SYRA Championship Tonight!
It is the big one! And the last one. Our FLL season comes to a close, with most of our teams advancing to the Championship events this coming Saturday. Details on the SYRA Championship are below. Qualifier news from the teams comes first!
On Saturday, Excalibur went to Northborough and won the elimination tournament and qualified for the championships. They had a qualifying score of 345 and a top score in the elimination rounds of 385, winning against the number 1 team from Weston.
Also on Saturday, our newest team, LEGO Shark, traveled to Leominster. They had their best outcomes of the entire season, scoring 250, 295, 255, 190 in qualification, all without having had time to reprogram to return to Home instead of Launch. The won the best overall mechanical design award, but unfortunately lacked in the judged awards and did not qualify.
Four of our teams went to UMASS Dartmouth on Sunday. Here is how they fared:
Galaxy Decoders won the research award and qualified. Their high score was 350.
Diesel got the performance award, the coding award, and qualified. Their high score was a whopping 495.
SciFi Knights got the champions award (the top all-around award) and of course qualified. Their high score was 405.
Smart City Builders had a high score of 260 but did not qualify.
Also on Sunday, Tech Tigers won the Champions Award at the Worcester 2 Qualifier. They also won the Robot Performance Award with a high score of 390 points. In the Playoffs, our highest was 415. Top score was 425.
SYRA Championship
Our schedule is a 6pm setup time and running robot as soon as we and they are ready. Diesel is bringing their field and we will be running two teams at once. If we only have one table, we will be doing well to get it done in time. In a seeded tournament, you may be required to run first, no matter what your seed, so we can't get going until the teams show up! We will start with the teams that are there, but once we get through the first seeded matches, teams who aren't there will forfeit their match so we can move on. So far, no team has said they are not coming.
We will seed the teams by their best score on Monday night runs. This is the seeding:
1. Tech Tigers, 455
2. Diesel, 430
3. Excalibur, 345, 325
4. SciFi Knights, 345, 310
5. Galaxy Decoders, 315
6. LEGO Shark, 175
7. Smart City Builders, 120
NOTE: tie between Excalibur and SciFi Knights is broken by second-highest score
Doors open at 6pm to get setup. We will run until we have a champion!
Teams will have a 2.5 minute setup time from the time they reach the table. After that, we start the clock.
Last week:
We had 5 robots running last week! Thanks to all who braved the snow. In round 1, Tech Tigers scored a new season high of 455.
Excalibur,295,235,-
Tech Tigers,455*,390,-
SciFi Knights,310,345,275
Smart City Builders,55,90,55
LEGO Shark,110,175,130
*- New high score for the season
Six teams have joined SYRA so far:
FLL, Status, Team Name, Contact [Qualifier {Q|N}]
38457,veteran,Galaxy Decoders [UMASS Dartmouth 12/8 Q]
41772,veteran,Diesel [UMASS Dartmouth 12/8 Q]
32913,veteran,SciFi Knights [UMASS Dartmouth 12/8 Q]
39327,veteran,Excalibur [Northboro 12/7 Q]
49282,rookie,Smart City Builders [UMASS Dartmouth 12/8 N]
33958,veteran,Tech Tigers [Worcester 2 12/8 Q]
?,rookie,LEGO Shark [Leominster 12/7 N]
1. FLL Registration is now closed.
2. The SYRA team fee is unchanged this year at $100, checks payable to "Jack Gregory". Teams will not be able to run their robots on the SYRA field until dues are paid. This fee covers use of the hall, and use of the SYRA field. The easiest way to register a team with SYRA is to print a team roster from the FLL Team Roster, which will include FLL number, names and contact information, but you can also pick up a form from us.
3. Prospective referees should contact me directly via email, and sign in when they attend a meeting.
Important notice about our meeting place and rules of behavior: We are guests here. We absolutely cannot tolerate the following, and doing so after a warning will get you kicked out:
1. Do not enter any other rooms in the church without permission.
2. Children who need to use the bathroom must be escorted by an adult.
3. Do not make excessive noise; other meetings may be going on in the building.
4. Do not attempt to play in the back playground. It is for day-care use only. Not us.
5. Do not bring food or drink into the hall.
6. Do not run in the hall. Do not play soccer, football, tag, etc. No fun allowed!
Each team is responsible for the behavior of its students. It is not acceptable to merely drop off students without an adult being responsible for them.
If you are getting this email and do not want to, reply to me directly. We also now have a Facebook page, managed by Preeti and Sumit Bannerjee. We will try to keep that up to date with the latest information, as well as our website (below). This is a better option for parents and students who don't need to be on our email list.
