Spectrum is heading up to Indianapolis for the 2018 Indiana Robotics Invitational, 70 of the best teams from around North America will be attending. This Spectrum’s 3rd appearance at IRI and we are excited to see and compete with so many great teams.
The action will start at 9am Friday and Saturday and wrap around 5pm both days.
Follow along on social media (links below) for updates, photos and videos from the event.
Getting students excited about Robotics is one of the most important things we do!
Summer is the perfect opportunity for new students to join the team. If you know someone who might enjoy being on the team, have them come help out to TRI and our outreach activities. Great time to learn!
Sign up for the Summer Events Here a great way to get service hours for NHS, etc: https://goo.gl/bmtLFJ
Solarcraft Tour and Demonstration: June 19th Sign Up
Collaborative Partnership between Microsoft & Spectrum 3847 – Throughout the summer. The Championship judges recognized our work with Microsoft. This year, the students will help teach programming with an Ohbot, a programmable robotic head, that encourages children to experiment with making, computer programming and interacting with their environment through technology.
SPECTaculaR – First two weeks of August (tent) Two week free summer camp benefiting the Boys & Girls Club. Since 2012 our students have designed and implemented a curriculum for SPECTaculaR, a summer robotics program at the Spring Branch Boys and Girls Club that teaches engineering principles to children in the third to eighth grades.
2018 Season Highlights
Summer Tournaments:
Indiana Robotics Invitational – IRI. The 2017 Indiana Robotics Invitational is Friday and Saturday, July 14 – 15. Leaving Jul 11 (wed) returning Jul 15 (Sun). Trip will be $350 please pay as soon as you can. It’s possible that it ends up being $400 if we don’t fill out the bus with enough people.
Need for Summer Socials:
If you would like to host a bbq/pool party, please let us know. We have done these every summer but we need a host for this year. We could also have a parent plan some type of activity like bowling/paintball/ice skating, etc.
Thank you! If you have any questions, please contact us.
Sincerely, Allen Gregory IV Spectrum 3847 Engineering Coach/Mentor
