19 Teams Qualify
Awards
Research/Project
1st Place Team#6368 PS153X
2nd Place Team#7780 IS 125X Henry Hudson
3rd Place Team#5909 PS 103X
4th Place Team#1636 ESMT IS 190X
Robot Design
1st Place Team#523 PS/MS 194
2nd Place Team#1739 Kezner Academy
3rd Place Team#2656 IS 98X Herman Ridder
4th Place Team#2266 PS 76X The Bennington School
Teamwork
1st Place Team#109 PS/IS 123X
2nd Place Team#1739 Kezner Academy @ IS 192X
3rd Place Team#901 MS101X Maritime Academy
Performance
1st Place Team#2656 IS 98X Herman Ridder
2nd Place Team# 5909 PS 103X
3rd Place Team#1636 ESMT IS 190X
4th Place Team#6182 Archimides Academy
5th Place Team#895 Bronx Latin MS
Champions/Director
1st Place Team#6182 Archimedes Academy
2nd Place Team#5910 PS103X
3rd Place Team#584 Pablo Casals MS 181X
Judges Award
Team# 6388 MS144x Michaelangelo MS
The teams below did not receive trophies, but they are eligible to compete in the NYC FLL Citywide Event.
Team# 7509 PS 108X Philip J. Abinanti School
Team# 2545 272X Globe School of Environmental Research
Team# 1172 MS 302X
Team# 853 PS 121X
FIRST LEGO League Robotics in New York City
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Staten Island Qualifier Results: Dec. 13, 2008
Congratulations to SI Tech's Mike Siegel and his amazing team for putting on another great event.
All of these 13 teams will be going on to the citywide at Javits on March 7. Every single school or organization that competed gets at least one team into the finals.
Champions Award
Community Based Team ----- Microbots - 1341
Research/Project
1st Place ---- IS 34 Stell Talons #1667
2nd Place ---- IS 72 #1 2179
3rd Place ---- IS 27 Mustangs #1335
Robot Design
1st Place --- IS 49 CyberSoldiers A #5119
2nd Place ---- St. Claire Planeteers #3 #1784
3rd Place --- IS 75 Panthers #3 #1956
Teamwork Awards
1st Place ---- PS 57 Robotics #2708
2nd Place --- IS 24 Blast Bots #202
Judges Award
NYC Parks Dept Park Wizards #5721
Performance Awards
1st Place ---- SI Tech HS Tech Knows #2380
2nd Place --- SI Tech HS Tech Knights #2386
3rd Place --- IS 24 Knights of 24 #199
All of these 13 teams will be going on to the citywide at Javits on March 7. Every single school or organization that competed gets at least one team into the finals.
Champions Award
Community Based Team ----- Microbots - 1341
Research/Project
1st Place ---- IS 34 Stell Talons #1667
2nd Place ---- IS 72 #1 2179
3rd Place ---- IS 27 Mustangs #1335
Robot Design
1st Place --- IS 49 CyberSoldiers A #5119
2nd Place ---- St. Claire Planeteers #3 #1784
3rd Place --- IS 75 Panthers #3 #1956
Teamwork Awards
1st Place ---- PS 57 Robotics #2708
2nd Place --- IS 24 Blast Bots #202
Judges Award
NYC Parks Dept Park Wizards #5721
Performance Awards
1st Place ---- SI Tech HS Tech Knows #2380
2nd Place --- SI Tech HS Tech Knights #2386
3rd Place --- IS 24 Knights of 24 #199
Friday, December 12, 2008
Housekeeping and A Suitable Stand
A suitable stand is probably allowed, but the final say on that rests with
the people running your event, so check with them in advance, as they may have
unique space or safety concerns.
RULING 45 – HOUSEKEEPING 2
For those of you who want to store objects off the table:
The new Housekeeping rule does NOT rule out the use of TV trays/folding stands, carts. etc., which most tournaments have allowed for a decade.
Re-stated: You don’t HAVE to dedicate one of your drivers to holding a box of stuff all the time,
but that is an option. A suitable stand is probably allowed, but the final say on that rests with the people running your event, so check with them in advance, as they may have unique space or safety concerns.
