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Here are this season's VEX and VEX IQ events. Come watch or better yet, sign up to help.
| Date | City | Event Link | Info/Volunteer sign up |
| 11/11/2017 | Longmont CO | Northridge Bengals VEX IQ Challenge | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
| 12/2/2017 | Berthoud CO | Berthoud Stack'In The Zone Tournament | http://BerthoudRobotics.org/tournament |
| 12/9/2017 | Erie CO | Red Hawk VEX IQ Robot Challenge | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
| 12/9/2017 | Longmont CO | 6th Annual Grizzly Challenge | |
| 1/6/2018 | Longmont CO | Westview Wildcat Robotics Tournament | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
| 1/13/2018 | Arvada CO | FCA HS VRC Tournament Arvada Colorado | |
| 1/20/2018 | Fort Collins CO | CECFC In The Zone Tournament | |
| 1/20/2018 | Fort Collins CO | CECFC Ringmaster Tournament | |
| 1/27/2018 | Windsor CO | WCA VEX Robotics Tournament | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
| 2/3/2018 | Aurora CO | The Rocky Mountain Rumble | |
| 2/10/2018 | Erie CO | Erie Middle School Tiger Challenge | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
| 2/10/2018 | Johnstown CO | Roosevelt In The Zone Robotics Tournament | |
| 2/24/2018 | Englewood, CO | Colorado VEX Robotics Championship | www.action-works.org/volunteer |
| 3/3/2018 | Longmont CO | Colorado VEX IQ Robotics Championship | www.action-works.org/volunteer |
Summer Camp Instructor Needed
Robotics Instructor - LEGO Mindstorms NXT/EV3
Digital Music Production - MuseScore, LMMS
We are looking to hire one or two people to teach summer camp for elementary and middle school students on the following dates. It is a short term hire for these dates only. Must submit to a background check and be 18 or older.
Greeley - June 11-14
Loveland - June 18-21
Fort Lupton- June 25-28
We have the equipment, materials and activities.
The ideal instructor has experience with the class topic, has experience teaching, is high energy, enthusiastic, inspiring and knows how to redirect kids to task at hand when necessary.
If it sounds like you, please send and email to liz.rayment at action-works.org
Robot Competition at Estes Park Comic Con
1125 Rooftop Way, Estes Park Events Complex, CO July 13-15
Robotics teams or individuals that sign up and participate for one or more days will get free tickets to Comic Con. The type of robotics events will take shape based on the number and type of participants. A VEX or VEX IQ competition will use the games from 2017-2018. So don't take apart your robot at the end of the season! Sign up at www.robotevents.com.
2017 Colorado VEX winners at the World Championship
Congratulations to the following Colorado VEX teams ...
1826A The Fuse from Faith Christian Academy Arvada was an Arts Division Finalist
3946E Sun Devils from Kent Denver School in Englewood won the Create Award - given to the team with a creative engineering solution. This team also won the Online VEX Robotics Photography Challenge.
2017 VEX IQ World Championship Colorado Winners
Congratulations to 10424G Arigato Sr. Roboto from Central Elementary in Longmont for bringing home the Build Award. This award is given to the team with the most sturdy and well-crafted robot.
In the VEX IQ Elementary Division 10424D Flying Hamburgers from Central Elementary in Longmont won Technology Division Teamwork Challenge Champions. Congratulations! Their alliance partner was from China. https://vimeo.com/215056742
Six alliances advanced from the Division Championships to the main stage in one last attempt to win the overall World Champion. They missed 1 ball that would have tied them for 3rd and ended up finishing 4th overall in the World.
https://vimeo.com/215057086
Here is their Driving Skills run.
https://vimeo.com/215062361
Here is their Programming Skills run.
https://vimeo.com/215062575
Thank you Danny Hernandez for providing the details and links.
Colorado's 974Z and 974X Win at Nationals and World Championship
Congratulation to To Team 974Z on winning Tournament Championship at the 2016 Nationals in Omaha, NE and Team 974X Cyberbrains for placing third overall at the 2016 VEX World Championship in Louisville, KY! Read all about it here.
