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AIR Food Drive
This post will be updated each day with the winners of the calendar raffle. Winners will receive $50 unless otherwise noted.
- Alan Seidman, Salisbury NY
- Jim Crouse, Groton CT
- Pat Terlisner, Middletown RI
- Barbara Reilly, Warren RI
- Phylis Bruner, Ocala FL
- Katie McCusker, W. Warwick, R
- $100! Barbara Bender, Saunderstown RI
- Brad Kulis, Middletown RI
- Vernon Graham, North Kingstown RI
- Justin Grande, Boston MA
- Thomas Raffa, Middletown RI
- David Whalley, Portsmouth RI
- Bobby Quinn, East Greenwich RI
- $100! John Bellagamba, Middletown RI
- Rick Blight, Middletown RI
- Steve Cannici, Newport RI
- Maria Corey, Middletown, RI
- Tom Schindler, Middletown, RI
- Georgianna Murphy, Middletown, RI
- Sue & Terry Raffa, Middletown, RI
- $100! Bob Whitehead, Portsmouth, RI
- Ann Leavitt, Middletown, RI
- Denise Abraham, Middletown, RI
- Betsy Glassick, Newport, RI
- Paul Tavarus, Tiverton, RI
- Mark Seidman, Newport, RI
- Tim Sieben, Portsmouth, RI
- $100! Mike Kempenaar, Middletown, RI
Date & Time: Saturday, November 13, 2010 · 11:00am – 2:00pm
Location: Building 80 – UCTOC – Gate 17 Access Road, Middletown, RI
All returning and new members are invited to come to FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Registration Day. We will collect paperwork and dues for all team members of FRC 78 – AIR Strike.
Every half hour, a presentation on AIR, FRC, and Team 78 will be conducted. This presentation will allow families to find out what FIRST robotics competitions are about, our schedule for the season, and expected travel costs.
We are currently recruiting new high school student members. Members can come from any school in Rhode Island (public, private, home). Please pass this information to any high school student or family that may be interested
Save the date! Aquidneck Island Robotics 4-H Club will be holding our second annual golf tournament fundraiser on Saturday, August 28, at Laurel Lane Country Club in West Kingston, RI.
Golfers will enjoy a shotgun start in the afternoon, with a dinner and raffle to follow. If you do not golf and would like to support the club, we invite you to come to the dinner and raffle portion of the event.
Golfing prizes, dinner choices, raffle details, and costs are still being determined and will be released as they become available.
Please visit http://golf.air4h.org to view the official tournament website.
Invite your friends and family!
Below are all the important dates for AIR in January 2010. The calendar of events may change. Please check the calendar page regularly.
FIRST Lego League
- January 9, 2010 – RI FLL State Championship
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Roger Williams University
One Old Ferry Road
Bristol, RI 02809
FIRST Tech Challenge
- January 2, 2010 – All Day Meeting
9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Building 2 - Build Meetings
Sundays: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Mondays: 6:00 PM – 8:45 PM
Building 2 - January 15, 2010 – Delaware Travel Decision Deadline
Contact Mike DeSousa or Rick Blight - January 27, 2010 – Delaware Pack Up
6:00 PM – 8:45 PM
Building 2 - January 29 – 31, 2010 – Delaware State FTC Championship
FIRST Robotics Competition
- January 9th, 2010 – FRC Season Kickoff
9:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Building 80 UCTOC
No food will be provided. Please bring your own snacks/bag lunch (refrigerator and microwave available). - Build Meetings
Monday through Thursday: 6:00 PM – 8:45 PM
Saturdays: 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Sundays: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM - January 22, 2010 – BAE Regional Travel Decision Deadline
Contact Sue Violet
FIRST Tech Challenge Team 121, Rhode Rage, will make the trip down to Delaware for the event scheduled on January 30, 2010. This is the third year Rhode Rage has traveled to an out-of-state event and the second year we have left the tri-state area. Last year, Rhode Rage traveled to the New Jersey FTC Championship and won. This year we were unable to register due to the influx of New Jersey teams.
