Kick Off

Robotics Kick-Off Travel Arrangements

 

Friday, January 2^nd

 

7:30 AM - Meet from Idabel High School parking lot. We will leave at 8:00 AM. You should already have turned in your permission/waiver form and you should already have completed your NASA questionnaire.

 

Breakfast – you buy, on the way to Stillwater

 

Lunch – Swick's Pizza, all you can eat pizza & drink.  Robotics pays.  If you want salad bar, it's an extra $1.50 and you pay for it. Unlimited black light miniature golf available for $3.00.

 

Check-in at dorm (Kerr-Drumond) hang out until 4:30 PM, may have opportunity to view campus.

 

4:30 PM – Load up and go to Wes Watkins Center to help.  We need to give back to the Robotics community.  Also, we need to build alliances with other teams and with other adult mentors.  Try to split up in groups of two and network, exchange emails, make friends so you'll have friends at the competition. If we don't finish at the top, we want to be known so we'll be chosen for finals.  THIS IS CRITICAL!!!!

 

Dinner – Subway sandwiches, chips and drinks at the dorm. Robotics pays.

 

Saturday, January 3^rd

 

We'll let you know what time to be ready.

 

Breakfast – you buy at fast food restaurant.  There may be doughnuts, juice, and coffee available

 

Lunch – Swick's Pizza, all you can eat pizza & drink.  Robotics pays. If you want salad bar it's an extra $1.50.  Unfortunately there will not be time for unlimited black light miniature golf. Darn. An adult needs to call an hour before lunch to let Swick's know what time we will be there.  405-533-2000

 

Dinner – On the way home, fast food, you buy.

 

What to bring

A good attitude

Dorms have sheets, blankets, and pillows.  You may want to bring a sleeping bag/your own blanket and pillow.

Towel

Personal hygiene products – dorm bathrooms, bring soap/shampoo/shower shoes

Change of clothes

Sleepwear

Money for 2 breakfast meals, one dinner, any snacks

Pack as LIGHT AS POSSIBLE. 

Electronics make long trips fun.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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FIRST elsewhere

I went to the annual Rockwell Automation "Automation Fair" in Nashville a few weeks ago.  There were a couple of acres of control system "stuff" and then off in the far corner was a FIRST booth. ( Rockwell Autmation is a sponsor).  Here are a couple of pics I took, sorry for the quality, all I had was my cell phone.

 

The most impressive part of the fair was a vision system. It played Guitar Hero.  The camera watched the screen and little solenoids pushed the buttons on the PS guitar.

 

 

 

Control System

Part of the Programming Team met today.  We are in good shape, our controller is up and running and our "2469" WiFi network is functional.

 

C U in Stillwater.

Sub Groups, Teams and sponsors

Adult Mentors Team Members
Trips
(Transportation, meals, hotels) Alan Bryant Joshua

Public Relations
(Newspaper, photographs, video, presentations, thank yous)
Hannah J., MaKenzie McNeal, Ashli, Kaylin, Hannah W.

Safety
(Safety by the manual, posters, safety checks, pit safety) Laura Bullock April, Kaylyn, Kimberly, Kimmie, MaKenzie, Tyler, Ashli, Jeffery,
Hannah W., Rachel
Pit
(organization of pit, tools, awning) Kenny Dial Cheryl Peavy
Hannah J., Rachel Hayes, Kaylyn Williamson

Team Spirit
(T-shirts, team motto, swaps, cheers, theme) Laura Bullock
Cheryl Peavy Cathy White
Hannah J., Rachel, Kaylyn, MaKenzie, Autumn, April, Kimberly, Kimmie, Joshua

Shipping
(Crate, shipping arrangements) David White
Jeffery, Rodney, Pat

Communications
(Blog, email, coordinating information) David White Cathy White
April, Brian, Megan, Kimberly, Kimmie, Tyler, Joshua

Programming Scott Johnson
Hannah J., Megan, Kimberly, Kimmie, Rodney, Tyler, Rachel, Jeffery

Mechanical Kenny Dial Cody, Megan, Travis, Autumn, Jeffery, Kimberly,
Kimmie, Hannah J., Rachel, Trenton, Tyler, April, Pat, Joshua, Hunter

Adult Mentors

Robotics Contact List

Adult Mentors

Name E-mail Phone

Scott Johnson
Programming scottjohnson@swbell.net scott.johnson@cbpr.ipaper.com)

David White
Communication, Shipping dwhite@idabelps.org

Kenny Dial
Mechanical, Tools, Pit kdial@okktc.org

Alan Bryant
Trips abryant@idabelps.org

Zach Brown
Techanical

Laura Bullock
Safety, Publicity, Team Spirit lbullock@idabel.org

Cathy White
Communication, Grants, Team Spirit Mama_white@hotmail.com
cathywhite@idabelps.org 286-2855 212-9193
Cheryl Peavy
Pit, Team Spirit cheryl_pvy@yahoo.com

registration as of 12-18-09

The following students have registered for the NASA questionaire:

2469 Andrews
2469 Andrews
2469 Baird
2469 Ball
2469 Bryant
2469 Bryant
2469 Goza
2469 Hayes
2469 Hendershot
2469 Jones
2469 Mulkey
2469 Murphy
2469 Murray
2469 Strawn
2469 Thompson
2469 Underwood
2469 White
2469 Williamson

registration

If you fail to register with NASA before the deadline of December 31^st then you will be unable to compete as well as turned in your waiver, check the blog for names of people who have registered and turned in waiver. Thanks, David White 

post to blog

Test from Mrs. White.  Will this post?

NASA Survery website

ENTRANCE SURVEY INSTRUCTIONS

Team Number 2469



STUDENTS:



Fill out the survey at https://frc-grants.arc.nasa.gov/survey/entrance.php Tell your teacher when you are finished.

Cut and paste the following into your windows explorer browser and take survey:

https://frc-grants.arc.nasa.gov/survey/entrance.php

MAKE SURE you know your team number and enter it correctly in order to receive credit for taking the survey.

announcement 12-15

There is a meeting of the robotics team 7th hour to take again, a mandatory NASA survery. If you miss this survery before we depart to Holiday Break, it is my understanding that you will be unable to attend the kick off event in still water. Please make arrangements with Mr. White in room 206, or Kathy White if you will be unable to attend this meeting.

welcome

next robotics meeting today at votech