Upcoming Dates (check TeamSnap for more information)
- 2/4 - FTC Volunteering
- 2/18 - Jamba Juice Fundraiser cards due
- 2/28 - McMenamins Fundraiser
- 3/9-3/11 - Wilsonville Competition (Week 2 Event)
FINAL ROBOT NAME: After team voting, we have decided on naming the 2022-2023 robot Electron! Thank you to everyone who helped choose the name!
WILSONVILLE BROADCAST NETWORK ARTICLE: Recently, the WBN program at Wilsonville wrote an article about our team and kickoff! Aditi worked hard on putting this article together, so take a minute to check it out! https://wilsonvillebroadcastnetwork.com/16606/academics/error-code-xero-gets-charged-up/#
TEAM UNIFORM: The business team has been working hard on branding, and we hope to create a more unified look for our team. We hope every student can wear our team colors (black, white, yellow, orange, red) for pants and any undershirts, but black is preferred. The goal is to have everyone wearing the same style outfits, and for us to all look coordinated! Also, the business team will be ordering some accessories for students with our fundraised budget!
JAMBA JUICE FUNDRAISER: Starting in January, we have been handing out Jamba Juice fundraising cards to the students. The cards are $10 each, our team will keep $5 from that. Each card can be used for 6 buy one get one free smoothies. The cards can be sold until the 18th of this month. Currently, we have earned $735 for our team, so keep selling the cards! Our hard work is really making a difference. The student who sells the most cards, gets a prize! So please talk to your friends and family and sell some cards!
MCMENAMINS FUNDRAISER: On the 28th of this month, there will be a fundraiser at the Wilsonville McMenamins Old Church & Pub. 50% of the proceeds for the night, including take-out orders, will be donated to the team. You do not have to mention the team to the restaurant when you order! Invite your friends and family, and support your team!!
2023 FRC GAME: The game is all about cubes and cones! If you're interested in the game, watch the animation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zpflsYc4PA to learn more about what all the students are working on!
AMAZON SMILES PROGRAM: The Amazon Smiles program will be ending on February 20th so make sure order anything before it ends. To sign up for the Amazon Smiles program, there are only a few simple steps. First, sign in to your Amazon account through https://smile.amazon.com/. Then, under "Account & List" go to "Your AmazonSmiles". Once you are there, look for "Your current charity" and please use "Wilsonville Robotics Stewardship Group". After doing this, on all your future Amazon purchases, order from smile.amazon.com, and the team will receive a small percentage of your purchase total. Every purchase helps and is anonymous!
SUBTEAM UPDATES:
- THE BUSINESS TEAM is working on the business plan, team branding, and fundraisers.
- THE DESIGN TEAM is finalizing arm design and working on the superstructure for the limelight.
- THE ELECTRICAL TEAM is rewiring Swimmy, the practice bot, to match the competition bot and designing circuit boards.
- THE MECHANICAL TEAM is working on making the claw and iterating on existing systems for both robots.
- THE SOFTWARE TEAM is working on vision to autonomously drive and writing code for the whole robot.
- THE STRATEGY TEAM is working on the playbook and choosing the drive team.
- THE SCOUTING TEAM is working on the scouting system and creating a research database.
TEAM 1425 STORE: The business team launched our team store, where everyone can buy all of Team 1425 merchandise! We have all sorts of products, from sweatshirts to reusable bags, with more items to come. A portion of the proceeds goes directly to the team, so every purchase helps us! We hope you enjoy the store. To shop, go to: https://www.wilsonvillerobotics.com/shop/
FOLLOW OUR SOCIAL MEDIA:
- Instagram: frcteam1425
- YouTube: Error Code Xero
- TikTok: frcteam1425
CANS AND BOTTLES DONATIONS: Throughout the 2022-2023 season, please collect all of your cans and bottles for team 1425. The can donations provide funds to help pay for travel for students and mentors. Last year from cans and bottles alone, we made over $1200. Please continue to collect cans and bottles and drop them off at the Kassab's house (28911 SW Cascade Loop). Thanks for your help!
FRED MEYER COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAM: To join the Fred Meyer Community Rewards Program, visit https://www.fredmeyer.com. Log into your Fred Meyer account and search for "Wilsonville Robotics Stewardship Group", then click "Enroll". If you don't have an account, all you have to do is create a new account, enter some basic information, a valid email address, and a rewards card. Every purchase you make will donate a small amount of the total to the team if you swipe or enter your Fred Meyer rewards card! Purchases will not count until you have registered with a rewards card. Thank you all for your help with raising funds for the team!