FIRST Robotics Competition Team 4915 from Bainbridge High School, Bainbridge Island, Washington.https://spartronics4915.com/https://spartronics4915.com/sammamish-day-1-recap/https://spartronics4915.com/sammamish-day-1-recap/Spartronics 4915 successfully dove into REEFSCAPE at our first competition of the season at Sammamish High School in Bellevue, Washington. Keep up to date on all the action on…Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/jan-17-2025/https://spartronics4915.com/jan-17-2025/January 17, 2025 Electronics and Programming Teams Create a Test Chassis By Eleanor LeeSince early into pre-season, Electronics has been hard at work after discovering an old,…Mon, 03 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/spartronics/https://spartronics4915.com/spartronics/February 28, 2025 The Final Senior Spotlight! Our final senior of the year is Joyce Michalczuk, one of our Mechanics captains! They have been with the team for four years, their…Mon, 03 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/orientation-summary/https://spartronics4915.com/orientation-summary/Our first meeting, also known as the orientation meeting, was last Wednesday the 11th, and we really want to share all about it! New students eagerly listened as our captains…Sun, 29 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/subteam-updates-3/https://spartronics4915.com/subteam-updates-3/Mechanics and Design Mechanics leadership were working on training new members on the machines in our shop. Design leadership were working on teaching Computer Aided Design to our…Sun, 29 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/subteam-updates-9-18-2024/https://spartronics4915.com/subteam-updates-9-18-2024/Mechanics -Teaching new members how to operate machinery. -Taking safety tests. Students learning how to operate machinery. Programming -Teaching new members how to code.…Sun, 29 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/walkabout-progress/https://spartronics4915.com/walkabout-progress/As many of you know, Spartronics builds a new robot from scratch each year to compete in a brand-new competition. All of the new materials and parts easily add up in costs, and…Sun, 29 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/robotics-open-house-is-a-success/https://spartronics4915.com/robotics-open-house-is-a-success/Over 180 people showed up to our open house on May 22nd! Spartronics thanks everyone who attended and we can't wait to see you next year! We would also like to thank the local…Sun, 16 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/important-pizza-announcement/https://spartronics4915.com/important-pizza-announcement/Spartronics will be taking over Westside Pizza on April 28th, 2024 from 5-8 PM. Spartronics will be showing off our 2023-2024 award-winning robot NEMESIS. A percentage of funds…Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/join-us-for-our-open-house/https://spartronics4915.com/join-us-for-our-open-house/JOIN FOR OUR OPEN HOUSE Bainbridge High School WEDNESDAY May 22nd, 5-7 pm Robotics Open House Please join us on Wednesday, May 22nd for our Robotics Open House, showcasing…Wed, 17 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/bonney-lake-day-1-recap/https://spartronics4915.com/bonney-lake-day-1-recap/Spartronics 4915 and its robot NEMESIS competed in Day 1 of the FIRST Robotics Competition in Bonney Lake. Spartronics completed the day with a record of 6-4, ranking 14th out of…Sun, 17 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-places-in-the-second-alliance-at-glacier-peak/https://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-places-in-the-second-alliance-at-glacier-peak/It was a tough first competition, but thanks to our amazing team, we pulled through and finished in the 2 alliance! At the helm of NEMESIS was the Spartronics Drive Team,…Wed, 13 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/subteam-updates-for-the-week-of-march-8th/https://spartronics4915.com/subteam-updates-for-the-week-of-march-8th/Subteam Updates! Mechanics and Design: Mechanics started work on making backup parts for our next competition. Programming: Programming has been testing and working on coding…Wed, 13 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/watch-our-robot-reveal/https://spartronics4915.com/watch-our-robot-reveal/We have published our robot reveal! Watch click here to watch now!Wed, 13 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/glacier-peak-2024-day-1-report/https://spartronics4915.com/glacier-peak-2024-day-1-report/Spartronics 4915 and its robot NEMESIS competed with spirit and gracious professionalism on Day 1 of the Glacier Peak FIRST Robotics competition. The team currently stands 23rd in…Sun, 03 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/senior-spotlight/https://spartronics4915.com/senior-spotlight/Spotlight time! This week, we are focusing on Gavin. Gavin has been in Spartronics as long as he has been at the high school! Gavin's favourite part of Spartronics is…Fri, 09 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/senior-spotlight-2/https://spartronics4915.com/senior-spotlight-2/Spotlight Time. Everett is in the spotlight this week! Everett is one of our programming captains. Everett has spent four years on Spartronics. Everett's dream career is in…Fri, 09 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-hits-3k-on-instagram/https://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-hits-3k-on-instagram/Last Monday, we reached three thousand followers on Instagram! We could not have done it without you guys, so thank you very much! If you are not already following us, click here!Fri, 09 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/subteam-successes/https://spartronics4915.com/subteam-successes/Mechanics and Design: Mechanics finalized the intake. Design worked on prototypes of our climber and elevator. Programming: Programming was solving a quartic equation as well as…Fri, 09 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/subteam-updates-week-of-february-2nd/https://spartronics4915.com/subteam-updates-week-of-february-2nd/Mechanics and Design: Mechanics worked on building the intake and manufacturing the elevator. Design finished the CAD of our robot! Programming: Programming debugged code and…Fri, 09 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/senior-spotlight-1/https://spartronics4915.com/senior-spotlight-1/We are starting a new segment of our newsletter called Senior Spotlight! Senior Spotlight aims to showcase some of our amazing seniors who are graduating at the end of this…Fri, 19 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/subteam-antics-week-of-january-19th/https://spartronics4915.com/subteam-antics-week-of-january-19th/Mechanics and Design: Mechanics worked on the chassis for our new robot! Design continued their legendary design marathon. Programming: