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Monday, February 22, 2016 w w w.te am r ush27.ne t Vol. 20, No. 6 20 Years of Inspiration Inspiration… 20 years ago, I had a crazy idea for an outcome of a class. Dennis Hughes wanted nothing to do with it. Here we are, 20 years later, I don’t teach the class anymore and we are the backbone of what these kids learn in robotics. We have gone through so much, being By: Linda Zabik tested beyond any emotional test most will never experience. Over By: Kyle Hughes Continued on page 3 YOUR team is our inspiration! Several years ago we had the Mentors Speak Out: What Inspired Them to Come Back to RUSH opportunity to learn about the FIRST “I started on the team before there was a team. The year was 1996. We program, by sponsoring RUSH. participated in a one day competition at Pontiac Central called the Chief Through our sponsorship, we learned Delphi Invitational (CDI). You had 1 day to build a small robot out of RC about the goals of FIRST and dump truck parts to play a game. After this, Mrs. Hughes said that we became even more committed. We were forming a robotics team that would play a game like CDI, but on a have added 15 new teams and are larger scale. I had a great time that Saturday and decided to join. It was working on sponsoring two more. probably the best decision of my life. It helped to cement my interest in We are now sponsoring teams in 3 engineering. I went up to Michigan Tech with John Nielson, Anthony Lapp, and Justin different states! Every team brings Ridley and we started a team up there (FRC 857 - Superior Roboworks), because their excitement and inspiration. It is FIRST had become our lives. After graduation, I returned to the area and returned to amazing to watch our young people mentoring Team RUSH in 2005. Up to 2013, I was traveling a lot for work and didn’t learn to work as a team, inspire each get to participate with the team as much as I would have liked to. 2013 was the fi rst other to rise to their personal abilities year that I came back as a full time mentor. I mentor because I want to and so much more. We also thank give others the same opportunity that I had. I also feel like I learn more Team RUSH for making a difference from the students than I can teach them. They help to keep my skills in communities by joining Genisys fresh. Things like 3D printing, and Arduino program I probably would not in several community outreach have learned if I wasn’t a mentor on the team.” programs, such as Walk for Warmth, -Jason Markesino 1996-1999 Team Member, 2005-2016 Mentor & Friend the Holiday Extravaganza, Hunger “Even though I now live in VA, I keep coming back (virtually Walk and so much more. Each most of the time) because the students keep me inspired and opportunity we have a chance to I want to connect them with real world applications of what work with the students confi rms and they learn as a part of RUSH.” inspires us, EVEN MORE, to continue -Pam Barclay 1999-2000 Team Member, 2010-2016 Mentor & Friend to partner with the FIRST program. “I came back to RUSH in order to give students an opportunity This year, we are also sponsoring one to have the same experiences that I had while I was on the of the Michigan District Events, March team.” 3-5, Waterford District, where we are -Josh Fritch 2001-2004 Team Member 2010-2016 Mentor & Friend partnering with McLaren Oakland on “I had a great time building robots as a student and found a project called “Distraction Driver”. Team RUSH to be a great opportunity for me to give back to They are sponsoring a simulator to the community, while having fun.” be available at the Waterford event. -James Slemons 2003-2006 Team Member 2010-2016 Mentor & Friend RUSH has started this whirlwind of “I owe a lot of opportunities I’ve had in my life to RUSH and excitement and have inspired all of us! want everyone else to have the same experiences.” -Bobby Pizzey 2006-2009 Team Member 2015-2016 Mentor & Friend “RUSH was and continues to be an amazing family that I have not been able to fi nd in any of the other teams that I have been on.” -Allie Ullrich 2008-2011 Team Member 2015-2016 Mentor & Friend weiveR HSUR ehT ehT HSUR weiveR 2 ,yadnoM yraurbeF ,22 6102 ehT HSUR weiveR 51 ,yadnoM yraurbeF ,22 6102

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Thank You to StudentStuden of tthehe Week:We • Once the Quest begins all of our StudentStudent of the Week is decidedd by the At more than 125 events around the - Illuminated lights on each defense Showcase mentors aandnd awardedawarded to thethe student who really world this season, Alliances of three reduce when an opposing robot fully hashas been a role model studentstudent forf others to emulate. robots are on a Quest to breach their crosses it for rst time Volunteers! The mentors don’t look forfor “time“time in”, but contributions opponents’ forti cations, weaken their - These lights go dark after the defense whichwhich may includeinclude enthusiasticallyenthusiastica trying new things, tower with boulders, and capture their has been crossed a second time, wworkingorking to getget othersothers involved,involved, trainingtrai team members and tower. signaling it’s considered damaged ddemonstratingemonstrating leadershipleadership not throughthroug their voice but by their - Once any four of the ve defenses actions. TheThe mentors want to givegive a great shout out to the The Quest are damaged, the forti cations are followingfollowing students who have gonegone wellw above and beyond as recipientsrecipients of the StudentStuden of the Week: • Robots operate independently for rst considered breached and the charging Captain’s 15 seconds of the Quest Alliance is rewarded with points Choice CongratulationsCongratulations toto ALL of the - Alliances score points by: 20201166 BuilBuildd SeasoSeasonn Stutudent of the Week The Tower Captain’s Choice awards • Reaching opponents defenses RRececiippienients: • Crossing defenses • Openings in the tower are available for go out to a new student edwh aos robots to score boulders • Scoring boulders through goals in the captains have identi Jason RicRicharhards, Brandon Kirk, the opposing tower - Scoring boulders reduces a tower’s “stepping up” that week, meaning BBenen HalcHalcrow,ro strength as indicated by decreasing they saw great improvement in their • Human drivers take control for the nal MaMadisondison MacDonaldMacD , 2 minutes and 15 seconds tower lights contributions to the team, they took on - The tower’s ag will drop when - Controlling their robot to: new responsibilities and have worked to HHaleyaley Velisekelis ! enough boulders are scored and then • Defend their castle come out of their comfort zone. the tower can be captured at the end • Retrieve boulders of the Quest Congratulations to ALL of the eciohC s’niatpaC nosaeS dliuB 6102 • Defeat defenses • Score goals from the opponents’ The Capture ipients: courtyard in tower Rec • During last 20 seconds of the Quest, Vargas anitnelaV ,gnueJ ylimE ,rieW ebaG • Capture and scale the opponent’s robots may surround and scale the tower tower to capture it Austin Schmitz, Drew Waite! • When capture is successful, their ag is The Outer Works raised on the opposing tower and even (outermost line of forti cation) more points are earned • Eight defensive options (over 18,000 The Alliance with the highest score at the possible eld con gurations) end of the Quest wins! - One permanent (the low bar) - One chosen periodically by the Way to go Parents audience Thanks to ALL our Parents - Three selected by Alliances just before each Quest begins for your help this season! All of the assistance with meals, construction, hardware runs, and organization help to ensure a successful season. We could not do what we do without all of you!

RUSH Parents are the BEST A Special Thank You to all of our Team RUSH Alumni! The RUSH Review 14 Monday, February 22, 2016 The RUSH Review 3 Monday, February 22, 2016

• Hearing alumni success stories and kids, how to build a robot. To watch the FTC Mentorship Inspiration… Continued knowing had we something to do with development of these mentors over the years, we have seen students come Mentors helped FIRST Tech it. Knowing that wherever they go, the years, under Dennis’ guidance – and go, some get married and have Specialized Team Training Challenge teams build and program they’re prepared, and ahead of their that is inspiration. children of their own, some return, some their robots. This year’s theme was peers. Knowing that they are going to keeping in touch online, some have • Inspiration – That ahaaa moment with Trash Trek. Teams needed to build make a difference in this world. moved on. We have seen every type of every small beginning. Learning each CNC Mock Interviews and program their robots to go around Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Students were offered leadership robot, teams, successes and failures. • Hearing from sponsors like Genisys, new skill, working with new people, the fi eld and complete task to win machine training was a learning training opportunities which included We have failed. We have learned more. and knowing that 15 teams (in 3 working with some for 20 years. points. The theme taught the teams experience for both the mentors interview skills, resume building, We have focused and executed. We different states) are sponsored Knowing that Jimmy and Jason were on how important recycling really is. and students on Team RUSH. social media do’s and don’ts, and have buried a student and we have because we inspired them. with us at the beginning, that The Mentors also helped the teams create We experimented with running mock interviews with company given birth to new generations of more Dream Team (including Bruce who and present inventions that will help • Knowing that we mentor Rookie different fi les and learning how the representatives. We also had a young communicators. These past 20 joined us in year 2) is still active and the environment become a healthier teams. Then fi nd out later that they tool paths worked. Along with the panel interview with recent college years cannot be summed up in one focusing on our team! That together, place. want to come back the next year, to actual operation of the machine, graduates who offered insight into Inspiration, but many. the mentors have over 100 years of we learned about part placement college, graduation, and job hunting emulate our team – that is inspiring! robotics experience. That is inspiring! • Watching students join our team, in the vice. This is a crucial part of FTC Growth • Knowing that alumni come back to learning and growing immediately Inspiration – Team RUSH is inspiration! machining on the CNC, as we need a Website Team RUSH sponsored 5 FIRST carryon the traditions of the team, to This year the website team reimaged from a sense of “belonging”, knowing 20 years of blood, sweat and tears has constant spot to be zero in the CNC Tech Challenge (FTC) teams this year want to make a difference for another and built a brand new website. including one rookie team. This year’s this team is “safe”. That they can be been inspiring. Inspiring is: Losing, coordinates. Students have also student. Knowing that the 10-year rule We used a new background that a challenge required teams to learn and themselves and it is okay. learning and turning things around. been learning about Inventor HSM is real, and truly is working! and about creating tool paths from graduated senior made last year. deploy JAVA code rather than the Lab Learning to never give up. Watching the View code used in previous years. All • Watching these students after 4 kids learn to never give up. Working until an Inventor drawing. We use the Students have been moving content • Watching Dennis work so hard for teams built a robot and completed at years of RUSH, go off to college and you can no longer keep your eyes open, CNC to cut lightening holes in frame over from the old site to new site these students, for 20 years. Learning local competitions. One team qualifi ed knowing that because they are moving but you do. Sharing with others and rails and slots for different parts. The and we will be sending it off to IGD from him, about TEAM. Knowing that to play at the Michigan State playoffs on, it is a tremendous loss to our team. others wanting to learn from us. The fact CNC is a very useful and interesting Solutions, who has been teaching us without his guidance and support, we in Jackson, MI That loss is our inspiration. we keep on doing what we are doing … technology for the students to learn Drupal and will do all of the advance could never have accomplished what coding for us. That’s inspiring. about. Barn Playing Field • Being a part of something so much we have. When he worries about every single detail that many were unaware 3D Printing Team RUSH holds their annual retreat bigger than myself. Knowing that I can Java do SO MUCH MORE with the team, that we even needed to be worried. This year on the java team, everyone 3D printing is an additive at the Baylis House on Hubbard Road. We use the house for our teambuilding than when I am alone. Knowing that When he, year after year, trains new is new to the java programing manufacturing technique that is used and learning about RUSH. This is the together, we can do anything we set mentors, works with them in learning language. Normally we use LabView for rapidly creating prototypes. The second year that we ALSO get to use our minds to. CAD, mechanisms, how to work with for our coding, but since our FTC machine turns plastic fi lament into a the Baylis Barn for a practice fi eld! It feeder system has been switched to highly accurate model of what was is very cold, but we really appreciate java we also are starting to switch designed on the computer. Last year, the opportunity to practice driving and A RUSH of Activities Throughout the Year over. We used cademy for our new the team bought a large 3D printer working with the robot on a bigger students learn the language and we and we used it for many brackets on stage. use eclipse for our coding shell. the robot and have done the same for the robot this year. To let the RUSH Road Clean-Up Garage Band students on the team learn about April 19, 2015 Rush members learned how to use how to use the printer and design Robot Jokes: a program for making music using parts, we ran a 6 week course that • Team RUSH has adopted a 2.5-mile section of Sashabaw Maker Girl Mania Road GarageBand. GarageBand is a taught them how to design parts What’s the difference April 18, 2015 simple, yet elaborate program that’s and print them. We now have many • Used interactive projects such as bottle rockets to get 300+ • Twice a year, students, mentors, and parents clean up the great for new members to learn. The students who are competent in between a NASA robot girls excited about engineering litter on the sides of the road music made via GarageBand has designing parts and operating the and a FIRST robot? • Brought FLL, FTC, and FRC robots that the girls were able to been used in our weekly videos as machine. Some of the major parts to program and drive well as other RUSH videos. be 3D printing for the robot this year How long does it take a World’s - Advocacy Workshop include a custom camera mount and FIRST team to screw in a April 24, 2015 Adobe a box to hold cables and parts onto light bulb? • Conducted workshop to engage teams in Advocacy at the RUSH members learned how to the driver station. 3D printing has Federal Level use applications such as Indesign, allowed us to quickly create robust • Advertised the FIRST National Advocacy Conference to

