Spectrum Wins Quality and Finalist Award at Lone Star Central

Competition season starts Tomorrow View this email in your browser 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.   FULL PRESS RELEASE - Please share with any media outlets   FULL PHOTO ALBUM Some of our match videos can be seen here, click on the matches that have the Play icon next to them. http://ift.tt/2mjiZYQ 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 Want to know what Spectrum does year round to spread STEM and support our community. Read all about our efforts in our new magazine. Spectrum 2017 Magazine   2017 Events - Save the Dates Alamo Regional (San Antonio) - Apr 5th - 9th FIRST Championship Houston (GRB Convention Center) - Apr 19th-22nd Remember to follow us on media Website = www.spectrum3847.org Blog = Blog.spectrum3847.org Photos = photos.spectrum3847.org Twitter = http://twitter.com/spectrum3847 Facebook = http://ift.tt/2dwip2y Instagram = http://ift.tt/2cTk6tu Youtube = http://youtube.com/spectrum3847 Copyright © 2017 Spectrum, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Spectrum 9000 Bellaire Blvd Houston, TX 77036 Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

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