WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — The Farmington High School robotics team was honored by First Lady Melania Trump at the White House on Tuesday.
Boyd Huppert featured the team in the Land of 10,000 Stories last month, after they built a custom motorized wheelchair for a child with special needs.
They've been getting a lot of attention since then, which prompted the invitation to visit the White House.
"We have some people here today who I consider to be absolute examples of what it means to 'Be Best,'" said Melania Trump at the event for her "Be Best" awareness campaign, focusing on well-being for youth and fighting cyber bullying and drug use.
She told a crowd on the White House lawn how the robotics team built a personalized power wheelchair for 2-year-old Cillian Jackson. Then, another child's mother reached out to the team and asked for help for her son.
"The students modified another power car into a motorized wheelchair by rewiring, coding and programming the chair's electronics, redesigning the joystick, and customizing the seat," the First Lady said. "Over the last few weeks the team has been hard at work and I am happy to say that members of the Farmington High School robotics team and their coach, Spencer Elvebak, are at the White House with us today," she said.
The team presented the power chair to 5-year-old Rocco Zachow-Rodriguez in front of the crowd.
"This is truly what it means to 'Be Best,'" Melania Trump said. "Thank you for what you have done to change the little boy's life."