A big thanks to the Thompson School District. Both of these teams used the shared VEX field you allowed us to put in your Admin building. Thanks also to Gene and Mary for making the access work.
Photos and Awards 2016 VEX and VEX IQ Colorado Championship
Photos
Congratulations to all the teams. Photos from the Colorado Championship are here.
Awards - VEX Robotics (Middle & High School)
High School Excellence Award - Team 9019A Atomic Wolf Pack
Middle School Excellence Award - Team 3946R Sun Devils
Tournament Champion - Team 3946E Sun Devils
Tournament Champion - Team 974X Cyberbrains
Tournament Finalist - Team 1826 The Fuse
Tournament Finalist - Team 9019A - Atomic Wolf Pack
High School Robot Skills Champion - Team 3946E Sun Devils
Middle School Robot Skills Champion - Team 6047D With the Shot Boi
High School Programming Skills Champion - Team 974X Cyberbrains
Middle School Programming Skills Champion - 6047D With the Shot Boi
High School Design Award - Team 1826 The Fuse
Middle School Design Award - Team 6709A Red Hot Robotics
Judges Award - Team 974X Cyberbrains
Volunteers/Mentors of the Year: Justin Selbert, Xander Pickard, Zach Olkin
Awards - VEX IQ Robotics (Elementary & Middle School)
Elementary School Excellence Award - Team 1042D Flying Hamburgers
Middle School Excellence Award - Team 1069H Mainframe Meltdown
Teamwork Champion - Team 314 Rocky Mountain Pirates
Teamwork Champion - Team 974X Chazak
Teamwork 2nd Place - Team 1069G Gravity
Programming Skills Champion - Team 314 Rocky Mountain Pirates
Robot Skills Champion - Team 974X Chazak
Design Award - Team 2005 Magneto
STEM Research Project Award - Team 314A Rocky Mountain Pirates
Judges Award - Team 7900C Turbo Bots
Action Works Path Forward
In our plan for the non-profit we see the following key enablers to meet students’ needs.
Space
We have been fortunate to have varying amounts of donated space for students to work on robotics for the last several years. While we don’t always have heated space or may have limited access, we are very thankful because, without it, the equipment sits in a trailer between competitions. But being hobos has limited student participation and access and is physically wearing on volunteers due to constantly moving equipment. The quickest way we can expand capacity and serve more students would be to find affordable space.
Quotes of Note
“When you look at predictions, they’re saying in 25 years, 75 percent of new jobs will be STEM-related,” said Regina Renaldi, assistant superintendent of priority programs, SVVSD. “You don’t have to tell (students) what (they’re) going to be, but if we at least expose them to those kinds of future job opportunities, we’re helping kids to be ready for their futures.
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"U.S. millennials, ages 16 to 34, scored at or near the bottom in an OECD international test of adult work skills."
"The study called into question America’s educational credentialing system. While few American test-takers lacked a high school degree, the United States didn’t perform any better than countries with relatively high rates of failing to finish high school. And our college graduates didn’t perform well, either."
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How to start a VEX or VEX IQ team
First a few things... To coach a VEX VRC or VEX IQ team you don't need to be technical... The kids will figure out how to build and how to program. Remember the robot is the kids work so let them own it and drive all the improvements.
You need to decide what type of team you will be forming: VEX IQ is elementary / middle school (8-14) and VRC is a middle school / high school program (11-18).
If you are a middle school team and can't decide here are some of the differences:
How we do what we do ...
Action Works is a 501(c)(3) Educational non-profit that runs robotics competitions, classes and demonstrations. We are able to do what we do thanks to hundreds of great volunteers. Our funding comes from fees for events, classes, great companies such as Woodward Inc. and Otter Box (Otter Cares), individuals that designate their United Way donations to Action Works, and direct tax-deductable donations. Be a part of the fun through volunteering (www.action-works.org/volunteer ).
Thank-you