Programming continued their hard work on…Fri, 19 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/kicking-off-the-season/https://spartronics4915.com/kicking-off-the-season/Worldwide kickoff was at 9 AM on Saturday, January 6th. Our whole team gathered to watch the livestream announcement, and we even got to see some alumni too! We started working on…Wed, 17 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/subteam-updates-2/https://spartronics4915.com/subteam-updates-2/Mechanics and Design: Mechanics were building a mock field for the robot to practice on, and building the robot's chassis. Design was prototyping plywood models of some of the…Wed, 17 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/mock-kickoff-overview/https://spartronics4915.com/mock-kickoff-overview/Mock kickoff is when Spartronics captains teach new members how the real kickoff will run and how to run strategy on kickoff efficiently. Every subteam works with one another to…Wed, 03 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/subteam-updates-december-15th-2023/https://spartronics4915.com/subteam-updates-december-15th-2023/Mechanics and Design: Mechanics and design participated in mock kickoff! Programming: Programming participated in mock kickoff! Electronics/Pneumatics: Electronics participated in…Wed, 03 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/we-had-a-great-time-at-the-spartronics-potluck-last-sunday/https://spartronics4915.com/we-had-a-great-time-at-the-spartronics-potluck-last-sunday/Last Sunday was the Spartronics team potluck! We had lots of fun and met many people in the community! If you did not come this time, make sure to come next year!Wed, 03 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/subteam-updates-december-1st/https://spartronics4915.com/subteam-updates-december-1st/Mechanics and Design: BARN gave them lessons on maintaining equipment, organizing and staying safe! Design had what only can be described as a "CAD party!" Programming:…Mon, 04 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/sponsor-spotlight-jason-shutt-realtor-windermere-real-estate/https://spartronics4915.com/sponsor-spotlight-jason-shutt-realtor-windermere-real-estate/1. Can you give us a brief description of your company and what it does? I am a top-ranked Realtor at Windermere on Bainbridge Island who helps people make well-informed,…Fri, 24 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/subteam-updates-for-11-15-meeting/https://spartronics4915.com/subteam-updates-for-11-15-meeting/Mechanics: Students are learning how to use CAD as they will design our new robot for 2024 before we begin our build. Programming: Our Programming subteam is getting acquainted…Fri, 24 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/subteam-updates-for-november-1st-meeting/https://spartronics4915.com/subteam-updates-for-november-1st-meeting/Mechanics: -Teaching new members how to operate machinery. -Taking inventory of parts and supplies. -New students took safety tests. Students learning how to operate machinery.…Fri, 17 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/walkabout-overveiw/https://spartronics4915.com/walkabout-overveiw/Spartronics are starting this season off with our world famous walkabout. Several members and one mentor from our business and marketing subteam walked around and talked with…Fri, 17 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/kickoff-the-2023-build-season-has-begun/https://spartronics4915.com/kickoff-the-2023-build-season-has-begun/As of nine in the morning on the 7th of January, the 2023 FRC build season has officially begun! With the start of this new season, teams have been tasked with building and…Thu, 12 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/subteam-updates/https://spartronics4915.com/subteam-updates/Mechanics: -Cutting wooden field elements for testing the robot. -Getting students certified in woodworking equipment. -Creating prototype pieces for the robot. Programming:…Thu, 12 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/alumni-spotlight-grant-dalton/https://spartronics4915.com/alumni-spotlight-grant-dalton/A large part of our identity as a robotics team is the impact we have on students' lives beyond high school. Many Spartronics alumni have gone on to accomplish amazing things in…Thu, 05 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-begins-its-10th-year/https://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-begins-its-10th-year/Newsletter by Carly Hart, Maxwell Richards, and Henry Tuohy. Spartronics has started off strong this year with the introduction of many new members to our team! Due to the influx…Thu, 05 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/subteam-updates-december-8-2022/https://spartronics4915.com/subteam-updates-december-8-2022/Mechanics: -Led workshop safety training/testing for new and returning members (includes power tool safety, emergency procedures, and general best practices) -Training new members…Thu, 05 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-open-house-are-you-coming/https://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-open-house-are-you-coming/JOIN US AT Bainbridge High School WEDNESDAY May 4th, 5-7 pm Robotics Open House Please join us on Wednesday, May 4th for our Robotics Open House, showcasing Robotics on Bainbridge…Wed, 27 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/watch-the-spartronics-at-the-district-championship-live/https://spartronics4915.com/watch-the-spartronics-at-the-district-championship-live/April 7-9, 2022 - Eastern Washington University Updates on our Facebook Page Watch the livestream here: https://www.twitch.tv/firstinspires28Sun, 10 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/join-us-in-auburn-sat-mar-26-sun-mar-27-or-watch-us-on-the-live-stream/https://spartronics4915.com/join-us-in-auburn-sat-mar-26-sun-mar-27-or-watch-us-on-the-live-stream/JOIN US IN AUBURN THIS SAT & SUN! March 26 and March 27, 2022 Spectators are welcome. It's FREE. It's PHUN! Or you can watch us live: https://www.twitch.tv/firstinspires29 More…Thu, 24 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/live-stream-from-bellevue-sat-march-19-sun-mar-20/https://spartronics4915.com/live-stream-from-bellevue-sat-march-19-sun-mar-20/Spartronics Robotics FIRST Team 4915 at Bainbridge High will compete in its first in-person competition this weekend for the first time in TWO YEARS. Hosted by FIRST Washington, a…Sat, 19 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/new-game-for-2022-watch-rapid-react/https://spartronics4915.com/new-game-for-2022-watch-rapid-react/Watch this video to learn about our new game for the FIRST Robotics Competition 2022 season! https://youtu.be/LgniEjI9cCM Innovation Takes Flight in RAPID REACT In RAPID REACT…Sun, 09 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/important-updates-from-spartronics/https://spartronics4915.com/important-updates-from-spartronics/April 