Monday, March 20, 2017

Spectrum Wins Quality and Finalist Award at Lone Star Central

Competition season starts Tomorrow

Lone Star Central Regional

Spectrum 3847, the St. Agnes and Strake Jesuit engineering team, was the recipient of the prestigious Quality Award at the FIRST FRC (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) and a Regional Finalist at the Lone Star Central Regional Tournament held at Strake Jesuit College Preparatory.

“We are honored to have received the Quality Award sponsored by Motorola Foundation. The award celebrates machine robustness in concept and fabrication. Our robot Gamma was built with a very detailed plan in mind to withstand the rigors of competition. FRC is often called the “the hardest fun you’ll ever have. ” said Spectrum 3847 Coach/Mentor Allen Gregory. “In addition, the team won the Engineering Inspiration Award at an earlier tournament and came away with a berth in the 2017 FIRST World Championship. We look forward to the global competition George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston from April 19 to 22, 2017.”

Spectrum 3847 was ranked 3 with a record of 12-5-0 and advanced to the finals in an alliance with AwtyBots #5829 and Screaming Chickens #3997. They formed a strong alliance and worked their way to the finals. They lost the finals to three award winning teams Robonauts #118, Texas Torque #1477 and TCAT #5526. All six teams will join the global competition at the Championships in April.

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Alamo Regional APR 6th - 8th

Want to see Spectrum in action? We will be competing in San Antonio APR 6th - 8th at the San Antonio Convention Center.

It's free and awesome for small children to come and see.

We'll also be at the FIRST Championship Houston (GRB Convention Center) - Apr 19th-22nd.
Over 400 FRC Teams will be there from around the world.

Spectrum 2017 Magazine

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2017 Events - Save the Dates

Alamo Regional (San Antonio) - Apr 5th - 9th
FIRST Championship Houston (GRB Convention Center) - Apr 19th-22nd

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Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Award Winners and Lone Star Central Next Week

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Hub City Regional Success

Spectrum 3847 won the Engineering Inspiration Award and came away with a berth in the 2017 FIRST World Championship which will be held in Houston at the George R. Brown Convention Center from April 19 to 22, 2017

In addition to the Engineering Inspiration Award, Spectrum was also Regional Finalist at the HUB City Regional in Lubbock. They were chosen by the #2 alliance captain #1477 Texas Torque from the Woodlands, TX and to be the 2nd robot on their alliance. They then picked #159 Alpine Robotics from Fort Collins, CO. They formed a strong alliance and worked their way to the finals.

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Lone Star Central Regional at SJ MAR 17-18

Want to see Spectrum in action? We will be competing in the Strake Jesuit Gyms MAR 17-18th 9 AM to 5 PM.

It's free and awesome for small children to come and see.