Team 302 News Updates

Meeting 2/7/08: CANCELED

Thursday 07th of February 2008

Due to the snow and poor back-road conditions causing school to be closed today, the meeting scheduled for tonight (2/7/08) has been canceled. We will be meeting tomorrow as regularly scheduled.

Meeting 2/6/08: CANCELED

Wednesday 06th of February 2008

Due to the snow and power outages throughout the district, the meeting scheduled for tonight (2/6/08) has been canceled. We will be meeting tomorrow as regularly scheduled.

Meeting 1/29/08: CANCELED

Tuesday 29th of January 2008

Due to the inclement weather, the meeting scheduled for tonight (1/29/08) has been canceled. We will be meeting tomorrow as regularly scheduled.

Team 302 in the Oakland Press

Sunday 20th of January 2008

Team 302 would like to thank the Oakland Press for their generous sponsorship and the outstanding full-page feature in the Sunday edition of the Oakland Press.

The Oakland Press recently ran a full-page feature about Team 302 and the FIRST Robotics Competition. Local businesses purchased advertisements from the Oakland Press, and Team 302 will receive a portion of the proceeds from the sale. A special thanks goes out to the community for their donations and to the Oakland Press as our newest sponsor!

Meeting 1/3/08: RESCHEDULED

Thursday 03rd of January 2008

Due to the cancellation of school and the building being closed, the mandatory meeting initially scheduled for today has been moved to tomorrow night at 5:00pm (same place and time).

This meeting will discuss the team's plans for the kickoff event this Saturday (1/5/08), and is mandatory for all team members.

Activities Fair 12/17/07: CANCELED

Monday 17th of December 2007

Due to the snow storm and cancellation of school, the Activities Fair this evening for the incoming freshmen has been canceled. We will be having a mandatory meeting as previously scheduled for tomorrow (Tuesday 12/18/07).

Mandatory Meetings

Friday 14th of December 2007

As the pre-season is coming to an end, we need to start preparing for the start of the 2008 season.

As of today (per the email from our mentors) all meetings are now mandatory! Please check the calendar regularly for the dates and times of these meetings.

We will be meeting on Tuesday, December 18 as well as Thursday Janurary 3. You must send an email to one of our mentors if you cannot attend. We will be discussing the new season and the kickoff event.

Meeting 12/11/07: CANCELED

Tuesday 11th of December 2007

Due to parent/teacher conferences as well as the inclement weather, the meeting scheduled for tonight (12/11/07) has been canceled. We will be meeting this Thursday as regularly scheduled.

Moto-Medic

Tuesday 06th of November 2007

Team 302 would like to thank Moto-Medic of Lake Orion for their contribution to the team this year. We look forward to a great season with our new sponsor.

Interested in becoming a sponsor for Team 302? Visit our contact page or send an email to info@team302.com for more information.

Team 302 in the Orion Review

Thursday 01st of November 2007

The Lake Orion High School robotics team was recently featured in our local newspaper, the Lake Orion Review. Team 302 would like to thank the Lake Orion Review for this outstanding article and for their continued support.

Click here to view the article.

Premier Self Storage

Friday 19th of October 2007

Team 302 has recently obtained a new sponsor! Premier Self Storage in Lake Orion has agreed to provide us with an much-needed storage unit at their facility. We are proud to have Premier Self Storage as our new partner and we're looking forward to working with them this season.

Interested in becoming a sponsor for Team 302? Visit our contact page or send an email to info@team302.com for more information.

Applications for 2008 Season

Friday 14th of September 2007

The applications for the 2008 season are out now, and can be picked up in room 306 (CAD room). There have been changes to the application process so be sure to read the guidelines. The applications are due no later than Friday September 21, 2007 at 3:00pm to either Mr. McHale in the Technology Control Office or to Mr. Cobb in room 306 (CAD room). We're looking forward to getting some new members and a great start to our pre-season.

Autodesk Seminars

Sunday 05th of August 2007

The Martians from Goodrich have been able to organize CAD and Animation training through Quantum Technologies and they've asked us if we'd like to join the training. Quantum is an authorized Autodesk Training Center with offices in Troy and you can find them on Autodesk's website.

The training for Animation will take place at Lake Orion High School in room 302 on Aug 11 and 25. Both classes start at 9:00am and end at 4:00pm with a lunch break at noon. Aug 11 will be a beginner class and Aug 25 will be a more advanced class. Both classes are open to new team members and interested mentors. Anyone wanting to attend must stay through the whole day. The software that will be used is Autodesk 3DS Max. Anyone interested must send an email to Mr. Dudek before Thursday Aug 9 5:00pm to sign up.

The CAD training will take place at Goodrich High School or Oxford High school. We are currently determining which school will run the CAD software properly. Mona Williams from the Martians team will notify Mr. Dudek which school the training will take place at before Thursday Aug 9, and he will notify those who have signed up. The CAD training is also on Aug 11 and Aug 25 from 9:00am to 4:00pm with lunch at noon. Aug 11 will be a beginner class and Aug 25 will be a more advanced class. Both classes are open to new team members and interested mentors. Anyone wanting to attend must stay through the whole day. The software that will be used is Autodesk Inventor 11. You will learn how to create basic 3D solid parts and some assemblies. Anyone wanting to take this training must send an email to Ken Dudek before Thursday 5:00pm Aug 9th to sign up.

Any questions can be answered by contacting Mr. Dudek. This is highly recommended and is a great opportunity for new and old team members. This way, we can focus more time during the season to drawing the robot rather than teaching the software.

