The construction period for the international FIRST Robotics competition came to an end on Tuesday, February 18th. For the students of team 3985 (LaSalle Community Comprehensive High School) and their Vigilant Global mentors, the construction of the robot went on right down to the wire. The... read more
After 6 simultaneously stressful and fantastic weeks of robot building, the students at LaSalle Community Comprehensive High School, their Vigilant Global mentors and their pet robot Sonic Howl made off for their first competition in Oshawa (Ontario) for the weekend of March 9th. Despite several... read more
LCCHS and Vigilant are as of now in Oshawa, Ontario, playing a series of matches that will seal their fate for the competition. The mentors and kids arrived Wednesday night, and worked hard all of Thursday to prep the robot for the series. Some modifications were suggested by the judges, and... read more
Yesterday marked the beginning of the second week of the FIRST Robotics build period, set in motion by the launch event that occurred on Saturday January 5th. That morning, NASA announced the nature of this year's FIRST challenge to the thousands of kids waiting on tip toes for the competition... read more