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Tomorrow our team is headed to Salem High School to compete at our first district event of the season! We are playing with 34 teams from New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, and Vermont. The weekend's tentative schedule is as follows: Friday, March 1, 2024: - Opening Ceremonies: 10:30am - Qualification Matches: 11:00am - 7:00pm Saturday, March 2, 2024: - Opening Ceremonies: 9:00am - Qualification Matches: 9:30am - 12:30pm - Alliance Selections: 12:30pm - 1:00pm - Playoff Matches & Awards Ceremony: 2:00pm - 5:00pm *This schedule is subject to change. All times are estimated based on the flow of rounds.
Stay tuned for updates on our social media @team4909
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 Name: Hera Lewis
Title: Strategist Years on Team: 5 Years Areas of Focus and Responsibilities: "I manufacture and assemble the robot. I also play a role in strategy for our competitions.” Impact FIRST has had: “It has given me the skills for a career that I want. It has also pushed me out of my comfort zone to collaborate with other teams.” Favorite 4909 memory: “Winning the blue banner in my 8th grade year.” Plans After High School: "I want to go to college to study mechanical engineering." Ideal Job: Mechanical Engineer We’re down to just two weeks left in the build season! The past 2 weeks have been a big push for us, as we’re in the final stretch. All subsystem groups are now working on Rev3 of our robot.
Shooter: The beginning of last week was spent fine tuning the shooter geometry to optimize the hand off. Once CAD was finalized, members began manufacturing parts for Rev2. By Friday, assembly and integration of Rev2 was completed. Handoff and shooting capabilities were tested over the weekend. This week, the group tested the Rev2 shooter and started manufacturing Rev3. Testing of the shooter early in the week was very successful and demonstrated that the robot could score in the amp and speaker very well. Following minor tweaks to our CAD, Rev3 parts were powder coated and assembly began. In the coming meetings, we will test trap scoring.
Operations: Team Operations kicked off our build season fundraiser by raffling off 2 tickets to the Celtics vs. Thunder game on April 3rd. We sold tickets during BMHS basketball games throughout the past week. Additionally, preparations are underway for our Robot Reveal Night on February 26th. Invitations will be sent out soon, so mark your calendars!   Name: Nathan Yee
Title: Team Operations member Years on Team: 5 Years Areas of Focus and Responsibilities: "As a part of Team Operations, I work on various projects that involve fundraising and outreach. I have also helped with managing the website, social media, and awards submissions. As a senior member of the team, I helped train younger members." Impact FIRST has had: “Team 4909 has given me a lot of opportunity for personal growth. I have learned important skills like communication, organization, problem-solving, and others. I have been able to get hands-on experiences with business functions that I wouldn’t have otherwise gotten. " Favorite 4909 memory: "DCMP 2023 was a fun time with all of the energy and bonding experiences." Plans After High School: "I plan on going to college to study business." Ideal Job: "Managing the business functions of a non-profit organization."  Name: Yash Patel
Title: Scouting Lead Years on Team: 4 Years Areas of Focus and Responsibilities: I work on design and manufacturing. This year I have been working on the intake. Last year I worked on the climber and the scouting software.” Impact FIRST has had: “I was able to learn the engineering design process and the different tasks needed to build a robot.” Favorite 4909 memory: “In 2021, we were in a match the robot fell which caused us to make improvements to the climber. After that, we successfully made triple traversal with our alliance partners.” Plans After High School: I plan on going to college to study computer science. Ideal Job: Something related to computer science.  Name: Ayati Biswas
Title: Awards Lead Years on the Team: 3 Years Areas of Focus and Responsibilities on the Team: "All of the submitted awards are my responsibility. I make sure all the award materials are completed before the due dates. Mainly, I work on the Impact Awards submission so I work on the executive summary, essay, presentation, and the video." Team 4909's Impact: "The team has given me a sense of leadership that I have not been able to get anywhere else. I have also gotten a sense of family having gotten so much closer to the other team members." Plans after High School: "I plan on going to college to study biomedical engineering." Favorite 4909 Memory: "Winning the Team Sustainability Award at DCMP last year because it was exhilarating and validating for Team Operations." Ideal Job: "Run a biotech lab for bio-engineering." |