PhotoShop and Illustrator. We used prototypes and gives students the attendees interested in advocating for STEM programs

these applications to create products opportunity to design and create day. shipping after such as the directory, weekly parts on the computer. until start can’t day, 1 and Weeks 6 College Seminar newsletter, and even this newsletter May 8, 2015

for the Showcase! Funding • Led by graduating seniors Answers: • Alumni shared their post high school experiences with RUSH students The RUSH Review 4 Monday, February 22, 2016 The RUSH Review 13 Monday, February 22, 2016

Java and not LabVIEW. We have been LabVIEW processed using a software called RUSHing Girls to Engineering Clarkston Chamber programming in both Java and LabVIEW The LabVIEW team has a good Tableau. Tableau is used because it this year in preparation to a possible can display the data as graphs, tables, June, 2015 Envelope Stuffi ng understanding of how the robot code • Focused on math/science/engineering, July-August, 2015 switch to Java in the coming years. Both will work since we’ve used it in the past, and charts which lets us easily view and RUSH Awards the problem solving process, discovering • RUSH assisted the Clarkston the Java and LabVIEW teams needed to but something new that we needed to compare robots. This data is crucial to June 5, 2015 how things work, demonstrating the Chamber of Commerce with monthly program the robot for the autonomous overcome was aiming and driving toward our strategy as it helps us see what each • Annual awards night to send seniors off need for networking – and making sure envelope stuffi ng mode, where the robot drives on its own the target using a camera. We tuned the team’s robot can do and let’s us choose to college and close the current year they know that ALL girls can do anything as well as for teleop where the drivers the team that greatly helps us. Not 4th of July Parade code and camera to be able to see the • Awarded a $500 John Lafata Heart theyteysette set their mind dto to! July 4, 2015 controls the robot by pressing buttons target and to be able to fi nd the target only did we create an app for scouting Scholarship, named after one of our • Built a fl oat and participated in and moving joysticks. in the image. Then we worked on an the matches, we are also creating an RUSH students who passed away in Clarkston’s parade Java algorithm (with the help of Wineman app for pit scouting. What we do with pit scouting is we gather data of each 2009 • Demonstrated the robot and interacted The Java team used “Robot Builder”, Technology) to drive toward the target robot’s mechanical aspects, like their with our community a software that lays a templet code without the need for a driver or an National Advocacy Conference drive wheels, as well as storing a photo • Totebot Debut! for our robot, to get us started off this operator. Washington D.C. year. Also, we worked with NavX which of the robot that way we can associate June 14-17, 2015 4th of July Scouting the functions to their actual design. • 215 people registered is a collection of sensors that gives us our robot heading so that we can The scouting group focused on creating • Students gained real-world experience Fireworks Parking Lot Mentor: Drew Brooks July 4, 2015 know where we are on the fi eld for a scouting app for managing the data lobbying in Congress RUSH Tote Bot Students: Jason Richards, June, 2015 • RUSH was asked to take care of autonomous. We also worked on “Vision the process generated. The scouting • 15 appointments with our elected Zach Peterson, Michael Collins, Brandon • Fun engineering challenge that the parking lot on 4th of July as a code” which would let us move our robot app is an IPad application that allows offi cials Kirk, Kyle Brooks, engaged RUSH students during the fundraiser, collecting money at the to the goal from anywhere on the fi eld people to enter in data of what a robot Carson Morris, Reilly Parent, Gabe Weir • 17 states and 30 teams represented off-season entrance and monitoring that everyone during auton by looking for the refl ective did during a match. This data is collected was having a great time! Regatta Meetings • Learning opportunity for students to tape. and compiled using python and is then June, 2015 branch out and learn more about other • Watched fi reworks and collected over • Taught students skills in forming sub-teams $1000 in fundraising money partnerships with local businesses • Debut was at the 4th of July parade! Indiana Robotics Invitational • Aided students in their design and July 17-18, 2015 “Don’t look to others for inspiration; be the inspiration.” building of boats Special Defense Robot • Competed in the 2015 Indiana Robotics - Alyssa Dubre Presentation Invitational July 2, 2015 RUSH Robotics Camps • Team was involved with not only the June, 2015 • Ty Valascho, of TARDEC, robotics competition but joined in on • Students aged 8-12 years built a Lego demonstrated the Ground Vehicle the stage of the talent show! Rookies Speak out on “What is the Best Part of being on the team?” robot and programmed it to do specifi c Robot (GVR-Bot) on the tennis courts tasks (needed protected area) • RUSH alumnus, Andrew Luchenbach received a $5000 scholarship from IRI! • RUSH students assisted in building, • Students were taught about the Joe Val Nick programming, and testing When I fi rst joined The best part of being on Team I feel that the best part sensors that this robot used in the Clarkston Chamber Golf Outing Team RUSH, the only RUSH is the new friends I have of being on the team is • In the Advanced Camp, they learned Military to detect someone ahead and August 3, 2015 thing about the team made. RUSH is an environment that you learn important more in-depth programming and took were able to see the connections to • A fun way to advertise the team with a that excited me was where I get to meet people and new skills. I learned their robotics skills to the next level the robots they designed and built! robot-involved giveaway the robots. Over the season, RUSH with the same interests and we can develop how to use Garageband and am now • RUSH students presented the RUSH • RUSH usually comes up with a creative has become so much more for me. strong friendships within our sub teams and almost entirely self reliant in making RUSH has taught me responsibility, within the FRC community. Not only have our team’s music. Also, we get to take robots and made the connections to raffl e, launching beanbags that land on leadership, time management and I built unbreakable bonds for the years to a lot of photos, make buttons, and what they did all week a golf ball as the winner. Lots of fun for commitment. The one thing I love come, but I have developed the opportunity do other cool things on a day-to-day • OOver e 100 00 kids ds in atteattendance da ce the Chamber to see the RUSH Robot about RUSH the most is the people. to network and develop relationships basis. Also, I learned how to talk less... in action Everyone always is happy, will help throughout FIRST and the robotics world. no really, but I’m getting better at it. you no matter what, and always The chances available to create, build, and Anyway, these are but a few of the have your back. network with other people are defi nitely the many things to be learned on Team RUSH Regatta best part about Team RUSH. RUSH 27! July 11, 2015 The RUSH Regatta is much SS Rock Solid Emily Drew Codi more than a cardboard When I fi rst thought Challenging my mind, making I enjoy Team RUSH of joining RUSH I new friends, and exploring because I get to boat race! It is an entrepreneurial training experience and thought we just built new ideas. These are some experience new amazing fundraiser. The students have to work with the community, cold calling robots; I didn’t realize of the qualities that make opportunities that I companies, to fi nd sponsors for their teams. This past year, we raised a total the responsibility I would learn by up Team RUSH. One of the best parts of otherwise wouldn’t be able to. I get of $35,351 from 161 sponsors. The Regatta is also our summer engineering joining the team. It’s taught me being on Team RUSH is the respect all of to learn about mechanical things. I challenge where students must design their team’s boat out of cardboard and to keep my grades up and study the teammates show towards each other. enjoy using new tools and learning hard. It has taught me things about Whether you’re a rookie or a returning new skills. There is also a strong duct tape, it must hold 4 or more students, and the boat must stay afl oat across leadership, being committed with teammate, you can count on your voice bond between the teammates. I love the lake. Finally, the Regatta is also a team building activity. The students must your time and resources, and being heard. working on a team and this team work in their teams to contact their companies, design and build their boats, and showed me great people I would not works very well together. create a way to present the experience to the judges on the day of the Regatta. have known otherwise. The RUSH Review 12 Monday, February 22, 2016 The RUSH Review 5 Monday, February 22, 2016

