Countdown to FIRST Kickoff 2017
2017 FIRST FRC STEAMWORKS Teaser
It's More Than Robots!
Festival of Champions and Encrypted Game ManualWritten by Frank Merrick.
Festival of ChampionsBy now, many of you have probably seen the announcement by FIRST Senior Management about the Festival of Champions to take place in New Hampshire on July 28th and 29th, 2017. We’re very excited to be hosting the Chairman’s Award winning team and the teams on the Winning Alliance from each FIRST Championship location for a two-day celebration. We’ve got several activities for the teams planned, including a special dinner with Dean at his home (so cool!), along with a competition between the winning alliances, to be webcast to the world. See the link above for more info. We still have many details to finalize, including all those pesky rules that will need to go along with this, but we wanted to pass along this news as soon as we could!
Encrypted FIRST® STEAMWORKS™ DocumentsYou want your encrypted game manual? You got your encrypted game manual. Download it now here. The paint may still be a little wet, so be careful.
For folks new to this, here’s the deal: Download the encrypted manual now to your iPhone/Android/PalmPilot/whatever (pdf apps like Foxit PDF or Adobe Acrobat are helpful). At the end of the Kickoff broadcast, we’ll reveal the code that will unlock the file so you can immediately start devouring all that FIRST STEAMWORKS goodness.
The Kit of Parts checklists, which will let you inventory your Kit of Parts, have also been encrypted and posted. You can find them here.
We’re still working on finalizing the drawing package that goes with the game. That likely won’t be ready for download before Friday, but we’ll let you know. It, too, will be encrypted.
All files encrypted prior to Kickoff use the same password, again to be revealed at the end of the Kickoff broadcast.
More news soon!
Frank
Festival of ChampionsBy now, many of you have probably seen the announcement by FIRST Senior Management about the Festival of Champions to take place in New Hampshire on July 28th and 29th, 2017. We’re very excited to be hosting the Chairman’s Award winning team and the teams on the Winning Alliance from each FIRST Championship location for a two-day celebration. We’ve got several activities for the teams planned, including a special dinner with Dean at his home (so cool!), along with a competition between the winning alliances, to be webcast to the world. See the link above for more info. We still have many details to finalize, including all those pesky rules that will need to go along with this, but we wanted to pass along this news as soon as we could!
Encrypted FIRST® STEAMWORKS™ DocumentsYou want your encrypted game manual? You got your encrypted game manual. Download it now here. The paint may still be a little wet, so be careful.
For folks new to this, here’s the deal: Download the encrypted manual now to your iPhone/Android/PalmPilot/whatever (pdf apps like Foxit PDF or Adobe Acrobat are helpful). At the end of the Kickoff broadcast, we’ll reveal the code that will unlock the file so you can immediately start devouring all that FIRST STEAMWORKS goodness.
The Kit of Parts checklists, which will let you inventory your Kit of Parts, have also been encrypted and posted. You can find them here.
We’re still working on finalizing the drawing package that goes with the game. That likely won’t be ready for download before Friday, but we’ll let you know. It, too, will be encrypted.
All files encrypted prior to Kickoff use the same password, again to be revealed at the end of the Kickoff broadcast.
More news soon!
Frank
Big MO is now recruiting students to join our team!
Do you know anyone who will be in grades 9-12 next school year and lives in Carman -Ainsworth School District who would be interested in joining? Now is the best time to join! Our off season activities are now underway and teams are forming.
Learn business, fundraising, communications, marketing, graphic design, CADD, programming, electrical, mechanical, project management, social media, writing, film making, the possibilities are endless!!
Contact us here, or stop by a meeting at Carman Park Baker Career Academy Mondays & Wednesdays from 6:30pm - 8:00pm.
Do you know anyone who will be in grades 9-12 next school year and lives in Carman -Ainsworth School District who would be interested in joining? Now is the best time to join! Our off season activities are now underway and teams are forming.
Learn business, fundraising, communications, marketing, graphic design, CADD, programming, electrical, mechanical, project management, social media, writing, film making, the possibilities are endless!!
Contact us here, or stop by a meeting at Carman Park Baker Career Academy Mondays & Wednesdays from 6:30pm - 8:00pm.
ROBO - CON Festival of Robotics and STEM Learning
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Please join Big MO 314 and other teams from around the state as we support Teams 1684 The Chimeras and 5460 Lapeer Strike Zone Robotics at the third annual Robo - Con Festival of Robotics and STEM Learning July 23, 2016 from 10 am - 4pm at
Lapeer Center for Innovation, Lapeer West campus, 170 Millville Rd. Lapeer, MI 48446 FREE ADMISSION!
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Please Join the Megatron Oracles
"Big MO" and Truck Town Thunder "T3" for a day of fun and learning WHEN Saturday, June 18, 2016 from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM (EDT) WHERE Carman Park Baker Career Academy - 3375 Van Campen Rd, Flint, MI 48507 COST $10 click here to register |
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Please Join the Megatron Oracles
"Big MO" for a night of fun!!! May 10, 2016 at Carman Ainsworth High School for the CA Free Family STEM Night! 6:00pm
We will be demonstrating our robots, past and present Learn about everything we do...It's more than robots! Speak to a team member about joining Team 314 For more information: |
Highlights from the 2016 FIRST Championship
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Joining robotics is probably the best decision I’ve made for high school. I always thought robotics was for the nerds and that people got made fun of because I use to tease my best friend about being on robotics the year before. I was the star soccer player with A’s in all the advanced class, so being classified as nerdy worried me. I was afraid when starting high school people would judge me if I joined and think of me differently because I was “that super smart kid”. But instead, robotics has changed my entire outlook on the ideas of engineering and made me soon realized how much I love it. It’s helped me be myself and not care so much about the names people are called. Robotics makes me excited to have our team meetings or work on the robot for that year’s game at the end of the day. I think of this team as family and have never felt like a misfit like I do at school sometimes in class. Even though I knew absolutely nothing about building a robot, code or even what FRC and STEM stood for, everyone was very patient and helped and taught me. I have a lot to learn as this year approaches but I accept every challenge with determination.
Last year was a huge eye opener for me. I was on the drive team as a human player and was only a freshman. We had one of the youngest drives team at the competitions but excelled because of our determination and wanting to show that we were not like every other team. The best moment was when we qualified for the world championships in St. Louis. I never knew how much of a big deal it was until I was actually there to see it for myself. Being able to see all the teams from around the world and being in the stadium was mind blowing to me. Even though I am no longer a rookie, I have a lot to learn as this year approaches but I accept every challenge with determination.
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2016 FRC Game Revealed!!
