POWER HAWKS ROBOTICS 2015 Awards Portfolio FRC TEAM 1111 Who we are makes us the Power Hawks We can see our futures and what it will do for us. We are Gracious Professionals and innovative individuals. We love to share our passion and experience with other teams and our community. We continue to grow our impact each year with new FIRSTers under our wings. We are and forever will be Branching Out Power Hawks Robotics 2015 Awards Portfolio Power Hawks at a Glance Chairman’s Award . Chairman’s Essay . Chairman’s Executive Summary . Chairman’s Presentation . Chairman’s Video Script Entrepreneurship Award . 2015 Power Hawks Business Plan . Entrepreneurship Executive Summary Dean’s List Award—Ellie Wood Dean’s List Award—Clay Newman Woodie Flowers Award—Zachary Cohen Media and Technology Innovation Award Soaring Engineers Summer Camp . 2015 Summer Camp Flyer . 2015 Summer Camp Game Rules FLL Qualifier . FLL Qualifier Guide . 2014 South County Showdown Handout . 2014 South County Showdown Press Release MD FIRST Political Movement . Maryland FIRST / Power hawks Robotics Political Movement . FIRST Political Invite . Representatives List Conference Presentations . Building a Team Identity . 3D Printing for Robotics . Scouting 2015 Engineering Notebook 2015 Build Season Gantt Chart Power Hawks Build Information Sheet Power Hawks Team Handbook Power Hawks Sponsorship Package Power Hawks Identity Standards Power Hawks Media Standards Design Standards and Guidelines Power hawks Team Organization Power Hawks Robotics 2015 Award Portfolio: Table of Contents By The Numbers Outreach STUDENTS ON TEAM 30+ events in the last year 50 80+ events in the last three years 40 3,200+ volunteer hours a year 30 20 People Reached in 2014 10 450,000 people exposed to FIRST Number of Students 0 Hours Worked This Year 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 3,250 Outreach hours STUDENT GRADE LEVEL 2,000 tutoring hours 19 20 18 1,315 Team volunteer hours 23,330 hours worked by students 15 14 11 8,500 hours worked by mentors 10 31,830 total hours worked 5 2 Yearly Program Value Number of Students 0 $255,000 mentor value @ $30/hr Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 $86,000 operating budget PLANS AFTER SCHOOL $341,000 team value 70 65 Scholarships Offered 60 50 Over $650,000 each year 40 30 20 8 Average GPA 10 3 4 0 3.7/4.0 Average GPA Going to a 4- Going to a 2- Being first in Military year college year college family to Academic Achievements pursue higher education 95% honor roll CAREER PLANS 50% Prinicpal’s honor roll 8% 19% Superintendent’s honor roll 5% Engineering 3% Science Total Number of Graduates Other 185 graduates 17% Mathematics Technology 150 currently in STEM fields 67% Power Hawks Robotics Team Power Hawks Chairman’s Award 2015 Team 1111 2015 Chairman’s Award Essay All trees old and new, start as tiny seeds that grow and expand to become strong, essential pillars of their natural community. The history of the Power Hawks has modeled the life of a tree year after year becoming a living, dynamic legacy. When the Power Hawks were founded in 2003, the team only had eight members and was exclusively FRC®. Twelve years after our founding, The Power Hawks have grown to a huge organization, including an FRC team, 3 FTC® teams, 4 FLL® teams, as well as 4 Jr. FLL® teams and a community nonprofit to support the program. With growth comes change, and as our size increased, our team management evolved as well. In 2003, we focused solely on building a robot. In 2005, we began developing our business side, extending our meeting times and community outreach to be year round continuing to where we are today. The Power Hawks are constantly expanding, pushing to improve our team and the community, leading us to our 2015 Chairman’s theme: Branching Out. The Power Hawks are a guiding force for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. South River High School, our host school, is home to a STEM magnet program. At STEM information nights, we expose students to the ideas of STEM careers and incorporating them into the FIRST® program. THis allows the STEM students to learn more about the program while team members advocate for robotics and FIRST values, actively recruiting potential Power Hawks for all levels. The Power Hawks umbrella organization houses 4 Jr. FLL, 4 FLL and our 3 sister FTC teams: 3583 Power Hawks, 3796 Talons and 5178 Mech Hawks in addition to FRC Team 1111. However, our helpfulness doesn’t stop with our younger FIRST teams. Two years ago, Team 4541, a rookie team at Archbishop Spalding High School, approached us for advice. We took them under our wing and with our help they went on to win Rookie All Star at the Chesapeake Regional in 2013. More recently, we have