--Jack Gregory
Sharon Youth Robotics Association
www.sharonrobotics.org
It is the big one! And the last one. Our FLL season comes to a close, with most of our teams advancing to the Championship events this coming Saturday. Details on the SYRA Championship are below. Qualifier news from the teams comes first!
On Saturday, Excalibur went to Northborough and won the elimination tournament and qualified for the championships. They had a qualifying score of 345 and a top score in the elimination rounds of 385, winning against the number 1 team from Weston.
Also on Saturday, our newest team, LEGO Shark, traveled to Leominster. They had their best outcomes of the entire season, scoring 250, 295, 255, 190 in qualification, all without having had time to reprogram to return to Home instead of Launch. The won the best overall mechanical design award, but unfortunately lacked in the judged awards and did not qualify.
Four of our teams went to UMASS Dartmouth on Sunday. Here is how they fared:
Galaxy Decoders won the research award and qualified. Their high score was 350.
Diesel got the performance award, the coding award, and qualified. Their high score was a whopping 495.
SciFi Knights got the champions award (the top all-around award) and of course qualified. Their high score was 405.
Smart City Builders had a high score of 260 but did not qualify.
Also on Sunday, Tech Tigers won the Champions Award at the Worcester 2 Qualifier. They also won the Robot Performance Award with a high score of 390 points. In the Playoffs, our highest was 415. Top score was 425.
SYRA Championship
Our schedule is a 6pm setup time and running robot as soon as we and they are ready. Diesel is bringing their field and we will be running two teams at once. If we only have one table, we will be doing well to get it done in time. In a seeded tournament, you may be required to run first, no matter what your seed, so we can't get going until the teams show up! We will start with the teams that are there, but once we get through the first seeded matches, teams who aren't there will forfeit their match so we can move on. So far, no team has said they are not coming.
We will seed the teams by their best score on Monday night runs. This is the seeding:
1. Tech Tigers, 455
2. Diesel, 430
3. Excalibur, 345, 325
4. SciFi Knights, 345, 310
5. Galaxy Decoders, 315
6. LEGO Shark, 175
7. Smart City Builders, 120
NOTE: tie between Excalibur and SciFi Knights is broken by second-highest score
Doors open at 6pm to get setup. We will run until we have a champion!
Teams will have a 2.5 minute setup time from the time they reach the table. After that, we start the clock.
Last week:
We had 5 robots running last week! Thanks to all who braved the snow. In round 1, Tech Tigers scored a new season high of 455.
Excalibur,295,235,-
Tech Tigers,455*,390,-
SciFi Knights,310,345,275
Smart City Builders,55,90,55
LEGO Shark,110,175,130
*- New high score for the season
Six teams have joined SYRA so far:
FLL, Status, Team Name, Contact [Qualifier {Q|N}]
38457,veteran,Galaxy Decoders [UMASS Dartmouth 12/8 Q]
41772,veteran,Diesel [UMASS Dartmouth 12/8 Q]
32913,veteran,SciFi Knights [UMASS Dartmouth 12/8 Q]
39327,veteran,Excalibur [Northboro 12/7 Q]
49282,rookie,Smart City Builders [UMASS Dartmouth 12/8 N]
33958,veteran,Tech Tigers [Worcester 2 12/8 Q]
?,rookie,LEGO Shark [Leominster 12/7 N]
1. FLL Registration is now closed.
2. The SYRA team fee is unchanged this year at $100, checks payable to "Jack Gregory". Teams will not be able to run their robots on the SYRA field until dues are paid. This fee covers use of the hall, and use of the SYRA field. The easiest way to register a team with SYRA is to print a team roster from the FLL Team Roster, which will include FLL number, names and contact information, but you can also pick up a form from us.
3. Prospective referees should contact me directly via email, and sign in when they attend a meeting.
Important notice about our meeting place and rules of behavior: We are guests here. We absolutely cannot tolerate the following, and doing so after a warning will get you kicked out:
1. Do not enter any other rooms in the church without permission.
2. Children who need to use the bathroom must be escorted by an adult.
3. Do not make excessive noise; other meetings may be going on in the building.
4. Do not attempt to play in the back playground. It is for day-care use only. Not us.
5. Do not bring food or drink into the hall.
6. Do not run in the hall. Do not play soccer, football, tag, etc. No fun allowed!
Each team is responsible for the behavior of its students. It is not acceptable to merely drop off students without an adult being responsible for them.
If you are getting this email and do not want to, reply to me directly. We also now have a Facebook page, managed by Preeti and Sumit Bannerjee. We will try to keep that up to date with the latest information, as well as our website (below). This is a better option for parents and students who don't need to be on our email list.
--Jack Gregory
Sharon Youth Robotics Association
www.sharonrobotics.org