Welcome to Rock MonsterZ Robotics
First Tech Challenge Team 15344 & 24259
Building the future, one robot at a time
📢 Team Announcements
Fruitport Schedule and reminder
All:
We are less than one week away from the Fruitport Qualifier. If you have not completed the transportation questionnaire we do need this completed in the next couple of days. https://forms.gle/DbkuyP7Z1VY3P2Wa6
Food signup is looking good with only a few open items remaining. If you are able to help that would be great. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ol0eLOWaj_A_RmQLk9XsPws0-YWB9W4ILcObhgS5Q4A/edit?usp=sharing
Below is the agenda for the weekend. If you student does not know if they need to be there then they do not need to be. If riding in the school provided transportation students need to meet Coach Maynard at the Middle School parking lot at 5am on Saturday. Return time will be based on when the competition is complete and we can reach out to let parents know when that will be (or the student can). If bringing your student they do need to be at the venue by 7am on Saturday. The event is held at the Fruitport High School (357 N. Sixth Ave., Fruitport, MI).
AGENDA
FRIDAY
06:30 PM Early registration and inspection for teams
09:00 PM Pits close
SATURDAY
06:00 AM Volunteers report
07:00 AM Doors open to teams
08:00 AM Inspections and Judging
10:15 AM Drivers meeting
10:30 AM Opening ceremonies
11:00 AM Qualification matches
12:30 PM Lunch
01:00 PM Qualification matches
04:30 PM Alliance selections
04:45 PM Elimination rounds
06:30 PM Closing ceremonies
07:00 PM Event teardown
The event is still looking for some volunteers. If you are able to volunteer we would greatly appreciate it. As a reminder we are required to have one volunteer from each team at every event that we attend. This helps the events run smoothly for everyone and is a great way to learn more about the program and be involved with it. Roles can be as simple as sitting at a table to monitor for safety glass usage to more advanced things like inspecting robots. Some roles do require some online training that needs to be done ahead of time. Please feel free to complete the volunteer information in the FIRST dashboard selecting the Fruitport FTC event. If you have any questions feel free to reach out to me.
Thanks
Coach Andy
aabshagen@homeoftheshamrocks.org
About Our Team
Rock MonsterZ is a competitive robotics team dedicated to innovation, learning, and excellence in STEM education. Our students work together to design, build, and program robots for various competitions.
Meeting Information
Meetings are held Monday through Thursday from 2:45pm-5pm at the High School Robotics Center. Please enter from the back of the building at door A24. This is down the exterior corridor across from the maintenance building behind the high school.
FIRST Tech Challenge
We compete in the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC), a robotics competition for students in grades 6-8. Teams design, build, and program robots to compete in an alliance format against other teams. FTC combines the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology. Learn more at firstinspires.org.
Our Mission
We inspire young minds to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics through hands-on robotics experience and mentorship from industry professionals.
What We Do
Our team participates in robotics competitions, community outreach events, and STEM education programs. We build robots, develop programming skills, and learn valuable teamwork and problem-solving abilities.
Join Us
Interested in robotics? We welcome new members who are passionate about technology and eager to learn. Contact us to find out how you can become part of the Rock MonsterZ family.
Coach Andy Abshagen aabshagen@homeoftheshamrocks.org
Coach Lucas Maynard lmaynard@homeoftheshamrocks.org