been collaborating with Team 836, The RoboBees, from Leonardtown, Maryland, to learn from each other in areas such as game strategy, increasing awareness for FIRST in our communities and fundraising. From trips to visit each other to weekly conference calls, Coopertition® is evident in every aspect of our teams. Power Hawks is rooted in cooperation, drawing our strength from each other. Within the two sides of the team, build and business, there are various subteams that create opportunities to work collaboratively. The most common form of teamwork exists within the subteams: the members of a subteam function as though they are a single unit and it is not uncommon for multiple subteams to collaborate on the same project. On the business side of the team we exchange information, media and ideas to complete projects as a root system. For example, 2015 Power Hawks Robotics Chairman's Award: Chairman’s Essay 1 public relations take pictures and videos to document our work, provides logos for our pit and updates our engineering notebook. On the build side of the team, subteams communicate comprehensively and adjust their work accordingly in order to stay on schedule with our target timeline and project Gantt chart. We incorporate systems engineering and agile methodologies into our design and fabrication processes in order to ensure all aspects of the robot and control system work together properly. Creative thinking is critical to the design process and is promoted in every aspect of the team to encourage us to branch out and try something new, something different. These ideas don’t always work, but they help us grow and provide opportunities to learn from our mistakes. Power Hawks learn that failure is a product of the agile design process and can be overcome to make something we are proud of. We would not be able to do any of this without outside help from our engineering and technology education teachers as well as our volunteer mentors. The Power Hawks hold ourselves to high standards in regards to education and hard work. For many Power Hawks members, this involves taking AP and dual-enrollment classes at Anne Arundel Community College. This year, our team members are enrolled in four college level classes and three honors classes on average. This dedication to learning is reflected by the achievements of our members, resulting in a median grade point average of 3.7. Over 90% of our team members have earned Honor Roll, Principal’s Honor Roll (earning straight A’s in one marking period), or Superintendent's Honor Roll (earning straight A’s the entire year) in the past year. After college, more than 72% of our team intends to pursue a career path in engineering while another 23% wishes to pursue a career in other STEM fields. In addition to our normal build schedule during January and February, we meet weekly during the off season. During these meetings we set up community outreach events and fundraisers, as well as learn how to operate new machinery safely and accurately. We also host summer enrichment workshops for our students to gain experience on all the subteams. One of our creative fundraising strategies involves a group of team members filling a selected homeowner’s yard with a flock of plastic flamingos, a method the team calls “Flocking”. Within 48 hours of the flocking, the homeowner can choose to either make a small donation to move the flock to another home of their choice, or request they be removed free of charge. This unique method, along with being a lot of fun, has helped us spread the message of FIRST and befriend members of the community and other teams. At the competitions we attend, our team gains recognition among other teams by “Flocking” their pits. Our team goals are never fulfilled until we spread our passion and impact others in a positive way. Community is an important part of FIRST values and the Power Hawks actively seek involvement in ours. We attend events throughout the year, informing others about FIRST and 2 2015 Power Hawks Robotics Chairman's Award: Chairman’s Essay drawing attention to other STEM-related opportunities for students. In 2014, we participated in more than 20 community service and outreach projects throughout the season logging over 3,200 volunteer hours and are well known in the local FIRST community for our work with FTC, FLL and Jr. FLL teams. One of the community service projects we completed this year was providing board games and LEGO® to our local library and elementary school to promote positive social skills and literacy for children. In addition, our team members volunteer twice a week at our neighboring middle school to provide tutoring in a variety of subjects for at-risk students, totaling over 2,000 hours each year.