Our team competed at the 2-day Battle at the Border off-season FIRST Robotics Competition hosted by Teams 1538 – The Holy Cows , 2485 – W.A.R. Lords and 9452 – LHS Steel Stingers. Overall we were very happy to place 13th out of 34 robots from 27 different teams based out of San Diego and Orange Counties. Though we initially missed out on making it into the 8 playoff alliances, we were called upon midway through the playoffs when Team 1622 – Team Spyder had a broken intake. Though our new alliance with @3128aluminumnarwhals and @team_5137 did not make it any further, it was great opportunity to compete under the stress of a playoff match. It was great to have many of our new team members take part as well to see what to expect for this coming season.
Information Night Presentation Available
We had a great turnout this week with lots of interest in our robotics program! In case you could not make it, here is the presentation that was given.
Questions? Email robotics@lccteams.org
Parent & Student Information Night
Please join us in on Tuesday, September 17th @ 6 pm at La Costa Canyon HS Room 904 to learn more about our Robotics team as we gear up for the 2024-2025 season!
Questions? Email robotics@lccteams.org
Team meetings are back for the 2024-2025 season!
Subscribe to our team’s Google Calendar that will be kept up-to-date throughout the season:
Saturday Meeting
Join us on Saturday, October 21 from 10 AM to 3 PM in LCC Room 904 for building a robot base with swerve drive.
Meetings @ Lunch and @6pm Room 904
Two meetings today
Students – Today during lunch in Room 904
Parents & Students – Tonight @ 6PM in LCC Room 904
MavBots Are Back! Next Steps
Thank you to all who attended our second robotics team interest meeting Wednesday night. We have enough student and parent support to start the team up again!
Event Reminder: “Battle at the Border” this weekend @ Cathedral Catholic
If you’re curious about an offseason robot competition, attend the “Battle at the Border” this weekend at Cathedral Catholic. Details are at the end of this post.
Immediate Action Needed: Role Sign-up
Our first priority is determining the roles students and parents are interested in. There is now a SignUpGenius for leadership positions, areas of interest, and parent roles.
The team will decide the best way to organize for this season.
As a small team, most students fill multiple roles. Sign up for as many positions or areas as you would like. Our goal is to find out what areas you are most interested in.
Parents, please fill out the parent roles that fit you best.
The SignUpGenius closes on Sunday night, so sign up as soon as possible!
Next Steps:
Step 1:
Fill out the Doodle poll for next week’s meeting availability so we can set a meeting time for next week
Step 2:
Join the team Discord server (link expires 10/19/2023)
#annoucements is for team announcements
#general is for team discussions
Step 3:
Join Google Classroom for general announcements and schedules
Class code: yybick7
We will continue to send email messages and post on Discord if Google Classroom doesn’t work for you.
Upcoming Event Details:
“Battle at the Border” Offseason Robotics Competition
Location:
Cathedral Catholic
5555 Del Mar Heights Rd
San Diego, CA 92130
Best Times to Visit:
Saturday (12-4 PM) or Sunday (10-1 PM)
Note: Wear closed-toe shoes and bring safety goggles if you plan to visit the pit areas.
If anyone has experience with machining or CNC machines, send me a message.
Thank you all for your enthusiasm and prompt responses as we move forward to restart the LCC MavBots team. Your involvement is crucial, and together, we’ll have a great year of fun building a competitive robot.
*** If you wish to be removed from the team mailing list, let me know ***
Warmest regards,
Mike Fine
Restarting the LCC MavBots Team?
We are having an interest meeting in LCC Room 904 this Thursday, October 5th @ 6 pm to see if there is enough support to start up the LCC FIRST Robotics Competition Team.
It will require a lot of parental support as well as fundraising.
Please visit our meeting for more information and to learn about what it entails to run a competitive high school robotics team.
Questions? Email Mr. Fine: michael.fine@sduhsd.net
2021 Robotics sign up
We’re excited to start another year of robotics competition at LCC! We are the La Costa Canyon MavBots Robotics Team. We are an extracurricular competitive robotics team and we love that there’s a class in school now.
This season’s competition is mostly virtual, with some optional small, socially-distanced in-person meetings.
Sign up now to get our meeting information and learn more about competitive robotics at La Costa Canyon!
2020 Tournament Corona Virus / COVID-19 Information
The Fine Family plans to attend our second tournament this week. We are paying close attention to the COVID-19 information from local public health officials as well as our parent organization for the team, FIRST Robotics Competition.
FIRST Robotics Competition COVID-19 Information
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is not recommending cancelling of events in counties without evidence of community transmission. San Diego County does not yet have any such evidence of transmission.
“CDPH does not recommend cancelation of community events at this time if no COVID-19 cases exist within the community.”
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/nCOV2019.aspx
CDPH does recommend that “Californians who are at higher risk from COVID-19 to take actions to reduce their risk. This includes older adults, individuals with compromised immune systems, and individuals who have serious chronic medical conditions.”
As with any rapidly changing situation, we will notify team parents if our plans change, or if the tournament organizers provide more information or cancel the event.