Also: “Partially” in Base could mean barely or mostly. “IN” itself can mean totally, barely, or mostly. In fact, it really doesn’t matter if you store something on the mat OUTSIDE Base,
as long as the only strategy for doing that is STORAGE.
Please, everyone, the bottom line is that teams need room and the referees need to see everything. Housekeeping is one of our “softer” rules, written to help teams and referees both.
Richard Wong
the people running your event, so check with them in advance, as they may have
unique space or safety concerns.
RULING 45 – HOUSEKEEPING 2
For those of you who want to store objects off the table:
The new Housekeeping rule does NOT rule out the use of TV trays/folding stands, carts. etc., which most tournaments have allowed for a decade.
Re-stated: You don’t HAVE to dedicate one of your drivers to holding a box of stuff all the time,
but that is an option. A suitable stand is probably allowed, but the final say on that rests with the people running your event, so check with them in advance, as they may have unique space or safety concerns.
Also: “Partially” in Base could mean barely or mostly. “IN” itself can mean totally, barely, or mostly. In fact, it really doesn’t matter if you store something on the mat OUTSIDE Base,
as long as the only strategy for doing that is STORAGE.
Please, everyone, the bottom line is that teams need room and the referees need to see everything. Housekeeping is one of our “softer” rules, written to help teams and referees both.
Richard Wong
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Bronx Qualifying Tournament Registration Form
Contact Bernie D bdicrist@optonline.net for more info.
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Brooklyn Teams: Change of Venue and an Opportunity
To all New York City FIRST Lego League Teams:
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the NYC FLL Planning Committee had to change the venue and date of the Brooklyn qualifying tournament. This tournament will now be held at the Brooklyn campus of Polytechnic Institute of NYU (formerly Polytechnic University) on Saturday, January 10. Details regarding the event schedule and registration will be provided soon.
We are also delighted to announce that this year we have almost doubled the number of FLL teams that have registered in Brooklyn. As of close of registration, there are 63 teams registered in Brooklyn (highest registration than any other borough this year). As a result of the large registration, we will need to ask some teams to attend a qualifier in another borough. We understand that this may result in scheduling issues with some you and we will work to make sure that we address any of your concerns if your team is impacted.
In order to be as fair as possible, we will first ask those Brooklyn teams that would like to attend an event in a different borough, to please let us know as soon as possible. Depending on the number of teams that voluntarily elect to go to a different borough, we will determine how many additional teams will be asked to go to a different event. These slots will then be filled with teams chosen in the order in which they registered with FLL, starting with the latest registration and going backwards toward the first.
If you are a Brooklyn team and would like to volunteer to attend an event in a different borough, please contact the NYC FLL Registration Coordinator, Norm Scott, at NorScot@aol.com. For reference, here are the dates of the other qualifying tournaments:
• Staten Island: December 13, 2008
• Bronx: December 20, 2008
• Queens: Dec 20, 2008
• Brooklyn: January 10, 2009
• Manhattan: January 11, 2009 (this qualifier is currently filled to capacity and cannot accommodate teams from Brooklyn)
If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me at msharf@optonline.net
Sincerely,
Mark Sharfshteyn, Chairperson
NYC FLL Planning Committee
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the NYC FLL Planning Committee had to change the venue and date of the Brooklyn qualifying tournament. This tournament will now be held at the Brooklyn campus of Polytechnic Institute of NYU (formerly Polytechnic University) on Saturday, January 10. Details regarding the event schedule and registration will be provided soon.
We are also delighted to announce that this year we have almost doubled the number of FLL teams that have registered in Brooklyn. As of close of registration, there are 63 teams registered in Brooklyn (highest registration than any other borough this year). As a result of the large registration, we will need to ask some teams to attend a qualifier in another borough. We understand that this may result in scheduling issues with some you and we will work to make sure that we address any of your concerns if your team is impacted.
In order to be as fair as possible, we will first ask those Brooklyn teams that would like to attend an event in a different borough, to please let us know as soon as possible. Depending on the number of teams that voluntarily elect to go to a different borough, we will determine how many additional teams will be asked to go to a different event. These slots will then be filled with teams chosen in the order in which they registered with FLL, starting with the latest registration and going backwards toward the first.
