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New York City FIRST Mega Celebration March 16 to 18, 2012 - Jacob K. Javits Convention Center

FIRST Robotics Competition Friday March 16-Sunday March 18 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

FIRST Tech Challenge Championship Friday March 16-Saturday March 17 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

FIRST LEGO League Championship Sunday March 18 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Junior FIRST LEGO League Expo Sunday March 18 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

NYC FIRST Science and Technology College/Career Expo Friday March 16, Noon-4 p.m. Saturday, March 17, 11:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m. Sunday, March 18, 10:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m. All Photographs By Adriana M. Groisman/FIRST

Welcome to the 12th Annual New York City FIRST Robotics Competition! The New York City FIRST (For the Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition proudly welcomes you to the 2012 New York City Regional mega celebration and competition here at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. Our mission is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering and technology skills that inspire innovation, cooperation, and gracious professionalism! FIRST Robotics has been going strong for over 20 years worldwide and we celebrate our 12th year in New York City. NYC FIRST programs engage thousands of elementary, intermediate and high school students as they build robots and compete on the playing field while actively using science and technology. Help us cheer them on as they exhibit their incredible skills, ability to work with others and creativity while competing for awards. The 2012 game, Rebound Rumble, promises to be incredibly exciting and this year teams will be able to use Xbox Kinect to control their robots! While you are at the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC), please be sure to visit the Junior FIRST Lego League (JFLL), FIRST Lego League (FLL) and FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) in action as well. The FLL teams you see here in the exhibit hall have already proven themselves by winning their borough-wide qualifying tournament earlier this year. We have 66 FIRST Robotics teams competing at the New York City Regional this weekend and they hail from schools in New York, New Jersey, California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Canada, the United Kingdom, Brazil and Turkey. FIRST participants are eligible for over $14 million in scholarships from leading colleges and universities. Please visit our College/Career Expo to meet representatives from colleges and universities offering FIRST scholarships and FIRST corporate sponsors committed to mentoring and supporting FIRST teams. FIRST is truly a volunteer driven organization. We sincerely thank the dedicated and talented community of teachers, parents, technical mentors and other professionals who spend hundreds of hours working with FIRST students to inspire and instruct them. We are also deeply indebted to the corporate sponsors, unions, foundations, associations and individuals who support NYC FIRST financially. With much appreciation and best regards, Ana Martinez and Pat Daly New York City FIRST Regional Directors

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2 Please visit us on the web at www.nycfirst.org Junior FIRST LEGO League Exposition Sunday, March 18, 2012 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

About Jr. FIRST LEGO League Jr. FIRST LEGO League Expo Agenda

The FLL Core Values are the cornerstones of the FLL program. 8:30 a.m. They are among the fundamental elements that distinguish FLL Team Registration and Set Up from other programs of its kind. By embracing the Core Values, Jr.FLL Expo Area participants learn that friendly competition and mutual gain are not separate goals, and that helping one 9:30 a.m. another is the foundation of teamwork. Opening Ceremonies and Parade with the FIRST LEGO League Teams in the Robot Performance and • We are a team. Playing Field Area • We do the work to find solutions with guidance from our coaches and mentors. 9:45 a.m.-11:30 a.m. • We honor the spirit of friendly competition. Jr.FLL Expo - Participants exhibit their projects • What we discover is more important than what we win. • We share our experiences with others. 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. • We display Gracious Professionalism in everything we Lunch and Time to Visit and Observe FIRST LEGO League Tournament in do. the Robot Performance • We have fun. and Playing Field Area

Jr. FIRST LEGO League in New York City 12:15 p.m. Jr.FLL Teams report back to Jr.FLL Expo Area For the past seven years, the New York City FIRST Planning Committee has hosted a Junior FIRST LEGO League (Jr.FLL) Expo. 12:50-1:00 p.m. As the program has expanded, the committee has Event concludes and Jr.FLL Teams pack up decided to bring all of our regional programs together at the in the Jr.FLL Exhibition Area Jacob Javits Convention Center for this year’s 2012 FIRST MEGA Celebration. Children ages 6-9 are presented with the Jr. FLL “Snack Attack” Challenge and are required to put together a “Show Me” poster board presentation which showcases their research and demonstrates their understanding of the theme. Participating teams also create a model which demonstrates their innovative solution to the challenge theme of Snack Attack.

The Junior FIRST LEGO League Expo is non-competitive. Participation in the event serves as an introduction to FIRST programs for children. All participants and teams receive recognition and awards are presented to everyone! The Expo is designed to bring teams together from all five boroughs of New York City. Teams interact with one another to showcase their projects and spectators interact with individual teams to ask questions and allow teams to demonstrate their understanding of the “Snack Attack” theme.

At the 2012 FIRST MEGA Celebration at the Jacob Javits Conven- tion Center, Junior FIRST LEGO League Teams will participate in the opening ceremonies with FIRST LEGO League teams. They will also have the opportunity to observe and learn more about how FIRST LEGO League and the FIRST Robotics Competition work as they witness robot performance events throughout the course of the day. The New York City/New Jersey FIRST Planning Committee hopes to encourage future growth of all FIRST programs in our region by providing children with the opportunity to progress from Junior FIRST LEGO League to FIRST LEGO League as they become eligible (ages 9-14).

