Monday Evening, April 18, 2011... Tax Day! Thanks all for such a successful season thus far... one more event to go! Information about the Championship and the Robotics Conference can be found here Students: please sign up for at least one session here... view signups here... Thanks Students: please complete the NASA post survey: HERE Sunday Evening, February 20, 2011... Two days left to build, practice, and test! Thanks to all who helped with the open house. Everyone did a great job sharing about this year's game, FIRST, and the impact FIRST has made to them personally and in Garrett County. Scrimmages, "playdates", and "shakedowns" were held during the weekend... several links below - check them out. Some autonomous... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiCPd1bfjOI&feature=related Minibot deployed at end... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UugVk2sM0KI&feature=related Some of "C" Company (2377) from the Chesapeake (Washington DC) Playdate http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug2zz3bxwHM Misc Clips http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w02WiWOhQeE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug2zz3bxwHM Monday Evening, January 24, 2011... Right AFTER our team meeting. FTC motor worksheet developed at tonight's meeting (for our minibot) - Thanks Phil!  FTC motor specs can be found here: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=9100&d=1274226112 Monday Evening, January 10, 2011... Right before our team meeting. Great Kickoff - Random Build Thoughts... Enter Here! https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGNoUFoxd3hVZFliOWdnRTM1VHl5WHc6MQ Monday Evening, January 3, 2011... Right before our team meeting. Thanks to all that have completed the NASA survey. Just a few more need to complete and we'll have 100% of FRC students to have completed the survey. (See December 20 blog entry for details) Main goal for this evening is to get ready for the kickoff... Still need help in getting our area ready for the build season. A wish list has been created for sub teams to make their "wants" and "needs" known - somewhere hopefully where they won't get lost! To access the wish list, go to the Google form at: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dDNMY1Y3UlU0S3ctV2k1VGE0V3o2Ymc6MQ Also, don't forget to express your interest in belonging to any of the sub teams... See the Dec 20 entry (below) for details - another Google Form! Monday Evening, December 20, 2010... Right before our team meeting. Thanks to all who helped to make the Garrett FLL Qualifier a success. We prepared for 18 teams, sixteen showed up, and six are going on to the Maryland State FLL Championship. This is yet another example of what can happen when our whole FIRST community comes together - Thanks again! Congrats to the teams going on to the State Championship and Good Luck! Team 1629 received a NASA grant for this upcoming season - Thank you NASA!!! As a result, the folks at NASA are asking every Team 1629 student member (new and old) to complete a survey at: https://rcs.arc.nasa.gov/rcs/survey/entrance.php Please be sure to enter our team number in correctly (1629), to be sure everyone receives credit for completing the survey. Student must complete the survey by January 7. We will be checking on who has or has not completed the survey... Let's make it a team goal for everyone to complete the survey by our next team meeting, Monday, January 3... else we're track you down - Thanks! Sign up for sub teams here: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dEVQdExITVg4WV9Pd3ZrMW4xMDlHREE6MQ |
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