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Team 230 Goes into FIRST Overdrive

Saturday, January 5th marked the beginning of a new robotics season. At ten in the morning, the Gaelhawks met at Shelton High School to anxiously await the release of the new game. Finally, the live webcast began, and teams all over the world watched the unveiling of this year?s competition. The game for this season is called ?FIRST Overdrive?. The object of the match is to race counterclockwise around a track, while controlling and ?hurdling? a 40 inch track ball over a 6.5 foot overpass. Once... Read More

Team Kickoff

On October 24, Team 230 brought together all team members, both returning and rookie, as well as their parents for the official team kickoff meeting. Team advisor and SHS Physics teacher Louis Schmecker began by introducing the important adults on the team, from fellow teachers to mentors that dedicate their time to help the team. Many of these mentors are parents of past and present team members. During the presentation, Mr. Schmecker spoke about the ideals of the FIRST Robotics Competition... Read More

Rack 'n Roll Down at the Beach

?Ding, ding, ding!? The bell sounds, three times- the match has begun. Robots from last season?s ?Rack ?n? Roll? competition race around the field, as the Alliances try to navigate, pick up tubes, and score. This is the Bash at the Beach. Bash at the Beach is an off-season event run by Robotics Team 236, the Techno Ticks. FIRST Robotics Teams from all over New England come for a day of action-packed competition. The Gaelhawks, who were among the attending teams, used the... Read More

FIRST Lego League: Power Puzzle

The SIS Thundering Tigers, the FIRST Lego League team mentored by the Gaelhawks, has just completed another very successful season. This year, the team tackled the 2007 challenge, named Power Puzzle. As this name suggests, the goal this year was expanding awareness about cleaner, more efficient energy. This was reflected in the missions, where the team programmed the robot to accomplish tasks such as deploying solar-powered satellites and... Read More

Diversity Day: Poor Weather but Sunny Personalities

Diversity Day is a well cultured event; it celebrates different customs and languages, and shares diversity among everyone through fun game and booths. The Shelton High School Robotics team has been volunteering at this event for the several years now, and we love it. Not only does the team volunteer and have fun, but it is their way of showing their gratitude to Pitney Bowes, one of team 230's major sponsors. Each year the Robotics Team helps out with the game tables and demonstrates... Read More