Rhode Rage plans on attending three state championships this year: Delaware, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. Since the Rhode Island championship of 2008, the team has won their last three state championships, each time being the first seed or the first pick. The team is on track to continue its success with robot design innovations not yet seen on robots this year.
This Saturday, July 18th, AIR will be featured at the Eastern Rhode Island 4-H Country Fair from 12 pm to 5 pm. We will be demonstrating various robots and giving kids the chance to drive them. We will be promoting our upcoming golf tournament fundraiser. We will also be recruiting new members and collecting donations. Our club will definitely stand out in this predominately agricultural fair. Look for the tent with all the robots and the loud music! Click here for the fair schedule.
Directions:
From North: Take 195 East to (Fall River, MA) exit 8 to 24 South. Follow 24 South through Tiverton, RI over Sakonnet River Bridge into Portsmouth. Take “Turnpike Ave/Newport Beaches” exit (approx 5-7 miles from bridge), bear right at next light (now rte 138) follow 138 through next three lights. Take next left, Glen Road, after Sunoco gas station (on right). Follow signs to fairgrounds.
From South: Take Rte 138 over Jamestown and Newport Bridges follow signs for Middletown/Portsmouth Rte138. Take left at light at Hi-Li intersection. Follow to second light and take left (Rte 114). Bear right at next light, Rte 138 and follow approx 5-7 miles, through 9 lights. Take next right after last light and follow signs to fairgrounds.
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Photo by Joe Menassa
After 7 long months of the FTC game Face Off, it all came to an end on April 16-17 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA. FTC Team 121, Rhode Rage, competed as one of the 100 teams at the FTC World Championship. The team went 5-1 in qualifying to seed 5th. Through discussion and performance on the the field, we were picked by team 2945, Power Surge (the same team we won the New Jersey FTC Championship with). Team 110, The Foxes, rounded out our alliance. We cruised through the division semifinals, but technical problems on Power Surge and The Foxes caused us to lose two straight matches in the division finals. Our team finished third in the world and got medals and trophies for the first time in Atlanta. Pictures will be posted soon!
This was announced during opening ceremonies on Friday at the Championship. Good time to be a 4-H FIRST team! The video below is available in high quality. Just hit the ‘HQ’ button.
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Photo Courtesy of Joe Menassa
On March 7, Rhode Rage competed against 34 other Rhode Island FTC teams at the 3rd annual Rhode Island FTC Championship. The team had visibly the most support of any team there. We had 7 student members and about 20 additional mentors, family members, and sponsors. Our cheering was loud, with good reason.
The team went undefeated in qualifying rounds to secure first seed. In alliance selection, we picked team 154 from Burriville High School and team 657 from Hanley Vocational in Providence. Our alliance swept both the semifinals and finals to go undefeated and become event champions! This is the second year in a row that we have won with 154, and they have won the RI event every year. Team 657 was a team that Mike DeSousa, our lead technical mentor, was helping thoughout the last few weeks. All teams involved worked hard and deserved the win.
Rhode Rage was also awarded the Inspire Award. From usfirst.org:
This formally judged award is given to the team that truly embodied the “challenge” of the FTC program. The team that receives this award is chosen by the judges as having best represented a “role model” FIRST Tech Challenge Team. They are a top contender for all other judging categories and are a strong competitor on the field. The Inspire Award Winner is an inspiration to other teams, acting with gracious professionalism both on and off the playing field. This team understands how to communicate their experiences and knowledge to other teams, sponsors, and the judges.
The judges cited our creation of Aquidneck Island Robotics, our commanding performance on and off the field, and our technical accomplishments. This award would not have been possible without the support from our members, mentors, and sponsor, BBN Technologies.
Next up is the World Championship in Atlanta!
Read our article in the Providence Journal
Pictures by Joe Menassa