19, 2021 In This Issue: Game Challenges Newsletter by Jessica Rosenfeld What have we been up to? Spartronics has been busy this season, COVID-19 pandemic and all. This…Sun, 25 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-virtual-open-house-2021/https://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-virtual-open-house-2021/Sign Up Here! - https://bit.ly/- -OpenHouse JOIN US AT 6:00 PM PROMPTLY!Sun, 25 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/game-changers-2021-first-robotic-competition-season-kicks-off/https://spartronics4915.com/game-changers-2021-first-robotic-competition-season-kicks-off/On Saturday, January 9, 2021, for the first-time 50+ team members and mentors of FIRST Robotics Competition Spartronics 4915 attended a virtual kickoff for the start of the 2021…Sat, 09 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-is-starting-off-for-the-first-time-ever-online-and-it-is-going-splendidly/https://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-is-starting-off-for-the-first-time-ever-online-and-it-is-going-splendidly/By Jessica Rosenfeld At our first all-team meeting, we introduced what the year ahead would look like being online, as well as the team in general. We also gave subteam…Thu, 19 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/sponsor-the-sponsors/https://spartronics4915.com/sponsor-the-sponsors/This year, we are all aware of the challenging times in our community. Our entire team has been extra appreciative of all the community support we have received over the last…Thu, 19 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/season-postponed-after-successful-glacier-peak-event/https://spartronics4915.com/season-postponed-after-successful-glacier-peak-event/ALL ROBOTICS Events Postponed until 2021 FIRST WA has made the difficult decision to postpone the remainder of the 2020 PNW District events until the Fall. This means that…Fri, 13 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/its-almost-a-wrap-our-new-robot-is-getting-ready-to-be-unveiled/https://spartronics4915.com/its-almost-a-wrap-our-new-robot-is-getting-ready-to-be-unveiled/Subteam Updates: Programming was able to test the integration between the index and the launcher. They report it worked and the test went well. Students will be testing autonomous…Wed, 19 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/robot-building-enters-the-home-stretch/https://spartronics4915.com/robot-building-enters-the-home-stretch/Our new robot is coming together as we enter Week 5 and the home stretch of our 2020 Build Season. The Mechanics are working hard to complete the robot. The mechanisms are being…Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/our-new-robot-is-being-built/https://spartronics4915.com/our-new-robot-is-being-built/Subteam Updates As our 2020 build season marches on every Spartronics subteam has kept busy in spite of the unexpected snow. Mechanics subteam is finishing building this year's…Thu, 30 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/kickoff-2020-new-game-announced/https://spartronics4915.com/kickoff-2020-new-game-announced/Kickoff 2020: New Build Season Begins Kickoff is starting with an intergalactic bang. Kickoff is the start of build season where all 4,000 FIRST Robotics Competition teams in 35…Wed, 08 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/team-update-sponsor-spotlight/https://spartronics4915.com/team-update-sponsor-spotlight/Subteam Updates: In Mechanics , student skill sets are being finalized as well as student certifications and safety training for the machinery. Robot inventory is being updated to…Thu, 19 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/sponsor-spotlight/https://spartronics4915.com/sponsor-spotlight/The Marketing subteam is finalizing 2020 Sponsors! Emma Lahtinen shows how our Sponsor support has grown, holding our first Team Shirt (2013-14) and wearing last year's shirt.…Mon, 02 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/infinite-recharge-star-wars-and-first-partner-for-frc-2020-game/https://spartronics4915.com/infinite-recharge-star-wars-and-first-partner-for-frc-2020-game/VIDEO TEASERS FOR THE 2020 GAME! POWER THE FUTURE IN INFINITE RECHARGE "Renewable sources of energy are everywhere, all around us. Using intelligent systems, imaginations, and…Thu, 21 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/a-new-season-begins-girls-gen-more/https://spartronics4915.com/a-new-season-begins-girls-gen-more/A News Season Begins! Welcome to the first newsletter of Spartronics' 2019-2020 season! Both old and new team members are already working hard at our bi-weekly meetings to ensure…Mon, 28 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/pnw-robotics-teams-score-big-at-2019-first-championship-in-houston/https://spartronics4915.com/pnw-robotics-teams-score-big-at-2019-first-championship-in-houston/The results are in from the FIRST Worlds Championship in Houston and teams from the Pacific Northwest District scored big! While Spartronics did not compete at Worlds this year,…Tue, 23 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/glacier-peak-results-our-big-award-win-and-4915-on-tv/https://spartronics4915.com/glacier-peak-results-our-big-award-win-and-4915-on-tv/Glacier Peak Highs and Lows Our second District Event Competition was held on March 23-24 at Glacier Peak High School, in Snohomish just south of Everett, Washington. Our matches…Tue, 16 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/this-weekend-competition-2-at-glacier-peak-high-join-us-or-watch-live/https://spartronics4915.com/this-weekend-competition-2-at-glacier-peak-high-join-us-or-watch-live/Spartronics Team 4915 is at Glacier Peak High School, in Snohomish just south of Everett, Washington. Saturday's Matches were filled with extraordinary highs with Matches that…Sat, 23 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/first-competition/https://spartronics4915.com/first-competition/Auburn Mountainview Recap Our first District Event Competition on March 9-10 drew a crowd of more than 50 team members, mentors, parents, family member and others who traveled to…Thu, 21 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/300-people-turn-out-for-5th-annual-all-robotics-open-house/https://spartronics4915.com/300-people-turn-out-for-5th-annual-all-robotics-open-house/More than three hundred people attended our All Robotics Open House on Wednesday evening, March 13. It was our 5th Annual Community Open House and once again student led. It…Fri, 15 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/all-robotics-open-house-is-march-13-next-week-are-you-coming/https://spartronics4915.com/all-robotics-open-house-is-march-13-next-week-are-you-coming/Please join us on Wednesday March 13 for our All-Robotics Open House showcasing Robotics and STEAM on Bainbridge Island. We