====== Events ======
VOLUNTEERS of ALL ages are welcome to join us at any of the events!! Contact lokes@wcs.k12.va.us for more details.

**December 2014**\\
WCS Staff Robotics Workshop - Presented at School Board Office on December 22, 2014 with 7 in attendance.


**January 2015**

GES 4th & 5th Grade Student Workshop - WCS Technology Department demonstrated how the robots work for the Greendale Elementary School students on January 2nd, 2015 from 10a-1pm.

[[http://www.virginiafirst.org/first-programs/ftchome/ftc-2014-2015-events/southwest-qualifier|First Tech Challenge in Richlands, VA]] open to the public on January 10th, 2015 from 10am-6pm.

Register for the multiple STEM camps at various locations such as these.
  * [[http://blast.spacegrant.org/]]
  * [[https://www.vaspaceflightacademy.org]]

**February 2015**

GES Robotics Club meetings held every Monday afterschool 3-4:30p with permission slip.

Robotics Workshops are postponed due to bad weather

**March 2015**

GES Robotics Club meetings held every Monday afterschool 3-4:30p with Parent permission slip.

WES 4th & 5th Grade Student Workshop - WCS Technology Department demonstrated how the robots work for the Greendale Elementary School students on March 10, 2015 from 6-8pm.

HPES 4th & 5th Grade Student Workshop - WCS Technology Department demonstrated how the robots work for the Greendale Elementary School students on March 12, 2015 from 6-8pm.

WES Robotics Club meetings held afterschool with permission slip on March 26, 3-4:30p.

**April 2015**

HPES Robotics Club meeting held April 9th, 6-8p.

Kids Tech University held at SWVaHigherEdCenter, 9a-4p on April 11, 2015 [[http://kidstechuniversity-swvac.vbi.vt.edu/]]

WES Robotics Club meetings held afterschool with permission slip on April 16th, 3-4:30p.

Lebanon Team going to FTC World Championship, April 22-25 live streamed [[http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/ftc/FTCWorldChampionship]]

**May 2015**

Deadline for VT Imagination Summer Camp {{:roboticsclub:vt_imagination_camp.pdf}}

TSA Technosphere [[http://virginiatsa.org/technosphere/]]

<del>HPES Robotics Club meeting held May 14th, 6-8p.</del> - cancelled due to SOL schedule

4H Robots due to return.

Visit 4th and 5th grade Science classrooms after SOL tests.

**Summer 2015**

Make some jello LEGOs [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3_dV-e4d9c]]

GATE Summer camp at WCCTEC (formerly Neff Center) (June 8-10)

UVA/Wise Summer Camp

4H Camp

Coomes Center Science Camp (Week 3 -- June 22-26) //Fairly Odd Campers// includes a field trip to Wonderworks and Hands On Museum / Laser Tag / NXT Robot Driver School / Obstacle course challenge\\
Register on-line http://www.coomescenter.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6&Itemid=9

REAL Camp at the SWVaHighEdCenter sponsored by the Barter Theatre 
  * [[http://www.swcenter.edu/pages/RTE.aspx]] (July 6-10)
  * {{:roboticsclub:real_tech_flyer.pdf|REAL Tech Information Flyer}}

Sign up coaches for background checks.

Register FLL teams for Fall season
  * [[http://www.firstlegoleague.org/challenge/startateam | Start an FLL Team]]
  * [[https://my.usfirst.org/fll/tims/site.lasso | 2015 FLL Challenge]]
  * FLL team must have a minimum of two (2) and a maximum of ten (10) children.
  * Students must be 9-14 years as of January 1st of the year the Challenge is released.

**Fall 2015**

Investigate KTU events and registration dates [[http://kidstechuniversity.vbi.vt.edu/]]

Coordinate FLL Teams for Mid-November FLL Tournament at the SWVaHigherEdCenter in Abingdon, VA

**August 2015**

FLL Challenge Announced for 2015 teams [[http://usfirst.org]]

SWHigherEdCenter calls for FLL Tournament volunteers
  * [[http://vadcfll.org]]
  * {{:roboticsclub:fll_volunteers_email.docx| Call for Volunteers}}
  * {{:roboticsclub:2015_volunteerflyer.pdf| 2015 Volunteer Flyer}}

Register for KTU
  * [[http://kidstechuniversity.vbi.vt.edu/]]
  * http://kidstechuniversity.vbi.vt.edu/county-registration
  * Click on the **Washington County, VA** box for our area

**September 2015**

HPES Robotics Club meeting held September 24th, 6-8p for 4th and 5th graders. Volunteers always welcome.
  * Tentative dates: Oct 29, Dec 3, Jan 28, Feb 25, Mar 31, Apr 28

**October 2015**

AHS Robotics meeting held October 7th, 7-8a. HOUR of CODE (visit code.org)

Register FLL Team on VA-DCFLL.org for FLL Tournament MUST be complete by October 10th, 2015 on first-come, first-serve basis.
  * [[http://va-dcfll.org/calendar/]]
  * [[http://va-dcfll.org/teams/tournament-registration]]

October 17th, KTU at SWVaHigherEdCenter

HPES Robotics Club, Thursday Oct 29th, 6-8pm in the gymnasium

**November 2015**

AHS Robotics, Wednesday Nov 4th, 7-8am in the library

JSBHS Robotics Open House/Training for Volunteers, November 10th, 6-8pm at the JSBHS Library
Bring your friends, no fee, no commitment, come when you can join us.