NYC Jr. FLL Coordinators: Keith Wynne, P.S. 58, The Carroll School Elizabeth Vilchis, The City College of New York

3 Participating Jr. FIRST LEGO League Teams School Name Team # Team Name Award (judged earlier this year) Cambria Center 2533 Warbots Most Original Presentation Columbia Grammar and Prepatory School Lego Lions De-Contaminator Extraordinaire Forest Hills 1362 Lego Monsters Team Spirit Forest Hills 1363 Club Builders Food Preparation Stars Good Sheperd Services 2128 Mindeez Kitchen Cleanliness Nest +M 293 Halloween Candy Inspiration and Technology Nest +M 294 Rainbow Kids Team Work Nest +M 404 Five Experts Problem Solvers Nest +M 405 Battle of the Cookie Bots Most Creative Presentation P.S. 11 3938 Lego Leaders Innovative Solution P.S. 57 YMCA (P.S. 57) Research P.S. 57 P.S. 57 Nutrition Magicians Robomindtech 2241 Robotician 1 Judge’s Award Robomindtech 2606 Robotician 2 Food Preservation Society St. Claire’s 2137 Twisted Sisters Recommended Daily Allowance St. Claire’s 2134 Doughboys I Would Eat in Your Kitchen Anytime St. Claire’s 2136 Pop Stars We-Do Design Jr. FIRST LEGO League Snack Attack Challenge

The Junior FIRST LEGO League (Jr.FLL) Challenge, Snack Attack, shares the same real-world topic as the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Challenge. It is open-ended, designed for younger kids, and can be customized to every ability level.

The challenge is divided in two parts – the Show-Me Poster and the Model. The Show-Me Poster requires kids to illustrate their research and team journey. It provides an opportunity for them to share what they studied, learned, and how they thought to improve the problem they chose. Their creative minds get started working on how to present their information and solution.

The Model component of the challenge allows kids to learn hands-on. Here they build a representation of the research they are conducting (according to the Challenge requirements), incorporating simple machines and movement into their creation. In their Model teams are able to use a motor to power movement, or they can move elements of their Model by hand.

Jr.FLL Snack Attack Challenge http://juniorfirst- legoleague.org/2011- snack-attack-challenge.html

4 FIRST LEGO League Agenda

8:00 a.m. FLL Pits Open FLL Teams Arrive Robot Inspection Begins 8:30 a.m. FLL judging begins 8:50 a.m. Coaches’ meeting 9:30 a.m. FLL and Jr.FLL Opening Ceremonies 10:10 a.m. FLL Competitive Matches 12:10 p.m. Lunch 12:50 p.m. FLL Competitive matches resume 3:30 p.m. FLL Award Ceremony

Dear Friends,

Thank you for joining us as we celebrate the achievements and accomplishments of all the NYC FIRST LEGO League teams who have taken on the Food Factor Challenge during the 2011-2012 competition season.

This year, over 150 teams from around NYC registered to take on the challenge of exploring food contamination. This year’s challenge really gave students something to think about; how their food makes it to their table and how to maintain a safe and clean kitchen environment. There were qualifying events held in all five boroughs, where 82 teams emerged to compete in today’s Championship tournament.

We will also be hosting 17 Jr. FIRST LEGO League teams who are having their “Snack Attack” Exposition where they will approach the topic of food safety by exploring how proper preparation and storage can keep us healthy.

The 2011-2012 seasons’ game has been announced and teams are beginning to prepare for the challenge ahead. We at New York City FIRST are continuing our goals to strengthen our partnerships with schools, colleges and universities throughout the boroughs in order to bring the program to as many New York City students as possible.

On behalf of the committee I would like to thank all of the teachers, coaches, parents, mentors, administrators and NYC FIRST LEGO League sponsors and supporters for their dedication and support.

I would like to personally thank all of the members of the NYC FIRST LEGO League Planning Committee for their continued support and countless hours of hard work to make the Food Factor season such a triumph.

Sincerely,

Susan Hermon Chair FLL Planning Committee Administrator, NYU-Poly Center for K-12 STEM Education

FIRST Lego League Planning Committee

Elizabeth Almonte American Express Pat Daly FIRST NYC Regional Director Bernie DiCristofalo NYC Dept. of Education Veryl Greene NYC Dept. of Education Tripat Kaberwal FIRST Greg Koumoullos Con Edison Catherine Kunicki Stuyvesant High School FRC Aniella McGuire NYSE Euronext Jose Munoz NYSE Euronext Zi Qiu Stuyvesant HS Maureen Reilly NYC Dept. of Education Suman Sabastin NYC Dept. of Education Norm Scott NYC Dept. of Education, retired Thomas Smolka NYC Dept. of Education Melissa Trachtenberg Visiting Nurse Service of New York Elizabeth Vilchis CCNY Richard Wong NYSE Euronext Keith Wynne NYC Dept. of Education Peter Xanthus NYC Dept. of Education Please visit us on the web at www.nycfirst.org 5 FIRST LEGO League Teams competing this weekend

