Help RoboRaiders Travel to the World Championship
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FTC (FIRST Tech Challenge ) Team 6567 RoboRaiders from Red Hook High School in Red Hook, NY, USA is proud to have had the best season in our team's history this year. On Sunday, February 10th, 2019 we won the First Place Inspire Award (Best Overall Team) at the FTC Hudson Valley Championship Tournament, held at Pace University in Pleasantville, NY. We are incredibly proud and thankful to the judges at Pace University for selecting our team to receive this honor. This fundraising campaign is being managed by James Davidson, a parent of one of the team members. All funds raised and then withdrawn from GoFundMe as part of this campaign will be paid to the robotics team by personal check.
Winning the award also earned us a place at "Worlds", the 2019 FIRST Championship in Detroit, Michigan, USA, to be held from April 24-27, 2019. Making it to "Worlds" was like a dream come true!
Now we need your help with registration fees, airfare, hotel rooms, van rental and other expenses related to our travel to and from Detroit and our participation in the 2019 FIRST Championship. Any amount would be greatly appreciated. They say that many hands make light work. We are hoping that many small contributions will help us reach our fundraising goal and light the way for us to travel to Detroit. Thank you so much for reading about our team's journey so far this year and for any help you can offer. We can't wait to complete at Worlds! All donations up to our fundraising goal will go toward our expenses related to our participation in the 2019 FIRST Championship. Any donations we may receive beyond our fundraising goals will help us to buy parts and supplies for the 2019-2020 season.
Who are the RoboRaiders? Jack is a senior, team captain, coach of the drive team and an Eagle Scout. Jack plans to go to college for mechanical engineering. Nick is a senior and lead programmer. He is currently working extremely hard in school to earn an IB Diploma and he is interested in studying biology and/or business in college. Simon is a senior, team treasurer and leads the build team. He hopes to work as an aerospace engineer in the future. Alex is a junior and leads the media and outreach efforts. She would like to major in biomedical engineering and minor in film production in college. Jacqueline is a junior, lead builder, a member of the drive team and she was nominated for the FIRST Dean's List Award at Pace. Jason is a junior, programmer and team mascot. He works with advanced algorithms and programs which allow the robot to move with precision and enhanced functionality. Being team mascot allows him to add fun, entertainment and optimism during tournaments. Kevin is a junior, a member of the drive team and CAD lead. Kevin works in Inventor, which is a CAD application used to design the robot. Ethan is a sophomore, a member of the build team, the CAD team and an Eagle Scout. Ethan also spent the first few months of this school year as co-captain of our newly launched JV, sister FTC team Red Storm. Anna is a freshman, started the school year with Red Storm and recently moved up to join RoboRaiders on the programming team. You can learn more about our team on the RoboRaiders website .
Watch our robot in action! This is our official RoboRaiders Robot Reveal video for the 2018-2019 Rover Ruckus season. Video produced by Alex Snyder. Music: Believer by Imagine Dragons.
Watch the fifth (and final) qualification match at the Hudson Valley Regional Championships in Pleasantville, NY. The RoboRaiders are in the foreground on the right. We were partnered with FTC 12414 Metal Benders from Cross River, NY and, if we counted correctly, we did eight cycles in this match. Video produced by Alex Snyder.
The Inspire Award - "This judged award is given to the team that embodied the 'challenge' of the FIRST Tech Challenge program. The team that receives this award is a strong ambassador for FIRST programs and a role model FIRST team. This team is a top contender for many other judged awards and is a gracious competitor. The Inspire Award winner is an inspiration to other teams, acting with Gracious Professionalism® both on and off the playing field. This team shares their experiences, enthusiasm and knowledge with other teams, sponsors, their community, and the Judges. Working as a unit, this team will have shown success in performing the task of designing and building a robot."
Winning the award also earned us a place at "Worlds", the 2019 FIRST Championship in Detroit, Michigan, USA, to be held from April 24-27, 2019. Making it to "Worlds" was like a dream come true!
Now we need your help with registration fees, airfare, hotel rooms, van rental and other expenses related to our travel to and from Detroit and our participation in the 2019 FIRST Championship. Any amount would be greatly appreciated. They say that many hands make light work. We are hoping that many small contributions will help us reach our fundraising goal and light the way for us to travel to Detroit. Thank you so much for reading about our team's journey so far this year and for any help you can offer. We can't wait to complete at Worlds! All donations up to our fundraising goal will go toward our expenses related to our participation in the 2019 FIRST Championship. Any donations we may receive beyond our fundraising goals will help us to buy parts and supplies for the 2019-2020 season.
Who are the RoboRaiders? Jack is a senior, team captain, coach of the drive team and an Eagle Scout. Jack plans to go to college for mechanical engineering. Nick is a senior and lead programmer. He is currently working extremely hard in school to earn an IB Diploma and he is interested in studying biology and/or business in college. Simon is a senior, team treasurer and leads the build team. He hopes to work as an aerospace engineer in the future. Alex is a junior and leads the media and outreach efforts. She would like to major in biomedical engineering and minor in film production in college. Jacqueline is a junior, lead builder, a member of the drive team and she was nominated for the FIRST Dean's List Award at Pace. Jason is a junior, programmer and team mascot. He works with advanced algorithms and programs which allow the robot to move with precision and enhanced functionality. Being team mascot allows him to add fun, entertainment and optimism during tournaments. Kevin is a junior, a member of the drive team and CAD lead. Kevin works in Inventor, which is a CAD application used to design the robot. Ethan is a sophomore, a member of the build team, the CAD team and an Eagle Scout. Ethan also spent the first few months of this school year as co-captain of our newly launched JV, sister FTC team Red Storm. Anna is a freshman, started the school year with Red Storm and recently moved up to join RoboRaiders on the programming team. You can learn more about our team on the RoboRaiders website .
Watch our robot in action! This is our official RoboRaiders Robot Reveal video for the 2018-2019 Rover Ruckus season. Video produced by Alex Snyder. Music: Believer by Imagine Dragons.
Watch the fifth (and final) qualification match at the Hudson Valley Regional Championships in Pleasantville, NY. The RoboRaiders are in the foreground on the right. We were partnered with FTC 12414 Metal Benders from Cross River, NY and, if we counted correctly, we did eight cycles in this match. Video produced by Alex Snyder.
The Inspire Award - "This judged award is given to the team that embodied the 'challenge' of the FIRST Tech Challenge program. The team that receives this award is a strong ambassador for FIRST programs and a role model FIRST team. This team is a top contender for many other judged awards and is a gracious competitor. The Inspire Award winner is an inspiration to other teams, acting with Gracious Professionalism® both on and off the playing field. This team shares their experiences, enthusiasm and knowledge with other teams, sponsors, their community, and the Judges. Working as a unit, this team will have shown success in performing the task of designing and building a robot."
Organizer
James Davidson
Organizer
Red Hook, NY
