Eagles Robotics Thanks You!

See you in 2014!

Our competition team competed at the First Lego League Competition at Westwood High School on Saturday. As our first year, we did not have expectations of winning. Rather, we wanted to enjoy what being in robotics is about - team building, learning, and working together to develop solutions. And, we did just that. Our team left with many ideas to improve upon for next year and a fresh batch of energy to push us through the rest of the year.

When we return in January, we will focus on building and programming so all students receive time and opportunities to develop those skills. When we return to competition season next fall, we should have a nearly veteran team!

Stay tuned for updates on any Round Rock ISD robotics tournaments during the spring. At a minimum, we hope to have a match with Deer Park Middle School.

Spring schedule posted!

This spring, we will still meet on Tuesdays in the computer lab from 2:45-4:00PM, but not as often. Since there is not a major competition, everyone will learn basic robotics skills to help them for next fall when we can take multiple teams!

Here are the dates:

1/21/14
1/28/14
2/11/14
2/25/14
3/18/14
3/25/14
4/8/14
4/22/14
5/6/14
5/20/14

Schedule for Saturday

Here is the more detailed schedule for Saturday's competition at Westwood: http://centraltxfirst.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/2013-Westwood-HS-Qualifier-Schedule.pdf

Final Announcements

We just completed our last official practice of this semester! Our competition team will be meeting on Friday from 3-5PM and our competition is Saturday from 7:30AM until 4:00PM (approximate end time). We will have a party next week Tuesday at our normal time for all of those who want to attend. I will also give the schedules for the spring at that time. We will do robotics differently in the spring since there is not a competition - all will build and program base robots. So, it should be a lot of fun! We will also only meet every other week.

On Saturday, we welcome all to attend our first ever FNE Robotics competition!

Competition team Announcements:

• Please review your script (you can access it here to print it if you need to) for Friday. You should have your lines memorized.
• We will have practice on Friday from 3-5PM (I'll be there by 2:40PM)
• We no longer need the table to be moved. Ms. Fennewald can handle moving the supplies. Thank you, though, to all who offered.
• Please arrive at Westwood High School (click on that link to get directions) by 7:30AM (doors will not open sooner). You may meet right inside the front entrance by the main office and we will walk together.
• Food - I had originally thought we could pay FNE and then, FNE could write a check for the food, but FNE cannot do that. Therefore, you have two options: one parent pays for it all and the rest reimburse that parent. Or, you can grab concessions early. 
• Schedule: Individual Tournament Experience may vary
• 7:00 AM | Volunteer Check-In
• 7:30 AM | Team Check-In
• 7:45 AM | Judges Meeting
• 8:15 AM | Coaches’ Meeting
• 8:40 AM | Opening Ceremonies on Tournament Floor
• 9:00 AM | Matches and Judging begin
• 12:00 PM | Lunch
• 1:00 PM | Matches Resume on Tournament Floor
• 3:00 PM | Matches End
• 3:30 PM | Closing Ceremony on Tournament Floor
• Ms. Fennewald will be in attendance the entire time. Parents and other students are welcome to attend for as long or as little as they want. 
• If you leave, please plan to be back at Westwood by 3:15PM to pick up your students. 

I will send out a final announcement on Friday after practice to make sure everyone is ready for Saturday. For now, just plan to show up, play, learn and, of course, have fun!