November 2023 Newsletter

Happy November, Snails!

Our off-season is now in full swing, so here are some updates and important information.

Updates

The Technical Division has started doing research projects and practicing designing subsystems for previous systems. The Build department has finished their CAD and Makerspace tools training. New members have recently finished a rubber band car project to get a hang of tools, materials, and the design process. Electronics members have finished basic training and have started learning soldering and wiring. Programming members have finished Java training and are learning to do robot simulation. Returning programming members are learning to code a virtual swerve robot. Strategy has been learning Google Sheets and FRC game analysis. Documentation and safety liaisons have been picked out, and documentation has started weekly progress reports. Operations had a great run at Harvest Fest, earning over $500!

Limited Edition Merch Sale

The annual Team 1257 Limited Edition Merch Sale has officially launched! It features designs centered around the FRC theme of Crescendo. This year, we will be taking orders through order forms, so find a team member to place your order or find the form here. Orders are due December 1st.

More Ways to Help

If you are interested in making a financial donation, you can submit cash or a check by giving it to your student for submission. Checks should be made out to UCVTS with “Robotics” in the memo line.

We would be extremely grateful for any donations possible. For more information, see this link regarding Sponsorship Benefit Tiers. We would also greatly appreciate it if everyone could spread the word about our team! Our members have been working hard and we would love for them to see support for all their hard work!