want teachers, students of all ages, family, parents,…Tue, 12 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/build-season-is-over-competition-seasons-here/https://spartronics4915.com/build-season-is-over-competition-seasons-here/Bag Day & Start of Competition Season Build Season is over! After a great deal of testing and hard work, including a complete redesign the robot’s hatch intake system, CHAOS was…Sun, 10 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/live-stream-watch-spartronics-from-auburn-mtview-high-compete-live/https://spartronics4915.com/live-stream-watch-spartronics-from-auburn-mtview-high-compete-live/Spartronics Team 4915 on Saturday, March 9 and Sunday, March 10 will be at Auburn Mountainview High School for its first of two District event competitions for the 2019…Sat, 09 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/build-season-week-5/https://spartronics4915.com/build-season-week-5/Robot Name Reveal Spartronics is excited to announce the name of this years robot: CHAOS ! CHAOS is an acronym for C argo H atch-panel A scending O perational S ystem because of…Mon, 18 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/build-season-week-4-2/https://spartronics4915.com/build-season-week-4-2/Subteam Updates: Build Season marches on! Students are continuing their hard work, aiming to make the best robot they can. The Mechanics subteam has moved on from design to…Tue, 12 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-invites-you-march-13-2018-wednesday-5-7-pm/https://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-invites-you-march-13-2018-wednesday-5-7-pm/Mark Your Calendar for March 13, 5-7 PM Save the Date: On Wednesday, March 13, everyone is welcome to join us at our All Robotics Open House! You'll have the opportunity to see…Wed, 06 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/build-season-week-2/https://spartronics4915.com/build-season-week-2/Subteam Updates The brainstorming phase of Build Season is over! Spartronics has split up into its subteams, where everyone's working hard together to construct a great robot.…Thu, 24 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/build-season-is-ramping-up-week-1/https://spartronics4915.com/build-season-is-ramping-up-week-1/Team Update The team’s had a very productive first week of Build Season! Remember, all 3,700 FRC teams worldwide have just six weeks to build a robot for the new "Destination:…Sat, 19 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/2019-kickoff-event/https://spartronics4915.com/2019-kickoff-event/We gathered before 7:00 am on Saturday, January 5th for the live video broadcast on the FIRST Twitch channel, joining 3,700 FRC teams around the globe, including 436 Rookie teams!…Tue, 08 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/subteams-girls-generation-and-first-lego-league/https://spartronics4915.com/subteams-girls-generation-and-first-lego-league/Subteam Updates: We’re excited to welcome all students, new and old, to our team. Everybody involved has been putting in all of their effort to prepare for the upcoming…Thu, 08 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/all-new-how-to-grow-first-faster-free-booklet/https://spartronics4915.com/all-new-how-to-grow-first-faster-free-booklet/Team 4915 Chairman's entry for 2018 was inspired by FIRST co-founder Dean Kamen. "We need to grow FIRST faster!" he said on the Kickoff video for this year's game, "Power Up."…Sun, 04 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/open-house-march-14th/https://spartronics4915.com/open-house-march-14th/Please join us at our upcoming Open House, on Wednesday March 14, showcasing STEAM and Robotics on Bainbridge Island. We want as many teachers, students of all ages, family…Thu, 01 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-build-season-week-6-this-is-it/https://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-build-season-week-6-this-is-it/Subteam Updates: Mechanics and Electronics have completed 2018’s first robot! This year, it was decided that Spartronics will build two robots. The second robot will allow drive…Tue, 20 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-build-season-week-5-3/https://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-build-season-week-5-3/Subteam Updates: The pressure is on in Mechanics , as soon they’ll be handing the robot off to the programmers. They’ve finished the first grabber, and work is being done on the…Sat, 17 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/build-season-week-4/https://spartronics4915.com/build-season-week-4/Subteam Updates: The robot is finally starting to come together as we close out the fourth week of build season. Mechanics have started the process of mounting the scissor lift to…Tue, 06 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-build-season-week-3/https://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-build-season-week-3/Subteam Updates: Finals are done with! With this, the Mechanics subteam has gone back to work with gusto. While prototyping for the climber is still in progress, the design for…Tue, 30 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-build-season-week-2/https://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-build-season-week-2/Subteam Updates: Mechanics have started their build season off with a bang! In the short time available to them they've already managed to build and wire two test chassis for use…Mon, 22 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/pre-kickoff-and-kickoff/https://spartronics4915.com/pre-kickoff-and-kickoff/Pre-Kickoff: Pre-Kickoff? What's that? In order to gear up for Kick off, when this year’s new game was released, we staged an event called “Pre-Kickoff” on the 3rd and 4th of…Mon, 15 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/update-subteams-girls-generation-and-drive-team/https://spartronics4915.com/update-subteams-girls-generation-and-drive-team/Subteams and FLL Tournament: Robotics season 2017-2018 has started off with a bang! Every subteam has their own way of warming up for build season. Mechanics have been taking…Thu, 30 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/first-lego-league-tourney-coming-sat-dec-9th-to-bhs/https://spartronics4915.com/first-lego-league-tourney-coming-sat-dec-9th-to-bhs/Robots built from Legos? Yes and they battle in a competition unlike any other. Teams throughout Kitsap County will rendezvous at Bainbridge High School on Saturday, December 9th…Sun, 19 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/guess-who-was-at-the-qualcomm-pizza-party-at-worlds-spartronics-dean-don/https://spartronics4915.com/guess-who-was-at-the-qualcomm-pizza-party-at-worlds-spartronics-dean-don/Qualcomm , a Sponsor of Spartronics through the amazing local support of Qualcomm's Andy Rimkus, a Bainbridge Islander, invited us to a pizza party Wednesday night at the FIRST…Thu, 