Manhattan

School/Affiliation Team # Name P.S. 126 3609 MATbots British International School of New York 10271 BISNY The Chapin School 6819 Chapin Bots 2 The Chapin School 6818 Chapin Bots 1 Chelsea Prep Academy 12718 Chelsea Transformers Chelsea Prep Academy 12719 Chelsea Robot Rulers Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School 5448 Columbia Craft Crammers The Dalton School 13865 Robo Rodeo The Dalton School 4803 Alien Pi The Gateway Middle School 11831 Digital Pride Hunter College High School 2984 Hunters to be Hunted Hunter College High School 2982 Angry Nerds The Inwood Academy for Leadership 1869 DROIDMakers Metropolitan Montessori School 11841 Thunderbots NYC Lab Middle School 13464 Fruit Fighters The Trinity School 6216 Raging Tigers

Queens

School/Affiliation Team# Name I.S. 119 3514 TopGearz I.S. 119 3516 SuperBotz I.S. 318 827 Blood Sweat and Gears I.S. 318 829 Clean’em Up Crew I.S. 192 13804 The Phantoms M.S. 88 1701 Masterminds M.S. 216 11814 Ryan Lions P.S. 49 7351 49er Miners P.S. 94 3938 AdmiralBots P.S. 128 13152 LegoBots Brics2Bots 6963 RoboGBots Cambria 818 WarBots Forest Hills Robotics 1011 Planetary Forces Forest Hills Robotics 1014 Food Fighters Forest Hills Robotics 1017 GRIP Garden School 12414 Slaughter Bots RoboBeta 5655 Robomind Tech

Staten Island

School/Affiliation Team # Name I.S. 24R 1413 IS24R Dark Knights of 24 I.S. 27 3403 Mustangs 2 I.S. 27 3404 Mustangs 3 I.S. 49 10475 Dryfus Torgue I.S. 75 3591 Panthers 1 I.S. 75 3592 Panthers 2 Eltingville Lutheran 6069 Eagles Genesis at Xaverian 12021 Genesis Legosmiths Parks Dept. 1687 Marauder Bots Pave Academy 14204 PAVE Bots St. Clares 4882 Transformers 1 St. Clares 4887 Transformers 4

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School/Affiliation Team # Name C.S. 66 553 CS 66 Brats I.S. 98 704 Ridder Kids M.S. 118 814 Niles M.S. 194 4672 Techno Tigers P.S. 55 13571 Bengal Tigerbots P.S. 76 2964 The 76ers P.S. 194 4672 Techno Tigers P.S. 195 13837 The Molecules Bronx Prep Charter School 7228 Robotronics Children’s Arts and Sciences Workshop 11677 Marble Hill Community Center Good Shepherd Services 7205 Bronx Task Force Horace Mann 4112 HM Lions Marble Hill Community Ctr. Riverdale Country School 2031 Knights of The Rectangular Table Robo Mind Tech 5654 RoboTron Young Athletes Association 11676 Bronx Brilliant Engineers Brooklyn

School/Organization Team # Name P.S. 3 4919 RoboTigers P.S. 5 4927 Lego Rockets P.S. 8 3771 Mission Masters P.S. 9 4916 Bacteria Terminators P.S. 11 4934 Mission 11 P.S. 58 11896 Brick Boyz P.S. 58 11897 Germinators P.S. 94 860 Master Blasters P.S. 94 863 Megaminds P.S. 233 4933 LegoMinds P.S. 256 4925 Banneker Bots FIRST LEGO League Food Factor Challenge P.S. 321 1891 Legonauts Food Factor is a three-part robotics challenge that consists of a proj- P.S. 321 12877 RockBots ect, the robot game and core values. P.S. 399 4929 Gear Hawk P.S. 636 4936 Boogie Bots The FLL Core Values are the cornerstones of the FLL program. They I.S. 383 13261 Skybots are among the fundamental elements that distinguish FLL from other M.S. 113 4935 Falcon Robotic Allstars programs of its kind. By embracing the Core Values, participants learn M.S. 366 4902 that friendly competition and mutual gain are not separate goals, and M.S. 821 13147 Lego My Eggo that helping one another is the foundation of teamwork. Fort Greene Preparatory Academy 13713 Nano Wolves The project requires research, where teams explore an actual prob- Independent Team 204 [x] object [x] lem that today’s scientists and engineers are trying to solve, develop Packer Collegiate Institute 3229 Swedish Chef and think of an innovative solution to that problem and share their St. Edmunds Elementary School 708 The Nerd Herd findings. In this year’s theme “Food Factor” teams will explore the Urban Assembly Institute of Math journey of food; how it gets to your table and innovative solutions on and Science for Young Women 4937 Super Novas how to keep contamination and spoiling from happening.

For the Food Factor Robot Game, the robot’s job is to put some com- mon foods through just a few of the steps they go through in order to get into one’s belly, while either avoiding or dealing with contamination. From harvesting corn, pollution reversal, refrigerated ground transport, and pest removal; teams have to build and program an autonomous robot to score points in 2.5 minute matches on the themed playing field/obstacle course.