OCBC Recognition

Friday 22nd of June 2007

Team 302 was recently recognized by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners for outstanding achievement as a team this year. All of last season's members received a letter of recognition from Mr. Michael J. Gingell, acknowledging our performance this year.

Summer Meetings...

Wednesday 06th of June 2007

Well, the open house was a big success tonight. We had a lot of students come through and a lot of students who are interested in our summer meetings. Students who did attend should expect an email with more details soon.

This summer meetings will be about every three weeks on Fridays from 3p-6p and Saturdays from 10a-3p. The actual dates are posted on the calendar. We hope to train our new members, practice driving, and design/test/build a newer, better chassis that we might consider for next year. The first summer meeting sessions are this week, on Friday only.

Meeting Notes 05/31/07

Thursday 31st of May 2007

At tonight's meeting, we made plans for our open house. We've decided to have a few different stations setup, and some demonstrations. We are working on different announcements for our school, and doing some other house keeping tasks. Everyone that took on a job for the weekend must have it completed by Monday, which is when our next meeting will take place. Check the calendar for more details as they arrive.

We also talked more about our summer plans, which more details will be posted this weekend. We also got some information about some upcoming HAAS events at Macomb Community College. As well as a team decision to join the Mid-Michigan Robotics Association was agreed on.

Presentations, Meeting Notes...

Monday 21st of May 2007

Team 302 has been very busy lately. We've been closing up the official season with a few presentations to our sponsors, and presenting them with our duplicate awards. We've been very fortunate to have our sponsors' support this season and look forward to another successful season next year. Also, many of the students are planning to pass out fliers at the middle schools on Wednesday morning. The middle schools and students are as follows...

Brian, Rachelle, & Aaron - Scripps Middle School @ 7:35
Neil & Mike - Waldon Middle School @ 7:35
Matt & Heather - Oakview Middle School @ 7:35

We are planning on having 200 for each school, and posting 5 color copies in the halls. These fliers are only for the 8th grade students. Other middle school students' parents will be receiving a notification via Centerpoint. Lastly, more fliers will be posted around LOHS after the middle schools are done on Wednesday morning. The newspaper and library are also being contacted.

Team 302 Open House

Thursday 10th of May 2007

Students, parents, interested community members- join us for the first ever Team 302 FIRST robotics open house on Wednesday, June 6th from 6:30p - 8:30p in the Lake Orion High School CAD room to enjoy a special presentation from our team. We will be covering all of the different functions of a FIRST robotics team, as well as discussing our team's summer plans that you will be able to attend! Students interested in joining the team next year are highly encouraged to attend. Snacks and refreshments will be served, and a demonstration of the robot in action is also scheduled. For more information, contact mmccormick08@lakeorion.k12.mi.us. We look forward to seeing you there!

Meeting Notes 05/08/07

Wednesday 09th of May 2007

At last nights meeting we talked about the You Tube video for FIRST.

Matt McCormick agreed to contact some people from the LEGO league team that they started to try to arrange interviews.
Heather Tucker, Nick Hutchison, Aaron Wisener, Heather Wilsher, Ian Norman and Rachelle Moore (by proxy) volunteered to work on it.
Any other volunteers are welcome
Since Drew and Nick R. were not present, Aaron is going to coordinate efforts, assisted by Nick H.
Mrs. Tucker has volunteered her video camera for the project
You can read about the requirements for the project on the FIRST website
Start thinking of a theme or ideaâ¦to revolve the whole video around. Think entertaining and creativeâ¦
We have only three weeks to get this goingâ¦so letâs get started now!

The Championship

Wednesday 09th of May 2007

We traveled to Atlanta, GA for the National Competition last week. Our team had a lot of fun, but unfortunately our robot did not compete as well as it had the rest of the season. A couple of unexpected hiccups, and some bad luck kept us out of the game for most of the competition. However, this was a very good learning experience for all of us as well as the new team members.

West Michigan Regional

Wednesday 09th of May 2007

The West Michigan Regional continued our great season! The competition was pretty tough, and was not like what we had seen in Detroit. But nonetheless, we were able to pull off another Regional Finalist award. We travel to Atlanta for the National Competition in two weeks.

Detroit Regional

Thursday 22nd of March 2007

The Detroit Regional was a great start to our competition season!
On Thursday, we proved our efficient scoring skills in the practice rounds. Friday, however, came with a challenge because as many teams began to use their defensive strategies against us. On Saturday we turned it around; we finished second while receiving two more awards: the Autodesk Visualization Award and the Motorola Quality Award.

Robot Shipped

Wednesday 21st of February 2007

The robot was completed and shipped today, we can't wait until the first regional.

Meeting Tonight!

Wednesday 21st of February 2007

Team meeting at 6:00 PM Tonight.

Concepts Sketches

Saturday 13th of January 2007

Designs and Lift Ideas for the robot will be due Monday.

Safety Glasses!

Saturday 06th of January 2007

Buckhorn Industrial is selling safety glasses. For every pair sold $0.50 will be donated to team302.
Buckhorn Industrial

News Update

Tuesday 14th of November 2006

Things that need to be accomplished by this meeting:
1. Decide on what theme we will be doing for the safety animation.
2. Discover any ideas anyone has.
3. Begin CAD teaching.
4. Get those interested in FAB used to machines and tools.

Due Dates

Thursday 26th of October 2006

By next meeting things that are due:
1. Ten (10) awards to focus on for the team
2. New chassis designs and ideas, also ideas about how to set up 4 wheel drive steering.

November 30th:
1. 2-3 Paragraph's for the chairmans award.