Wednesday, March 2nd Excitement was in the air as the gators got ready to head to Duluth for their first competition of the season; we couldn’t wait to get on the road! After lunch it was finally time to head out. The bus ride seemed to fly by due to all the singing, sleeping, and […]
Author: Julia Stenberg
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Our team was excited today when David Johnson, cofounder of Polaris, and his wife Eleanor, stopped by the shop for a visit. It’s always fun to spread the message of FIRST to not only younger kids, but also adults. We all had a great time talking about the robot, watching it perform, sharing stories, and […]
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Today our art club and a few members of our team learned how to screenprint. They will be using this technique to make practice shirts for the team. Team members also spent some time brainstorming ideas for our junkyard robot. We have our creative minds on the case and we know they’ll come up with […]
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10 days left of build season! We have a group of kids that have been welding these past couple of nights. They designed and then assembled a shelving unit that will be put in the pit area and be used to display our past accomplishments; there is also an attachment on the top of the […]
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It’s already February! Where has the time gone?! Today we spent time coming up with ideas for our chairman’s award application. The chairman’s award is a way to show the world what your team is all about. We got a lot of inspiration from viewing other team videos from the past. Now it’s a matter […]