20 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/a-spartronics-first-jon-coonan-named-deans-list-finalist-for-worlds/https://spartronics4915.com/a-spartronics-first-jon-coonan-named-deans-list-finalist-for-worlds/It's the first time it has happened to a member of Spartronics Team 4915: Team Co-Captain and Marketing Lead Jonathan "Jon" Coonan was named a FIRST Robotics Dean’s List Finalist…Sun, 16 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/houston-we-have-no-problem-spartronics-are-headed-to-worlds/https://spartronics4915.com/houston-we-have-no-problem-spartronics-are-headed-to-worlds/It's official: SPARTRONICS ARE GOING TO WORLDS IN HOUSTON!!! We finished ranked 16th in the PNW out of 155 teams in three states: Washington, Oregon and Alaska. The top 39 teams…Mon, 10 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/bhs-robotics-team-4915-wins-award-finishes-4th-in-district-event/https://spartronics4915.com/bhs-robotics-team-4915-wins-award-finishes-4th-in-district-event/Spartronics Team 4915 finished the elimination rounds of the FIRST Robotics Competition District Event at Glacier Peak High School ranked 4th and won the coveted “Team Spirit…Fri, 31 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/jon-coonan-named-to-deans-list-by-washington-firsts-kevin-ross/https://spartronics4915.com/jon-coonan-named-to-deans-list-by-washington-firsts-kevin-ross/One of the biggest highlights of Glacier Peak for team members, mentors and supporters in the stands was when Spartronics Team Co-Captain and Marketing Lead Jon Coonan was named…Fri, 31 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-currently-ranked-4-in-washington-oregon-and-alaska/https://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-currently-ranked-4-in-washington-oregon-and-alaska/Spartronics Team 4915 are now ranked 4th among 153 teams from the states of Washington, Oregon and Alaska after four weeks of competition, according to FIRST. Team 1595, The…Fri, 31 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/mentor-binnur-al-kazily-selected-as-geekwires-geek-of-the-week/https://spartronics4915.com/mentor-binnur-al-kazily-selected-as-geekwires-geek-of-the-week/Our Superstar Mentor, Binnur Al-Kazily, is not only our "Woodie Flowers" Nominee, but has just been selected by a leading technology industry news service as "Geek of the Week!"…Sat, 18 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/this-week-all-robotics-open-house-at-bhs-march-15-5-7pm/https://spartronics4915.com/this-week-all-robotics-open-house-at-bhs-march-15-5-7pm/Join us for all-island Community Open House for FIRST Robotics sponsored by BHS Spartronics Team 4915! This Wednesday, March 15th from 5 – 7 pm, meet all our local Robotics teams…Tue, 14 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-win-auburn-district-event-and-engineering-inspiration-award/https://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-win-auburn-district-event-and-engineering-inspiration-award/Spartronics Team 4915 became District Event Champions this weekend, winning the FIRST Robotics Competition District at Auburn Mountainview High School. Finishing qualifying…Mon, 06 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/streaming-live-first-match-at-auburn-mar-4-5th/https://spartronics4915.com/streaming-live-first-match-at-auburn-mar-4-5th/Spartronics finished the first day of the competition in 4th Place with a 6-2 record. Every alliance win scored over 200 points! Here is the link for the live video stream for…Sat, 04 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/bag-day-deans-list-nominee/https://spartronics4915.com/bag-day-deans-list-nominee/The Programmers have surpassed last year! Our Programmers finished ahead of where they were this time last year! They have programmed the launcher, intake, and our autonomous…Wed, 01 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-build-season-week-5/https://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-build-season-week-5/What’s up with Mechanics? Our Spartronics Mechanics are hard at work as ever, and they finish the agitator! The agitator is the module which will launch the balls into goals for…Sun, 19 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/build-season-update/https://spartronics4915.com/build-season-update/This week in Subteams: This week was the third week in the 2017 build season and in all the subteams ideas are turning into realities while clear forms are starting to appear and…Thu, 02 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/mlk-day-in-olympia/https://spartronics4915.com/mlk-day-in-olympia/On Monday, January 16th, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, some of the marketers from the team made the trip down to Olympia with mentor Bill Davis to speak to their Washington State…Sat, 28 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/this-week-in-subteams/https://spartronics4915.com/this-week-in-subteams/This week was the second week in the 2017 build season and all the subteams are working together and making great progress in building the robot. The mechanics and programmers…Sat, 28 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-member-wins-mlk-short-essay-contest/https://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-member-wins-mlk-short-essay-contest/Martin Luther King Jr. day is celebrated in different ways across the country. At Bainbridge High School, it is celebrated with an essay and poetry contest. Many students each…Tue, 17 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/our-strategy-process-decision-and-current-mechanical-ideas/https://spartronics4915.com/our-strategy-process-decision-and-current-mechanical-ideas/Our strategy choice process: As the details of the game were revealed in the eagerly anticipated kickoff video last Saturday, the team moved from mock design, to the real thing.