If you are a Brooklyn team and would like to volunteer to attend an event in a different borough, please contact the NYC FLL Registration Coordinator, Norm Scott, at NorScot@aol.com. For reference, here are the dates of the other qualifying tournaments:
• Staten Island: December 13, 2008
• Bronx: December 20, 2008
• Queens: Dec 20, 2008
• Brooklyn: January 10, 2009
• Manhattan: January 11, 2009 (this qualifier is currently filled to capacity and cannot accommodate teams from Brooklyn)
If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me at msharf@optonline.net
Sincerely,
Mark Sharfshteyn, Chairperson
NYC FLL Planning Committee
Friday, October 17, 2008
JFLL Q&A by Keith Wynne
Registration for JrFLL Expo at CCNY will be taking place in November through December and that more information will be posted by the end of this month!
1) Who is in charge of registering the team / school?
Anyone can register a team. All you have to do is go onto the website and click on the link to Jr.FLL. The 25.00 registration fee gets you access to the forum and team access pass.
2) If it is me, how will I pay for the registration?
Anyone can pay for it, but you should speak to your principal about using a credit card or ask your P.T.A. to reimburse you. As far as the base kit is concerned. You can purchase one from LEGO Education for $95.00 and can us a school purchase order to pay for it.
3) What is the structure as to how I choose six (it is six 1st graders who will make up the group) students?
The children can be ages 6-9. I recommend you keep them all in the same age or grade as this is easier to manage. You can do it during a lunch club, after-school, or if you principal clears it, during the extended day, if there is no money available to pay per-session. This is completely up to you to work out with your principal. Some schools charge tuition for after-school programming. That's how we work it at my school in Brooklyn. I don't know your school's current structure, so you have to figure that out for yourself...
4) Once chosen is there a permission slip I send home and wait to get returned?
Again...this is completely up to you to work out with your principal. Type a letter inviting children and get parents to return it to you. If interest is high, you may have to do a lottery. Try to figure out what the fairest and most equitable fashion is. You can even get the classroom teachers on board by pushing into their rooms. I did all three second grade classes last year with every child learning about the program and each class producing their own final product. I then invited 6 kids from each class (3 boys and 3 girls) to join me at the expo, but every child participated so there weren't any questions of equity or fairness.
5) Is there any training / template for me to use to get started on this? I have gotten the challenge and it makes sense, but it would help a lot if I had some sort of model to work from, or a even the chance to observe someone else doing this type of class.
You don't have any programming to worry about and the guidelines are available on the JrFLL link. You should check out the theme and rules first. The challenge is to build a model that represents the theme of Climate Connections and then incorporate a show-me poster that represents an understanding and interpretation of the theme. (this part is very similar to the criterion for the FIRST LEGO League research projects)
6) Not having done Robotics before I'm still not completely clear on what type of supplies are needed for the group? We have a site license for MicroWorlds Robotics, which can be used to program NXT bricks, but I've never worked with LEGO in this way. What kind of LEGO do we need to have in the school to proceed -- or do we already have these materials?
The only materials you need are LEGO Pieces, a base mat, access to a computer to do research, and you can purchase the base kit from LEGO Education if you like. It has a lot of extra moving and small pieces that you most likely won't use, but if you lack materials, it's a good place to start. I also recommend you purchase one or two boxes of standard LEGO Pieces and a base mat to build your model on. Total materials cost is less that $150.00 per team.
Let me know if you need anything else from me. We will be inviting teams to register for the JrFLL Expo at CCNY on January 11th later this month. Approximate entry cost is $40.00 per team.
Sincerely Yours,
Keith A. Wynne
Elementary Science Specialist
Grades 2-5
P.S. 58 The Carroll School
330 Smith Street
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11231
(718)-330-9322
KWynne@schools.nyc.gov
"Educating students from around the globe since 1996."
1) Who is in charge of registering the team / school?
Anyone can register a team. All you have to do is go onto the website and click on the link to Jr.FLL. The 25.00 registration fee gets you access to the forum and team access pass.
2) If it is me, how will I pay for the registration?
Anyone can pay for it, but you should speak to your principal about using a credit card or ask your P.T.A. to reimburse you. As far as the base kit is concerned. You can purchase one from LEGO Education for $95.00 and can us a school purchase order to pay for it.