FLL Food Factor Challenge http://www.firstlegoleague.org/ challenge/2011foodfactor

Please visit us on the web at www.nycfirst.org 7 FLL Core Judges Awards Project Awards Awards During the course of competition the judges may encounter teams whose unique efforts, performance or dynamics merit recognition. Research Champion’s Award Some teams have a story that sets them apart in a noteworthy way. Sometimes a This award recognizes a team This award recognizes team is so close to winning an award that the judges choose to give special rec- that utilizes diverse resources a team that embodies ognition to the team. Judges Awards allow the freedom to recognize remarkable to formulate an in depth and the FLL experience, by teams that stand out for reasons other than the Core Award categories. Examples comprehensive understand- fully embracing our Core include: ing of the problem they have Values while achieving identified. excellence and innova- Against All Odds or Overcoming Adversity or Perseverance tion in both the Robot This award goes to the team that improvises and overcomes a difficult situation Game and Project. Innovative Solution while still making a This award recognizes a respectable showing, with an attitude that shows, “We can overcome incredible team’s solution that is excep- Robot Awards odds if we never give up, no matter what!” tionally well considered and creative, with good Mechanical Design Rising Star potential to solve the prob- This award recognizes a This award recognizes a team that the judges notice and expect great things from lem researched. team that designs and in the future. develops a mechanically Presentation sound robot that is dura- Special Recognition Awards This award recognizes a team ble, efficient and highly that effectively communi- cates the problem they have capable of performing Outstanding Volunteer Award challenge missions. identified and their The FLL program would not exist without its volunteers. This award honors an ex- proposed solution to both traordinary volunteer(s) the judges and other poten- Programming whose dedication to theFLL program has a positive impact on the team experience. This award recognizes a tial supporters. team that utilizes out- Adult Coach/Mentor Award standing programming Many teams reach significant milestones thanks to their close relationship with an Core Values principles, including clear, adult mentor. This concise and reusable Awards award goes to the coach or mentor whose wisdom, guidance, and devotion are code that allows their ro- most clearly evident in bot to perform challenge Inspiration the team’s discussion with the judges. missions autonomously This award celebrates a team and consistently. that is empowered by their Young Adult Mentor Award FLL experience and displays Strategy and FLL presents this award to the young adult, high school or college mentor whose extraordinary support, impact, enthusiasm and spirit. Innovation inspiration, and guidance are most clearly evident in the team’s discussion with the This award recognizes judges. a team that uses solid Teamwork engineering practices and This award recognizes a team a well-developed strategy that is able to accomplish to design and build an more together than they innovative, high perform- could as individuals ing robot. through shared goals, strong communication, effective Robot Performance problem solving and excellent This award recognizes time management. a team that scores the most points during the Gracious Robot Game. Teams have Professionalism™ a chance to compete in This award recognizes a at least three 2.5 minute team whose members show matches and their each other and other teams highest score counts. respect at all times. They recognize that both friendly competition and mutual gain are possible, on and off the playing field.

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The Game: End Game: Bowled Over! is played on a 12’x12’ diamond shaped The final thirty (30) seconds of the Driver Controlled field as shown on the diagram above. Two alliances – Period is called the End Game. Each Alliance is one “red” and one “blue” – composed of two teams each challenged to push their Bowling Ball onto their Home compete in matches consisting of a 30 second Zone or to elevate stacks of Ball Crates to score autonomous period followed by a twominute driver additional points based on the height of the Ball Crates. controlled period. Autonomous Period Scoring: The object of the game is to score more points than your Upright Ball Crate 5 points each opponent’s alliance by placing racquet balls into crates Parking a Robot and then stacking the crates. Teams will be challenged to In Back parking zone 5 points complete tasks during autonomous and driver controlled Parking a Bowling Ball periods and will score special racquetballs and six pound In Back Parking Zone 20 points bowling balls for additional points. Parking a Robot In Front Parking Zone 10 points The Details: Parking a Bowling Ball There are a total of 100 racquetballs available to both in Front Parking Zone 10 points teams as scoring objects in the game. The field also holds 12 stackable Ball Crates that teams can fill with Match Scoring: racquetballs and stack for additional points, and two Regular or Magnet Ball in Low Goal 1 point each bowling balls that can be scored during the autonomous Regular or Magnet Ball in Ball Crate 2 points each or end game period for additional points. Magnet Ball in Off Field Goal 25 points each Crates Stacked are awarded 10 points above The field includes two home zones comprised of a Based on the highest point of 10.5”, then 10 platform and a ramp, and two protected zones where a each crate in the stack more points for team may stack their crates without fear of having them (for a crate to count it must each 6” above toppled by their opponents. contain at least one ball) that

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Friday March 16 12 p.m. - Team Registration and Inspec- tions 6 p.m. - Team Inspections End

Saturday March 17 8 a.m. - Pits Open 8-9 a.m. - Practice Matches 9 a.m. - Opening Ceremonies 9:30 a.m. - Qualifying Matches Begin 12:30 p.m.- Alliance Selection 12:45 p.m.- Lunch 1:30 p.m - Elimination Rounds Begin 2:30 p.m. - Division Finals 3:00 p.m. - Championship Finals 4:00 p.m. - Closing Ceremonies