…Mon, 16 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/steamworks/https://spartronics4915.com/steamworks/FIRST just announced the new 2017 game STEAMworks. STEAMworks has introduced many new elements to the game, creating a more challenging and engaging game for all players. The…Sun, 08 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-run-bima-art-in-action-workshops/https://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-run-bima-art-in-action-workshops/Spartronics hosted the second round of our team’s STEAM workshops at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art (BIMA). It was a major success as kids and parents showed up in droves,…Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/team-member-gabe-travis-featured-in-bainbridge-island-mazazine/https://spartronics4915.com/team-member-gabe-travis-featured-in-bainbridge-island-mazazine/One of our Marketing members Gabe Travis was featured in the latest edition of Bainbridge Island Magazine for a photograph he took with his drone! The article is shown below.Thu, 01 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/girls-generation-new-spartronics-room-and-how-to-become-a-sponsor/https://spartronics4915.com/girls-generation-new-spartronics-room-and-how-to-become-a-sponsor/Robotics Room Throughout time, the number 13 has generally been considered unlucky, but the long-term vision of Spartronics has been to change the way that people look at things,…Thu, 10 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/season-finale-no-worlds-but-still-a-winning-season/https://spartronics4915.com/season-finale-no-worlds-but-still-a-winning-season/Despite the fact that the Spartronics Team 4915 won't be going back to the World Championships in St. Louis for a three-peat, this year was arguably the most successful season in…Mon, 11 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/we-made-it-to-the-district-championships-join-us-in-portland/https://spartronics4915.com/we-made-it-to-the-district-championships-join-us-in-portland/We have qualified for 2016 FIRST Robotics District Championship! ARES is ready to help take the tower and breach the defenses! We have marched to the battlefield and helped our…Tue, 05 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/will-spartronics-head-to-portland-for-pacific-northwest-tri-state-district-championship/https://spartronics4915.com/will-spartronics-head-to-portland-for-pacific-northwest-tri-state-district-championship/It was 2014, our Rookie year and our first trip to the FIRST FRC Pacific Northwest District Championship. We had earned enough points to compete with the best of the best from…Tue, 29 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/senior-pic-spartronics-will-graduate-9/https://spartronics4915.com/senior-pic-spartronics-will-graduate-9/One of the coolest things they do at every FIRST District Competition is a Seniors photo. Here is a great photo with all the other teams and sprinkled throughout are Spartronics…Mon, 28 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-make-the-semis-at-mt-vernon-win-two-huge-honors/https://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-make-the-semis-at-mt-vernon-win-two-huge-honors/It was the first time Spartronics, their families and supporters made the nearly three-hour trek to Mount Vernon for our second District Event competition, but it was worth every…Tue, 22 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/update-on-mount-vernon-spartronics-are-playing-well/https://spartronics4915.com/update-on-mount-vernon-spartronics-are-playing-well/After the first day in Spartronics second District Event competition, the team was ranked 13th overall, far higher than how we finished in Glacier Peak. ARES is battling through…Sun, 20 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/update-on-our-robot-ares-what-happened-at-glacier-peak-what-weve-done-for-mt-vernon/https://spartronics4915.com/update-on-our-robot-ares-what-happened-at-glacier-peak-what-weve-done-for-mt-vernon/By Kolin Hawkins Drive Team Coach The Glacier Peak District Event, as our Mentor Dana Batali so aptly described, was an epic saga of medieval proportions for Spartronics 4915. We…Sat, 19 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/scored-1st-at-glacier-peak-event/https://spartronics4915.com/scored-1st-at-glacier-peak-event/This year we have back-to-back competitions, with the next one taking place in Mt. Vernon this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, March 19 and 20. This will be our second District…Thu, 17 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-win-crazy-finish-to-an-exciting-competition/https://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-win-crazy-finish-to-an-exciting-competition/After experiencing a series of crazy mishaps and overcoming overwhelming odds, Spartronics Team 4915 won the District Event Championship as part of an unusual four-team winning…Mon, 14 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/live-stream-of-glacier-peak-see-spartronics-compete-here/https://spartronics4915.com/live-stream-of-glacier-peak-see-spartronics-compete-here/It's our first District Event of the season competing in the 2016 FIRST Robotics Competition STRONGHOLD at Glacier Peak High School in Snohomish. If you can't join us - see it…Sat, 12 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/glacier-peak-robotics-competition-march-12-2016/https://spartronics4915.com/glacier-peak-robotics-competition-march-12-2016/On February 16th, 2016 our robotics team finished our new robot ARES. This robot was crafted to complete the challenges Stronghold presents. On March 12th, we take our robot to…Thu, 10 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/help-us-like-our-sponsors/https://spartronics4915.com/help-us-like-our-sponsors/Our Bainbridge Island community is one-of-a-kind when it comes to supporting the local efforts of our students. Spartronics 4915 would not be able to travel to Glacier Peak this…Wed, 09 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/total-turnout-exceeds-500-for-open-house/https://spartronics4915.com/total-turnout-exceeds-500-for-open-house/Robby Davis helps 3-year old Desmond drive ATLaS our first robot! More than 500 Bainbridge Islanders filled the hallways of Bainbridge High School the evening of March 2nd for the…Mon, 07 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/glacier-peak-high-school-event/https://spartronics4915.com/glacier-peak-high-school-event/On February 16th, 2016 our robotics team finished our new robot ARES. This robot was crafted to complete the challenges Stronghold presents. On March 12th, we take our robot to…Thu, 03 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/robots-tonight-open-house-6-8pm-at-bhs/https://spartronics4915.com/robots-tonight-open-house-6-8pm-at-bhs/Meet ARES: our newest robot for the 2016 Competition and the FIRST FRC game STRONGHOLD. ARES stands for Advanced Robot Engineered for Siege. Most importantly, ARES makes its debut…Thu, 03 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-open-house-live-stream/https://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-open-house-live-stream/CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE SPARTRONICS OPEN HOUSE LIVE STREAM!Thu, 03 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/open-house-reminder/https://spartronics4915.com/open-house-reminder/Join us March 2nd for the 3rd open house! Last year our 2nd annual open house garnered over 500 attendees, and we hope to bring in even more this year. Open House is scheduled for…Tue, 23 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/2016-build-season-dance-video-challenge-app-friendly/https://spartronics4915.com/2016-build-season-dance-video-challenge-app-friendly/Last year during our hectic build season Marketing wanted to encourage "phun" and lighten things up a bit so they created a dance video (see the two last videos