Abingdon Regional First LEGO League Tournament @ SW VA Higher Education Center, November 14th - 9am-4pm (come and go as you please)
  * Free and Open to the Public.
  * LEGO Build and Robot runs throughout the day
  * Volunteers always welcome. Contact Nicky at nrahley@swcenter.edu for an official position.

6th Grade Girls STEM Workshop at SWVaHigherEdCenter, Friday Nov 20th

HPES Robotics Club postponed for the holidays.

**December 2015**

eCYBERMISSION registration begins [[https://www.ecybermission.com/HelpfulWebsites]]

<del>AHS Robotics, Wednesday Dec 2nd, 7-8am in the AHS library</del> - postponed until January 2016
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HPES Robotics Club, <del>Thursday Dec 3rd, 6-8pm in the gymnasium</del> TBD</del> - postponed\\
<del>AHS Robotics PIZZA Night, Tuesday Dec 8nd, 3:15-4:30pm in the AHS library</del> - postponed until January 2016

SWVaHigherEdCtr Rm130 LEGO Build and Robot Playtime, Dec 10th, 6-8pm -- Open to the public for all ages
We had such a great time, we plan to make these a monthly event.


**January 2016**

AHS Robotics, Wednesday Jan 6th, 7-8am in the AHS library

Open Play time with LEGOs and Robots at SWVaHigherEdCtr Rm130 - Thurs, Jan 14 (Jan 21 snow date if schools close on 1/14) -- Open to the public for all ages. FREE Event bring your kids and parents too.

AES - Robotics Workshop - TBD
GES - Robotics Workshop - TBD
RVES - Robotics Workshop - TBD
WES - Robotics Workshop - TBD
HPES - Robotics Workshop - TBD
MES - Robotics Workshop - TBD

**February 2016**

Open Play time with LEGOs and Robots at SWVaHigherEdCtr Rm130 - Thurs, Feb 11 (Feb 18 snow date if schools close on 2/11) -- Open to the public for all ages. FREE Event bring your kids and parents too.

Investigate Summer Camp opportunities such as http://www.tnstate.edu/engineering/precollege.aspx


**March 2016**

Open Play time with LEGOs and Robots at SWVaHigherEdCtr Rm130 - Thurs, Mar 10 (Mar 17 snow date if schools close on 3/17) -- Open to the public for all ages. FREE Event bring your kids and parents too.

<del>RVES - Robotics Workshop on March 14, 3-5p</del> (postponed)

HPES - Robotics Workshop on March 17, 6-8p

Technology Madness - WCS Teacher In-Service Robotic Workshops, March 19th 8a-1p, AHS Library

**April 2016**

<del>RVES - Robotics Workshop on April 4, 3-5p</del> (postponed)

EBSMS - Technology Exploratory hosts the LEGO Mindstorm Robots in their classroom on April 12th 8am-3pm

VIES - Robotics Demonstration - April 12th, 7-8p

Open Play time with LEGOs and Robots at SWVaHigherEdCtr Rm130 - Thurs, Apr 14 -- Open to the public for all ages. FREE Event bring your kids and parents too. No registration required, just show up!

KTU at SWVaHigherEdCenter, April 16th

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{{:roboticsclub:ktuapril2016classes.pdf}}

**May 2016**

ROBOTS TAKING A BREAK for SOLs and End of Year activities.


**Summer 2016**

Gather your friends and start a team. Begin learning about robots, do team building exercises and discover your favorite roles to kick off the season. Visit [[http://firstinspires.org]] for all the details.

Contact Nicky Rahley <nrahley@swcenter.edu> for financial sponsors for rookie teams.
Beginning on JUNE 9, 6p-8p at Higher Ed Center - Team building workshop with MINDSTORM NXT Robots and Legos, for coaches and students


JUNE 15-17 - WCS GATE Camp\\
JULY 11-15 - Barter Theatre's REAL Tech Camp, Higher Ed Center

**FLL Tournament - November 2016**

Full day of robotics, FREE and open to the public


**January 2017**

Visited a few schools for a single Robots Workshop in January
Searching for more funding through corporate donations to provide funding for more workshops.
Please donate to http://www.swcenter.edu/donate/ and specify Robot Workshop Training support.

**August 2017**

Duncan Okes held weekly Robotics Workshops at the SW Va Higher Ed Center, room 130, for the month of August. Several students from local schools and homeschooled students attended these workshops to continue to the next level earning their CDL, advanced driver's licence. They were able to program their robots to navigate through a field of obstacles to accomplish several missions.

**January 2018**

Duncan Okes will be returning again to conduct more Robotics Workshops. Contact lokes@wcs.k12.va.us to schedule your timeslot to host these free events for your school or clubs.

**2018 and beyond**
Contact the Higher Ed Center in Abingdon for current events.

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**//CONTACT Lisa Okes with any questions: lokes@wcs.k12.va.us; 276-739-3065\\
Contact your principals and let us know if you want to host a future event.//**