Welcome to the Avon ÜberBots Website. This is the official year 2007 version of the website, compliments go to Ian Saisselin for the new design. The new site contains many new features that should help you, whether you are on this team or not. For instance, the calendar now works, and you are able to see all of our upcoming events- you shouldn't have an excuse to miss any (if you are on the team). Also, the new resources page provides links to documents pertaining to membership and sponsorship. Use the navigation panel to the left to navigate through these features.
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���The demo that we were supposed to do at Roaring Brook has been canceled, due to the fact that they have no space to accommodate us tomorrow. We are, though, still planning on doing this event, just during the fall later this year.
���Thank you to everyone who helped with the planning of the �berBots party. It was a great way to celebrate a terrific season, and everyone who attended had a wonderful time. Also a big thank you to everyone who participated in the elections, and congratulations to our new student leaders for the 2007-2008 season.
The end of the year is approaching rapidly, and so is our next competition. This reminder is just to keep everyone updated with the latest information team activities such as Battlecry. If you�re on the list to go, you should have received an e-mail with information and a few questions. If you didn�t receive an e-mail and you still wish to attend the competition, contact Ellen McIsaac as soon as possible.
The competition cost for students staying overnight will be about $50/person, including room fees. The cost for students traveling up on Saturday is $15/person. We plan to bring most of the team up on Friday, June 15 and stay overnight through Saturday, June 16. Those staying overnight will be staying in the dorms at WPI. A few other students will be coming up Saturday for the day. We still need mentors and parents to help with the carpools both Friday and Saturday. We�ll need transportation for students, the robot, and our parts.
���Hello everyone! We�ve got a few reminders just to keep you on track for the rest of the year:
We�d like to commend everyone on a great season and some incredible teamwork. To celebrate our success, we�re having a party on Friday, June 1 to commemorate our hardworking team members, dedicated mentors and coaches, and supportive parents. Please join us for dinner and dessert, surprises, goodbyes to our seniors, and thank-yous to everyone.
As you may know, our team is student-run. We are currently in the process of election our student leaders for the 2007-2008 robotics season. Students running for a leadership office have campaigned and debated at the past few meetings, and elections opened Saturday, May 26. Students, please check your e-mail and remember to vote! We�d like to have our new leaders elected by June 1 so we can have a ceremony to turn over the offices at the party.
Another important date is Thursday, June 6. A small team of students will bring the 2007 robot (�Dynamite�) to Roaring Brook Elementary School for a several demonstrations throughout the day. We hope to inspire the students at the school to keep their minds active and enjoy the fields of science and technology. This tradition was started last year, and we hope to keep it going into the future. If you would like to help with preparations or participate in this event, please talk to Ellen McIsaac.
Finally, June 15-16 is our first off-season competition of the year, Battlecry @ WPI. We had a great time last year and we aim to continue our success from this season at this competition. So far, it looks like the team will be staying overnight from Friday to Saturday, and we will be carpooling to get there/back. The competition cost is $15/student plus room fees. Students are welcome to come just for Saturday. (Remember to plan accordingly- this weekend is in the midst of final exams.) If you have questions about the competition or would like to attend, please contact Ellen McIsaac.
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