FIRST Tech Challenge Gotham City Division

School/Organization Team# /Name Location

Bedford Academy High School 5644 Bedford Bots Brooklyn, NY Benjamin Banneker Academy 3419 BannekerBots Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Amity School 5729 Brooklyn Amity School Brooklyn, NY City Polytechnic High School 4638 Jr. City Poly Gear Heads Brooklyn, NY Columbia High School 4102 CHS Cougars Maplewood, NJ Corning Inc. 5484 Ended Its Corning, NY Corning Inc. 5485 PRO Corning, NY Dalton School 4174 Atomic Theory New York, NY Dwight-Englewood School 207 Critical Mass Englewood, NJ Francis Lewis High School 4781 Francis Lewis Queens, NY Francis Lewis High School 4783 Francis Lewis Queens, NY Francis Lewis High School 4785 Francis Lewis Queens, NY Francis Lewis High School 4995 Francis Lewis Queens, NY Friends Seminary 3541 RoboOwls2 New York, NY Gorge W. Hewlett High School 5477 Innovo Hewlett, NY H.S. for C.T.E.A. 3031 Robo Hawks Queens, NY Harry S. Truman High School 356 Gigabots Bronx, NY HEAF 5362 HEAFINATORS New York, NY Horace Mann School 4326 Basement Lions Bronx, NY Humanities Preparatory Academy 3922 Maximus Mechanicalis New York, NY I.S. 383 4490 Skybots Brooklyn, NY Islandbots 4137 Islandbots Stony Brook, NY Kennedy Catholic High School 5602 Bionic Gaels Somers, NY Liberty High School 3912 Liberty New York, NY Lower East Side Prep High School 5718 Silver Dragon New York, NY LREI 3744 Username:awesome New York, NY Lynbrook High School 5283 LAIMO Lynbrook, NY Massapequa High School 3582 Mass Madness Massapequa, NY Midwood High School 3371 Botley Crue Brooklyn, NY Queens High School for the Sciences at York College 4713 QHSS Robotics Queens, NY Queens School of Inquiry 4756 QSI Nutcrackers Queens, NY Sewanhaka High School 4017 Robopandas Sewanhaka, NY Stuyvesant High School 310 Stuy Fusion New York, NY Suffern High School 3950 Suffern Syborgs1 Suffern, NY Syosset High School 123 Vanguard Syosset, NY Teen Technology 2753 Team Overdrive Bridgewater, NJ 10 FIRST Tech Challenge Metropolis Division