BorgWarner Auto Show AMT Open House FLL Coaches Meeting Sub-Team Goals Chassis Business August 7, 2015 August 13, 2015 August 27, 2015 This year, the chassis This year, the business • Presented a solar panel that charges • Mentor, Jason Markesino, provided • Briefed on competitions and team was given the task sub-team has worked robot batteries when they are not in use students with the opportunity to preparation for the season of creating a base with diligently in order to • Demonstrated the 2014 and ToteBot demonstrate the 2015 competition and • Introduced the teams and the local Above Chassis capabilities of passing make the team a more robots to sponsors ToteBot robots at his company’s open support from Clarkston robotics The Above Chassis over multiple obstacles for this year’s unifi ed! One goal was to help the newer • ToteBot travelled indoors and outdoors house game. To accomplish this, they had gone students, letting them know how much Meeting with Team #2230 A C sub-team was expected delivering snacks and water to • Students were able to speak to our to create the utility arm through weeks of prototyping and they are appreciated. We set up and attendees sponsor and engineers from Israel 27 August 30, 2015 that was required for the experimenting with wheel size, spacing, organized new fi les through Google • Students were able to attend the • RUSH received the gracious host award robot to manipulate defenses and and types of wheels, as well as adjusting Drive (such as pictures and documents) sessions and learn industry standards! from team #2230, General Angels harvest the boulder game piece. The the perimeter to correspond with the in order to share information quickly and utility arm also needed to perform the rules and accomplish the goals for the effectively. We created weekly videos • Promoted and initiated international end game task of scaling the tower. game. They have done things like and newsletters in order to share how collaboration between teams Throughout the build season, all of the creating an angle on the base to help the team was progressing through the cross over some of the obstacles as well weeks. We also worked on learning new defense manipulators were prototyped Football Clean-Up Kettering Kickoff Invitational separately for each defense. The robot’s as made a 8-wheel drive system with programs such as GarageBand and September-November, 2015 September 19, 2015 arm is now capable of manipulating all of each side consisting of two guide different Adobe software applications. • This was a trade with the district - we • Led and organized by seniors wheels. In addition to this prototyping the complex defenses as well as the Mentor: Mrs. Hughes, Allie Ullrich, clean up after school football games • Introduced the new students to a with the new chassis, they have created FIRST Lego League boulder game pieces. Kathleen Adkins, Pam Barclay and get our rent paid for the new tournament environment and gave a new driver’s station to benefi t the drive (FLL)Drop-In playing fi eld at the barn all students a Mentor: Dennis Hughes team. The Chassis sub-team also Students: Michael Kaufman, September - November, 2015 Continuing from last year, RUSH • This garners school recognition and chance to get to Students: Damon Rothrock, worked with others in RUSH to create a Emily Jeung, Nick Morgan held weekly FLL Drop-In mentoring the community knows we clean so know one and Jared Harper, Codi Anderson, master list of parts and their sessions. We invited our 7 RUSH amazingly the clean up is getting easier! other Ilham Osman, Christian Uhlig corresponding weights for future sponsored FIRST Lego League • Tremendously reference. Pneumatics Football T-shirt Launching at The Pneumatics sub- robotics teams from Clarkston, to successful this Mentor: Dale Schnepp come and get support. The FLL Home Football Games year! Won the team had only one September, 2015 Electrical Drop-In’s were completely lead by tournament, During the fi rst few Students: Ben Halcrow, Tim Gerst, returning student this • We ran the robot during the game and students, and a few RUSH students earned high weeks, the sub-team Alyssa Dubre, Cody Hughes, Val Vargas year, so learning the halftime too - launched t-shirts into the became mentors to the teams as a score! Great day focused on training new pneumatics system was our number one stands result. The teams that came to the lead by seniors! members and goal. Since pneumatics is still fairly new • Younger kids LOVE to run with the Drop-In’s gained an advantage and inventorying components. Trainings OLD to RUSH, we had to also help the rest of robot!bot were more prepared compared to General Motors STEM Job Fair consisted of wiring components, OLD had a great build the team integrate with the pneumatics September 29, 2015 other teams, but they also taught understanding the uses of each season this year. They systems. We learned the basics of • Toured different facilities at General RUSH students how to become component, and soldering wires. Faced created multiple pneumatics early in the season and Motors better mentors. with a much smaller space for wiring the prototypes that moved to exploring 3D printing • Learned about the engineering experimented with different shots and (specifi cally printing mounts and robot this year, the sub-team fi rst drafted FIRST Technical Challenge fi eld and the operations within an a controls board and prototyped different designs. All season they have been brackets for pneumatics parts), CNC automotive company working to create a mechanism to shoot milling (to lighten our parts) and helped (FTC) Drop-In confi gurations that would save space. September - November, 2015 a boulder into the castle, as well as other sub-teams to increase shop 3D Printing Workshops Creating these prototypes allowed Continuing from last year, RUSH fi guring out a way to contain the ball effi ciency throughout the season. October-November, 2015 members to train with different held weekly FTC Drop-In mentoring • RUSH student, Zach Peterson, led while the robot is moving. After mechanical sub-teams during the Mentor: Jimmy Holmes sessions in parallel with FLL. We this workshop (to both students and continuous testing, the OLD sub-team FLL Mentor Camp season instead of working exclusively on invited our 5 RUSH sponsored mentors) has refi ned a prototype that is able to Students: Nathan Hyde, Dillon Myatt, September 18, 2015 the electronics. Once the robot pieces FTC robotics teams from Clarkston quickly and accurately score from both Joseph Morgan • 7 New FLL Coaches/mentors attended • The entire were mechanically ready, the sub-team to learn how to be successful as long and short distances. The OLD team a Kick-start new mentor camp to get process of implemented the electrical system in a team with building their robots. them ready for the FLL season making a each one, including power to motors and is very excited to watch their shooter Programming These Drop-Ins were completely • FLL Mentor camp follow-up included 3D printed sensors. perform at tournaments. The programming student run. One team we assisted students mentoring FLL teams and part was Mentor: Jason Markesino Mentors: James Slemons, Bobby Pizzey, sub-team was split into made it to the State Tournament! FLL Drop-Ins covered, Dave Gerst three groups this year, from Students: Derek Joslin, Connor Look, the scouting team and Rookie Parent Camp designing Madison McDonald, Diana Marsala Students: Chris Heilman, Haley September 18, 2015 two robot programming teams. the part Velisek, Ethen McMichael, Austin • Hosted a camp to help new parents Clarkston Chamber Envelope on the Schmitz, Robot Programming become acquainted with the team Drew Waite, Ben Forbush Stuffi ng computer to printing it from our new 3D This past year the FTC teams, which • Increases parent involvement September-November, 2015 printer are the FIRST teams that are a level • RUSH assisted the Clarkston Chamber • Allows parents an opportunity to learn • Each participant was able to print their below us, switched to using Java to of Commerce with monthly Envelope from each other without outside name plate to take home code their robots; this means that the Stuffi ng distractions students coming into the team will know • Majority of the team participated The RUSH Review 6 Monday, February 22, 2016 The RUSH Review 11 Monday, February 22, 2016

Rookie Student Meetings FLL Mock Competition October-November, 2015 RUSH Retreat November 13, 2015 October 23-24, 2015 Four-Year Seniors Speak Out on Thier Most Inspired Moment! • New RUSH students met with Captains • Invited FLL teams we mentor to It is a core value of the team that for 2 months compete in a mock competition before when our students leave RUSH, Zach Diana • Students learned about the machine shop their season started they will make a difference in the From my four years on It’s no secret that I do not consider myself an engineer. What and the daily build season schedule • Gave the teams practice in an world and it’s RUSH’s responsibility the team I have had many I stick around for are the amazing people I have met and the environment where they could receive • Began planning the Holiday Lights to make sure they are prepared to inspiring moments, but the experiences we have shared. I worked on the robot until almost feedback Parade fl oat, a project delegated to do so! Aside from training at the one that sticks out in my mind is from 2:00am a few days before we had to bag the 2015 robot, yet was not tired new students every year school, each Fall the entire team Career Training - Part II 2014 when we inadvertently had the at all. The fi ve of us blasted music throughout the machine • Daily teambuilders attends the overnight RUSH Retreat. November 17, 2015 direction switched on the sensor that shop and worked for hours, meanwhile sharing jokes and late • Great way for new students to learn the From learning about each other to • Covered presentation skills, created detects distance when the robot drives night snacks. It was simple, but I had more fun that night than cheers, the “system”, the expectations experiencing what FIRST is all about, roadmaps for success, and updated in autonomous mode. The robot couldn’t any other because I was surrounded by my best friends and student resumes in preparation for the Robotics Day at the Capitol this retreat sense how far it had driven so it just kept experiencing something special. October 7, 2015 is a fun, mock interviews in the coming weeks driving and it ran into the wood at the base • Invited to Lansing, MI to present to educational, • Students were trained and reminded of of the goal in our practice fi eld. It smashed Nathan Jared state offi cials the importance of STEM and exciting professional “phone etiquette” into the wood so hard that it split the 2x4 in My most memorable My most inspiring programs and the impact recent robotics experience! • 20+ students were in attendance half. The robot crashing into the wall itself moment of inspiration moment while on team program funding has had on teams wasn’t that inspiring, but as a sophomore was when they RUSH was my IRI Website Training on the team it inspired me to recognize • A networking opportunity to meet other November 19, 2015 - Present announced we had won the World experience in 8th grade, before I that what we learn can be applied to the Michigan teams • IGD, one of our sponsors, provided Chairman’s Award. It was amazing to even offi cially joined. It was my fi rst real world. It was at this moment that I • Demonstrated ToteBot and previous training for our website see something which the team had tournament and when we left for it, I realized that the world isn’t a math problem competition robots • Students completely recreated the strived for over several years come was a kid that tried to keep that cool that you can solve but more like a dial with • Connected with other teams, potential website to pass. It showed me that a goal that persona. While there I learned how to many levels between failure and success. sponsors and important engineering • Training continues every Tuesday with may seem far off or unlikely is possible cheer, how to get loud, and how to be To make something better it companies students learning Drupal in the real world. This myself. It broke down is YOU that needs to think of inspired me to work my barriers and inspired Volleyball Game T-Shirt • Goal for new website: up and running your own solution because before the fi rst competition harder and commit to a change in me that has Launching Beta Testing the Controls there isn’t just one solution and pursue my personal only benefi tted me for October 8, 2015 November, 2015 that’s right. and team goals. the past 4 years. • RUSH students shot t-shirts into the • Our comments helped FIRST perfect crowd between games the fi nal design that was sent out to all FRC teams this season! RUSH “Fair” 2016 RUSH Robot October 10, 2015 • Troubleshooted errors and bugs in new SOCIAL MEDIA • Students learned about the different programming and electrical options Team RUSH has become very involved with social media since build subteams through a rotational fair Junior High Pep Rally season started! We keep our FRC Team RUSH 27 Facebook page • Students were trained in safety November 6, 2015 updated constantly! On our Facebook page you can fi nd our newsletters, • The team worked on team building • Demonstrated robot at the Clarkston old chairman’s videos and speeches, rookie conference call notes, team activities and having fun the entire day, Junior High School Pep Assembly photos, and regular meeting updates. As of today we have a total of 1,109 Tour of TRW Engineering likes! Can we make it to 1,500 by the end of competition season? Like us as a team • Shot t-shirts with the robotic launcher November 20, 2015 and help us reach our goal. we designed Career Training - Part I • Given a tour of the ZF-TRW facility (our https://www.facebook.com/TeamRush27 newest corporate sponsor) October 27, 2015 CNC Training On our Twitter page we update our 1,882 followers about the happenings of • Students learned how to write resumes November 13, 2015 • Learned about the design process and our team! You can also fi nd pictures of the team and a few old Chairman’s and general interview etiquette • Learned basic skills to run the CNC how a company is run videos! We will be tweeting regularly as we transition to competition • Gave students exposure the the season. Will you join our list of followers? • CSMTech students were invited and mill so that students and mentors can https://twitter.com/TeamRUSH27 attended alongside the RUSH students make robot parts engineering fi eld in the real world We have also gone out of our comfort zone and joined Flickr for our off season photos! There you will fi nd all our off season photos of Team RUSH! http://www.fl ickr.com/photos/99621892@N02/ Holiday Lights Parade December 12, 2015 So let’s “Robot up” Pinterest! There you will fi nd old robots, ‘27’ pictures, inspirational pictures and pictures of Team RUSH! On December 12th, Team RUSH hosted the 14th Annual Clarkston Holiday Lights Parade. The theme this year was “Robots Invade the Holiday Lights http://pinterest.com/teamrush27 Parade”. Team RUSH and our volunteers hit Main Street in full force as lighted Team videos and tutorials are available on our Team RUSH 27 YouTube channel. and animated fl oats paraded through a crowd of thousands of smiling faces. All the fl oats were full were full of blinking, beautiful lights of every imaginable color. http://www.youtube.com/user/TeamRUSHMatches?feature=watch Many creative fl oats captivated the audience’s attention with their combination of Holiday music and lights in motion; one fl oat even had a fully lit StarWars Clarkston RUSH characters, AT-AT and a BB-8! The community was once again thrilled with the T- s h i r t L a u n c h e r results of the fl oats and fi lled with Holiday spirit. Mobile Mentor The RUSH Review 10 Monday, February 22, 2016 The RUSH Review 7 Monday, February 22, 2016

