Beach Cities Robotics and Senator Bowen

Senator Bowen visited Beach Cities Robotics Team 294s facility on Thursday, September 19, 2002. The team showed off their national championship 2001 robot, their current activities and activities planned for the future.

Beach Cities Robotics
FIRST Team 294
Redondo Union High School
Mira Costa High School
http://www.bcrobotics.org
Contact:Cheryl Miller, Team Mom
310-944-9334 H 310-963-9337 cell
310-944-9336 fax cheryl@bcrobotics.org    

September 20, 2002

Immediate Release

Beach Cities Robotics and Senator Bowen

Senator Bowen visited Beach Cities Robotics Team 294s facility on Thursday, September 19, 2002. The team showed off their national championship 2001 robot, their current activities and activities planned for the future. Both MBUSD Superintendent Jerry Davis and RBUSD Superintendent Bill Nunan attended, as did President of MBUSD Board of Trustees Tracey Windes, RUHS Principal Dr. Weston, RUHS VP Fred Gomeztrejo and RBUSD Technology Director Pat Hosken.

Beach Cities Robotics Team 294 revealed their plans for a new robot cart, robot crate, surfboard control board, transmission design, electronic synchronization, their new gracious professionalism poster, and their application for FIRSTs highest award, the Chairmans Award. The team won a regional image award in 2001, and is working towards winning that award again in 2003 with additional efforts in that regard. The team launched their new website, www.bcrobotics.org, in June of 2002 documenting past activities and new season plans. Besides building a robot, team members have opportunities to participate in many other activities, including animation, CAD, computer programming, electronics, engineering, finance, fundraising, grantwriting, machining, mechanical design, project management, planning, publicity, welding and website design. The team meets at RUHS Auto Shop, 620 Diamond St., Redondo Beach, three times a week - 4 p.m. -- 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. -- 4 p.m. Sundays. Interested 9th -- 12th graders attending MCHS or RUHS, parents, and interested community can stop by to see whats going on. Call 310-944-9334 for more details.

Beach Cities Robotics is unusual in that two rival schools, MCHS and RUHS, combine to compete regionally and nationally together in F.I.R.S.T. (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) www.usfirst.org.    ; Beach Cities Robotics is the only west coast team to have won a national championship.

http://www.bcrobotics.org/20022003/publicrelations/pressreleases/pressrelations.htm

Photo opportunities are at all robotics meetings Tu 4-7p, Thu 4-7p, Sun 10a-4pm.

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