School/Organization Team Number Team#/Name Location

Automotive High School 1211 Piston Robotnics Brooklyn, NY Blind Brook High School 4654 Blind Brook Robotics Rye Brook, NY Buffalo Academy of Science 5319 Wolverines Buffalo, NY City Polytechnic High School 4639 City Poly Gear Heads Brooklyn, NY Corning Inc. 5356 Team Tardis Corning, NY Dalton School 5069 Juggernauts New York, NY Francis Lewis High School 3006 Terrabots Fresh Meadows NY FTC Judges Francis Lewis High School 4780 FS robotics Queens, NY Judge Advisor Francis Lewis High School 4782 FS robotics Queens, NY Francis Lewis High School 4784 FS robotics Queens, NY Josh Walfish Friends Seminary 3152 RoboOwl1 New York, NY Judges George W Hewlett High School 3540 RoboBoogie Hewlett, NY (as of 3/4/12) Sarah Lee Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson 18 Techno Chix Pleasantville, NY John Checco Andrew Matsuoka Girl Scouts of Nassau County 4183 IceBreakers Merrick, NY Ogbonna Chilaka Sophie Ndiaye- Harry S. Truman High School 642 Hybrids Bronx, NY Siddika Chowdhury Zhadeev Herbert H. Lehman High School 5800 Lehman RoboLions Bronx, NY Maria Cristina Cruz Thea Platt-Glasser Herricks High School 4487 Droid bots New Hyde Park, NY Jason Ganetsky Michael Shabong Humanities Preparatory Academy 3921 Modbot Parte Duex New York, NY Jennifer Hou Aristide Soh Humanities Preparatory Academy 3929 Revenge of Cthulhu New York, NY June Jee Raul Telles It Takes a Village Academy 3896 TechNeetics Brooklyn, NY Jan Jerry Stacey Weaver Jamaica College Old Boys Association 3981 Gold Griffin Kingston, Jamaica Jeff Kim Liberty High School 3915 Liberty New York, NY Livingston High School 3415 Lancers Livingston, NJ Locust Valley High School 4113 Falcons Locust Valley, NY Lower East Side Prep HIGH SCHOOL 5163 Flying Dragon New York, NY Massapequa High School 3019 HAL Massapequa, NY Pelham Memorial High School 5050 Meep’s Moops Pelham, NY Renaissance High School MTT 4095 Bulldogs Bronx, NY Saunders High School 4527 Saunders Seniors Yonkers, NY St. Edmund Prep. 4447 The Nerd Herd Brooklyn, NY Staples High School 577 Wrecker Robotics Westport, CT Staten Island Robotics Program @ St. Clare’s School 2864 Bounty Hunters Staten Island, NY Stuyvesant High School 479 Stuy Fission New York, NY The Albany Academies 4809 Botman Albany, NY Urban Assembly Institute of Please visit us on the web at Math and Science 5103 Super Novas Brooklyn, NY Wings Academy High School 4078 Wings Hawks Bronx, NY www.nycfirst.org 11 FIRST Tech Challenge Inspire Award This is the most prestigious award an FTC Team could receive. This formally judged award is given to the team that truly embodied the “Challenge” of the FTC Program. The team that receives this award is chosen by the Judges as hav- FIRST Tech Challenge Connect Award ing best represented a “Role Model” FIRST Tech Challenge This judged award is given to the team that most connected team. This team is a top contender for all the other judging with their local community and the engineering community. categories and is a strong competitor on the field. The Inspire A true FIRST team is more than the sum of its parts and rec- Award Winner is an inspiration to other teams, acting with ognizes that their schools and communities play an essential Gracious Professionalism both on and off the playing field. part in their success. The recipient of this award is recognized This team understands how to communicate their experienc- for helping the community understand FIRST, the FIRST Tech es and knowledge to other teams, sponsors and the judges. Challenge and the team itself. The team that wins this award The Winner of this award will additionally receive an invita- is aggressively seeking engineers and exploring the oppor- tion to the FIRST World Championship Competition. tunities available in the world of engineering, science and technology. In addition, this team has a clear fundraising goal Rockwell Collins Innovate Award and a plan to achieve that goal. The Rockwell Collins Innovate award celebrates a team that not only thinks outside the box, but also has the ingenuity FIRST Tech Challenge Motivate Award and inventiveness to make their designs come to life. This This judged award celebrates the team that exemplifies the judged award is given to the team that has the most innova- essence of the FIRST Tech Challenge competition through tive and creative robot design solution to any or all specific team spirit and enthusiasm. They show their spirit through field elements or components in the FIRST Tech Challenge costumes and fun outfits, a team cheer or outstanding spirit. game. Elements of this award include elegant design, ro- This team has made a collective effort to make FIRST known bustness and “Out of the Box” thinking related to design. throughout their school and community. This award may address the design of the whole robot or a sub-assembly attached to the robot. The creative component must work consistently, but the robot does not have to work FIRST Tech Challenge Promote Award all the time during matches to be considered for this award. The Promote award is given to the team that is most success- The teams engineering notebook should be marked with ful in creating a compelling video message for the public de- journal entries to show the design of the component(s) and signed to change our culture and celebrate science, technol- the team’s robot in order to be eligible for this award and ogy, engineering and math. They are to submit a one minute entries should describe succinctly how the team arrived at long (PSA) prior to the event to be eligible. The team must that solution. present a thoughtful and high-quality video which appeals to the general public. Strong production value is important, but the message and the impact of the video are of greater PTC Design Award weight for the judging. This award recognizes design elements of the robot that are both functional and aesthetic. All successful robots have PSA Subject for the 2011-12 Season innovative design aspects; however, the PTC Design Award Create a one-minute public service announcement (PSA) is presented to teams that incorporate industrial design video that begins with the following sentence: I’m going to elements into their solution. These design elements could change the world… simplify the robots’ appearance by giving it a clean look, be decorative in nature or otherwise express the creativity of the team. The winning design should not compromise the FIRST Tech Challenge Compass Award practical operation of the robot but complement its purpose. A FIRST Tech Challenge team is about more that building This award is sponsored by Parametric Technology Corpora- robots and competing in tournaments – it is a journey to a tion (PTC), developers of the CAD tools, Creo and Mathcad. destination through trial and error, success and failure, with PTC gives licenses to the FTC student teams for these soft- challenging new technology and obstacles to navigate where ware products to help them with their designs. Use of these no road maps are provided. So how does a team find their tools is not required to be eligible; however, teams that use way? them are given extra consideration for this award. The Compass Award recognizes an adult coach or mentor who has provided outstanding guidance and support for a FIRST Tech Challenge THINK Award team throughout the year. The winner of the Compass Award This judged award is given to the team that best reflects the will be determined from candidates nominated by FTC Team “Journey” the team took as they experienced the engineer- members, via a 40-60 second video submission highlighting ing design process during the build season. The Engineering how their mentor/coach has helped them become a cham- Notebook is the key reference for judges to help identify pion level team. The Judges want to hear what sets your the most deserving team. The Engineering Notebook should mentor apart. focus on the design and build stages of the teams’ robot. Journal entries of interest to the judges for this ward will include those describing the steps, brainstorms, designs, re- designs, successes and those “interesting” moments when Please visit us on the web at www.nycfirst.org things weren’t going as planned. A team will not be a candi- date for this award if they have not completed the section of the engineering notebook describing the teams’ experience. 12 The NYC FTC Committee would like to express our many thanks to Dr. Bernice Houle and Dr. Richard Kline of Pace University, Vincent and Pat Frascella of the NJ FTC, Tom Zawislak, PA FTC, and Jack Kentfield, CT FIRST Announcer, for their continuing support in making the FTC Championship a success.