2012 - Rebound Rumble Clarkston Chamber Envelope RUSH Alumni Holiday Party Strategy Meeting December 27, 2015 January 10, 2016 Stuffi ng December-February, 2015-2016 • Held annually on December 27 • Students and mentors gathered for this • RUSH assisted the Clarkston Chamber • Alumni come from all over the United important meeting to discuss game of Commerce with monthly Envelope States for this reunion! strategy and brainstorm robot ideas Stuffi ng • The event provides a great way for • Goal: Set the designs the team will us to check on the progress of each pursue over the course of build season Rookie Conference Calls alumnus’ 10-Year Rule fulfi llment December-February, 2015-2016 CSMTech Open House • Thanks to the Toolkit, each week, the • Every year since 1997 was represented January 14, 2016 new rookies go over another chapter (19(9yeas) years)! • CSMTech (Clarkston Science, of the toolkit to get them on track and Mathematics and Technology) moving! Academy held its Open House Based on basketball, • It is MANDATORY to attend a rookie for students and parents who are teams tried to shoot small sponge balls call (for all rookie teams) per the interested in joining the program into 3 different heights of nets. The State of Michigan and the grant • RUSH students worked diligently to higher the net the more points were requirements educate visitors about the happenings scored. • This has really helped us expand our of our team impact to ALL the rookie teams! • RUSH members gave tours of the shop Kickoff to those interested in robotics and Holiday Extravaganza Parade January 9, 2016 Team RUSH December 5, 2015 • The offi cial unveiling of the game and • Partnered with Genisys Credit Union, start of the new season! RUSH Showcase 2014 - Aerial Assist 2015 - Recycle RUSH one of our sponsors, to assist with the February 22, 2016 Pontiac parade • An event to introduce new students to • RUSH unveils the robot FIRST and get the team pumped up! • The RUSH students were excited to • RUSH students confi dently present on hold the Gingerbread man balloon! • A great chance for team building what they’ve been working on during Score points by SM Score points by • We were recognized by many parade- • Parents helped a lot during this activity the build season throwing balls over the truss, catching stacking totes on scoring platforms, goers as doing an outstanding job - especially with the food and fi eld • Family, sponsors, parents and friends balls launched over the truss, and capping those stacks with recycling attend - over 100 attend annually scoring in the high and low goals on the containers, and properly disposing of Build Field at the Barn Career Training - Part III January 9-10, 2016 far side of the fi eld. Alliances receive pool noodles, representing litter. December 12, 2015 • Students and Parents built the fi eld large bonuses for “assists,” which • Students participated in mock according to the dimensions specifi ed are earned for each robot that has interviews by the Game Manual possession of the ball in a zone as the • A panel of interviewers and employed • Students fi rst time in the shop before ball moves down the fi eld engineers sat down to talk to students about career opportunities and useful Robot build 2013 - Ultimate Ascent tips • Students learned a lot and the Combination of disc interviewers were very impressed with NAC Outreach golf and mountain climbing. First shot our students! January 9-10, 2016 frisbees into 3 different heights of goals Team RUSH’s premiere event is the National Advocacy Conference in then near the end of the of the match Washington DC. We have worked very hard to grow this event over the past they had to climb up the pyramid tower. 3 years and have now received endorsement from FIRST. The conference consists of training to prepare students and mentors for meeting with their Senators and Members of Congress in their offi ces on Capitol Hill. This year’s conference, taking place in June, will have over 250 people storming our nation’s capitol in support of STEM education.

2016 - Stronghold

Holiday Party Defend the castle, December 18, 2015 defeat defenses, retrieve boulders and • The event included delicious food, shooting them through goals in the games and getting to know new World opposing tower, capture and scale the members Chairman’s opponent’s tower • Students engaged in a white Award elephant gift exchange and friendly conversation • Alumni visited Chairman’s Clock The RUSH Review 8 Monday, February 22, 2016 The RUSH Review 9 Monday, February 22, 2016

1997 - Torrid Terror 2000 - Co-Opertition FIRST 2002 - Zone Zeal 2005 - Triple Play 2007 - Rack n’ Roll 2009 - Lunacy Inner tube tic-tac-toe played with three Game pieces included small balls and Game pieces included inner tubes and robots on the fi eld. There were no three moveable PVC goals. Put small racks. Put inner tubes on rack to earn Game pieces included alliances; it was every robot for itself. balls in the goals, and push goals on points. “moon rocks” and goals (i.e. trailers alliances side of the fi eld to score points. attached to robots). Shot “moon rocks” Played three on three. into goals for points (both robots and Human Player’s). Played three on three on a plastic fi eld that caused robots to slide.

Game pieces included large balls and Game pieces were PVC Tetrahedrons. center troughs. Points were scored Stack tetras on larger pyramids to score for putting balls into colored troughs, points, bonus for tic-tac-toe. Played hanging on a bar, and a bonus ball. three on three. Game was played two on two. 2003 - Stack Attack 1998 - Ladder Logic Game pieces included Rubbermaid Game pieces included big balls and a containers and ramps. Push containers center goal with three ladders at angles onto alliance side of the ramp and make on each side. Points scored for balls stacks. Points for being on top of the in the goals and on the ladders. Three ramps at the end of the match. Played 2008 - Overdrive robots were on the fi eld with every robot three on three. 2010 - Breakaway for itself. Game pieces included soccer balls, goals, and a climbing tower. Points scored by shooting or pushing balls into goals with extra points for elevating the robot on the tower and suspending other robots. Played in three 2001 - Diabolical Dynamics zones separated by speed bumps. 2006 - Aim High Game pieces included large balls, racks, and a race track. Points scored for crossing 1/2 track lines and shooting balls 1999 - Double Trouble over or passing under racks. Extra points 2004 - FIRST Frenzy for placing balls on top of the rack at the Game pieces included fl oppy pillows Game pieces included small balls, big Game pieces Included small balls and end of the game and knocking balls off and a movable puck. Points were scored balls, and moveable PVC goals. Put Game pieces included poof balls and PVC goals. Put balls in stationary and the rack during auton. for pillows in the robot, pillows above small balls in the goals and top it with goals. Shoot balls into upper goal or moveable PVC goals then climb steps 10 feet, moving the puck, and being on a big ball. Put the goals on a teeter push them into lower goals to score 2011 - Logomotion to platform. Hang on the chin up bar. top of the puck at the end of the match. tottering ramp and balance it. Four team points. Played three on three. Robots played two on two with an alliance trying to get a high score. optional third partner added after Great Had to hang triangle, Lakes Regional. circle, and square inner-tubes on 3 levels of pegs to create the FIRST Logo. The RUSH Review 8 Monday, February 22, 2016 The RUSH Review 9 Monday, February 22, 2016

1997 - Torrid Terror 2000 - Co-Opertition FIRST 2002 - Zone Zeal 2005 - Triple Play 2007 - Rack n’ Roll 2009 - Lunacy Inner tube tic-tac-toe played with three Game pieces included small balls and Game pieces included inner tubes and robots on the fi eld. There were no three moveable PVC goals. Put small racks. Put inner tubes on rack to earn Game pieces included alliances; it was every robot for itself. balls in the goals, and push goals on points. “moon rocks” and goals (i.e. trailers alliances side of the fi eld to score points. attached to robots). Shot “moon rocks” Played three on three. into goals for points (both robots and Human Player’s). Played three on three on a plastic fi eld that caused robots to slide.

