Two Harbors Parade Sends Robo Dweebs, Pizza Bots to Minnesota State Championship

A fire truck led a small but enthusiastic parade out of Two Harbors High School as the Robo Dweebs and the Pizza Bots departed at 10:15 a.m. Friday, Feb. 13, for the FIRST LEGO League state championship at Burnsville High School, organizers and local media reported. A Lake County Sheriff’s deputy brought up the rear, and students stepped outside the high school to cheer before the teams headed south.

The Robo Dweebs travel to state as a returning qualifier, coached by Jenna Udenberg. “It’s a repeat trip to state for the Robo Dweebs, coached by Jenna Udenberg,” WDIO reported. The Pizza Bots are making their debut; WDIO identified Marita Klevgaard as their coach and said the Pizza Bots are composed of three homeschool students. The Pizza Bots’ send-off posts came from Northshore Pizza Cafe and were signed “The Pizza Bots.”

Community organizers used social media to marshal support along the parade route. The Northshore Pizza Cafe Facebook post urged residents: “We need you Two Harbors!!! We need you strategically stationed along the parade route tomorrow. These teams have spent hours researching, coding and testing their robots. Let's send them off with a giant wave Image 2: 👋 of cheer and support!” The same post encouraged “crazy hats and posters/signs along the route” and offered to deliver posters to businesses: “Need a poster/sign? The Pizza Bots will drop off a few for your business along the parade route this afternoon.”

Competition stakes were made explicit by local coverage and the team post. WDIO noted the state meet at Burnsville High School would draw “over 70 other teams” and that “only six will advance to Nationals.” The Northshore Pizza Cafe post summarized the event format as “Highest score of 3 robot runs and two speeches.” Facebook engagement on the send-off post was recorded at 10 reactions in the scraped post metadata.

Social media and local outlets supplied addenda to the send-off. An Instagram scrape included the truncated line “Coach bankerg@ind381.org Two Harbors, MN send parade Championship ... FIRST LEGO League Robotics STATE CHAMPIONSHIP! THHS Harboru”; WDIO’s accessibility metadata names Vicki Kaping as their FCC public file contact at vkaping@wdio.com and (218) 727-6864. The send-off and related posts were reported locally on Feb. 18, 2026.

Two Harbors’ parade combined civic spectacle and practical logistics: departure from Two Harbors High School at 10:15 a.m., a fire truck leading the procession, a sheriff’s deputy trailing, offers to deliver posters to brighten the route, and an explicit community call to cheer students headed to Burnsville to compete against more than 70 teams for one of six national berths.