▁Rob ot ics ▁Compet ition ▁ ▁Stud ents ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁are ▁also ▁able ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁V EX ▁Rob ot ics ▁compet itions . ▁The ▁compet itions ▁involve ▁students ▁creating ▁their ▁own ▁unique ▁robot ▁that ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁complete ▁tasks ▁both ▁autonom ously ▁and ▁user - control led . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁district ▁sent ▁one ▁team , ▁ 1 6 1 0 1 Z , ▁to ▁Louis ville , ▁Kentucky , ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁V EX ▁World ▁Compet ition . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁district ▁sent ▁three ▁teams , ▁ 1 6 1 0 1 X , ▁ 1 6 1 0 1 Y , ▁and ▁ 1 6 1 0 1 Z , ▁to ▁the ▁world ▁competition ▁where ▁all ▁three ▁teams ▁excel led . ▁ ▁Sports ▁Of fer ed ▁New ▁Castle ▁Area ▁School ▁District ▁offers ▁an ▁extensive ▁and ▁cost ly ▁sports ▁program . ▁El ig ibility ▁for ▁participation ▁is ▁determined ▁by ▁school ▁board ▁policy ▁and ▁P I AA ▁reg ulations . ▁It ▁does ▁not ▁offer ▁any ▁clubs ▁or ▁have ▁plans ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁ ▁By ▁Pennsylvania ▁law , ▁all ▁K - 1 2 ▁students ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁district , ▁including ▁those ▁who ▁attend ▁a ▁private ▁non public ▁school , ▁cy ber ▁char ter ▁school , ▁char ter ▁school ▁and ▁those ▁homes cho o led , ▁are ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁ext rac urr icular ▁programs , ▁including ▁all ▁athlet ics . ▁They ▁must