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March 2011
Let the games begin. Our robot is done!!!!! We are now ready for what we have been working so hard for…LogoMotion. Please make sure you have all forms signed and money turned in for Long Beach Regional. Hotel and contact info will be e-mailed to all parents. We will continue to meet 1-2x/week to strategize out attack. Good Luck Robodogs.
February 2011
Build season is going strong. We are progressing on all aspects. We did have a small set back when shipments of parts from back east were delayed due to the severe snowstorms. We can work around it until they arrive. Please keep in mind all deadlines: Awards- 2/17 and Robot ship day-2/22. We need a final count on who will be travelling to Long Beach and what parents will be chaperoning by 2/20. Please remind your parents that work hours have been extended to 8:00pm on school nights and 11:00pm on Friday and Saturday nights. T-shirts have been ordered and will be in soon. Fembots practice day is 2/19. Keep working hard Robodogs.
January 2011
On your mark, get set, go!!! Kick-off is Saturday, January 8, 2011. We will meet at Vaca High at 6:00am to travel to St. Francis High School in Sacramento for kick-off and to pick up our kit. Immediately following our return, we will start brainstorming ideas. Dinner sign-ups are posted in the back of the room for parents to keep our students well feed during build season. Buttons have been ordered and T-Shirts are currently being worked on. Let’s go Robodogs.
December 2010
Build season is fast approaching and we are still working on fundraising. Our 2nd Dinner Night Out will be at Panda Express on 12/1. Twenty percent of the proceeds will go to VHS Robotics. Hex Bug sales will continue at Nugget on 12/18 from 8:00am-2:00pm. Please make sure that all students have registered using SIMS for FIRST kick-off. We will be attending the VEX competition at Vanden HS. Please meet at Vanden at 8:00. On 12/27 we will be visiting Bio-Rad to see a real world application of robotics. Please see Teri for details.
November 2010
We are officially signed up for the Los Angeles Regional in Long Beach! Our fundraising is going very well. We will be selling Hex Bugs outside of Nugget on 11/14. Please sign up to help. Our flamingoes are ready to be flocked and we are taking orders for anyone who wants to flock someone. See Rachel for information. We will be attending the FLL Tournament at Will C. Wood on the 11/20. Volunteers are needed to help with set up on 11/19 after school.
October 2010
We are officially registered at the Sacramento Regional at UC Davis. This is a busy fundraising month. Our first Dinner Night Out is on 10/12 at Los Reyes. Please hand out flyers to friends and family. Our car wash and bake sale is scheduled for 10/16. Please bring any supplies you have at home. Our Pasta Feed is on 10/20. Thanks again to Cameron’s grandmother for preparing the food. Please make sure to turn in all money and unsold tickets by the 18th. Students need to continue to solicit raffle prizes!!
September 2010
This month we will need to decide which regional event we will attend. All have agreed on UC Davis. We will register for this on the 30th. We are contemplating on attending a 2ND regional event. This will depend greatly on our fundraising. We would like to attend either San Diego or Long Beach. A sponsor letter has been comprised and is ready to be mailed to prospective companies. We are now a 501(C) 3 non-profit group!!
August 2010
Welcome back Robodogs!! We would like to extend a warm welcome to all our new members. We hope that this will be a fun and exciting year for all. During the last few weeks of summer, we moved into our new room. The Vacaville High School Robotics Club now occupies room 44. Thanks to all that helped with the move. Our parent meetings will take place the 1st Thursday of each month at 6:00pm. Let’s have a great year!
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