at the bottom of…Sun, 14 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/2016-build-season-dance-video-challenge-begins-4911-responds/https://spartronics4915.com/2016-build-season-dance-video-challenge-begins-4911-responds/Last year during our hectic build season Marketing wanted to encourage "phun" and lighten things up a bit so they created a dance video (see the two last videos at the bottom of…Sun, 14 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/savethedateopenhousehalfwaypoint/https://spartronics4915.com/savethedateopenhousehalfwaypoint/Open House Last year our 2nd annual open house garnered over 500 attendees, and we hope to bring in even more this year. Open House is scheduled for Wednesday, March 2nd from 6 -…Sun, 07 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/robot-design-process-continues-as-build-season-begins/https://spartronics4915.com/robot-design-process-continues-as-build-season-begins/Today is the second day FIRST released this year's game. Our team is working hard towards a comprehensive design that would be able to complete the challenge - FIRST Stronghold.…Mon, 11 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/2016-frc-kickoff-stronghold/https://spartronics4915.com/2016-frc-kickoff-stronghold/Today FIRST revealed our new challenge, STRONGHOLD. This game combines a mix of defence, assault, and adaptation techniques. Throughout the different matches our robot will have…Sun, 10 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/kickoff-begins-2016-stronghold-game-announced/https://spartronics4915.com/kickoff-begins-2016-stronghold-game-announced/FIRST Robotics announced the new 2016 Game -- Stronghold -- in a live broadcast to more than 3100 FRC teams around the world. Bainbridge High was busy at 7:00 am today (Saturday,…Sat, 09 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-fll-hosted-event-schedule-information/https://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-fll-hosted-event-schedule-information/--- EVENT ENDED --- Schedule Subject To Change. Final schedule will be provided day of event. 8:30 am Team Check-in Opens 9:00 am Coach Meeting 9:30 am Judging Sessions Begin…Fri, 04 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/ace-hardware-is-back-as-sponsorship-deadline-nears-for-2016/https://spartronics4915.com/ace-hardware-is-back-as-sponsorship-deadline-nears-for-2016/This is Ace Hardware’s third year as a Gold Sponsor for Spartronics Team 4915. We love our sponsors, as they help us build futures within the team. Thanks so much Ace! Pictured:…Tue, 01 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/update-girls-gen-team-makes-finals-for-a-second-year-in-a-row/https://spartronics4915.com/update-girls-gen-team-makes-finals-for-a-second-year-in-a-row/Girls Generation, a robotics competition using last years game but run entirely by girls, was once again a successful venture for Spartronics, as we made it the elimination rounds…Fri, 13 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-4915-kicks-off-girls-generation-season/https://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-4915-kicks-off-girls-generation-season/Girls Generation Team - 2015 Hard at work! While the regular competition season is still several months away, the physics classroom at Bainbridge High School is once again buzzing…Mon, 21 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/coach-enrique-chee-named-kiwanis-educator-of-the-year/https://spartronics4915.com/coach-enrique-chee-named-kiwanis-educator-of-the-year/The Bainbridge Island Kiwanis Club has selected Bainbridge High School’s Enrique Chee as its 2015 "Educator of the Year." Chee — science department chair, physics teacher,…Sun, 21 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/celebrating-championship-season-2015/https://spartronics4915.com/celebrating-championship-season-2015/From finishing 2nd at Girls Gen last October with 19 girls taking over the SPARTRONICS Team 4915 to returning to St. Louis for the FRC FIRST Robotics World Championships, it was…Sun, 14 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/worlds-final-tally-spartronics-finish-top-7-in-the-world/https://spartronics4915.com/worlds-final-tally-spartronics-finish-top-7-in-the-world/Spartronics Team 4915 had the 206th highest average score among the 608 of the world's best robots that competed at the FIRST FRC World Championships in St. Louis. That places…Tue, 28 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/worlds-update/https://spartronics4915.com/worlds-update/Spartronics has been competing in quarterfinals in the Carver division over the past two days. After all the quarterfinals matches on Friday, we stand in 28th place in our…Sat, 25 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/watch-us-live-at-worlds/https://spartronics4915.com/watch-us-live-at-worlds/Spartronics are at the FIRST Championship event in St. Louis through Saturday night! You can catch all of our matches live from the America's Center at…Thu, 23 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/worlds-2015-spartronics-have-arrived/https://spartronics4915.com/worlds-2015-spartronics-have-arrived/Eleven students, three mentors, one parent and Coach Chee -- 16 Islanders in all -- are either at the 2015 FIRST Robotics FRC World Championships in St. Louis, or heading there…Thu, 23 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/bhs-radio-club-interviews-two-spartronics-team-members/https://spartronics4915.com/bhs-radio-club-interviews-two-spartronics-team-members/"In this episode of Bainbridge On Campus, Jonathan Coonan interviews Aila Ikuse and Clio Batali in the first of a three part series focusing on the Bainbridge Island High School…Wed, 08 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/help-us-raise-funds-for-worlds-and-celebrate-stem-in-the-community/https://spartronics4915.com/help-us-raise-funds-for-worlds-and-celebrate-stem-in-the-community/4.9.15: This Thursday is Spartronics Day - Team 4915! For 49 minutes and 15 seconds starting at 4:40 pm on…Wed, 08 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-finish-16th-place-and-qualify-for-worlds/https://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-finish-16th-place-and-qualify-for-worlds/Spartronics finished 16th at the Pacific Northwest Championships in Cheney Washington. We started Saturday in 16th place and managed to reach 8th place. This resulted in us being…Mon, 06 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-finishes-16th-after-2nd-day-of-competition/https://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-finishes-16th-after-2nd-day-of-competition/Spartronics ended their 2nd day of regional competition in the 16th seed. We averaged 129.44 points per match. We look forward to tomorrow when we play three more qualification…Sat, 04 