- Thursdays: 7 - 9 PM - Team Meetings
- 5/1 Varsity Requirement Reviews (parents welcome to attend)
- 5/8 Banquet
- 5/15 Preparation for Relay
- 5/22 Preparation for Information/Registration Night
- 5/29 Prepare Center for summer
- 6/5 TBD Please check back later
- Thursdays: 6 - 7 PM - Special Meetings for anyone interested
- 5/1 2015 Leadership Training - For anyone interested in being a leader or captain next year
- Special Meetings/Events:
- Monday, May 5 - Relay for Life Planning Meeting 7 PM - 9 PM for parents, mentors, and/or students interested in designing our baton, decorating our booth, and/or planning our event. Please meet with Mrs. Smith at the center if you are interested.
- Tuesday, May 6 - Presentation Training 7 - 9 PM (You must attend if you plan to participate in any presentation)
- Thursday, May 8 - Presentation in Bowling Green to Retired Teachers with the attempt to try to get FIRST started in Bowling Green. (leave BHS at 10:30 AM, return around 2:30 PM) Full: Ankit, Parth, Blake, Danny, Kira, Brad, John, Ethan, Justin, Courtney
- Saturday - Sunday, May 17-18 - Relay for Life
- Tuesday, May 20, 7:00 - 9:00 PM Coach/Mentor Training/Planning Session for students wanting to coach or mentor a 2014-2015 JFLL, FLL, or FTC team.
- Tuesday, May 27 - Information/Registration Night for 2014-2015 teams. 6:00 set up, 7:00 - 9:00 event. We need BX students to run sales of t-shirts, explain programs, and demonstrate robots.
Monday, April 28, 2014
Month of May
Here is what is happening this month:
Monday, April 14, 2014
Championships
Please check out the Wednesday Workshops and see if anything interests you. Drive team cannot do that, but the rest of you can on Wednesday, unless you sign up to volunteer, which is another option. If you want to look at the classes, they are listed here
Sign up to volunteer here: VIMS.
Championship Information
Galileo Field Information
NASA Webcast:
Final Rooming List
Changes to Championship Entry
HOTEL INFORMATION: Though our contract clearly states we have no drop date, our hotel has dropped our rooms. I have been working on a resolution to this problem for pretty much the past 36 hours non-stop. I do not see a bright outcome in the future with this hotel. We are currently searching for a new hotel, and will post more information as soon as possible. Please keep watch on here.
9:26 PM -New hotel: Country Inn and Suites Nope ... That didn't work out.. still working
10:48 AM - New Hotel: Wingate by Wyndham in St. Charles, MO. This is about a half hour past St. Louis, and thankfully they just had a team cancel. Thanks Sandy Smith for finding this. Any parents who booked rooms in the Fairfield Inn to be with us are encouraged to get out of your room if you can, let them know what they did to us was wrong, and find a hotel closer to us. Unfortunately, I think this hotel only has 1 room available on Saturday night, unless someone else cancels. If you want to stay at the Fairfield, that is fine. If you have a no cancel reservation, I would suggest calling Marriott Cares at 1-800-535-4028 and having them look up the issue under my first and last name, and explain you booked a room to be with us and that since they did not honor the group contract, you should get a full refund also. Make sure you have a room before you cancel yours though.
Student Ambassador training:
Return Home: The bus is scheduled to arrive home at 8:30 PM on Sunday. It is possible that we will arrive sooner. If it looks like we can be home for dinner, we will skip our dinner stop and just head straight home. Please be prepared to pick up your child between 6:00 and 10:00 PM on Sunday. We will tweet our ETA throughout the day. Follow us at @frc1023 to keep up to date, or like us at https://www.facebook.com/Bx1023 because the tweets show there as well.
Sign up to volunteer here: VIMS.
Championship Information
Galileo Field Information
NASA Webcast:
Final Rooming List
Changes to Championship Entry
HOTEL INFORMATION: Though our contract clearly states we have no drop date, our hotel has dropped our rooms. I have been working on a resolution to this problem for pretty much the past 36 hours non-stop. I do not see a bright outcome in the future with this hotel. We are currently searching for a new hotel, and will post more information as soon as possible. Please keep watch on here.
9:26 PM -
10:48 AM - New Hotel: Wingate by Wyndham in St. Charles, MO. This is about a half hour past St. Louis, and thankfully they just had a team cancel. Thanks Sandy Smith for finding this. Any parents who booked rooms in the Fairfield Inn to be with us are encouraged to get out of your room if you can, let them know what they did to us was wrong, and find a hotel closer to us. Unfortunately, I think this hotel only has 1 room available on Saturday night, unless someone else cancels. If you want to stay at the Fairfield, that is fine. If you have a no cancel reservation, I would suggest calling Marriott Cares at 1-800-535-4028 and having them look up the issue under my first and last name, and explain you booked a room to be with us and that since they did not honor the group contract, you should get a full refund also. Make sure you have a room before you cancel yours though.
Student Ambassador training:
- Wed, 3pm, Room 261 AND
- Thursday, 10am, Ferrara Theatre
Return Home: The bus is scheduled to arrive home at 8:30 PM on Sunday. It is possible that we will arrive sooner. If it looks like we can be home for dinner, we will skip our dinner stop and just head straight home. Please be prepared to pick up your child between 6:00 and 10:00 PM on Sunday. We will tweet our ETA throughout the day. Follow us at @frc1023 to keep up to date, or like us at https://www.facebook.com/Bx1023 because the tweets show there as well.
Week of 4/13
Thank you to Shannon Newton and Michelle Lajiness for organizing lunch for the team on Friday and Saturday. This will certainly be a cheaper option we need to look into more for next year!