3) What is the structure as to how I choose six (it is six 1st graders who will make up the group) students?
The children can be ages 6-9. I recommend you keep them all in the same age or grade as this is easier to manage. You can do it during a lunch club, after-school, or if you principal clears it, during the extended day, if there is no money available to pay per-session. This is completely up to you to work out with your principal. Some schools charge tuition for after-school programming. That's how we work it at my school in Brooklyn. I don't know your school's current structure, so you have to figure that out for yourself...
4) Once chosen is there a permission slip I send home and wait to get returned?
Again...this is completely up to you to work out with your principal. Type a letter inviting children and get parents to return it to you. If interest is high, you may have to do a lottery. Try to figure out what the fairest and most equitable fashion is. You can even get the classroom teachers on board by pushing into their rooms. I did all three second grade classes last year with every child learning about the program and each class producing their own final product. I then invited 6 kids from each class (3 boys and 3 girls) to join me at the expo, but every child participated so there weren't any questions of equity or fairness.
5) Is there any training / template for me to use to get started on this? I have gotten the challenge and it makes sense, but it would help a lot if I had some sort of model to work from, or a even the chance to observe someone else doing this type of class.
You don't have any programming to worry about and the guidelines are available on the JrFLL link. You should check out the theme and rules first. The challenge is to build a model that represents the theme of Climate Connections and then incorporate a show-me poster that represents an understanding and interpretation of the theme. (this part is very similar to the criterion for the FIRST LEGO League research projects)
6) Not having done Robotics before I'm still not completely clear on what type of supplies are needed for the group? We have a site license for MicroWorlds Robotics, which can be used to program NXT bricks, but I've never worked with LEGO in this way. What kind of LEGO do we need to have in the school to proceed -- or do we already have these materials?
The only materials you need are LEGO Pieces, a base mat, access to a computer to do research, and you can purchase the base kit from LEGO Education if you like. It has a lot of extra moving and small pieces that you most likely won't use, but if you lack materials, it's a good place to start. I also recommend you purchase one or two boxes of standard LEGO Pieces and a base mat to build your model on. Total materials cost is less that $150.00 per team.
Let me know if you need anything else from me. We will be inviting teams to register for the JrFLL Expo at CCNY on January 11th later this month. Approximate entry cost is $40.00 per team.
Sincerely Yours,
Keith A. Wynne
Elementary Science Specialist
Grades 2-5
P.S. 58 The Carroll School
330 Smith Street
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11231
(718)-330-9322
KWynne@schools.nyc.gov
"Educating students from around the globe since 1996."
Thursday, October 16, 2008
US Ohio Open Championship
The message below is being sent to US teams as an announcement regarding the US Open.
We are so excited that this opportunity is being offered to you and are very appreciative to the host and huge FLL supporter, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. Our Operational Partners VOLUNTEER to bring the /FIRST /LEGO League program to you! The fact that Kathy Levine has volunteered to take on the daunting task of orchestrating the US Open, in addition to overseeing the daily operations of the Ohio region, truly boggles our minds. But Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is committed to offering an additional opportunity for FLL teams in the United States to showcase what they've learned throughout the Climate Connections season. Please join us in expressing our gratitude!
*Dear U.S. FLL Teams:
We are excited to announce that the first, ever, /FIRST /LEGO League United States Open Championship will be held at the Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio on May 7 - 9, 2009.
Every championship tournament in the United States may send one team to this US Open Championship event, which will include a team only activity at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, two full days of FLL competition, team dinners, engineering activities, and more!
For more information about the FLL United States Open Championship, including the team selection process, registration fees, and event details, visit the US Open website:
http://edoutreach.wpafb.af.mil/championship/index.html.
We hope to see many of you here in Dayton in May!
Sincerely,
Kathy Levine
We are so excited that this opportunity is being offered to you and are very appreciative to the host and huge FLL supporter, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. Our Operational Partners VOLUNTEER to bring the /FIRST /LEGO League program to you! The fact that Kathy Levine has volunteered to take on the daunting task of orchestrating the US Open, in addition to overseeing the daily operations of the Ohio region, truly boggles our minds. But Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is committed to offering an additional opportunity for FLL teams in the United States to showcase what they've learned throughout the Climate Connections season. Please join us in expressing our gratitude!
