FIRST ROBOTICS WEEK #2 Update

Hello Students , Parents, Guardians and Supporters/Friends of FIRST TEAM #203:

 

Believe it or not we are already wrapping up tomorrow Week #2 of our Build Season!!!!  Rocky the robot is on track and looking good! 

 

Welcome to our new parents, guardians and students!  This week we added a number of new students to our team!  Welcome to FIRST!!!

 

Please find below an information update:

 

ROBOT PROGRESS
We are making great progress on the robot.  The chassis is built, wheels and gear boxes are chosen and installed, and the basic driving program is deployed and functioning.  The shooting mechanism for the ball is prototyped and working well.  This weekend and coming week we will start to mount the shooter and begin prototyping the ball collection system.  We are very excited with our programming team this year.  They are working real hard to employ advance sensors and other data collection for the robot to be used in the autonomous and teleported modes.  As you can see, Rocky is coming together nicely.  All of our working groups are busy with graphics, safety, the website, chairmen’s award, design, and other areas!

 

WEEKEND WORK SCHEDULE 1/17, 1/18, 1/19, & 1/20

NO HOLIDAY BREAK FOR FIRST ROBOTICS TEAM #203 MEMBERS!!!  Here is this weekend’s schedule:

 

Friday January 17
Team Meeting During 4^th Period
Regular After School Work Session

 

Saturday, January 18
Work Session Beginning at 10AM until ???

 

Sunday, January 19
To Be Determined…Invitation Only

 

Monday, January 20 (MLK Holiday)
Work Session Beginning at 9AM until ???

 

SNACKS

Our snack cabinet is running low!  Note to all parents / guardians:  If you are able to send snacks and drinks in, it would be much appreciated by our team members.  Particularly pre-packaged snacks such as chips, cookies, crackers, pretzels, etc…as well as soda, water and juice!

 

FUNDRAISING

We are always looking for new sponsors.  If you know of any business or employers who may be interested in sponsoring our team at any level, please let Mr. DePrince know.  A letter can be sent or can be provided to you to give out.  This program is quite costly and it is only from sponsors and fund raising that we are able to do this amazing initiative.  Brenda Hager our booster chair will continue to talk and meet about the initiatives of our parent organization.

 

UPCOMING PARENT MEETINGS

There will be parent meetings for all parents and guardians on the following dates at 7:00PM in the Conference Center at the Gloucester Township Campus…

February 4

March 6

April 9

 

These meetings are very important to the team and our success.  Please make every effort to attend.

 

PARENTS AND FAMILIES INVITED!

Parents and families are always invited to attend our work sessions.  We are always looking for help…parents please feel free to attend and help out with building, food, safety, and anything else.  Saturdays are good day for parent help.  Even if you think you cant help…you always can!!! There is something for everyone!

 

SAVE THE DATE!!!

Please save the date for our currently scheduled competitions:

 

March 14 and 15 – Chestnut Hill Academy District Competition, Philadelphia, PA

March 22 and 23 – Lenape District Competition, Seneca High School, Tabernacle, NJ

 

More information regarding these competitions will be forthcoming!

 

 

Thank you all for your support as always.  Please feel free to contact us at anytime with any questions or clarifications!

 

Mr. Tony DePrince and Mr. Andy McAlpin, FIRST Advisors

 

LET’s GO  FIRST!!! GO ROCKY!  GO TEAM 203!!

FIRST Week #1

Hello Everyone:  FIRST PARENTS and STUDENTS!!!

Week one ends tomorrow!  That’s right…only 5 weeks to go to complete ROCKY 2014!!!  We are very close to the final design and hope to prototype tomorrow.  We will be making final chassis decisions tomorrow as well as our shooter.  The students all have been doing a great job on their committees and a lot of work is getting completed!!!!

Reminder – We are meeting everyday afterschool and on Saturdays as well.  Tomorrow, Saturday, we will be starting at 10:00AM!!!  So we hope to see everyone who can make it come out.   

Parents …  Any of you who want to bring snacks to be stored or served tomorrow are welcome  to bring them in!!!!!    

GO ROCKY!!!  GO TEAM #203!!!!  GO CCTS FIRST ROBOTICS!!!!

Mr. DePrince and Mr. McAlpin
Team Advisors

Alumni Meeting

This is from the recent alumni gathering we did to reunite our schools past FIRST members.

AHHH! IT'S THE LAST DAY!

We don't have much left. Still, with the time ticking down, we're rushing to finish. having the robot done is top priority. With a lot of people here, we are certainly not short on manpower. It looks like we will be a force not to reckon with this year at the competition... I just hope I didn't speak too soon.

Our team spirit and moral is up for the home stretch...

See you at the competition!



The Home Stretch...

The build team is finishing up on the robot.





This is our last weekend to work. We're in crunch time mode as the rest of us finish our assignments and reach our last few goals. The website is nearly finished for those looking forward to the unifying blogspot for the 203 robotics team.

The programming team has finished all all virtual programming. They still need to test the robot and fix any bugs.

 Good luck to all the other teams in the upcomming competitions.



Campbell's Soup Foundation Continues Support of Team #203

Campbell's Soup Foundation enters its 15th year of support with another donation to Camden County Tech Robotics Team #203.  Jim Pruneski, Vice President of Global Engineering presented a check to Dr. Teri Stallone, Principal and FIRST Advisors Anthony DePrince and Mr. McAlpin along with student team representatives at Campbell's Soup HQ in Camden, NJ.