Engineering Clubs
https://www.firstinspires.org/resource-library/frc/competition-manual-qa-system
https://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/frc/kit-of-parts
https://www.firstinspires.org/resource-library/frc/mechanical-resources
Central Magnet School participates in the FIRST robotics competitions (www.firstinspires.org). FIRST is a global robotics team competition in which students use math, science and engineering, social skills, creative design along with creative problem solving to achieve an engineering design objective. Building a robot is part of the competition but team members also document, market and promote their team’s design to a panel of judges. This team is like any sports team in that the right people must be selected for their expected contribution to the team effort.
Central Magnet has adopted the team name MAGNETUDE. This is for branding purposes and will be used at all levels of competition. This year we will have 3 separate teams: FIRST Tech Challenge Team Gold, FIRST Tech Challenge Team Black, and FIRST Robotics Championships. Each competition is designed for specific grade and ability levels:
- FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) is available for middle and high school students
- FIRST Robotics Championships (FRC) is for high school students only (based on student interest, this team may or may not compete this year)
There is no fee to participate in FIRST although fundraising will be done to some degree. Through generous donations from Schneider Electric and Underwriters Laboratories we are able to offer these robotics programs to our students. We do accept additional donations/sponsorship and that is our primary fundraising. If you are interested in helping our program, please contact Marc Guthrie at [email protected]