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| | '''Remember to read about [[ DEW_Robotics:Current_events | Current Events]] coming your way.''' | | '''Remember to read about [[ DEW_Robotics:Current_events | Current Events]] coming your way.''' |
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| | + | ==[[DEWBOT XVIII Hatboro-Horsham | FMA District Hatboro-Horsham Event]] - 3-5 March-2023== |
| | + | Hatboro-Horsham was DEWBOT XVIII's competition debut. How did it go? Not bad. 1640 finished qualification matches ranked 6<sup>th</sup> in a field of 34 teams. We ended up 4<sup>th</sup> Alliance Captain with 341 (Miss Daisy), 6808 (William Tenent Robotics) and 816 (Anomaly - which replaced 6808 after they broke in the first eliminations match). We were eliminated in Semifinals. |
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| − | ==Congratulations to our Graduates==
| + | The team received the Engineering Inspiration Award. This is a big deal. |
| − | These students brought the team through a period of amazing growth and success. We thank them and wish them success at University and beyond.
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| − | :*Patrick D - Programming Lead - Downingtown S.T.E.M. Academy
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| − | :*Brad M - Electrical Lead - Downingtown East High School
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| − | :*Hannah T - The Baldwin School
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| − | :*Rachael T - The Baldwin School
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| − | :*Malia A - Avon Grove Charter School
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| − | :*Michael L - Downingtown S.T.E.M. Academy
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| − | :*Henry K - Avon Grove Charter School
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| − | :*Ryan D - University Scholars
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| − | :*Marina SM - PA Leadership Charter School
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| − | :*Kira K - Avon Grove Charter School
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| − | ==[[User:MaiKangWei | Clem McKown]] Arkema Arena Award Finalist==
| + | We earned 46 District Points. |
| − | Clem McKown was a Finalist for Arkema's Arena Award. The award is inspired by Theodore Roosevelt's "Man in the Arena" quotation from his speech on "Citizenship in a Republic" delivered at the Sorbonne - 23-April-1910
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| − | ==Demo during Downingtown West High School step-up day - 1-May-2015==
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| − | Downingtown West students Dana, Fatima and Trevor, with support from Laura and Ryan, introduced our robotics program to incoming freshmen.
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| − | =='''Archimedes FINALISTS''' at [[DEWBOT XI FRC Championship | FRC Championship]] - 22-25 April-2015==
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| − | An awesome year for us at FRC Championship. While the team did not tread the hallowed ground of Einstein field this year, we very nearly did so; and as alliance captain rather than 2<sup>nd</sup> pick.
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| − | We finished qualifications as Archimedes 5<sup>th</sup> seed out of a field of 76 teams. We spent an anxious evening into the wee hours on Friday night working on our elimination strategy and putting together our alliance pick list. We put together a winning strategy and a great pick list. | |
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| − | ...and then the impossible happened. We were able to pick up two complimentary team from our #1 pick list. Impossible! Picking up FRC 1310 ([https://www.team1310.ca/ Runnymede Robotics] - Toronto, ON, Canada) was enormous good fortune. Getting FRC 217 ([http://www.thunderchickens.org/ ThunderChickens] - Sterling Heights, MI) on the 2<sup>nd</sup> round; priceless. 1640, 1310 & 217 made an awesome and balanced alliance. And don't forget our 3<sup>rd</sup> pick, 2383 ([http://team2383.com/ Ninjineers] - Plantation FL).
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| − | While we made it to Archimedes Finals, problems with DEWBOT's lift limited our scoring capability and we were unable to advance beyond this point.
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| − | ==[[Sugartown_Elementary_Robot_Fair#2015|Sugartown Elementary School's Lego Expo and Robotics Fair]] - 17-April-2015==
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| − | A joint FRC1640 / FTC7314 demonstrations. Both teams were able to make their robots interact with the Sugartown students and were a huge hit!
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| − | =='''FINALISTS''' at [[DEWBOT XI Mid-Atlantic Robotics District Championship | MAR Championship]] - 8-11 April-2015==
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| − | Sab-BOT-age continued its outstanding performance at this event. After a rocky start (Intake Arm pneumatics did not work during the first qual match due to disconnected wire), 1640 slowly worked its way up to 2<sup>nd</sup> seed. We formed the 2<sup>nd</sup> alliance with teams 303 ([http://team303.com/ The Test Team]) and 4635 (Ironmen Robotics), finishing the event as Finalists.
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| − | During the last Finals match, [[DEWBOT XI]] succeeded in placing three capped 6-tote stacks on the scoring platform after burgling two RCs from the step - a new performance record for us.
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| − | The team finished the Mid-Atlantic Robotics competition season ranked 2<sup>nd</sup> (after 225) in a field of 121 teams. We qualified easily for FRC Championships.
