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Welcome to the website of Team #226, the TEC CReW Hammerheads. We've competed annually in the FIRST Robotics Competition since 1999, making this our 11th year of competition. This year, our team is composed of students from three Troy School District high schools: Troy High School, Athens High School, and International Academy East, one of our science and math magnet schools. We have wonderful mentors from General Motors' Manufacturing Assembly & Automation Center, and the support of many parents and volunteers.
Our team strives to spread the lessons of FIRST to our members, and the surrounding area. To work towards this goal, we hold many events in the community. If you have seen our team in the community recently, it could have been at Troy Daze, our members volunteering with Summer in the City, the SharkFest FLL regional, or possibly at an FRC competition! More information about these events can be found in the events section of our website. We invite everyone to learn more about FIRST and take pictures with our mascot Sharkie at these events.
Another Successful Troy FRC District
Thanks to all the parents, students, mentors, and alumni for their hard work at the Troy FRC District Competition. The Hammerheads were heavily involved in the competition from Wednesday night setup through Saturday night teardown. Everyone did a good job and it was a great event overall.
In the qualification matches, we were 8 and 4. Team 226 and Team 33 (Killer Bees) were chosen by the #5 seed alliance captain, Team 216 ( More RoboDawgs). Our Number 5 alliance played against the Number 4 alliance composed of Team 3539 (Byting Bulldogs), Team 4384 (The Exiles), and Team 2851 (Crevolution). Our #5 alliance triumphed and went on to the Semifinals to play against the #1 alliance. Unfortunately, here our alliance was bitten by the Dawgs (Team 244), thrown a banana peel by Guerrillas (Team 469), and burned by H.O.T (Team 67). Great matches though, all of them.
The good news, our team has qualified for the Michigan FRC State Championship which will be held at Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center( Yipsilanti, MI). This event will be from April 12th to April 14th. More information is yet to be released, so be sure to check your emails, Hammerheads. The matches here will be more intense; you will see very high scores and creative robot designs. It is definitely something to look forward to.
We had a lot of fun competing on the home field, now it’s on to the State.
What time is it? Hammer Time! (of course)
Troy FRC District
The Troy FRC District event, March 30-31 at Athens High School, is approaching fast. As a 226 team member you are required to help with the set-up and tear down of this event.
So what does that mean to you? You are expected to help at Athens on Wednesday or Thursday after school, attend the event on Friday and Saturday, and stay after closing ceremonies on Saturday to tear down.
Wednesday, March 28th and Thursday, March 29th:
Meet directly after school at Athens. If you are an Athens student, just go to the gym / aux. gym area and find Hans Rodgers. If you are a Troy High student, wait at the main entrance by the office after school for a ride over to Athens. Do not wonder around or congregate in Mr. Merian's room as we need to get to Athens as soon as possible after school. The more people the faster things get done. You will need to arrange for your own ride home from Athens.
Once there, Hans Rogers, GM Engineer and Troy District Event coordinator will direct you to where you are needed. Time commitment is from right after school until around 5:30 - 6:00pm. Thursday is pretty much the same as Wednesday
Thursday Evening:
The Pit crew will be setting up the pits, robot check-in and doing whatever else needs to be done that night. They know who they are and what's going on.
Friday, March 30th
This is a half day of school. If you are on our list of attending students, your absence will be exempt. You are expected to attend both days, Friday and Saturday, March 31st The Athens competition is to us as the Homecoming game is to the football team. If you have a reason you cannot attend, it must be presented to an advisor (Mr. Merian or Mrs. Ure) and the Team President, Akhil. Since this event is in District you will need to provide your own transportation to and from Athens.
Entry to the event is through the auxiliary gym doors in the rear of Athens starting at 8:00am both days. You can find the agenda and other event info on the FIRST in Michigan site. www.firstinmichigan.org Students attending the competition on Friday are required to wear a wristband and will not be allowed entry through the school. We will only be given the number of wristband as we have participants, so it is important that you are on our list if you are planning on attending.
Lunch on Friday is Pizza and lunch on Saturday is Buscemi’s subs. Saturday’s lunch is being provided by the Woocks. Watch for an email about choices and be sure to thank them.
This is a very important event to our team. Everyone needs to be involved. Ask your parents, family members, teachers and friends to come and cheer us on.
Everyone do their job and make us proud on our home field.
Go Hammerheads!