*Dear U.S. FLL Teams:
We are excited to announce that the first, ever, /FIRST /LEGO League United States Open Championship will be held at the Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio on May 7 - 9, 2009.
Every championship tournament in the United States may send one team to this US Open Championship event, which will include a team only activity at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, two full days of FLL competition, team dinners, engineering activities, and more!
For more information about the FLL United States Open Championship, including the team selection process, registration fees, and event details, visit the US Open website:
http://edoutreach.wpafb.af.mil/championship/index.html.
We hope to see many of you here in Dayton in May!
Sincerely,
Kathy Levine
List of Registered teams 2008/09 Season
Final Registration in NYC for 2008: 195 teams
Bronx: 43
Brooklyn: 63
Manhattan: 36
Queens: 24
Staten Island: 29
Team # Institution
Bronx (43)
0015 PS 195X Zelma Torres-Rosado
0064 PS 195X Zelma Torres-Rosado
0109 PS/IS 123 X Chris Gooding Kelleyann Royce
0210 CS 66 X Christopher Blades James Bellon
0584 Pablo Casals MS 181x Terry Buchalter Constantine Kouvatsos
0853 PS 121 X Kathy Bormann Maria Scher
0895 Bronx Latin MS Eddie Branchaud
0901 MS 101X Maritime Academy Elizabeth Tremberger and Gina DeMatteo
1172 MS 302 X Sharon Shoatz
1502 CS 102X Neysa Lewis Frank Rivera Tanyua Trezevantte Osei Owusu-Afriyie
1636 ESMT IS 190 X Maribeth Whitehouse
1739 Kezner Academy @IS 192 X Nicole Havel Donna Kinford
1741 Academy of Public Relations @298 Amy Andino
1943 PS 107x Adel Assal
2266 PS 76X The Bennington School Russell Heath
2544 Globe School for Environmental Research Michael Joyce Paul Riter Paul Cassidy Barbara Hartnett
2545 Globe School for Environmental Research Michael Joyce Paul Riter Paul Cassidy Barbara Hartnett
2656 IS 98 X Herman Ridder Harold Smith
2803 CS 134 X Edward Taveras
3236 JHS 127 X Joshua Mateo
3494 The Urban Institute of Mathematics Ryan McCabe
3553 PS 106 x Philip Hamlin
3667 MS 118 X Ralph Corvino
4345 Phipps@PS 112 After school program Matthew Miller
5413 Urban Assembly Academy of Civic Engagement X366 James Love
5729 High School of World Cultures Kathy Luke
5909 PS 103 x Jarret Jackob Cathy Daly Cristen Delaney
5910 PS 103 x Jarret Jackob Cathy Daly Cristen Delaney
6182 Archimedes Academy for Math, Science & Technology Justin Duffy
6184 Archimedes Academy for Math, Science & Technology Justin Duffy
6368 PS 153 x Michelle Solomon
6388 MS 144 x Michaelangelo MS Victoria Lowe Natasha Balkcom
7179 Jose Ballet
7228 IS 174 X Esteban Vazquez
7234 PS/MS 194 chistine Bernabei Cynthia Khadaran
7300 PS 196x Gladys Bharath Lizette Rivera
7509 PS 108X Philip J. Abinanti School Vanessa Jones
7660 Mott Hall V Derrick Harrison LeMarie Laureano Louis Stanley
7750$ The Bronx Mathematics Preparatory School Corinna Zapata
7780 IS 125 X Henry Hudson Hilda Bairan Ghada Elsendiony
8137 PS/IS 123 X Chris Gooding Kelleyann Royce
8391 IN-Tech Academy Shyyam Khan
8392 IN-Tech Academy Shyyam Khan
Brooklyn (63)
0490 St. Edmund Elementary School Christine Zaremba
0639 Automotive HS Bruce Rajswasser Dan Luna, Michael Danza
1462 PS 372 K Rita Fasano Vicki Holland Haiva Albuliwi
1463 PS 372 K Rita Fasano Vicki Holland Haiva Albuliwi
1774 Packer Collegiate Inst. Maureen Reilly
1775 Packer Collegiate Inst. Maureen Reilly
1824 PS 193 The Gil Hodges School Stacy Solomon Carol Geier Cynthia McGinty Annabell Corales