Game pieces included large balls and Game pieces were PVC Tetrahedrons. center troughs. Points were scored Stack tetras on larger pyramids to score for putting balls into colored troughs, points, bonus for tic-tac-toe. Played hanging on a bar, and a bonus ball. three on three. Game was played two on two. 2003 - Stack Attack 1998 - Ladder Logic Game pieces included Rubbermaid Game pieces included big balls and a containers and ramps. Push containers center goal with three ladders at angles onto alliance side of the ramp and make on each side. Points scored for balls stacks. Points for being on top of the in the goals and on the ladders. Three ramps at the end of the match. Played 2008 - Overdrive robots were on the fi eld with every robot three on three. 2010 - Breakaway for itself. Game pieces included soccer balls, goals, and a climbing tower. Points scored by shooting or pushing balls into goals with extra points for elevating the robot on the tower and suspending other robots. Played in three 2001 - Diabolical Dynamics zones separated by speed bumps. 2006 - Aim High Game pieces included large balls, racks, and a race track. Points scored for crossing 1/2 track lines and shooting balls 1999 - Double Trouble over or passing under racks. Extra points 2004 - FIRST Frenzy for placing balls on top of the rack at the Game pieces included fl oppy pillows Game pieces included small balls, big Game pieces Included small balls and end of the game and knocking balls off and a movable puck. Points were scored balls, and moveable PVC goals. Put Game pieces included poof balls and PVC goals. Put balls in stationary and the rack during auton. for pillows in the robot, pillows above small balls in the goals and top it with goals. Shoot balls into upper goal or moveable PVC goals then climb steps 10 feet, moving the puck, and being on a big ball. Put the goals on a teeter push them into lower goals to score 2011 - Logomotion to platform. Hang on the chin up bar. top of the puck at the end of the match. tottering ramp and balance it. Four team points. Played three on three. Robots played two on two with an alliance trying to get a high score. optional third partner added after Great Had to hang triangle, Lakes Regional. circle, and square inner-tubes on 3 levels of pegs to create the FIRST Logo. The RUSH Review 10 Monday, February 22, 2016 The RUSH Review 7 Monday, February 22, 2016

2012 - Rebound Rumble Clarkston Chamber Envelope RUSH Alumni Holiday Party Strategy Meeting December 27, 2015 January 10, 2016 Stuffi ng December-February, 2015-2016 • Held annually on December 27 • Students and mentors gathered for this • RUSH assisted the Clarkston Chamber • Alumni come from all over the United important meeting to discuss game of Commerce with monthly Envelope States for this reunion! strategy and brainstorm robot ideas Stuffi ng • The event provides a great way for • Goal: Set the designs the team will us to check on the progress of each pursue over the course of build season Rookie Conference Calls alumnus’ 10-Year Rule fulfi llment December-February, 2015-2016 CSMTech Open House • Thanks to the Toolkit, each week, the • Every year since 1997 was represented January 14, 2016 new rookies go over another chapter (19(9yeas) years)! • CSMTech (Clarkston Science, of the toolkit to get them on track and Mathematics and Technology) moving! Academy held its Open House Based on basketball, • It is MANDATORY to attend a rookie for students and parents who are teams tried to shoot small sponge balls call (for all rookie teams) per the interested in joining the program into 3 different heights of nets. The State of Michigan and the grant • RUSH students worked diligently to higher the net the more points were requirements educate visitors about the happenings scored. • This has really helped us expand our of our team impact to ALL the rookie teams! • RUSH members gave tours of the shop Kickoff to those interested in robotics and Holiday Extravaganza Parade January 9, 2016 Team RUSH December 5, 2015 • The offi cial unveiling of the game and • Partnered with Genisys Credit Union, start of the new season! RUSH Showcase 2014 - Aerial Assist 2015 - Recycle RUSH one of our sponsors, to assist with the February 22, 2016 Pontiac parade • An event to introduce new students to • RUSH unveils the robot FIRST and get the team pumped up! • The RUSH students were excited to • RUSH students confi dently present on hold the Gingerbread man balloon! • A great chance for team building what they’ve been working on during Score points by SM Score points by • We were recognized by many parade- • Parents helped a lot during this activity the build season throwing balls over the truss, catching stacking totes on scoring platforms, goers as doing an outstanding job - especially with the food and fi eld • Family, sponsors, parents and friends balls launched over the truss, and capping those stacks with recycling attend - over 100 attend annually scoring in the high and low goals on the containers, and properly disposing of Build Field at the Barn Career Training - Part III January 9-10, 2016 far side of the fi eld. Alliances receive pool noodles, representing litter. December 12, 2015 • Students and Parents built the fi eld large bonuses for “assists,” which • Students participated in mock according to the dimensions specifi ed are earned for each robot that has interviews by the Game Manual possession of the ball in a zone as the • A panel of interviewers and employed • Students fi rst time in the shop before ball moves down the fi eld engineers sat down to talk to students about career opportunities and useful Robot build 2013 - Ultimate Ascent tips • Students learned a lot and the Combination of disc interviewers were very impressed with NAC Outreach golf and mountain climbing. First shot our students! January 9-10, 2016 frisbees into 3 different heights of goals Team RUSH’s premiere event is the National Advocacy Conference in then near the end of the of the match Washington DC. We have worked very hard to grow this event over the past they had to climb up the pyramid tower. 3 years and have now received endorsement from FIRST. The conference consists of training to prepare students and mentors for meeting with their Senators and Members of Congress in their offi ces on Capitol Hill. This year’s conference, taking place in June, will have over 250 people storming our nation’s capitol in support of STEM education.

2016 - Stronghold

Holiday Party Defend the castle, December 18, 2015 defeat defenses, retrieve boulders and • The event included delicious food, shooting them through goals in the games and getting to know new World opposing tower, capture and scale the members Chairman’s opponent’s tower • Students engaged in a white Award elephant gift exchange and friendly conversation • Alumni visited Chairman’s Clock The RUSH Review 6 Monday, February 22, 2016 The RUSH Review 11 Monday, February 22, 2016

Rookie Student Meetings FLL Mock Competition October-November, 2015 RUSH Retreat November 13, 2015 October 23-24, 2015 Four-Year Seniors Speak Out on Thier Most Inspired Moment! • New RUSH students met with Captains • Invited FLL teams we mentor to It is a core value of the team that for 2 months compete in a mock competition before when our students leave RUSH, Zach Diana • Students learned about the machine shop their season started they will make a difference in the From my four years on It’s no secret that I do not consider myself an engineer. What and the daily build season schedule • Gave the teams practice in an world and it’s RUSH’s responsibility the team I have had many I stick around for are the amazing people I have met and the environment where they could receive • Began planning the Holiday Lights to make sure they are prepared to inspiring moments, but the experiences we have shared. I worked on the robot until almost feedback Parade fl oat, a project delegated to do so! Aside from training at the one that sticks out in my mind is from 2:00am a few days before we had to bag the 2015 robot, yet was not tired new students every year school, each Fall the entire team Career Training - Part II 2014 when we inadvertently had the at all. The fi ve of us blasted music throughout the machine • Daily teambuilders attends the overnight RUSH Retreat. November 17, 2015 direction switched on the sensor that shop and worked for hours, meanwhile sharing jokes and late • Great way for new students to learn the From learning about each other to • Covered presentation skills, created detects distance when the robot drives night snacks. It was simple, but I had more fun that night than cheers, the “system”, the expectations experiencing what FIRST is all about, roadmaps for success, and updated in autonomous mode. The robot couldn’t any other because I was surrounded by my best friends and student resumes in preparation for the Robotics Day at the Capitol this retreat sense how far it had driven so it just kept experiencing something special. October 7, 2015 is a fun, mock interviews in the coming weeks driving and it ran into the wood at the base • Invited to Lansing, MI to present to educational, • Students were trained and reminded of of the goal in our practice fi eld. It smashed Nathan Jared state offi cials the importance of STEM and exciting professional “phone etiquette” into the wood so hard that it split the 2x4 in My most memorable My most inspiring programs and the impact recent robotics experience! • 20+ students were in attendance half. The robot crashing into the wall itself moment of inspiration moment while on team program funding has had on teams wasn’t that inspiring, but as a sophomore was when they RUSH was my IRI Website Training on the team it inspired me to recognize • A networking opportunity to meet other November 19, 2015 - Present announced we had won the World experience in 8th grade, before I that what we learn can be applied to the Michigan teams • IGD, one of our sponsors, provided Chairman’s Award. It was amazing to even offi cially joined. It was my fi rst real world. It was at this moment that I • Demonstrated ToteBot and previous training for our website see something which the team had tournament and when we left for it, I realized that the world isn’t a math problem competition robots • Students completely recreated the strived for over several years come was a kid that tried to keep that cool that you can solve but more like a dial with • Connected with other teams, potential website to pass. It showed me that a goal that persona. While there I learned how to many levels between failure and success. sponsors and important engineering • Training continues every Tuesday with may seem far off or unlikely is possible cheer, how to get loud, and how to be To make something better it companies students learning Drupal in the real world. This myself. It broke down is YOU that needs to think of inspired me to work my barriers and inspired Volleyball Game T-Shirt • Goal for new website: up and running your own solution because before the fi rst competition harder and commit to a change in me that has Launching Beta Testing the Controls there isn’t just one solution and pursue my personal only benefi tted me for October 8, 2015 November, 2015 that’s right. and team goals. the past 4 years. • RUSH students shot t-shirts into the • Our comments helped FIRST perfect crowd between games the fi nal design that was sent out to all FRC teams this season! RUSH “Fair” 2016 RUSH Robot October 10, 2015 • Troubleshooted errors and bugs in new SOCIAL MEDIA • Students learned about the different programming and electrical options Team RUSH has become very involved with social media since build subteams through a rotational fair Junior High Pep Rally season started! We keep our FRC Team RUSH 27 Facebook page • Students were trained in safety November 6, 2015 updated constantly! On our Facebook page you can fi nd our newsletters, • The team worked on team building • Demonstrated robot at the Clarkston old chairman’s videos and speeches, rookie conference call notes, team activities and having fun the entire day, Junior High School Pep Assembly photos, and regular meeting updates. As of today we have a total of 1,109 Tour of TRW Engineering likes! Can we make it to 1,500 by the end of competition season? Like us as a team • Shot t-shirts with the robotic launcher November 20, 2015 and help us reach our goal. we designed Career Training - Part I • Given a tour of the ZF-TRW facility (our https://www.facebook.com/TeamRush27 newest corporate sponsor) October 27, 2015 CNC Training On our Twitter page we update our 1,882 followers about the happenings of • Students learned how to write resumes November 13, 2015 • Learned about the design process and our team! You can also fi nd pictures of the team and a few old Chairman’s and general interview etiquette • Learned basic skills to run the CNC how a company is run videos! We will be tweeting regularly as we transition to competition • Gave students exposure the the season. Will you join our list of followers? • CSMTech students were invited and mill so that students and mentors can https://twitter.com/TeamRUSH27 attended alongside the RUSH students make robot parts engineering fi eld in the real world We have also gone out of our comfort zone and joined Flickr for our off season photos! There you will fi nd all our off season photos of Team RUSH! http://www.fl ickr.com/photos/99621892@N02/ Holiday Lights Parade December 12, 2015 So let’s “Robot up” Pinterest! There you will fi nd old robots, ‘27’ pictures, inspirational pictures and pictures of Team RUSH! On December 12th, Team RUSH hosted the 14th Annual Clarkston Holiday Lights Parade. The theme this year was “Robots Invade the Holiday Lights http://pinterest.com/teamrush27 Parade”. Team RUSH and our volunteers hit Main Street in full force as lighted Team videos and tutorials are available on our Team RUSH 27 YouTube channel. and animated fl oats paraded through a crowd of thousands of smiling faces. All the fl oats were full were full of blinking, beautiful lights of every imaginable color. http://www.youtube.com/user/TeamRUSHMatches?feature=watch Many creative fl oats captivated the audience’s attention with their combination of Holiday music and lights in motion; one fl oat even had a fully lit StarWars Clarkston RUSH characters, AT-AT and a BB-8! The community was once again thrilled with the T- s h i r t L a u n c h e r results of the fl oats and fi lled with Holiday spirit. Mobile Mentor weiveR HSUR ehT ehT HSUR weiveR 21 ,yadnoM yraurbeF ,22 6102 ehT HSUR weiveR 5 ,yadnoM yraurbeF ,22 6102