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| − | =='''CHAMPIONS''' at [[DEWBOT XI Seneca | Seneca ]] - 20-22 March-2015==
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| − | A good second competition for us. We finished qualifications as 1<sup>st</sup> seed and invited 1218 ([http://team1218.org/ Vulcan Robotics]) and 5113 ([http://www.mhsfirst.org/ Combustible Lemons]) to join the 1<sup>st</sup> alliance. Together, we won the event. Sab-BOT-age again received the Motorola Quality Award. The team earned 73 MAR qualifying points.
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| − | =='''FINALISTS''' at [[DEWBOT XI Hatboro-Horsham | Hatboro-Horsham]] - 27-Feb - 1 March-2015==
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| − | The team got off to a good start for the season at this week 1 event. Finishing qualifications as 3<sup>rd</sup> seed, we accepted 1403's ([http://www.cougarrobotics.com/ Cougar Robotics])gracious invitation and joined the first alliance. Together with 3637 ([http://www.team3637.com/ The Daleks]) we finished as Finalists. Sab-BOT-age also received the Quality Award (sponsored by Motorola). The team earned 61 MAR qualifying points at Hatboro-Horsham.
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| − | ==Team Sab-BOT-age made the photo banner on the [http://www.usfirst.org/ ''FIRST''] website==
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| − | [[image:SeasonRecap_FINAL_web-6.jpg|350px|right|thumb|Patrick, Abbilyn & Siri Maley]]3<sup>rd</sup> photo of 7. Patrick Curran, Abbilyn and [[User:Siri | Siri Maley]] at the 2014 FRC Championship.
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| − | ==[[Downingtown Area Robotics-TCHS-Penn FLL Qualifying Event 2014]] - 7-December-2014==
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| − | Downingtown's third annual FIRST LEGO League Qualifying Event was held on '''7 December, 2013''' at the CCIU TCHS Brandywine Campus in '''Downingtown, PA'''. This competition was hosted by [[About Downingtown Area Robotics|Downingtown Area Robotics]] to allow area FLL teams to compete and qualify for the Penn FLL Championship in this year's game, [http://www.firstlegoleague.org/challenge/2014fllworldclass WORLD CLASS<sup>SM</sup>]!
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| − | ==[[FTC 7314 Eastern Pennsylvania Qualifying Tournament 2014 | Eastern Pennsylvania FTC Qualifying Tournament]] - 6-December-2014==
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| − | FTC 7314 Sab-BOT-age takes the Rockwell-Collins Innovate Award in its first Cascade Effect qualifier!
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| − | ==ArkemaNews Magazine - 24-November-2014==
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| − | FRC 1640 sponsor Arkema posted an article in their intranet ArkemaNews Magazine regarding the team's outstanding 2014 performance and the overall program. All prior Arkema postings have been exclusively focused on the US portion of the company, but ArkemaNews Magazine has global visibility within the company.
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| − | ==[[Downingtown FIRST LEGO League Scrimmage 2014 | DAR FLL Scrimmage]] - 22-November-2014==
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| − | Downingtown's third annual FIRST LEGO League Tune Up, the D-Town Dust-off, at the CCIU TCHS-Brandywine in Downingtown, PA.<br>
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| − | This non-qualifying event was hosted by [[About Downingtown Area Robotics|Downingtown Area Robotics]] in cooperation with the TCHS to help area FLL teams gain experience and prepare for their Qualifiers in this year's game, [http://www.firstlegoleague.org/challenge/2014fllworldclass WORLD CLASS<sup>SM</sup>]! 15 area teams participated.
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| − | ==1640 featured in ''FIRST'' media==
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| − | [[image:Event5_IMG_5014_ag.jpg|350px|right]]Photographs of FRC 1640 are featured in ''FIRST's'' [[media:FRC_SponsorshipFNL.pdf | FRC Corporate Sponsorship flyer]], [[media:FRC_UniversitiesFNL.pdf | FRC University Sponsorship Flyer]] and [[media:SeasonRecap_FINAL_web.pdf | Season Recap]]. In addition, five of the 63 marketing tool photos in [http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/marketing-tools/frc/2014-photo-gallery FRC's 2014] gallery show DEWBOT X and/or our drive team. One of these is shown at right.
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| − | ==[[DEWBOT X Ramp Riot | Ramp Riot]] - 1-November-2014==
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| − | Hosted by team 341 ([http://www.team341.com/ Miss Daisy]) at Wissahickon High School in Ambler PA. Team 1640 has participated at Ramp Riot every year of its existence. This year was an especially good one for teams Sab-BOT-age.
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| − | [[FTC Team 7314 | FTC 7314]] won the FTC scrimmage, with the help of alliance partner 4433, Smoking Motors.
