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FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC®)
History Main | 2000: CO-OPERTITION FIRST™ | 2001: DIABOLICAL DYNAMICS™ | 2002: ZONE ZEAL™ | 2003: STACK ATTACK™ | 2004: FIRST FRENZY - RAISING THE BAR™ | 2005: TRIPLE PLAY™ | 2006: AIM HIGH™ | 2007: RACK 'N' ROLL™ | 2008: OVERDRIVE™ | 2009: LUNACY® | 2010: BREAKAWAY™ | 2011: LOGOMOTION™ | 2012: REBOUND Rumble™ | 2013: ULTIMATE ASCENT™ | 2014: AERIAL ASSIST™ | 2015: Recycle Rush™ | 2016: Stronghold™ | 2017: Steamworks™ | 2018: POWERUP™ | 2019: DESTINATION: Deep Space™
2013: Ultimate Ascent
2012-2013 Schedule:
Some dates may be TBD or approximate.FIRST has not yet announce their full schedule.
And we will determine our meeting schedule in September
Fall
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Aug. - Student Team Information System (STIMS) opens |
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Sept. 4 - School Opens Sept. 20 - SBPLI Golf Exhibit Sept. 27 (12pm) - FRC Event Registration Opens |
| October | ||||||
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Oct. 14 (10am) - Webb Institute Robotics Conference Oct. 20 (7-8pm) - Big Apple Rumble off-season at Francis Lewis HS in Queens Oct. 20 (3:30) - Homecoming parade Oct. 25 (12pm) - FRC 2nd Event Registration Opens Oct. 27 (2-4:30pm) - Safe Halloween |
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Nov. 3 (7am) - Brunswick Eruption off-season competition Nov. 8 (12pm) - FRC Awards Submission Opens (thru STIMS) |
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Dec. 6 (noon) - Safety Animation Submission due Dec. 13 - Team Info for Program books taken |
Winter
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Jan. 3 (6:30pm) - Hauppauge Middle School Science Fair Jan. 5 (9-12pm) - FIRST Kickoff Jan. 7 thru Feb 18 - Nightly build mtgs. Jan. 9 (12pm) - Game Q&A forum Opens Jan. 12 (12-2pm) - host SBPLI KOP Workshop for L.I. teams @ Hauppauge |
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Feb. 4 thru Feb 17 - half-day Saturday build mtgs. Feb. 19 - Robot Bag & Tag Feb. 21 - Chairman's, Woodie Flowers, Website, Dean's List award submissions due Feb. 21 - Judge's Info due February/March TBD - Mandatory Parent Meetings for Members who are traveling |
Construction Task Schedule General Details
| Build Initial Weekly Schedule: (Starting @ Kickoff Jan. 5 - Jan. 29) | ||||||
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| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| 7:00-9:00 | 7:00-9:00 | 7:00-9:00 | 7:00-9:00 | 7:00-9:00 | TBA | TBA |
| Build Final Push Weekly Schedule: (Feb. 1 - Feb 19) | ||||||
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| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| 7:00-10:00 | 7:00-10:00 | 7:00-10:00 | 7:00-10:00 | 7:00-10:00 | 12:00-4:00 | as needed |
After the robot ships our meetings are only as announced to give us all a bit of rest.
We will meet at least one day before each event to organize tools, parts, packup, and to make Scouting plans.
Spring
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TBD Regional |
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April 5-7 - SBPLI Long Island Regional |
April 23-27 - St. Louis Championships
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May TBD - Year-end Party |
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June 21 - School's Out |
End of the Year
After Championships in St. Louis will come APs and Regents, so only special meetings for the rest of the year.
We will have a day of Robotics Room cleanup and we will have a year-end pot-luck, dates to be announced.
Same Schedule Sorted by Special Events and Meetings
| FIRST Events: | ||
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| Event | Date | Time |
| Safety Animation Due | 12/6/12 | 12:00 AM |
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Kickoff (Room 380, HHS) |
1/5/13 | 9:00 AM |
| Visualization Animation Due | 2/?/13 | 12:00 PM |
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Robot Bag & Tag |
2/19/13 | noon |
| Chairman's Entry Due | 2/21/13 | 11:59 PM |
| Woodie Flowers Entry Due | 2/21/13 | 11:59 PM |
| FIRST Dean's List Nomination Due | 2/21/13 | 11:59 PM |
| Website Design Entry Due | 2/21/13 | 11:59 PM |
| Inventor Entry Due | 2/?/13 | 8:00 PM |
| TBD Regional | 3/?/13 | 8:30 AM - 8:00 PM |
| 3/?/13 | 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM | |
| 3/?/13 | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | |
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SBPLI Long Island Regional
( Hofstra University- Hempstead, NY ) |
4/5/13 | 8:30 AM - 8:00 PM |
| 4/6/13 | 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM | |
| 4/7/13 | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | |
| Off-Season Competitions: | ||
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| Event | Date | Time |
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Brunswick Eruption
(North Brunswick, NJ - Team 25) |
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| 11/3/12 | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | |