Charged Up

2022-23 Charged Up
We started our year again with a recruitment blitz. We would ideally have up to 20 students on the team.
Goals for this season:
"Aim for Knowledge"
Gain enough team members to have a team of 20 or more students.
Form subteams for electronics, programming, mechanisms, etc.
Have 40% or greater female students on the team.
Involve students on the business end of the team - fundraising, grants, etc.
Train new team members on Solidworks, C++ programming, and our manufacturing equipment.
Have all new team members drive our past robots for practice. DONE
Dismantle old robots and design and build mechanisms for practice. DONE
Build a robust robot for the Charged Up season that can perform all game challenges. DONE
Go to an out-of-state competition in addition to our local regional. DONE
Design a game used as marketing for our team (to be handed out at events) DONE
Come up with a team award to give to other teams at events DONE
Build playing field components. DONE
Create our own Stop Build day and meet it with a robot we can drive.
Prepare for and attempt to win awards. DONE
Participate in the championship matches.

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"You can dream beyond the things you know." Stacey Abrams
“If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” MLK
“What we find is that if you have a goal that is very, very far out, and you approach it in little steps, you start to get there faster. Your mind opens up to the possibilities." Mae Jemison 
"Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will." Suzy Kassem

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