Special to Iredell Free News

Pine Lake Preparatory’s Team SPORK, the Upper School Robotics team, traveled to Houston, Texas, this week to compete against hundreds of teams from around the world at the FIRST Robotics competition.

The PLP team qualified for the world competition earlier this month by winning the Engineering Inspiration Award in a regional competition at Campbell University. The World Championship takes place April 20-24.

About PLP

Pine Lake Preparatory serves 1,800 students from Iredell and Mecklenburg counties. A tuition-free charter school, PLP serve students from kindergarten to senior year on one campus in Mooresville.