Congratulations on a job well done! That was the first time Bedford Express has EVER seeded in the top 8 at states. Here are some other stats about our season:
The next few practices fall on religious days for some of you. None of them are required. If you have family time, or church to attend, please feel free. If it is not a religious holiday for you, and you are going to worlds, we would like you at practice if you are able.
Congratulations on a job well done! That was the first time Bedford Express has EVER seeded in the top 8 at states. Here are some other stats about our season:
- Bedford finished states with the 7th highest Offensive Power Ranking(OPR) for the tournament
- Bedford is ranked 37th out of 2732 teams in the world in OPR
- Bedford finished states with the 2nd highest assist total (behind 469 and tied with 1718)
- Bedford has advanced to states the past 5 years, and has qualified for worlds 4 of the past 5 years
- Our season record including states and play-off matches is 49:19
- We are one of 19 teams in the world that won 3 or more blue banners this year
- Blue banners are given for wins and/or Chairman's Awards
- 2 District Winner Blue Banners (Escanaba & Bedford Districts)
- 1 Chairman's Blue Banner (Escanaba District)
- Bedford Express is one of 38 teams in the world that have won 2 or more districts or regionals this year
- The average score prior to the Championships held this week was 83, and after this week the average score went to 150.
- Our district average was 140 and our state average was 206, including a match that our alliance scored 314 points, for our all-time high score.
Next up... World Championship! Can't wait to see what you all do there! Here is what our schedule will be up until we leave.
Monday (4/15): 6:00 - 9:00 Paint Shipping Crate (Thank you to Mr. Kraine & Mr. Kazmirski for making a new one for us), Robot repairs and fixes, strategy meeting, safety meeting, etc... Anyone going to worlds should try to attend this meeting along with anyone willing to help paint or work on worlds stuff.
Tuesday (4/15) 6:00 - 7:00 Finish any painting, repairs, etc.
7:00 - 9:00 Parent/Student travel meeting - Travel Itinerary, Update Health Forms (please bring any insurance policy information that has been changed since September), Review of Rules for Long Distrance Travel, etc..
The next few practices fall on religious days for some of you. None of them are required. If you have family time, or church to attend, please feel free. If it is not a religious holiday for you, and you are going to worlds, we would like you at practice if you are able.
Wednesday (4/16) 6:00 - 9:00 Prepare for Worlds..anyone that wants to help... drive team, pit crew if available. More robot work, packing for worlds, etc
Thursday (4/17) 6:00 - 9:00 - Drive Team, Pit Crew.. please check back prior to attending Thursday as it may change.
Friday (4/18) TBD based on need...
Saturday (4/19) TBD based on need.. We hope to not practice on Friday and Saturday, but we may need to if the robot isn't working. Optional around holiday activities.
Easter Sunday: No practice
Monday (4/21) TBD based on need
Tuesday (4/22) Leave for Worlds! Event Information
Sunday (4/27) Return Home!
Sunday, April 6, 2014
Week of April 6
I cannot even begin to thank everyone for all they did to make this weekend possible. To all of you that helped, I want to say a huge thank you!! Our planning committee has spent months preparing for this event, and I am so excited that everything went so smoothly! Thank you all! If you are interested in being on the 2015 event planning committee, please email me, and let me know. We will begin meeting once a month in May, and will bump up to twice a month in late fall, and weekly in January.
Thanks to everyone that helped out with the team during the event. One of the hardest things about coordinating the event, is not being able to be with the team. Thanks to all who stepped in to fill in and help out, especially Dianna, for taking care of so much during the event.
Another busy week for us this week too! Here's what this week looks like:
Sunday, April 6: No Practice
Monday, April 7: Full Team Practice 6 - 9 PM
Tuesday, April 8: Mandatory Travel Practice 7 - 9 PM
Wednesday, April 9: Drive Team, Pit Crew, Chairman's team to EMU for states inspections. Leaving after school. Meet at the front of the junior high as quick as possible after school.
Thursday, April 10: Drive Team, Pit Crew, Chairman's team to EMU for states practice in AM, remaining team members join us at EMU after school. Speak with your driver to verify where to meet.
Friday, April 11: Full travel eligible team at EMU for states. School Related ABS. (If you are not on a ride list, you will not be on the excused list, so please get signed up for rides.)
Saturday, April 12: Full team at EMU for states.
Sunday, April 13: No Practice
Monday, April 14: No Practice
Tuesday, April 15: Mandatory Travel meeting for Worlds. Parents should attend. Only those attending worlds need attend. 7 - 9 PM
Thanks to everyone that helped out with the team during the event. One of the hardest things about coordinating the event, is not being able to be with the team. Thanks to all who stepped in to fill in and help out, especially Dianna, for taking care of so much during the event.
Another busy week for us this week too! Here's what this week looks like:
Sunday, April 6: No Practice
Monday, April 7: Full Team Practice 6 - 9 PM
Tuesday, April 8: Mandatory Travel Practice 7 - 9 PM
Wednesday, April 9: Drive Team, Pit Crew, Chairman's team to EMU for states inspections. Leaving after school. Meet at the front of the junior high as quick as possible after school.
Thursday, April 10: Drive Team, Pit Crew, Chairman's team to EMU for states practice in AM, remaining team members join us at EMU after school. Speak with your driver to verify where to meet.
Friday, April 11: Full travel eligible team at EMU for states. School Related ABS. (If you are not on a ride list, you will not be on the excused list, so please get signed up for rides.)
Saturday, April 12: Full team at EMU for states.
Sunday, April 13: No Practice
Monday, April 14: No Practice
Tuesday, April 15: Mandatory Travel meeting for Worlds. Parents should attend. Only those attending worlds need attend. 7 - 9 PM
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