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-in-21st-after-first-day-of-competition/https://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-in-21st-after-first-day-of-competition/After 3 matches on Thursday, Spartronics sits at 21st in the regional competition. See live ranking of our event here: http://frc-events.usfirst.org/2015/PNCMP/rankings The…Fri, 03 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/pnw-district-championship-matches-4915-starts-at-303-pm-today/https://spartronics4915.com/pnw-district-championship-matches-4915-starts-at-303-pm-today/Spartronics Team 4915 will compete in Cheney, WA at the OR and WA District Championship event. Our first match is at 3:03 pm and we play 12 qualification matches today through…Thu, 02 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/cheney-awaits-regional-competition-begins-thursday-42/https://spartronics4915.com/cheney-awaits-regional-competition-begins-thursday-42/It's spring break on Bainbridge and we are on our way to Eastern Washington University in Cheney WA for regional competition. Going into competition we are seated in 25th out of…Tue, 31 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/2nd-place-at-shorewood-team-ranks-17th-in-wa-and-or/https://spartronics4915.com/2nd-place-at-shorewood-team-ranks-17th-in-wa-and-or/Tonight Spartonics Team 4915 finished second at Shorewood! We were selected for Quarter Finals matches by the 4th-seed Wild Robocats Team 3787 -- which picked us for their…Mon, 23 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/shorewood-update-were-in-10th-place-44th-in-or-and-wa/https://spartronics4915.com/shorewood-update-were-in-10th-place-44th-in-or-and-wa/We had a GREAT day today and our robot GAEA made us proud, finishing in the Top 10 for the day. Overall, after just one day of our second competition, we are in 44th Place. The…Sun, 22 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/shorewood-schedule-here-are-spartronic-4915-matches/https://spartronics4915.com/shorewood-schedule-here-are-spartronic-4915-matches/See the live stream here: Broadcast live streaming video on UstreamSat, 21 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/shorewood-here-we-come-2nd-competition-begins-sat-march-21/https://spartronics4915.com/shorewood-here-we-come-2nd-competition-begins-sat-march-21/It's Spring and on Saturday we enter our 2nd competition at Shorewood High in Shoreline, WA and competing with other robotics teams in the region. If you are unable to make it,…Fri, 20 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-award/https://spartronics4915.com/spartronics-award/Spartronics Team 4915 won the highly coveted "Engineering Inspiration Award" this weekend at Glacier Peak High School District Event. The award automatically qualifies the Team to…Mon, 09 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/glacier-peak-schedule-for-saturday/https://spartronics4915.com/glacier-peak-schedule-for-saturday/We finished the day after 10 matches with GAEA in 7th Place! This year the ranking is based the average score of your Alliance matches -- not wins and loses. Your Team 4915 ended…Sat, 07 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/join-us-at-glacier-peak-competition-on-sat-sun/https://spartronics4915.com/join-us-at-glacier-peak-competition-on-sat-sun/It's our first official "Recycle Rush"competition for 2015 this Saturday and Sunday at Glacier Peak High School, in Snohomish WA. Come see our newest robot -- GAEA -- in action!…Wed, 04 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/bainbridge-robotics-team-a-well-oiled-machine/https://spartronics4915.com/bainbridge-robotics-team-a-well-oiled-machine/KITSAP SUN By Rachel Anne Seymour February 27, 2015 11:00 PM EST BAINBRIDGE ISLAND -- The Spartonics have nearly doubled in size and quadrupled the number of female teammates in…Sun, 01 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/open-house-2015/https://spartronics4915.com/open-house-2015/500+ People Attended! THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED US ON BEHALF OF BHS ROBOTICS - SPARTRONICS 4915 Thank you for attending our 2nd Annual Community Open House that…Wed, 18 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/team-meeting-dates/https://spartronics4915.com/team-meeting-dates/Upcoming Team Meetings : Wed. March 4th, 4-6 pm (2 hrs) Thurs. March 5th, 3-6 pm (3 hrs) ( organize and pack van) Upcoming Events for Team Members Here is the link with more info…Tue, 17 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/sneak-peak-new-robot-gaea-in-action/https://spartronics4915.com/sneak-peak-new-robot-gaea-in-action/Just two more days before the "Bag and Tag" of our new 2015 competition robot GAEA - which means we stop working on our robot until our first event competition in early March.…Mon, 16 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/robot-update-arm-assembly-finished-saturday-night/https://spartronics4915.com/robot-update-arm-assembly-finished-saturday-night/Robby Davis, Holt Ogden, Austin Gray and Kolin Hawkins [ VIDEO INSIDE ] worked with engineering Mentor Paul Vibrans and Coach Chee until 10:15 pm Saturday night and finished the…Mon, 09 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/district-events-save-the-dates/https://spartronics4915.com/district-events-save-the-dates/Here are the competition dates for 2015 FIRST FRC "Recycle Rush" events that Spartronics Team 4915 will compete in. Some team members will be required to travel the day before to…Sat, 10 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/april-23-26-2014-world-championship/https://spartronics4915.com/april-23-26-2014-world-championship/This is it: the World FRC Championship in St. Louis, Missouri! All of our work this past year has been to secure us a spot here, where we competed with the best high school…Sun, 27 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/april-10-12-2014-portland-regional-championship/https://spartronics4915.com/april-10-12-2014-portland-regional-championship/--- Due to our success at our previous two events, we qualified for the District Championship in Oregon! Here we were tested against the top 62 teams between Oregon and…Sun, 13 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/march-21-22-2014-shorewood-district-competition/https://spartronics4915.com/march-21-22-2014-shorewood-district-competition/After our first competition, we had time to improve and refine our design in preparation for our second event. This time we headed over to the Shorewood School District in…Sun, 23 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://spartronics4915.com/march-7-8-2014-glacier-peak-district-competition/https://spartronics4915.com/march-7-8-2014-glacier-peak-district-competition/Our first competition ever, all of our hard work and effort during the six-week build season was tested, where we went head to head against teams from the entire region. Here, we…Sat, 08 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMT