TJ2 Ships-Off The Bot
By Ali
Last night was the official end of our hectic build season. Every year we celebrate this event with a send-off party to say goodbye to our robot until our first regional. We invite parents, teachers, volunteers, and this year, even our super-intendant and principle. We use this event to tell them all about our team, and just how we have been spending our time these past months. Art showed the new shirt designs, while Chairman’s read parts of the updated essay to all the guests. Animation was proud to unveil their “Excellence in Design” animation that was just recently completed. During a brief intermission, we thanked the volunteers that have helped us throughout the entire season. From build mentors to lunch helpers, each recieved a picture of the team in a frame that was built with recycled parts.
After a brief explanation of the build season, which included Building Fundamentals, Programming, and a summary of building this year’s robot, the robot was showcased to the guests. After climbing bumps and shooting goals, attendees were allowed to check out the bot close up and ask as many questions as they wanted. A reporter from Brockton Enterprise was even there and an article was featured today all about our team. Guests were then invited to attend the Boston Regional (March 25 -27). Hopefully this will make a large fan base for us while we are competing :]
To read more about it, check out the article about us in the Brockton Enterprise. Here.