Week of January 19th

Week of January 19th

Practices will continue as follows:

M-TH:  

• 5:00 - 6:00 PM -Homework time.  Come to the center if you want to work on your homework before practice, or if you want to help tutor team mates that need help.
• 6:00 - 9:00 PM - Practice - Week 3 - As parts arrive we will begin building our robot.  

Fridays:  

Our captains decided to do something special with Fridays this year.  The goal of our Friday practices will be to allow some people that don't always get their hands on the robot as much, an opportunity to work with the robot.  Special groups will be invited to join the captains each Friday.  If you do not fit in the category, you should not attend on that Friday unless Nick or I speak with you directly.   Programmers, you should keep Fridays open as you may be needed on Fridays.  

• 7:00- 11:00 PM
• Friday Groups:  
• Jan. 24:  Rookie Friday - Any first year BX students
• Jan. 31: Chairman's Friday - Any Chairman team member - We will be videotaping and working on the robot - Others needed on the video may be asked to attend part of this meeting
• Feb. 7:  Female Friday - Female team members 
• Feb. 14:  Pit Crew Friday - 2014 Pit Crew Practice 

Saturday:  

• 10:00 AM - 11:00 PM -  (4-7 drive try out break - please read below)
• Lunch @ noon - This week Galileo will be providing lunch
• Lunch Schedule  -We are still looking for some parent helpers.  If you want to help with lunches for your team member's house, please let your house leader know.  
• Drive Team Try-Outs - Drive Team final 4 will have the drive portion of their try out on Saturday at 4:00 PM  At this time, we will clear the center of everyone except captains, mentors, coaches and drive team candidates.  The rest of you can take an extended dinner break, or relaxation break.  You are welcome to head back to the center after 7:00 PM.  
• Chairman Presentation Team Final Try-Outs - We will begin around 11:00 AM with your presentations.  Chairman's presentation candidates will be performing a mock Chairman's presentation in front of a panel of 10 team members, mentors and coaches.  

Sunday:  

• 1:00 - 5:00 PM - PENDING part delivery!!    Please check back on Saturday to see if we will be meeting.  Please remember, all Sunday practices are optional.  

Current Travel Fundraisers:

• Kroger - Be sure to get your quarter 2 print outs turned in if you have not already done so.  The new quarter begins Feb. 1.
• McDonalds Peelers -Please sign out 1 or 2 cards to try to sell them.   You earn $4.50 for each card you sell.  For every 10 you sell, you earn 1 free card to keep or to make the full $10 profit for selling it.  Remember that $1 of each sale goes to the Ronald McDonald House to provide living arrangements for parents and families of children that are hospitalized. 
• Elder Beerman Booklets- EB booklets will be available to pick up at the center on Thursday.  Please remember I can sign you up to sell at any time on any day.  Just email me a time/date and I will request it from Elder Beerman.  To sign up to sell at any of the dates I have already signed us up for, please click here.  To view who has already signed up, click here.  Here are the dates I have signed us up for based on what you all told me Saturday.  We need at least 1 adult per shift.  Adults volunteering will earn one share of the profit that day for their team members travel fund.  Please remember to wear your Bedford Express shirt at the sale.  This is required.  If you do not have one, there are some for sale at the center, or you can borrow from another team member until we do our 2014 order later this month.  
• Wed(1/22) 2:00-4:00
• Wed. (1/29) 4:00- 6:00
• Wed. ( 2/5):  4:00- 6:00
• Wed. (2/12):  4:00 - 6:00
• Wed. (2/19):  4:00- 6:00
• Wed. (2/26): 4:00 - 6:00
• Thurs. (2/27):  6:00 - 8:00 (This one will have to be covered by non-pit crew team members, as pit crew will be heading to competition at this time)