Meeting Tonight!
We meet all Mondays through December 9, which is the day of the SYRA Championship!
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 give help to new teams, 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.
Tournaments started last weekend, and some Sharon teams were active. Galaxy Decoders went to the Upton scrimmage, and placed second in robot performance, both in the main rounds and in the elimination. They also won an award for programming, I think. There were 31 teams and the highest score was 360, and this was without the bonus points, which were not scored for any team, since the spreadsheet couldn't handle it.
Last week:
We had 5 robots running last week! Tech Tigers scored the new season high of 370.
Galaxy Decoders,160,215,245
Tech Tigers,250,370*,310
SciFi Knights,200,105,240
Diesel,50,245,240
Smart City Builders,-,-,120
*- 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
We meet all Mondays through December 9, which is the day of the SYRA Championship!
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 give help to new teams, 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.
Tournaments started last weekend, and some Sharon teams were active. Galaxy Decoders went to the Upton scrimmage, and placed second in robot performance, both in the main rounds and in the elimination. They also won an award for programming, I think. There were 31 teams and the highest score was 360, and this was without the bonus points, which were not scored for any team, since the spreadsheet couldn't handle it.
Last week:
We had 5 robots running last week! Tech Tigers scored the new season high of 370.
Galaxy Decoders,160,215,245
Tech Tigers,250,370*,310
SciFi Knights,200,105,240
Diesel,50,245,240
Smart City Builders,-,-,120
*- 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