BorgWarner Auto Show AMT Open House FLL Coaches Meeting Chassis Business August 7, 2015 August 13, 2015 August 27, 2015 Sub-Team Goals This year, the chassis This year, the business • Presented a solar panel that charges • Mentor, Jason Markesino, provided • Briefed on competitions and team was given the task sub-team has worked robot batteries when they are not in use students with the opportunity to preparation for the season of creating a base with diligently in order to • Demonstrated the 2014 and ToteBot demonstrate the 2015 competition and • Introduced the teams and the local capabilities of passing make the team a more robots to sponsors ToteBot robots at his company’s open support from Clarkston robotics Above Chassis The Above Chassis over multiple obstacles for this year’s uni ed! One goal was to help the newer • ToteBot travelled indoors and outdoors house sub-team was expected game. To accomplish this, they had gone students, letting them know how much delivering snacks and water to • Students were able to speak to our Meeting with Team #2230 A C to create the utility arm through weeks of prototyping and they are appreciated. We set up and attendees sponsor and engineers from Israel 27 August 30, 2015 that was required for the experimenting with wheel size, spacing, organized new les through Google • Students were able to attend the • RUSH received the gracious host award robot to manipulate defenses and and types of wheels, as well as adjusting Drive (such as pictures and documents) sessions and learn industry standards! from team #2230, General Angels harvest the boulder game piece. The the perimeter to correspond with the in order to share information quickly and utility arm also needed to perform the rules and accomplish the goals for the effectively. We created weekly videos • Promoted and initiated international end game task of scaling the tower. game. They have done things like and newsletters in order to share how collaboration between teams Throughout the build season, all of the creating an angle on the base to help the team was progressing through the cross over some of the obstacles as well weeks. We also worked on learning new defense manipulators were prototyped Football Clean-Up Kettering Kickoff Invitational separately for each defense. The robot’s as made a 8- wheel drive system with programs such as GarageBand and September-November, 2015 September 19, 2015 arm is now capable of manipulating all of each side consisting of two guide different Adobe software applications. • This was a trade with the district - we • Led and organized by seniors wheels. In addition to this prototyping the complex defenses as well as the Mentor: Mrs. Hughes, Allie Ullrich, clean up after school football games • Introduced the new students to a with the new chassis, they have created FIRST Lego League boulder game pieces. Kathleen Adkins, Pam Barclay and get our rent paid for the new tournament environment and gave a new driver’s station to bene t the drive (FLL)Drop-In September - November, 2015 playing eld at the barn all students a Mentor: Dennis Hughes team. The Chassis sub-team also Students: Michael Kaufman, Continuing from last year, RUSH • This garners school recognition and chance to get to Students: Damon Rothrock, worked with others in RUSH to create a Emily Jeung, Nick Morgan held weekly FLL Drop-In mentoring the community knows we clean so know one and Jared Harper, Codi Anderson, master list of parts and their sessions. We invited our 7 RUSH amazingly the clean up is getting easier! other Ilham Osman, Christian Uhlig corresponding weights for future sponsored FIRST Lego League • Tremendously reference. Pneumatics Football T-shirt Launching at The Pneumatics sub- robotics teams from Clarkston, to successful this Mentor: Dale Schnepp Home Football Games year! Won the team had only one come and get support. The FLL September, 2015 Electrical Drop-In’s were completely lead by tournament, During the rst few Students: Ben Halcrow, Tim Gerst, returning student this • We ran the robot during the game and students, and a few RUSH students earned high weeks, the sub-team Alyssa Dubre, Cody Hughes, Val Vargas year, so learning the halftime too - launched t-shirts into the became mentors to the teams as a score! Great day focused on training new pneumatics system was our number one stands result. The teams that came to the lead by seniors! members and goal. Since pneumatics is still fairly new • Younger kids LOVE to run with the Drop-In’s gained an advantage and inventorying components. Trainings OLD to RUSH, we had to also help the rest of robotbot! were more prepared compared to General Motors STEM Job Fair consisted of wiring components, OLD had a great build the team integrate with the pneumatics September 29, 2015 other teams, but they also taught understanding the uses of each season this year. They systems. We learned the basics of • Toured different facilities at General RUSH students how to become component, and soldering wires. Faced created multiple pneumatics early in the season and Motors better mentors. with a much smaller space for wiring the prototypes that moved to exploring 3D printing • Learned about the engineering experimented with different shots and (speci cally printing mounts and robot this year, the sub-team rst drafted FIRST Technical Challenge eld and the operations within an a controls board and prototyped different designs. All season they have been brackets for pneumatics parts), CNC automotive company working to create a mechanism to shoot milling (to lighten our parts) and helped (FTC) Drop-In con gurations that would save space. September - November, 2015 a boulder into the castle, as well as other sub-teams to increase shop 3D Printing Workshops Creating these prototypes allowed Continuing from last year, RUSH October-November, 2015 guring out a way to contain the ball ef ciency throughout the season. members to train with different held weekly FTC Drop-In mentoring • RUSH student, Zach Peterson, led while the robot is moving. After mechanical sub-teams during the Mentor: Jimmy Holmes sessions in parallel with FLL. We this workshop (to both students and continuous testing, the OLD sub-team FLL Mentor Camp season instead of working exclusively on invited our 5 RUSH sponsored mentors) has re ned a prototype that is able to Students: Nathan Hyde, Dillon Myatt, September 18, 2015 the electronics. Once the robot pieces FTC robotics teams from Clarkston quickly and accurately score from both Joseph Morgan • 7 New FLL Coaches/mentors attended • The entire were mechanically ready, the sub-team to learn how to be successful as long and short distances. The OLD team a Kick-start new mentor camp to get process of implemented the electrical system in a team with building their robots. them ready for the FLL season making a each one, including power to motors and is very excited to watch their shooter Programming These Drop-Ins were completely • FLL Mentor camp follow-up included 3D printed sensors. perform at tournaments. The programming student run. One team we assisted students mentoring FLL teams and part was Mentor: Jason Markesino Mentors: James Slemons, Bobby Pizzey, sub-team was split into made it to the State Tournament! FLL Drop-Ins covered, Dave Gerst three groups this year, from Students: Derek Joslin, Connor Look, the scouting team and Rookie Parent Camp designing Madison MacDonald, Diana Marsala Students: Chris Heilman, Haley September 18, 2015 two robot programming teams. the part Velisek, Ethen McMichael, Austin • Hosted a camp to help new parents Clarkston Chamber Envelope on the Schmitz, Robot Programming become acquainted with the team Drew Waite, Ben Forbush Stuf ng computer to printing it from our new 3D This past year the FTC teams, which September-November, 2015 • Increases parent involvement printer are the FIRST teams that are a level • RUSH assisted the Clarkston Chamber • Allows parents an opportunity to learn • Each participant was able to print their below us, switched to using Java to of Commerce with monthly Envelope from each other without outside name plate to take home code their robots; this means that the Stuf ng distractions students coming into the team will know • Majority of the team participated The RUSH Review 4 Monday, February 22, 2016 The RUSH Review 13 Monday, February 22, 2016