FTC Planning Committee

Len Rerek, Chair Specialty Crafters Fine Woodworking JoAnn Rerek, Co-Chair Kathy Cregan Chris DiMauro Polytechnic Institute of NYU Anita Louis MTA NYC Transit Andy Zhang NYC College of Technology Bruce Rajswasser Automotive High School Janet Jacobson Truman High School Joe Castillo Truman High School Joshua Walfish Credit Suisse Rob Quatrone The Dalton School Shaun Hoffman NYC D.O.T. Tim Cooper Friends Seminary Tom Smolka St. John’s Lutheran School Susan Hermon Polytechnic Institute of NYU

13 FIRST Robotics Competition Teams competing this weekend

A. Philip Randolph Campus High School 4108 Randolph Robotics NY, NY http://zongservices.com/sumanteam/RandolphRobotics/Home.html Alfred E. Smith High School 421 The Warriors Bronx, NY Bay Shore High School 271 Mechanical Marauders Bay Shore, NY http://www2.bayshoreschools.org/robotics/ Bethpage Union Free School District 2869 Regal Eagles Bethpage, NY http://www.bethpagerobotics.net Bishop Kearney High School 806 The Brooklyn Blacksmiths Brooklyn, NY http://www.xhsrobotics.net Boy Scouts of Weymouth 3927 RAWR Weymouth, MA https://sites.google.com/site/frc3927/home Bronx Academy Senior High 2933 BASH Bronx, NY Bronx Aerospace High School 3760 Aerospace Bronx, NY Bronx Engineering and Technology Academy High School 3004 Bronx Knights Bronx, NY Brookline High School & Boston Latin School & Catholic Memorial School & Revere High School 125 NU-TRONS Boston, MA http://www.nutrons.com Brooklyn Collaborative School 4299 BCS Robo Sharks Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Technical High School 334 TechKnights Brooklyn, NY http://www.frcteam334.com Buffalo Academy of Science 4023 Wolvarines Buffalo, NY CEPHAS - H.A.Souza Professional Training Center 1860 CEPHAS Sao Jose dos Campos, SP Brazil http://www.cephatron.com Curtis High School 371 Cyber Warriors Staten Island, NY http://ccwrobotics.ning.com Deer Park High School 270 Falcons Deer Park, NY http://www.wix.com/dphsfrc/team-270 East Harlem Tutorial Program 1880 East Harlem Warriors New York, NY http://ehtprobotics.org/ ETEP - Prof. E. Passos Technical High School 1382 ETEP Team Sao Jose dos Campos, SP Brazil http://team1382.com.br/index_ing.aspx Ewing High School and Marie Katzenbach Evander Campus 3760 Aerospace Bronx, NY School for the Deaf 2016 Mighty Monkey Wrenches Ewing, NJ http://www.goteam2016.com Fitch High School 2168 Aluminum Falcons Groton, CT http://www.team2168.org Fontbonne Hall Academy 806 The Brooklyn Blacksmiths Brooklyn, NY http://www.xhsrobotics.net Forest Hills High School 3645 Runtime Error Forest Hills, NY Francis Lewis High School 3017 Patriots Fresh Meadow, NY http://www.flhsrobotics.com George Westinghouse High School 354 G-House Pirates Brooklyn, NY www.GHouseRobotics.com Herbert H. Lehman High School 1230 The Lehman Lionics Bronx, NY http://firstlion1230.weebly.com/ High School of Computers and Technology 743 Technobots Bronx, NY www.hscomputech.com Hills Road Sixth Form College 759 Systemetric Cambridge, UK Great Britain http://www.systemetric.org/ Hunter College High School 3419 RoHawks New York, NY http://team3419.com/ Immaculata High School 1279 Cold Fusion Somerville, NJ http://www.coldfusion1279.com