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| − | Team Sab-BOT-age ([[FRC Team 1640 | FRC 1640]]) was 4<sup>th</sup> seed, alliance captain and FINALIST at Ramp Riot.
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| − | ==[[DEWBOT X Duel on the Delaware | Duel on the Delaware]] - 18-October-2014==
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| − | Held at Salem Community College in Carney's Point, NJ and hosted by teams 365 ([http://moe365.org/ Miracle Workerz]) and 316 ([http://www.lunatecs316.org/ LuNaTeCs]), Sab-BOT-age has participated every year starting 2007.
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| − | Teams 316 ([http://www.lunatecs316.org/ LuNaTeCs]), 1640 and 1089 ([http://mercury1089.com/ Mercury]) were [[DEWBOT X Duel on the Delaware | Duel on the Delaware]] CHAMPIONS! This is Sab-BOT-age's 4<sup>th</sup> consecutive Duel victory.
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| − | ==[[Exchange Club of West Chester presentation & demo]] - 9-October-2014==
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| − | Abbilyn, MacKenzie and Nicholas, with support from mentors [[User:Gdeaver|Gary Deaver]], [[User:Saffranhill|Faith McKown]] and [[User:Aweissman7|Andrew Weissman]], reviewed FRC 1640's robotics program and community service to the [http://www.exchangeclubofwc.org/ Exchange Club of West Chester].
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| − | ==DASD School Board Presentation - 13-August-2014==
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| − | [[image:DBX_DASD_140814_csm-2.jpg|350px|right|thumb|Sab-BOT-age with DASD School Board President Jane Bertone and Superintendent Lawrence Mussoline]]As a consequence of the team's outstanding competitive performance this year, we had the opportunity to [[media:frc1640_DASD_presentation_print.pdf | present]] at the Downingtown Area School District's board meeting. While we are no longer affiliated officially with DASD, Sab-BOT-age is a DASD team by birth, and most of our students are from the district.
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| − | ==MAR Competitiveness Workshop==
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| − | FRC 1640's [[User:MaiKangWei | Clem McKown]] and [[User:Rizzo | Mike Rizzo]] participated in a workshop organized by David Bodmar of FRC 11/193 ([http://mort11.org/ MORT & MORT Beta]) on how to make MAR more competitive. Teams 25 ([http://www.raiderrobotix.org/ Raider Robotix]), 222 ([http://tahstigertrons.wix.com/tigertrons Tigertrons]), 225 ([http://www.techfire225.com/ TechFire]), 341 ([http://www.team341.com/ Miss Daisy]), 1923 ([http://firstrobotics1923.org/ Midknight Inventors]) and 2590 ([http://frc2590.org/ Nemesis]) also participated.
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| − | ==Tippermans run [http://www.robotspringboard.org/ Robot Springboard] to teach robotics==
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| − | For two years, FRC 1640's Hannah and Rachael have run Robot Springboard, [http://articles.philly.com/2014-07-28/news/52094522_1_robotics-girls-high-school-students bringing robotics], lessons to young students and attracting the attention of the [https://twitter.com/arneduncan/status/493815702302638080 US Secretary of Education], Arne Duncan. Their [http://articles.philly.com/2014-08-07/news/52560942_1_robotics-boy-scout-troop-twins successful program] has had international reach.
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| − | ==Main Line Kiwanis presentation & demonstration - 30-July-2014==
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| − | Team Sab-BOT-age met with the Main Line Kiwanis to discuss our robotics program, the benefits to students and the team's competitive success.
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| − | ==[[DEWBOT X Indiana Robotics Invitational | Indiana Robotics Invitational]] - 18 & 19 July-2014==
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| − | Held at Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis, Indiana 18 & 19 July-2014. Participation is by invitation only and the level of play is simply awesome. Team Sab-BOT-age has participated in IRI every year since [[DEWBOT VI | 2010]]; every year of swerve drive for us.
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| − | This year, we seeded 25<sup>th</sup> in a field of 68 with a (5-4-0) qualification record. We were not selected for an alliance.
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| − | On the way home, we continued an ancient and time-honored team tradition by spending the morning of Sunday, 20-July at the [http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/ National Museum of the U.S. Air Force] at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, OH.
