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Team News Highlights:
The New Builders Get
Some Pre-Season Training
The team's new builders and safety members were trained on some of the basic tools, building methods, and working safely by the experienced builders and lead by mentor Justin Shankster and "Safety" Paul Mayers. The new build members have a lot to learn this season but now have some hands-on experience before the build season gets here.
PR Gets
A New Space
This season the PR (Public Relations) team has their own office room for their equipment and an area to call their own. The PR team grew in numbers between last year and this year. They also received some new equipment last season outgrowing their previous space, which was shared with the programmers team and the safety team.
Student Training
On Machinery
The new build season is only a month away. Safety mentor, Paul Mayers (in the photo), and lead mentor, Justin Shankster (taking the photo), are busy at team meatings training the new build students on the team on how to safely use the power tools in the shop. Veteran student members on the team help to train the new students with mentors' guidance. All students on the robotics build subteam are required to annually get retrained on all equipment before use. All students are required to be supervised by an adult mentor to use the power equipment. Safety FIRST!
New
Season
The first official meeting was today. Students all introduced themselves to each other on the team. We went over student job roles slideshow for the season and their expected parts to play on the robotics team. Students also took a pre-season survey to give the coaches/mentors some preseason information about the students' goals for this year.
New
Technology
The lead programmers received a few new computers today. Their previously used computers were reset for the younger programmers coming onto the team. The picture shows the current programmers work area. As always it is a work-in-progress although the programmers love to have a space to call their own.
Homecoming
Parade
Several of the non-band robotics students teamed up to make the parade a success for the robotics team. Showing the DHS Robotics Team in the parade is an essential way to show appreciation for our team partners each year and to raise awareness for the robotics team to younger students in the district.