August 28: Team 5295 Recruits at Climber Day

Shelton, Washington---Three teammates spoke to incoming sophomores at Shelton High School's Climber Day orientation for new students.

August 19: 4-H Teaches Computer-Aided-Design at PUD3

Shelton WA---4-H volunteer D.Rankin taught Onshape Computer-Aided-Design (CAD) to seven teammates of the 4-H Robotics Team.

4-H Robotics Team Learns Autodesk Synthesis Software

Kent, Washington---Teammates of the 4-H Robotics Team had fun with Synthesis software at the FIRST Washington Fieldhouse in Kent on Thursday, August 10th.

Students Raise $1200 at August OCCU Car Washes

The Shelton High Robotics Team washed cars from 10AM to 3PM on August 5th and August 12th at Our Community Credit Union to raise fund for their coming season.

Shelton High Robotics Team Finishes in Top 6% at World Championship

Turnaround from Near Last in 2016 to Loss in Quarterfinals to Eventual Runner-Up

Houston,Texas  April 24,2017---Competing as 4-H FRC Team 5295 “Aldernating Current”, the Shelton High Robotics Team partnered with teams from China, Israel, Turkey and USA during the Newton Division qualification rounds and finished ranked 16th of 67 teams at the Houston FIRST Robotics World Championship April 20-22. This placed them in the top 5.6% of the 3400 teams competing in 2017. In 2016 the Shelton team finished near last at competitions. Watch matches at https://www.thebluealliance.com/team/5295. The team lost in the Newton quarterfinals to the #1 playoff alliance led by local NASA Team 118 “Robonauts”, which finished 2nd overall in the 400 team competition. 

On April 23rd the Shelton High Robotics Team visited the robot pit of NASA Team 118 “Robonauts” which is used by NASA employees during the day and the robotics team in the evening. Shelton High Robotics Team members shook hands with a robonaut, a multi-million dollar joint NASA and General Motors effort to design a human-sized robot assistant for astronauts in space.  Robonaut Program Manager Julia Badger said “Things break all the time.” The team toured Space Center Houston and learned of NASA’s plans to send humans to Mars on the Orion spaceship. A Tumwater High School classmate of KMAS’ Jeff Slakey, Nujoud Merancy, shared samples of the materials NASA will use to build the Orion spaceship and the food the first humans to Mars will eat enroute.

Team Captain junior Jaeden H, seniors Jacob H. and Kiery E., and sophomores Abbie A., Carolynn C., Dylan R., Kirstin G., Robert G-A., and Tristin N. were guided by Coach J.Wright, R.Clarey, K.Hansen, A.Hospador, F.Newby, and A.Walker.

The Shelton High Robotics Team raised $20,000 in cash and pledges of the $28,000 needed. Students will run concessions on 4/26 at the Highclimber stadium softball game. Planned fundraisers are 5/19 “Change the World” and 6/03 “Hood to Coast”. Dates for car washes are pending. Donate at http://frcteam5295aldernatingcurrent.blogspot.com/search/label/Donate

or contact Andy Hospador 360-426-0741; AndyH3626@gmail.com or AlanWalker@earthlink.net 253-852-4002.

Team representatives will visit the Shelton Kiwanis May 9th and the “Olympia Robotics Federation” Annual Sponsor Appreciation Event May 12th. You can meet the full team on May 20th at the Lacey STEM Fair or June 3rd at the Forest Festival Paul Bunyan Parade. See the team schedule and watch interviews at https://www.facebook.com/AldernatingCurrent5295.

Radical Media won the Will.I.Am “Make It Loud” Award for “This Isn’t A Robot”, a two minute YouTube video. “But this isn’t a robot. It’s a machine to build the people who will change the world”.

The all west winning alliance include Ballard Washington Team 2928 “Viking Robotics”, Tucson Arizona Team 1011 “Crush”, Atascadero California Team 973 “Greybots”, and Berkeley California Team 5499 “Bay Orangutans”.

FIRST WASHINGTON PAYS AIRFARE

Shelton High Robotics Team Will Reimburse

Since fundraising did not cover expenses prior to the departure, FIRST WASHINGTON [Robotics] purchased airfare tickets for the Shelton High Robotics Team.  The team is grateful for this help with their cash flow and will continue fundraising activities.

FIRST WASHINGTON inspires Washington State youth by engaging them in exciting mentor-based FIRST programs that build science, technology and engineering skills, inspire innovation, and foster well-rounded life capabilities such as self-confidence, communication, and leadership. FIRST WASHINGTON organized nine district high school competitions and the Pacific Northwest Championship.  FIRST WASHINGTON  also conducts competitions for FIRST Tech Challenge (7th-12thgrades), FIRST Lego League (4th-8th), and Junior FIRST Lego League (K-3).

SHELTON HIGH ROBOTICS TEAM HEADS TO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Team Needs $9000 More to Reach $28,000 Goal

Shelton WA, April 17, 2017– Team 5295 will compete at the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) World Championship April 20-22 in Houston.  Costs are higher than anticipated: $5000 Entry Fee, $11000 Air Travel, $9000 Hotel, $1400 Food and $900 Car rentals.  Donate at http://frcteam5295aldernatingcurrent.blogspot.com/search/label/Donate or send fund-raising ideas to Andy Hospador (360-426-0741; AndyH3626@gmail.com), or AlanWalker@earthlink.net (253-852-4002).

Team sponsor DragonflyMediaNW.com created exciting video highlights of the Shelton High Robotics Team.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWWoZDRY91c.

Watch the April 20–22 World Championship at https://www.firstchampionship.org/watch-live. Finished matches are posted at https://www.thebluealliance.com/team/5295. The Shelton High Robotics Team competes as Team 5295 in the Newton division against teams from Brazil, China, Israel, Mexico, Turkey, and the United States.

There will be 400 FRC teams competing in six divisions named for famous scientists: Carver, Galileo, Hopper, Newton, Roebling and Turing.  The division winners play the finals Saturday April 22^nd on the Einstein field.

After the competition, on Sunday April 23^rd the Team will tour NASA Johnson Space Center with a woman space scientist arranged by Jeff Slakey of KMAS & iFiberOne.

FIRST™ Robotics was started in 1989 by inventor Dean Kamen to make science a sport.  Kids have so much fun they do not realize they are learning how to solve problems via critical thinking.

In Mason County, there are FIRST Lego League robotics teams at Olympia Middle (6-7) and Pioneer (4-8) Schools for the grades indicated.

Students competing at the World Championships are team captain Jaeden H., Abbie A., Carolynn C., Dylan R., Kiery E., Jacob H., Kirstin G., Robert G.-A., and Tristin N.  The adults attending are Coach J.Wright, A.Walker, A.Hospador, F.Newby, K.Hansen and R.Clarey.

See the latest team news at https://www.facebook.com/AldernatingCurrent5295.