FIRST Robotics Team Tennessee High School Parent/Mentor/Student Kick-off Event 11/28/2011
Sponsors: • Russ Nelson, Business Development Manager for Energy Systems Group • Gary Childers, Manager at JCPenney located at Bristol Mall
Mentors • Bill Nash, Project Manager for Energy Systems Group • Eric Shipley, Eastman Engineer • Roger Thornburg, Eastman Engineer • Ricky Crowe, Eastman Engineer • Adam Wilson, Eastman Engineer
THS Sponsors • Deidre Pendley, Program Assistant • Jeff Sanders, Science Teacher/Curriculum Coach • Ellan Kitzmiller, Math Teacher • Ellan Dabbs, Educational Assistant • Donnie Quales, Art Teacher • Steve Anderson, Machine Shop Teacher
About FIRST Founded By Dean Kamen – Inventor Extraordinaire!
What is FIRST? • FIRST stands for “For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology.” • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1QyM9WTF18&feature=youtu.be
UT Engineering Day
UT Engineering Day
December Events: • Saturday, December 3rd and 10th , 2011, from 9 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. SolidWorks training at Pellissippi State Community College. • Drew Murray, Logan Fleenor, and Zach Resha have volunteered. • Mentors willing to go??? • Friday, December 9, 2011 at noon EST: Safety Animation Due Date • Drew Murray, Nicholas Ettore, and Anthony Williams have volunteered to create this! • December 12th , 2011 at 6:00 p.m. School Board Report forin Administration Building. • Hannah Breal, Bethany Russell, Logan Fleenor, Tristan Allen, and Andrew Shumaker have volunteered to present. (Any others?) • Gary Childers (JCPenney), Russ Nelson (Energy Systems Group) will be attending.
December Events: • TBA: Labview Software Training: Ricky McGill (Eastman Physicist) has offered his expertise with the Labview software. He uses it every day at Eastman and has agreed to teach all four schools on how the software can be used. • Logan Fleenor, Drew Murray, Dillon Barr, Anthony Trigiani, Andrew Shumaker, Bethany Russell, Zach Resha, Anthony Williams, Sean McCarty, and Bill Nash have volunteered to go to Eastman to learn! • Sandy Harris at Eastman is organizing this event and will notify us of the date soon. • There are tutorials on www.ni.com
January Events: • Saturday, January 7th, 2012 (leaving THS at 7:00 a.m.): Official FRC“Kick-off” Event in Knoxville at Convention Center. 8 students and 2 mentors will be chosen to attend this event. We are limited to 10 people. • Field Trip Form required for these 8 students. • Van or Truck needed to transport Kit (Volunteer?) • Saturday, January 7th at 10:00 a.m. in the Math Computer Lab: Live feed of the Kick-off online for the rest of the team to watch at THS • THS Sponsors needed (Volunteers?) • Saturday,January 7th at 5:30p.m. in the Robotics Room • (enter through gate on Southside), we will ALL meet to open the kit and take inventory, then start to brainstorm and develop our strategy! Food Needed (Parent volunteer?)
Teams get only 6 weeks to Design & Build!
January/February Events: January 7th to February 21st, 2012: • Weekdays and Weekends—schedule to be determined. • Food donations for build days—coordinator needed (Volunteer?)
March Events: • March 1-3, 2012 Smoky Mountain Regional Competition at the Knoxville Convention Center. • Travel Coordinator needed (Volunteer?) • Hotel reservations, transportation, Field Trip forms, costs, etc.
Electrical Mechanical Programming Fabrication Animation Web Design Logo/Art What Does the Team Involve? • Coaching • Strategy • Fundraising • Spirit • Business • Marketing • Photo/Video
The Excitementin the air iselectric! And contagious!
All the Hard Work Pays off!! Every Team Wins.
Student Leadership Roles • Lead Engineer • Team Captain • Project Manager • Safety Director • Marketing Manager • Programmer • Finance Manager • Mentor to younger students…and more
Team Structure
Hand tools • Screwdrivers • Allen keys • Wrenches • Socket set • Hacksaws • Pliers • Calipers • Tape measure • Clamps • Files • Wire Strippers • Multimeter • Soldering iron Tools Needed • Cart for Transporting Robot! • Hand power tools • Drills • Jig saw • Dremel • Machine Tools • Drill press • Bandsaw • Mill • Lathe • Tool Box
Scholarships • Over $15 million dollars in scholarships available • School specific and non-specific • Application deadlines vary- write in fall • Winners announced at Regional and Championship • This year 1 in 3 applying got a scholarship • Find list online: http://www.usfirst.org/robotics/scholsh.htm
Parent/Teacher Volunteer Sign-ups: • Travel arrangements—hotel reservations, transportation for team and robot, meals, etc. • Communications—presentations, website, pictures, video, etc. • School Pride/hospitality—team meals and snacks during build season, special team-building events, etc. • Mentor Support—organizes mentors and coordinates build season • Fundraising—coordinates fundraising activities
How to Get Involved • Volunteer on Sign-up Sheet. • Double check personal information on computer. • Email me at pendleyd@btcs.org with any questions.
Websites • THS First Robotics Team Website http://www.thsfirst.com/ • US First Website http://www.usfirst.org/ • Facebook THS FIRST Robotics Team http://www.facebook.com/groups/304752089538484/?ref=ts
Thanks for Coming!!
