We had a great time at the 2020 Mini Maker Faire at the Science Museum!  Thanks to everyone who came out to build Lego WeDo robots with us, too!

Calling all FRC and FTC high school students! Roanoke College is offering a fellowship for students who are interested in continuing their FIRST journey at Roanoke College. Check it out!

We were excited to host our second FLL Jr Expo at Roanoke College!  Super big thanks to all the reviewers for visiting with the kids!  This year, we had three teams from Salem Montessori (coached by Ms. Madeline, Coach Tim, and Mr. Cade), and four teams from the West End Center for Youth, coached by Roanoke College freshmen in Dr. Sarisky's INQ 110.

Check out the great photos of Salem Spartan Robotic's team #5724's robot on it's "last gasp" of the 2019 season.  On to Infinite Recharge!

FLL teams need silly hats.  I'm not quite sure where that's written in the rules, but I'm sure it is there somewhere!

Salem Montessori is hosting two teams this fall.  Our veteran team is the Robotic Rhinos, and our rookies are the Cyborg Sheep.  In addition to working during the school day at Salem Montessori, these teams are also attending Saturday FLL workshops at Roanoke College.

Roanoke College is sponsoring five FLL Jr teams at the West End Center, with special thanks to sponsors Line-X of the Blue Ridge and Trustcare for generous financial support.


 

We had the first FLL Jr Expo and FTC Scrimmage at Roanoke College on Saturday.

Super big thanks to everyone who made the Expo a success!

Thanks to the Andrew Lewis Wolverines, Cave Spring High School Robotic Rampage, and Tuxedo Pandas for coming to scrimmage.

Thanks to the Tuxedo Pandas for serving as FLL Jr reviewers and bringing some hands-on robotics activities.

Thanks to all the volunteers who came early, stayed late, and otherwise made this a great event.

We hope to see you again soon!



If you're already missing our robotics playlist, here it is! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPxQY9QLdwVCsdQu9PxP1y8syLCXpGZNz

We exhibited FLL and FLL Jr (and a little sumo) at the South County Library.  Thanks to everyone who visited with the kids or exhibited.  We had a great time!

It was fun talking with other kids and parents about FLL and FLL Jr.  If we've inspired you to start a FIRST team in the 2018-2019 school year, let's talk!

Some random pictures from the FIRST @FIRSTChesapeake Hampton Roads FRC Event on March 17 and 18... pic.twitter.com/kpQdF6ID2p

— Salem High School Robotics (@SpartansFRC5724) March 21, 2018

There three FLL Jr teams running at Salem Montessori this Spring. They’re learning to program on the LEGO WeDo and learning about the human water cycle. They’ll be showing off their work (and their LEGO building) at FTC scrimmage / FLL Expo at Roanoke College on April 28th.  Please come say hello!

No photos yet, but the shirts are on order!

The Robotic Rhinos went to visit the Star City Mega Nerds to help them get their robot game working, leading up to their qualifier in Blacksburg. We are always glad to mentor a fellow team.



We got to cheer them on in Blacksburg, too! We hung out with them when they queued and had lots of high-fives all around.



Do you need help getting a team launched? Please get in touch!