Team Handbook Overview

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Contents

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• Our Budget
• Grants, Sponsorships, & Fundraisers
• Student Expectations
• Safety
• Varsity Letter Requirements
• Student Roles
• Team Mentality
• Forms you need to sign and return

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Team 6032 Minimum Budget:

If we qualify for the World Championships in Detroit:

We’ve been 3 times since 2016!

Grants & Sponsorships

• In the past, large grants have funded most of our budget. Some of these are awarded every year, others come and go.
• South Metro Regional Chamber of Commerce
• DoDSTEM
• Raytheon Technologies
• FIRST Equity and Access Grant
• Intuitive Foundation�
• Local sponsors support us by donating money, mentor time, or supplies:
• Reynolds Machinery, Norwood Medical, ESI, DMAX, Yaskawa, Northrop Grumman, Insignia Display Graphics, Dayton Progress, and more.
• Full list on our website: https://www.wcrobotics.org/support

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Fundraisers

• Teachers, Mentors, and Parents help us apply for grants.
• Students & Families help by participating in fundraisers.
• We try to limit the number of fundraisers to be mindful of family financials.
• In the past, our fundraisers have included…
• Applebee’s “Short Stacks for a Tall Cause”
• Car Show & Silent Auction
• Stuffed Animals for CASA (with Avon)
• FanCloth (Pirate Robotics Spirit Wear)

There is no cost to participate in Pirate Robotics, �but all members are expected to participate in fundraisers.

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Student Expectations

GPA at least 2.0 (C- average) AND no F’s

Suspended? No travel for next competition

Minimum of 3 days per week, everyday encouraged, doctors note if absent

Positive attitude

Be reliable: on-time, prepared to work, clean up, assist newer members, responsive to mentors and other adult volunteers

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Gracious Professionalism

We are gracious professionals.

We are kind to each other and to our competitors.

We do not use profanity.

We work hard, help other teams, and learn from other teams.

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Communication

Keep up with team communication!

Remind (text updates)� text @wchsrobot to 81010

Discord (team chat)

�Check ChiefDelphi every now and then! So many of great resources. �This is where questions get answered and teams communicate with each other.

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Safety is Paramount

• All team members will complete safety training.
• You must pass a safety quiz before you can use any tools in the shop.
• NEVER feel pressured to use any tool or machine. If you don’t feel comfortable using it, you do not need to use it!
• Safety glasses at all times.
• Keep hands away from moving parts.
• When a robot is enabled, step back, keep hands away.
• Clean up before the end of each session. Clean Space = Safe Space
• No horseplay
• Slow down, think before you work on anything.

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Tools & Materials

Be respectful of all tools in the workshop.

Most tools and parts (even the small ones) are more expensive than you may realize.

If you use a tool, put it back in the right place when you are done using it.

If you have free time, you can help the team by organizing loose parts & returning tools that have been left out.

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Varsity Letter Requirements

To earn a varsity letter, you must be a member “in good standing” for two years.

This means…

Maintain a 2.0+ GPA (and no F’s)

Attend all competitions in their entirety

Meet the 90% attendance requirement

�Faculty advisors may make exceptions under certain circumstances.

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Student Roles

Team Captain

Safety Captain

CAD�Build�Programming�Scouting�Marketing (more info on next slide)

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Marketing Team Roles

Outreach Event Planners

Awards Coordinators

Judging Spokespeople

Web Designers

Videographers

Social Media Specialists

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Roles at Competitions

Drive Team:

• Drive Team Coach (we use a student for this role, some teams use adults)
• Driver
• Operator
• Human Player
• Technician

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Team Mentality

When you are part of a team, the team’s success is your success.

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“Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily; even if you had not title or position.”

• Brain Tracy

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Checklist

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