On May 30th, 2010, Greater Rochester Robotics members Zach Bischoping, Ted Sakshaug, Dan Maffett, Cory Duell, and Matt Brunelle attended the 5k Run for Peruvian Project.  Two of the members, Cory Duell and Matt Brunelle ran the race and finished with times of 24:33.18 and 24:26 respectively.  Our other three members helped with registration and racer safety.  Dan Maffett was the head of registration, and Ted Sakshaug and Zach Bischoping were both crossing guards.  Many thanks to those who came!  We were able to raise over $800 for Peruvian Project, Inc.

The votes are in!

President: Erin

Vice President: Alex

Treasurer: Dillan

Secretary: Rebecca

Historian: Christa

Congratulations to those elected and thank you to everyone who ran for a position.

Here is a subset of some of the pictures I took in Atlanta. Putting them in my Gallery is faster. 

Wheatland-Chili National honor society is hosting a 5k to benefit an organization called Peruvian Project Inc. that a now-retired teacher founded.

Congratulations and good luck on being a future mom, Kate! All of us on Team 340 really appreciate all of the time and effort you have given us to help us become a better team. Especially when it comes to CADing! We all wish you the best of luck with your pregnancy and becoming a mom. Although we will miss you greatly, we can only imagine how great of a mom you will be!

Team 340 has a special way for building teamwork and bonding among the female members of the team.

So, this story is from last season, but i feel it needs to be out there.

Dillan Sayers and I were waiting for Mr. Brunelle to finish helping us mill a part. When the mill was shut down, I became aware of the music loudly blasting from Dillan's ipod. The artist emanating from his earphones?  Well, the answer surprised us all. 

Dillan was listening to Hannah Montana. I hoped that this was a joke, but, when Dillan scrambled to change the song without me saying anything, I realized that my friend has an odd choice of music.

Presidential Service Awards were passed out to nineteen team members. These students volunteered for Community Service with the following hours.

The minute I walked into the room, I knew there was something special about it.  I was shadowing my friend Mike at his school’s robotics team.  I was a shy freshman from another school, but before I had even spoken with anyone, I knew that this team was extraordinary.  As I shadowed Mike that day, I noticed how friendly and cooperative people were.  By the end of the day I realized that it was not the place that made the team special, nor was it the name the team had built for themselves that made the place special.  Rather, it was the people, their values and