FRC Judge Advisor Ceci Neumann FIRST Robotics Competition Judges

Dora Maria Abreu Carline Bennett Benita Berkowitz Kevin Bynum Chris Cavanagh Wilton Cedeno Connie Crawford Gerald W Dawes Rafael Delgado Amy Geffen Marian Heller Dr. Iem Heng Yesenia (Yesi) Herarte Abe Kassis Richard Martin Pedro Noguera Ted Nygreen Karen Ohland Mia Petersen Elizabeth Platt Daniel Posner Augusta Sanfilippo David J Solis Anthony Stern Don Talka Martin Volerich Phyllis White-Thorne Dr. Jizhong Xiao Jonathan York 14 Imperial Valley MESA Program & Central Union High School 1972 Searing Engineering El Centro, CA www.ivmesaprogram.org Jamaica High School 3308 JHS Beavers Jamaica, NY jhsrobotics.webs.com John Adams High School 1340 Adams Robotics Queens, NY http://www.adamsrobotics.org John Dewey High School 333 Megaladons Brooklyn, NY http://team333.webs.com/ Long Island City High School 2579 LIC Robodogs Long Island City, NY http://licrobotics.com/ Lower East Side Prep. High School 4263 CyberDragon New York, NY http://www.lesprobots.com Lynbrook High School 846 The Funky Monkeys San Jose, CA http://www.lynbrookrobotics.com/ Martin Van Buren High School 3053 VB Stingers Queens Village, NY http://vbstingers.com/ McKee Vocational High School 522 Robo Wizards Staten Island, NY http://www.robowizards.com Morris High School Campus 395 2 TrainRobotics Bronx, NY http://2trainrobotics.org Newtown High School 1635 Technotics Elmhurst, NY http://newtowntechnotics1635.com Nottawasaga Pines Secondary School 4094 The Cyber Wolves Angus, ON Canada http://www.cyberwolves4094.com Ossining High School 4122 O-Bots Ossining, NY Ozyegin University/Topcam Makine & Inanc High 4191 IMC Kocaeli, Turkey http://team4191.org Pascack Valley Regional High School District 1676 The Pascack PI-oneers Montvale, NJ http://www.team1676.com Patchogue-Medford High School 329 Raiders Medford, NY http://www.team329.com Pathways in Technology Early College High School (PTECH) 4383 Jolt Brooklyn, NY Plainview - Old Bethpage JFK High School 353 POBots Plainview, NY http://www.pobots.com Queens High School for Information, Research & Technology 2895 Blazenbots Far Rockaway, NY Blazenbots2895.ucoz.com Queens Vocational and Technical High School 1796 RoboTigers Long Island City, NY http://www.robotigers1796.com Riverside Engineering & Design High School 3059 Envirobotics Yonkers, NY http://www.envirobotics3059.com/ Sachem Central School District 263 Sachem Aftershock Lake Ronkokoma, NY http://www.team263.org Southington High School 195 Cyber Knights Southington, CT http://www.team195.com Southold Junior Senior High School 870 TEAM R. I. C. E. Southold, NY http://www.rice870.org St. Joseph By-the-Sea high school 4012 Bad News Bots Staten Island, NY josephsea.org Stuyvesant High School 694 StuyPulse New York, NY http://www.stuypulse.com Syracuse City School District- Institute of Technology at Syracuse Central 4071 Diatonic Carbonites Syracuse, NY The Bronx High School of Science 1155 SciBorgs Bronx, NY http://bxsciborgs.com/ The Bronx High School of Science 2265 Fe Maidens Bronx, NY http://www.femaidens.org The Episcopal Academy 2234 Surf & Turf Newtown Square, PA http://www.episcopalacademy.org/robotics/ The Frederick Douglass Academy 1660 Harlem Knights New York, NY http://www.hk1660.com The Mary Louis Academy 3204 Steampunk Penguins Jamaica Estates, NY The Montfort Academy 2205 Montfort Juggernauts Katonah, NY Thomas A. Edison CTE High School 640 Robo Elite Jamaica, NY http://team640.blogspot.com/ Thomas Jefferson High School Campus & High School For Civil Rights 1600 JeffTech Brooklyn, NY Tottenville High School 1396 Pyrobots Staten Island, NY http://pyrobots.org/ Townsend Harris High School 2601 Steel Hawks Flushing, NY http://www.steelhawks.net William E. Grady Tech. High School 369 High Voltage Brooklyn, NY www.team369.com Xaverian High School 806 The Brooklyn Blacksmiths Brooklyn, NY http://www.xhsrobotics.net

Please visit us on the web at www.nycfirst.org 15 FIRST Robotics Competition Planning FIRST Robotics Competition Agenda Committee Thursday, March 15, 2012 Dora Maria Abreu 6:00PM – 8:00PM 5 Team Reps to Load In Elizabeth Almonte Kris Breton Friday, March 16, 2012 Yin Chang 7:45AM 5 Team Reps to Load In Bernie DiCristafalo 8:30AM Pits and Machine Shop open- J. Sara Dworkin Robots may be unbagged if they FRC Rebound Rumble Patrice English-Young have passed bag inspection http://www.usfirst.org/robot- Cherrie Fleisher-Strauss 8:30AM-12:00PM Registration and robot inspection icsprograms/ Arlene Goldman 10:00AM-12:00 PM Practice Rounds Dean Gordon 12:00PM - 1:00PM Lunch frc/2012-rebound-rumble Carol Griffin 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM Practice rounds Jessica Kaestle 8:00PM Pits and Machine Shop close Susan Kaye Jon Landers Saturday, March 17, 2012 Paola Mariselli 8:00AM Pits and Machine Shop open Aniella McGuire 8:30AM – 9:15AM Opening ceremonies Roy Menton 9:15 AM-12:00PM Seeding matches Robert McWilliams 12:00PM-12:45 PM Lunch Firooz Mirbaha 12:45PM-5:45PM Seeding matches Jose Munoz 5:45 PM-6:30PM Awards ceremony George Nikanorov 7:00PM Pits and Machine Shop close Marcio Noguchi Pits and Machine Shop close immediately following ceremony Kemi Oluwanifise Samantha Osorio Sunday, March 18, 2012 Thea Platt-Glasser 8:00AM Pits and machine shop open Mark Sharfshteyn 8:30AM-9:00AM Opening ceremonies Tom Smolka 9:00AM-12:00PM Seeding matches Karl Sprules 12:00PM-12:30PM Alliance Selections Norm Sutaria 12:30PM-1:30 PM Lunch Philip To 1:30PM-4:30PM Final rounds Pam Wong 4:45PM -5:30PM Awards ceremony DATA Inc. is proud to continue it’s support of Richard Wong New York City FIRST and the 6:30 PM Pits close; robots packed FIRST Mega Weekend - which continues to show students Andy Woo **Schedule subject to change. how to succeed in Science and Technology Robert Wood All times are estimated based on flow of rounds. 72 Summit Avenue, Montvale NJ 07645 Andy Zhang (201) 802-9800 | www.datainc.biz

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