Java and not LabVIEW. We have been LabVIEW processed using a software called RUSHing Girls to Engineering Clarkston Chamber programming in both Java and LabVIEW The LabVIEW team has a good Tableau. Tableau is used because it this year in preparation to a possible can display the data as graphs, tables, June, 2015 Envelope Stuffi ng understanding of how the robot code • Focused on math/science/engineering, July-August, 2015 switch to Java in the coming years. Both will work since we’ve used it in the past, and charts which lets us easily view and RUSH Awards the problem solving process, discovering • RUSH assisted the Clarkston the Java and LabVIEW teams needed to but something new that we needed to compare robots. This data is crucial to June 5, 2015 how things work, demonstrating the Chamber of Commerce with monthly program the robot for the autonomous overcome was aiming and driving toward our strategy as it helps us see what each • Annual awards night to send seniors off need for networking – and making sure envelope stuffi ng mode, where the robot drives on its own the target using a camera. We tuned the team’s robot can do and let’s us choose to college and close the current year they know that ALL girls can do anything as well as for teleop where the drivers the team that greatly helps us. Not 4th of July Parade code and camera to be able to see the • Awarded a $500 John Lafata Heart theyteysette set their mind dto to! July 4, 2015 controls the robot by pressing buttons target and to be able to fi nd the target only did we create an app for scouting Scholarship, named after one of our • Built a fl oat and participated in and moving joysticks. in the image. Then we worked on an the matches, we are also creating an RUSH students who passed away in Clarkston’s parade Java algorithm (with the help of Wineman app for pit scouting. What we do with pit scouting is we gather data of each 2009 • Demonstrated the robot and interacted The Java team used “Robot Builder”, Technology) to drive toward the target robot’s mechanical aspects, like their with our community a software that lays a templet code without the need for a driver or an National Advocacy Conference drive wheels, as well as storing a photo • Totebot Debut! for our robot, to get us started off this operator. Washington D.C. year. Also, we worked with NavX which of the robot that way we can associate June 14-17, 2015 4th of July Scouting the functions to their actual design. • 215 people registered is a collection of sensors that gives us our robot heading so that we can The scouting group focused on creating • Students gained real-world experience Fireworks Parking Lot Mentor: Drew Brooks July 4, 2015 know where we are on the fi eld for a scouting app for managing the data lobbying in Congress RUSH Tote Bot Students: Jason Richards, June, 2015 • RUSH was asked to take care of autonomous. We also worked on “Vision the process generated. The scouting • 15 appointments with our elected Zach Peterson, Michael Collins, Brandon • Fun engineering challenge that the parking lot on 4th of July as a code” which would let us move our robot app is an IPad application that allows offi cials Kirk, Kyle Brooks, engaged RUSH students during the fundraiser, collecting money at the to the goal from anywhere on the fi eld people to enter in data of what a robot Carson Morris, Reilly Parent, Gabe Weir • 17 states and 30 teams represented off-season entrance and monitoring that everyone during auton by looking for the refl ective did during a match. This data is collected was having a great time! Regatta Meetings • Learning opportunity for students to tape. and compiled using python and is then June, 2015 branch out and learn more about other • Watched fi reworks and collected over • Taught students skills in forming sub-teams $1000 in fundraising money partnerships with local businesses • Debut was at the 4th of July parade! Indiana Robotics Invitational • Aided students in their design and July 17-18, 2015 “Don’t look to others for inspiration; be the inspiration.” building of boats Special Defense Robot • Competed in the 2015 Indiana Robotics - Alyssa Dubre Presentation Invitational July 2, 2015 RUSH Robotics Camps • Team was involved with not only the June, 2015 • Ty Valascho, of TARDEC, robotics competition but joined in on • Students aged 8-12 years built a Lego demonstrated the Ground Vehicle the stage of the talent show! Rookies Speak out on “What is the Best Part of being on the team?” robot and programmed it to do specifi c Robot (GVR-Bot) on the tennis courts tasks (needed protected area) • RUSH alumnus, Andrew Luchenbach received a $5000 scholarship from IRI! • RUSH students assisted in building, • Students were taught about the Joe Val Nick programming, and testing When I fi rst joined The best part of being on Team I feel that the best part sensors that this robot used in the Clarkston Chamber Golf Outing Team RUSH, the only RUSH is the new friends I have of being on the team is • In the Advanced Camp, they learned Military to detect someone ahead and August 3, 2015 thing about the team made. RUSH is an environment that you learn important more in-depth programming and took were able to see the connections to • A fun way to advertise the team with a that excited me was where I get to meet people and new skills. I learned their robotics skills to the next level the robots they designed and built! robot-involved giveaway the robots. Over the season, RUSH with the same interests and we can develop how to use Garageband and am now • RUSH students presented the RUSH • RUSH usually comes up with a creative has become so much more for me. strong friendships within our sub teams and almost entirely self reliant in making RUSH has taught me responsibility, within the FRC community. Not only have our team’s music. Also, we get to take robots and made the connections to raffl e, launching beanbags that land on leadership, time management and I built unbreakable bonds for the years to a lot of photos, make buttons, and what they did all week a golf ball as the winner. Lots of fun for commitment. The one thing I love come, but I have developed the opportunity do other cool things on a day-to-day • OOver e 100 00 kids ds in atteattendance da ce the Chamber to see the RUSH Robot about RUSH the most is the people. to network and develop relationships basis. Also, I learned how to talk less... in action Everyone always is happy, will help throughout FIRST and the robotics world. no really, but I’m getting better at it. you no matter what, and always The chances available to create, build, and Anyway, these are but a few of the have your back. network with other people are defi nitely the many things to be learned on Team RUSH Regatta best part about Team RUSH. RUSH 27! July 11, 2015 The RUSH Regatta is much SS Rock Solid Emily Drew Codi more than a cardboard When I fi rst thought Challenging my mind, making I enjoy Team RUSH of joining RUSH I new friends, and exploring because I get to boat race! It is an entrepreneurial training experience and thought we just built new ideas. These are some experience new amazing fundraiser. The students have to work with the community, cold calling robots; I didn’t realize of the qualities that make opportunities that I companies, to fi nd sponsors for their teams. This past year, we raised a total the responsibility I would learn by up Team RUSH. One of the best parts of otherwise wouldn’t be able to. I get of $35,351 from 161 sponsors. The Regatta is also our summer engineering joining the team. It’s taught me being on Team RUSH is the respect all of to learn about mechanical things. I challenge where students must design their team’s boat out of cardboard and to keep my grades up and study the teammates show towards each other. enjoy using new tools and learning hard. It has taught me things about Whether you’re a rookie or a returning new skills. There is also a strong duct tape, it must hold 4 or more students, and the boat must stay afl oat across leadership, being committed with teammate, you can count on your voice bond between the teammates. I love the lake. Finally, the Regatta is also a team building activity. The students must your time and resources, and being heard. working on a team and this team work in their teams to contact their companies, design and build their boats, and showed me great people I would not works very well together. create a way to present the experience to the judges on the day of the Regatta. have known otherwise. The RUSH Review 14 Monday, February 22, 2016 The RUSH Review 3 Monday, February 22, 2016

• Hearing alumni success stories and kids, how to build a robot. To watch the FTC Mentorship Inspiration… Continued knowing had we something to do with development of these mentors over the years, we have seen students come Mentors helped FIRST Tech it. Knowing that wherever they go, the years, under Dennis’ guidance – and go, some get married and have Specialized Team Training Challenge teams build and program they’re prepared, and ahead of their that is inspiration. children of their own, some return, some their robots. This year’s theme was peers. Knowing that they are going to keeping in touch online, some have • Inspiration – That ahaaa moment with Trash Trek. Teams needed to build make a difference in this world. moved on. We have seen every type of every small beginning. Learning each CNC Mock Interviews and program their robots to go around Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Students were offered leadership robot, teams, successes and failures. • Hearing from sponsors like Genisys, new skill, working with new people, the fi eld and complete task to win machine training was a learning training opportunities which included We have failed. We have learned more. and knowing that 15 teams (in 3 working with some for 20 years. points. The theme taught the teams experience for both the mentors interview skills, resume building, We have focused and executed. We different states) are sponsored Knowing that Jimmy and Jason were on how important recycling really is. and students on Team RUSH. social media do’s and don’ts, and have buried a student and we have because we inspired them. with us at the beginning, that The Mentors also helped the teams create We experimented with running mock interviews with company given birth to new generations of more Dream Team (including Bruce who and present inventions that will help • Knowing that we mentor Rookie different fi les and learning how the representatives. We also had a young communicators. These past 20 joined us in year 2) is still active and the environment become a healthier teams. Then fi nd out later that they tool paths worked. Along with the panel interview with recent college years cannot be summed up in one focusing on our team! That together, place. want to come back the next year, to actual operation of the machine, graduates who offered insight into Inspiration, but many. the mentors have over 100 years of we learned about part placement college, graduation, and job hunting emulate our team – that is inspiring! robotics experience. That is inspiring! • Watching students join our team, in the vice. This is a crucial part of FTC Growth • Knowing that alumni come back to learning and growing immediately Inspiration – Team RUSH is inspiration! machining on the CNC, as we need a Website Team RUSH sponsored 5 FIRST carryon the traditions of the team, to This year the website team reimaged from a sense of “belonging”, knowing 20 years of blood, sweat and tears has constant spot to be zero in the CNC Tech Challenge (FTC) teams this year want to make a difference for another and built a brand new website. including one rookie team. This year’s this team is “safe”. That they can be been inspiring. Inspiring is: Losing, coordinates. Students have also student. Knowing that the 10-year rule We used a new background that a challenge required teams to learn and themselves and it is okay. learning and turning things around. been learning about Inventor HSM is real, and truly is working! and about creating tool paths from graduated senior made last year. deploy JAVA code rather than the Lab Learning to never give up. Watching the View code used in previous years. All • Watching these students after 4 kids learn to never give up. Working until an Inventor drawing. We use the Students have been moving content • Watching Dennis work so hard for teams built a robot and completed at years of RUSH, go off to college and you can no longer keep your eyes open, CNC to cut lightening holes in frame over from the old site to new site these students, for 20 years. Learning local competitions. One team qualifi ed knowing that because they are moving but you do. Sharing with others and rails and slots for different parts. The and we will be sending it off to IGD from him, about TEAM. Knowing that to play at the Michigan State playoffs on, it is a tremendous loss to our team. others wanting to learn from us. The fact CNC is a very useful and interesting Solutions, who has been teaching us without his guidance and support, we in Jackson, MI That loss is our inspiration. we keep on doing what we are doing … technology for the students to learn Drupal and will do all of the advance could never have accomplished what coding for us. That’s inspiring. about. Barn Playing Field • Being a part of something so much we have. When he worries about every single detail that many were unaware 3D Printing Team RUSH holds their annual retreat bigger than myself. Knowing that I can Java do SO MUCH MORE with the team, that we even needed to be worried. This year on the java team, everyone 3D printing is an additive at the Baylis House on Hubbard Road. We use the house for our teambuilding than when I am alone. Knowing that When he, year after year, trains new is new to the java programing manufacturing technique that is used and learning about RUSH. This is the together, we can do anything we set mentors, works with them in learning language. Normally we use LabView for rapidly creating prototypes. The second year that we ALSO get to use our minds to. CAD, mechanisms, how to work with for our coding, but since our FTC machine turns plastic fi lament into a the Baylis Barn for a practice fi eld! It feeder system has been switched to highly accurate model of what was is very cold, but we really appreciate java we also are starting to switch designed on the computer. Last year, the opportunity to practice driving and A RUSH of Activities Throughout the Year over. We used cademy for our new the team bought a large 3D printer working with the robot on a bigger students learn the language and we and we used it for many brackets on stage. use eclipse for our coding shell. the robot and have done the same for the robot this year. To let the RUSH Road Clean-Up Garage Band students on the team learn about April 19, 2015 Rush members learned how to use how to use the printer and design Robot Jokes: a program for making music using parts, we ran a 6 week course that • Team RUSH has adopted a 2.5-mile section of Sashabaw Maker Girl Mania Road GarageBand. GarageBand is a taught them how to design parts What’s the difference April 18, 2015 simple, yet elaborate program that’s and print them. We now have many • Used interactive projects such as bottle rockets to get 300+ • Twice a year, students, mentors, and parents clean up the great for new members to learn. The students who are competent in between a NASA robot girls excited about engineering litter on the sides of the road music made via GarageBand has designing parts and operating the and a FIRST robot? • Brought FLL, FTC, and FRC robots that the girls were able to been used in our weekly videos as machine. Some of the major parts to program and drive well as other RUSH videos. be 3D printing for the robot this year How long does it take a World’s - Advocacy Workshop include a custom camera mount and FIRST team to screw in a April 24, 2015 Adobe a box to hold cables and parts onto light bulb? • Conducted workshop to engage teams in Advocacy at the RUSH members learned how to the driver station. 3D printing has Federal Level use applications such as Indesign, allowed us to quickly create robust • Advertised the FIRST National Advocacy Conference to

