South Panola High School

The SPHS Autonomous Ops Squadron Drone teams competed this past weekend at the Drone Over Plains Competition at Auburn University. Squad 10308A won Tournament Champion, Judges' Award, and overall All-Around Champion Roundup. Squad 10308B won 2nd place, the Coding Award, and 3rd place overall. The wins earned both squadrons a spot in the Mid-South Aerial Drone Challenge on March 1 to be held here at South Panola High School, as well as earning them spots at the Southeastern Regional Championships in Lexington, SC on April 14-15 and the JROTC Aerial Drone Championship on April 5-6 here in Batesville, MS, at Batesville Civic Center. The Autonomous Ops Squadron will be back in action on February 1 when they travel to Slidell, Louisiana, for the Slidell Invitational.