Meeting Tonight!
Yes, I know the weather is an issue. I will post an email if we have to call it off, but we are ON for now.
I hope we do get to meet, as it is our second-to-last meeting, and teams are ramping up for qualifiers. Next Monday is our SYRA Championship, and the state championships will happen the following weekend.
Tonight, we are doing dry-run judging for projects for those teams that want to do so. Please arrive as early as possible (from 6pm on) to enable us to do this and get a full run of rounds in. You don't have to let us know ahead of time.
Location: First Congregational Church, 29 North Main St, Sharon. Enter at the back, parking lot side, at the middle door, up the outside stairs.
Doors open at 6pm to get setup and practice judging, with a 6:30pm official start. We end at 8pm.
Please Note: We are starting to get more teams and running to time (8pm). Teams which arrive late may be able to get 3 rounds in. I won't be extending beyond 8, to ensure that our refs have reliable schedules. We also need teams to start to develop a crisp table presence -- knowing what they need to do, doing it, and being efficient. Your setup time at the table should be no longer than the round itself, so 2.5 minutes.
Last week:
We had 5 robots running last week! In round 1, Tech Tigers scored a new season high of 420, only to be outdone by Diesel in round 2 with a 430.
SciFi Knights,295,255,255
Tech Tigers,420,355,275
Galaxy Decoders,170,90,275
Diesel,215,430*,-
Smart City Builders,-,60,70
*- 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]
41772,veteran,Diesel [UMASS Dartmouth 12/8]
32913,veteran,SciFi Knights [UMASS Dartmouth 12/8]
39327,veteran,Excalibur [Northboro 12/7]
49282,rookie,Smart City Builders [UMASS Dartmouth 12/8]
33958,veteran,Tech Tigers [Worcester 2 12/8]
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
Yes, I know the weather is an issue. I will post an email if we have to call it off, but we are ON for now.
I hope we do get to meet, as it is our second-to-last meeting, and teams are ramping up for qualifiers. Next Monday is our SYRA Championship, and the state championships will happen the following weekend.
Tonight, we are doing dry-run judging for projects for those teams that want to do so. Please arrive as early as possible (from 6pm on) to enable us to do this and get a full run of rounds in. You don't have to let us know ahead of time.
Location: First Congregational Church, 29 North Main St, Sharon. Enter at the back, parking lot side, at the middle door, up the outside stairs.
Doors open at 6pm to get setup and practice judging, with a 6:30pm official start. We end at 8pm.
Please Note: We are starting to get more teams and running to time (8pm). Teams which arrive late may be able to get 3 rounds in. I won't be extending beyond 8, to ensure that our refs have reliable schedules. We also need teams to start to develop a crisp table presence -- knowing what they need to do, doing it, and being efficient. Your setup time at the table should be no longer than the round itself, so 2.5 minutes.
Last week:
We had 5 robots running last week! In round 1, Tech Tigers scored a new season high of 420, only to be outdone by Diesel in round 2 with a 430.
SciFi Knights,295,255,255
Tech Tigers,420,355,275
Galaxy Decoders,170,90,275
Diesel,215,430*,-
Smart City Builders,-,60,70
*- 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]
41772,veteran,Diesel [UMASS Dartmouth 12/8]
32913,veteran,SciFi Knights [UMASS Dartmouth 12/8]
39327,veteran,Excalibur [Northboro 12/7]
49282,rookie,Smart City Builders [UMASS Dartmouth 12/8]
33958,veteran,Tech Tigers [Worcester 2 12/8]
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