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| − | ==[[MAR Team Day 2014|MAR Team Day]] at Dorney Park - 12-July-2014==
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| − | [[Image:MAR_Team_Day_Logo.png|350px|right]]The first MAR Team Day at Dorney Park was held on a beautiful day. In addition to Sab-BOT-age, students from six additional MAR team participated and helped to make this day a success. A big shout out to:
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| − | :Team 25 [http://www.raiderrobotix.org/ Raider Robotix]
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| − | :Team 223 [http://www.team223.com/ Xtreme Heat]
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| − | :Team 433 [http://www.firstfirebirds433.com/ Firebirds]
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| − | :Team 365 [http://www.moe365.org/ MOE]
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| − | :Team 1257 [http://www.team1257.org/ Parallel Universe]
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| − | :Team 4954 [http://www.team4954.org/ 4-H Palindrome Robotics]
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| − | ==[[DEWBOT X Midknight Mayhem | Midknight Mayhem]] - 28-June==
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| − | Our all-new drive team and pit crew, together with a new, highly reliable 2-ball high autonomous earned us a 4<sup>th</sup> seed spot with a (4-1-0) qualification record. We accepted team 869's ([http://frc869.com/ Power Cord]) invitation to join the 3<sup>rd</sup> alliance, but were eliminated in a quarterfinals rubber match, losing by 4 points.
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| − | ==[[Kids Fest 2014 | Kids Fest]] - 21-June==
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| − | Downingtown Area Robotics responded to a request from the office of PA State Representative [http://www.duanemilne.com/2014_kidsfest.aspx Duane Milne] (167<sup>th</sup> District) and put together an FRC, FTC and FLL demonstration at [http://www.gvsd.org/gvms Great Valley Middle School].
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| − | ==Visit by FRC Team 365 [http://www.moe365.org/ Miracle Workerz] - 11-June-2014==
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| − | Mentors and students from MOE visited for a detailed review and examination of Sab-BOT-age's swerve technology.
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| − | ==Congratulations to our Graduates==
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| − | We've got a record number of graduates this year. These students not only witnessed, but drove a tremendous team transition. As Freshmen, these students were there for 1640's first ever official season victory at [[DEWBOT VII Philadelphia Regional|Philadelphia]] in 2011. As Seniors, they were on Einstein as we became [[DEWBOT X FRC Championship | FRC Championship]] Finalists. Congratulations and very best wishes for the future to:
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| − | :*Molly K - Co-Captain, Pit Captain & Mechanical Lead - Avon Grove Charter School
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| − | :*Dhananjay (DJ) R - Co-Captain & Programming Lead - Downingtown S.T.E.M. Academy
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| − | :*Patrick C - Safety Captain & Driver/Operator - Collegium Charter School
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| − | :*Lucy S - Lead Scout & Designer - Avon Grove Charter School
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| − | :*Ian W - Scout & Mechanical - Great Valley High School
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| − | :*Jack R - Mechanical, Welding & Driver/Operator - Downingtown West High School
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| − | :*Yahya M - Human Player & Mechanical - Downingtown West High School
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| − | :*Sarah S - Programming - Downingtown East High School
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| − | :*Tobias B - Mechanical - Downingtown S.T.E.M. Academy
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| − | ==Best wishes to 1640 Alumni Graduates!==
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| − | [[image:Carly_graduation_140524_csm.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Carly walks at RPI]]Carly McKown (DEHS class of '11) graduated ''summa cum laude'' with a Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering from [http://www.rpi.edu/ Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute]. Carly goes on to doctoral studies at the [http://www.utk.edu/ University of Tennessee] and research at [http://www.ornl.gov/ Oak Ridge National Laboratory]. Carly joined 1640 during the lead-in to the 2008 ([[DEWBOT IV]]) build season; ultimately serving as Co-Captian and Driver.
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| − | Paul Klufas (DEHS class of '10) received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from [http://www.bucknell.edu/ Bucknell University]. On team for 2007-2010 seasons; Co-Captain and Programming Lead.
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| − | Brianna Edwards (DEHS class of '10) received her degree in Advertising from [http://www.temple.edu/ Temple University].
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| − | ==Nicholas Z receives Shining Star Award==
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| − | DMS and FTC 7314 student Nicholas Z was named a the Shining Star in the Keystone Federal Credit Union fifth annual Shining Star Award program.
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| | Older news items can be found in:<br> | | Older news items can be found in:<br> |
| | + | [[News Archive 2019]]<br> |
| | + | [[News Archive 2018]]<br> |
| | + | [[News Archive 2017]]<br> |
| | + | [[News Archive 2016]]<br> |
| | + | [[News Archive 2015]]<br> |
| | [[News Archive 2014]]<br> | | [[News Archive 2014]]<br> |
| | [[News Archive 2013]]<br> | | [[News Archive 2013]]<br> |
Hatboro-Horsham was DEWBOT XVIII's competition debut. How did it go? Not bad. 1640 finished qualification matches ranked 6th in a field of 34 teams. We ended up 4th Alliance Captain with 341 (Miss Daisy), 6808 (William Tenent Robotics) and 816 (Anomaly - which replaced 6808 after they broke in the first eliminations match). We were eliminated in Semifinals.
The team received the Engineering Inspiration Award. This is a big deal.
