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<div>2022–2023 is Technophobia's fifth year competing. Thanks to being the first pick in the Winning Alliance, we're heading to the World Championship in April!
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<div>We're all very excited, but we're also hard at work improving our robot and raising funds for our trip. Our fundraising goal is $9,000, which would help to cover travel, lodging, meals, uniforms, and pit decorations for the duration of the competition. Any amount is greatly appreciated and will make a difference in our journey to represent East Peoria Stem at the World Championships in Houston.
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<div>Website: technophobiaftc.com
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<div>YouTube and Facebook: @technophobiaftc
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<div>Technophobia is a five-year-old team made up of 8th graders through seniors in high school. The younger generation is mentored by the older students in learning the hands-on skills and soft skills needed to be leaders in their community. First Tech Challenge (FTC) teams are challenged to design, build, program, and operate robots to compete in a head-to-head challenge in an alliance format.
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<div>Throughout the year, the team not only makes a robot to compete in FTC but also performs numerous forms of outreach, both within and outside of the STEM community. 
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<div>A few of our outreach activities this year include:
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<li>Teaching Girl Scouts for one of their badges at two different meetings
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<li>Teaching People at the Fondulac Library about FTC and FLL
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<li>Riverfront Museum Engineering Day
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<li>Recruiting at our High Schools Freshman night
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<li>Showing what we do in FTC on our school's news broadcast Inside the Tribe
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<li>Demonstrating for Junior High students
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<li>Volunteering at South Side Mission
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<li>Boys and Girls Club presentation
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<li>Key Club Easter Egg fundraiser
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<li>Helping with an Eagle Project to repair trails at a summer camp that serves low-income youth
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<li>Volunteering at the festival of lights parade
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<li>Talking with Mechanical Dropbears from Australia
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<li>Hosting a season kickoff
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<div>Our season highlights this year include the following:
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<li>Winning Alliance Captain at IL Peoria Western Qualifier
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<li>Innovate Award at Qualifier
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<li>2nd runner-up for the Control award at Qualifier
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<li>Set state record score at the 1st competition (163), 3rd competition (242)
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<li>Winning Alliance, 1st picked team at IL State Championship (Binary Bullets, Techno, Newton Busters)
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<li>3rd place for Innovate Award
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<li>Advanced to World Championship!
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<li>New personal best score of 244 in Finals Match 1
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<li>We have four of the top eight scores in Illinois
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Help get Technophobia FTC 15005 to the Worlds!

Help get Technophobia FTC 15005 to the Worlds!

Still $4,600 to go. Help us build momentum.