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Thank You to StudentStuden of tthehe Week:We • Once the Quest begins all of our StudentStudent of the Week is decidedd by the At more than 125 events around the - Illuminated lights on each defense Showcase mentors aandnd awardedawarded to thethe student who really world this season, Alliances of three reduce when an opposing robot fully hashas been a role model studentstudent forf others to emulate. robots are on a Quest to breach their crosses it for rst time Volunteers! The mentors don’t look forfor “time“time in”, but contributions opponents’ forti cations, weaken their - These lights go dark after the defense whichwhich may includeinclude enthusiasticallyenthusiastica trying new things, tower with boulders, and capture their has been crossed a second time, wworkingorking to getget othersothers involved,involved, trainingtrai team members and tower. signaling it’s considered damaged ddemonstratingemonstrating leadershipleadership not throughthroug their voice but by their - Once any four of the ve defenses actions. TheThe mentors want to givegive a great shout out to the The Quest are damaged, the forti cations are followingfollowing students who have gonegone wellw above and beyond as recipientsrecipients of the StudentStuden of the Week: • Robots operate independently for rst considered breached and the charging Captain’s 15 seconds of the Quest Alliance is rewarded with points Choice CongratulationsCongratulations toto ALL of the - Alliances score points by: 20201166 BuilBuildd SeasoSeasonn Stutudent of the Week The Tower Captain’s Choice awards • Reaching opponents defenses RRececiippienients: • Crossing defenses • Openings in the tower are available for go out to a new student edwh aos robots to score boulders • Scoring boulders through goals in the captains have identi Jason RicRicharhards, Brandon Kirk, the opposing tower - Scoring boulders reduces a tower’s “stepping up” that week, meaning BBenen HalcHalcrow,ro strength as indicated by decreasing they saw great improvement in their • Human drivers take control for the nal MaMadisondison MacDonaldMacD , 2 minutes and 15 seconds tower lights contributions to the team, they took on - The tower’s ag will drop when - Controlling their robot to: new responsibilities and have worked to HHaleyaley Velisekelis ! enough boulders are scored and then • Defend their castle come out of their comfort zone. the tower can be captured at the end • Retrieve boulders of the Quest Congratulations to ALL of the eciohC s’niatpaC nosaeS dliuB 6102 • Defeat defenses • Score goals from the opponents’ The Capture ipients: courtyard in tower Rec • During last 20 seconds of the Quest, Vargas anitnelaV ,gnueJ ylimE ,rieW ebaG • Capture and scale the opponent’s robots may surround and scale the tower tower to capture it Austin Schmitz, Drew Waite! • When capture is successful, their ag is The Outer Works raised on the opposing tower and even (outermost line of forti cation) more points are earned • Eight defensive options (over 18,000 The Alliance with the highest score at the possible eld con gurations) end of the Quest wins! - One permanent (the low bar) - One chosen periodically by the Way to go Parents audience Thanks to ALL our Parents - Three selected by Alliances just before each Quest begins for your help this season! All of the assistance with meals, construction, hardware runs, and organization help to ensure a successful season. We could not do what we do without all of you!

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Monday, February 22, 2016 w w w.te am r ush27.ne t Vol. 20, No. 6 20 Years of Inspiration Inspiration… 20 years ago, I had a crazy idea for an outcome of a class. Dennis Hughes wanted nothing to do with it. Here we are, 20 years later, I don’t teach the class anymore and we are the backbone of what these kids learn in robotics. We have gone through so much, being By: Linda Zabik tested beyond any emotional test most will never experience. Over By: Kyle Hughes Continued on page 3 YOUR team is our inspiration! Several years ago we had the Mentors Speak Out: What Inspired Them to Come Back to RUSH opportunity to learn about the FIRST “I started on the team before there was a team. The year was 1996. We program, by sponsoring RUSH. participated in a one day competition at Pontiac Central called the Chief Through our sponsorship, we learned Delphi Invitational (CDI). You had 1 day to build a small robot out of RC about the goals of FIRST and dump truck parts to play a game. After this, Mrs. Hughes said that we became even more committed. We were forming a robotics team that would play a game like CDI, but on a have added 15 new teams and are larger scale. I had a great time that Saturday and decided to join. It was working on sponsoring two more. probably the best decision of my life. It helped to cement my interest in We are now sponsoring teams in 3 engineering. I went up to Michigan Tech with John Nielson, Anthony Lapp, and Justin different states! Every team brings Ridley and we started a team up there (FRC 857 - Superior Roboworks), because their excitement and inspiration. It is FIRST had become our lives. After graduation, I returned to the area and returned to amazing to watch our young people mentoring Team RUSH in 2005. Up to 2013, I was traveling a lot for work and didn’t learn to work as a team, inspire each get to participate with the team as much as I would have liked to. 2013 was the fi rst other to rise to their personal abilities year that I came back as a full time mentor. I mentor because I want to and so much more. We also thank give others the same opportunity that I had. I also feel like I learn more Team RUSH for making a difference from the students than I can teach them. They help to keep my skills in communities by joining Genisys fresh. Things like 3D printing, and Arduino program I probably would not in several community outreach have learned if I wasn’t a mentor on the team.” programs, such as Walk for Warmth, -Jason Markesino 1996-1999 Team Member, 2005-2016 Mentor & Friend the Holiday Extravaganza, Hunger “Even though I now live in VA, I keep coming back (virtually Walk and so much more. Each most of the time) because the students keep me inspired and opportunity we have a chance to I want to connect them with real world applications of what work with the students confi rms and they learn as a part of RUSH.” inspires us, EVEN MORE, to continue -Pam Barclay 1999-2000 Team Member, 2010-2016 Mentor & Friend to partner with the FIRST program. “I came back to RUSH in order to give students an opportunity This year, we are also sponsoring one to have the same experiences that I had while I was on the of the Michigan District Events, March team.” 3-5, Waterford District, where we are -Josh Fritch 2001-2004 Team Member 2010-2016 Mentor & Friend partnering with McLaren Oakland on “I had a great time building robots as a student and found a project called “Distraction Driver”. Team RUSH to be a great opportunity for me to give back to They are sponsoring a simulator to the community, while having fun.” be available at the Waterford event. -James Slemons 2003-2006 Team Member 2010-2016 Mentor & Friend RUSH has started this whirlwind of “I owe a lot of opportunities I’ve had in my life to RUSH and excitement and have inspired all of us! want everyone else to have the same experiences.” -Bobby Pizzey 2006-2009 Team Member 2015-2016 Mentor & Friend “RUSH was and continues to be an amazing family that I have not been able to fi nd in any of the other teams that I have been on.” -Allie Ullrich 2008-2011 Team Member 2015-2016 Mentor & Friend 20 Years of Honored Recognition

2015 Northern Lights Regional Entrepreneurship Award sponsored by Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers Woodhaven District Event District Event Finalist Creativity Award sponsored by Xerox Livonia District Event Team Spirit Award sponsored by Chrysler Michigan FRC State Championship FIRST Dean’s List Finalist Award (Diana Marsala) Michigan State Championship Finalist Entrepreneurship Award sponsored by Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers World Championship - Galileo Division Championship Subdivision Finalist 2014 Northern Lights Regional Regional Chairman’s Award Industrial Design Award sponsored by General Motors Howell FIRST Robotics District Competition Engineering Inspiration District Event Finalist St. Joseph FIRST Robotics District Competition District Event Finalist Motorola Quality Award Michigan FRC State Championship Engineering Inspiration FIRST Dean’s List Finalist (Camron Razdar) Michigan State Championship Winner World Championship - Archimedes Division Championship Finalists World Championship - Einstein Field Chairman’s Award FIRST Dean’s List Award (Camron Razdar) 2013 Northern Lights Regional Engineering Inspiration Award St Joseph FIRST Robotics District Competition District Chairman’s Award District Event Finalists Livonia FIRST Robotics District Competition District Event Finalists Motorola Quality Award Michigan FRC State Championship Michigan State Chairman’s Award 2012 Chesapeake Regional Engineering Inspiration Award Entrepreneurship Award sponsored by Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers Niles FIRST Robotics District Competition Regional Chairman’s Award District Event Finalists Livonia FIRST Robotics District Competition Engineering Inspiration Award Michigan FRC State Championship Michigan State Chairman’s Award 20 Years of Honored Recognition

2011 2005 Kettering University FIRST Robotics Competition Detroit Regional Entrepreneurship Award sponsored by Motorola Quality Award Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers West Michigan Regional West Michigan FIRST Robotics District Competition Engineering Inspiration Engineering Inspiration Regional Finalist District Event Winner 2004 Website Award Great Lakes Regional Michigan FRC State Championship Regional Chairman’s Award Engineering Inspiration Midwest Regional Michigan State Championship Finalist Motorola Quality Award 2010 World Championship - Galileo Division Kettering University FIRST Robotics Competition Division Finalist Entrepreneurship Award sponsored by 2003 Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers Buckeye Regional Detroit FIRST Robotics District Competition Regional Winner District Chairman’s Award Entrepreneurship Award sponsored by District Event Finalist Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers Michigan FRC State Championship Great Lakes Regional Michigan State Chairman’s Award Regional Finalist 2009 Delphi “Driving Tomorrow’s Technology” Kettering University FIRST Robotics Competition Award Entrepreneurship Award sponsored by World Championship - Einstein Field Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers Motorola Quality Award Lansing FIRST Robotics District Competition 2002 District Chairman’s Award Western Michigan Regional Michigan FRC State Championship Regional Finalist Michigan State Chairman’s Award 2001 2008 UTC/New England Regional Detroit Regional Sportsmanship-GP Regional Chairman’s Award Great Lakes Regional Regional Event Finalist Team Spirit Award Great Lakes Regional Motorola Quality Award 2000 World Championship - Einstein Field National Championship Championship - Motorola Quality Award Woodie Flowers Award (Kyle Hughes) 2007 1999 Detroit Regional Motorola Midwest Regional Entrepreneurship Award sponsored by Most Photogenic Award Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers Regional Winner West Michigan Regional Great Lakes Regional Regional Chairman’s Award Most Photogenic Award Entrepreneurship Award sponsored by Regional Winner Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers National Championship Autodesk Design your Future Award 2006 Honorable Mentions: Teacher Pioneer West Michigan Regional Award Regional Finalist DaimlerChrysler Team Spirit Award 1998 World Championship - Galileo Division Great Lakes Regional World Champion Division Finalist Against All Odds Award 1997 Motorola Midwest Regional Motorola Quality Award