ray R/Fley” the RecycleBot at Cliffside Elementary School
What does “Mrs. Clean/Ray R/Fley” do? Cleans the sea and put it in the bucket and then clean the beach then clean the floor of the sea and the road when she is done then she will go home then come back and do some more work every day and recycling it in the trachsh everyday at the end of the day.
What materials were used? Box, caps, fishnets, money, hot glue, pipe cleneers, lemonade box
2nd Place / Zoey Rumfelt with “Luna Hopper” the RecycleBot at Sunshine Elementary School
3rd Place / Carter Hawkins with “Blitz” the RecycleBot at Cliffside Elementary School
Winners for Most Creative (good imagination or original ideas) are:
1st Place / Kelsie Vassey with “Cupcake” the RecycleBot at Trinity Christian School
What does “Cupcake” do? She picks up trash in a recycled trash can that she is holding and you can also store trash in her head. Cupcake is holding a fairy in the other hand. If you give her trash she can recycle it by using her magic.
What materials were used? Laundry container, pizza box, tissue box, nerds box, and toilet paper rolls.
2nd Place / Skylar Bumgarner with “Lovedump” the RecycleBot at Sunshine Elementary School
3rd Place / “Spirit” the RecycleBot at Cliffside Elementary School
Winners for Best Use of E-Waste are:
1st Place / Jasmine Rodriguez with “Roberta” the RecycleBot at Cliffside Elementary School
What does “Roberta” do? Roberta recycles by picking up fabric that is old and makes new ones to make clothes for you and people who need them.
What materials were used? Cans, string, nails and paint.
2nd Place / Willis Cooper with “Bob” the RecycleBot at Pinnacle Elementary School
3rd Place / Noah Smith with “Recycle King” the RecycleBot at Sunshine Elementary School
Winners for Roxi's Picks are:
1st Place / Skylar Langley with “G.R.E.G.” the RecycleBot at Sunshine Elementary School
What does “G.R.E.G.” do? Yana Bear cleans the beach in space.
What materials were used? Cereal box, plastic cups, pipe cleaners
2nd Place / Daniel Friday with “Skipper” the RecycleBot at Rutherfordton Elementary School
3rd Place / Emilee Beheler with “Marie-Grace” the RecycleBot at Sunshine Elementary School
Winners for Rocki's Picks are:
1st Place / Jana Baldwin with “Yana Bear” the RecycleBot at Cliffside Elementary School
What does “Yana Bear” do? Bot on the Spot travels the world making sure that people recycle their trash. If they don’t he reports them to Santa, the tooth fairy, and the Easter Bunny.
What materials were used? CBbottles, big boxes, pom pom, beads, glitter, cans, paint, googly eyes, paper
2nd Place / Bonnie Martin with “Rosa” the RecycleBot at Cliffside Elementary School
3rd Place / Ava Delvecchio with “Kiwi” the RecycleBot at Rutherfordton Elementary School
Winners for Fan Favorite (based on facebook votes) are:
1st Place / Lincoln Martin with “Bot on the Spot” the RecycleBot at Trinity Christian School
What does “Bot on the Spot” do? Bot on the Spot travels the world making sure that people recycle their trash. If they don’t he reports them to Santa, the tooth fairy, and the Easter Bunny.
What materials were used? Cardboard box, Pringles can, tissue
2nd Place / Siobhan Hamby with “Milky Way” the RecycleBot at Rutherfordton Elementary School
3rd Place / “Robo” the RecycleBot at Cliffside Elementary School
2022 Participants
Every third-grader who submitted a RecycleBot in the challenge received a special RecycleBot sticker and a paper leaf seed packet to plant. We would like to acknowledge all the third-graders who entered the 2023 RecycleBot Challenge by listing them below by School & Teacher. See all the submissions here.
Acorn Hill Academy:
Cora Harding
Cliffside Elementary School:
Mrs. Kimbrell: Jana Baldwin, Alleya Coffey, Cayden Cosner, Serenity Fearing, Nicholas Lee, Bonnie Martin, Dominic Pruitt, Jasmine Rodriguez
Mrs. McAbee: Sammie Biddix, Owen Brown, Ariana Cordova, Gabriela Hernandez-Cordova, Carter Hawkins, Henry Hernandez, Kaylee Lopez, Kenneth Lankford, Sarah Pardue, Aubrey Reep, Avah Seabrook, Anthony Sutton, Corban Queen
Pinnacle Elementary School:
Mrs. Hutchins: Eva Alderman, Collin Chapman, Willis Cooper, George Duncan, Olivia Eubanks, Leland Ferree, Victoria Flack, Eve Hulse, Blake Jones, Henry Jones, Peyton Jackson, Madison Maudlin, Timothy Osborne, Silas Padgett, Jonah Roberston, Emily Smith, Joanna Watson, Ralph Willis, Brielle Zachrich
Mrs. Summey: Mack Buchanan, Allana Conner, Aiden Hamrick, Colin Keeter, Ubi Lopez, Riley Lovelace, Izzy Mathes, Ms. E
Rutherfordton Elementary School:
Mrs. Horne: Peyton Bjella, Charlotte Campbell, Evyn Crowder, Daniel Friday, Fisher Gray, Reagan Jones, Reid Jones, Garrett Kuhl, Jack Lowry, Aaron Sullivan, Carter Stradford
Mrs. McCraw: Deborah Archer, Carson Bandieri, Emory Barrick, Katherine Connor, Tessa Gaddy, Jace Gowan, Josey Grna, Brantley Hart, Brendan Hunt, Rily Lowe, Emillia Moore, Brenden Page, Andrew Searcy, Austin Swafford, Jaxxton Swepson, Khloe Tipton
Mrs. Beattie: Mia Brockf, Ben Connor, Lillie Cooper, Alejandro De La Cruz, Ava Delvecchio, Elijah Holt, Emma Jackson, Colin Link, Oliver Lyles, Jordan Lynch, Xavier Lynch, Ryleigh McLean, Maddox Plot, Guadalupe Rivera, Faune Roche, Jaden York
Mrs. Hodge: Brantley Coley, Jade Chavez, Piper Duncan, Siobhan Hamby, Joshua Horne, Jeremiah Jackson, Charlee Jaskowiak, Tony Matheny, Stephen Mask, Collin Messer, Jose Streeter, Suri Ross
Sunshine Elementary School:
Mrs. Davis: Claire Baker, Ginger Blankenship, Brennigan Bradford, Skylar Langley, Aliyah Hudson, Hunter Dukes, Tara Maloney, Cam Jacob Raye, Charlie Jacob Stepp, Kayden Wilson
Mrs. Harris: Emilee Beheler, Skylar Bumgarner, Harper Eaker, Brenley Huckabee, Hunter Hurdt, Aden Powell, Aubrey Putman, Zoey Rumfelt, Noah Smith, Bentley Vanbuskirk, Russell Yelton
Trinity Christian School:
Mrs. Crowe: Josiah Bolt, Kaden Bright, Grayson Dale, Jaxon Greene, Alex Johnson, Benji Jones, Nicolas Jennings, Jaxon Jones, Lincoln Martin, Zachary McKeithan, Elyse Nichols, Hunter Self, Colton Ware, Caleb Vassey, Kelsie Vassey