1826 PS 193 The Gil Hodges School Cynthia McGinty Stacy Solomon Carol Geier Annabell Corales
1827 PS 193 The Gil Hodges School Carol Geier Cynthia McGinty Stacy Solomon Annabell Corales
1925 IS 318 Russ Holstein Eric Windley
1926 IS 318 Russ Holstein Eric Windley
1958 MS 113 Ronald Edmonds Learning Center Jeffrey Stephens-Prince
1978 PS 58 The Carroll School Keith Wynne Roger Levy
1979 PS 58 The Carroll School Keith Wynne Roger Levy
1980 PS 58 The Carroll School Keith Wynne Roger Levy
2019 PS 257k Javier Reyes Edwin Hernandez
2101 PS 133 William Butler Elementary Judith Hudson
2262 PS 8 K Brandeis Hayes Tracey Pozluszny
2263 PS 8 K Brandeis Hayes Tracey Pozluszny
2393 PS 11K Rasheda Lyons Vlad Kop
2490 Sunset Park Prep MS 821K Franky Gutierrez Michael Barry
2616 Brooklyn Tech HS Gordon Williams
2707 PS 21K Crispus Attucks School Carla Arnold
3006 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3008 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3009 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3010 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3011 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3013 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3014 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3015 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3016 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3017 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3076 Benjamin Banneker Academy K Imani Fischer
3077 IS 383 K Philippa Schuyler MS Lindrick Outerbridge William Hamlet
3161 Bedford Academy Deji Komolafe
3447 PS 636 K Young Scholars’ Academy for Discovery and Danika LaCroix
3473 Arthur S. Somers Middle School Clair Vassell-Williams
3474 Arthur S. Somers Middle School Clair Vassell-Williams
3475 Arthur S. Somers Middle School Clair Vassell-Williams
3476 Arthur S. Somers Middle School Clair Vassell-Williams
3563 PS 636 K Young Scholars’ Academy for Discovery and Danika LaCroix
3575 PS 233K Langston Hughes Dawne Jokinsky
3738 PS 261K Jennifer Lindauer-Thompson Chris Peyser Scott Howard
3951 PS 399 K Stanley Eugene Clarke Sharon Holiday
3958 MS 267K Neil Abell
3991 MS 88 K Andy Singh,
3992 MS 88 K Andy Singh,
3993 MS 88 K Andy Singh,
3994 MS 88 K Andy Singh,
4298 KECSS - IS 468 Kingsborough Early College Secondary School @ Lafayette HS Jessica Gould
4429 PS 81 K Diane Moore
4485 UFT Charter Richard Lamanna$ Moise Pluviose
5441 MS 50 Williamsburg Middle School Reginald Wilborn Leonora Kumagai
5447 Packer Collegiate Inst. Maureen Reilly
5449 MS 447 K The Math & Science Exploratory School Sidney Izakson Sharon Mahabir Pedro De La Cruz
5511 UFT Charter Jamie Parganos
5762 MS 51K James Hoffman
6964 IS 126 K Amber Moore Ms. Veska Pandica
7242 UA Institute of Math & Science for Young Women Nzinga Ebron
7822 Flatbush YMCA @ IS 14 Leon Davis
7856 PS 226k Nancy Azcona
8395 IS 71 K Jeff Alston
Manhattan (36)
0363 Think Robot, LLC Tom Hershner
0425 Columbia Secondary School for Math, Science and Engineering Andrew Stillman
0984 MS 44 William O’Shea Complex Elvetta Harris
1355 PS 189M Theresa Luger
1730 Trevor Day School Steven Schechter
1896 Friend Seminary Timothy Cooper
1905 Manhattan School for Children Andre Martell
1907 Manhattan School for Children Tatiana Hoover
1910 MS 328 M Beth Pollak
3057 PS/MS 108 Angelo Del Toro Alicia Sotiropoulos
3574 MS 319M Markus Baloun
3875 Manhattan Youth @IS 289 M Stephen Husiak Theseus Roche Cecilia Dobbs
4452 Vision Education & Media Laura Allen/Corbett Beder
5224 NY Presbeterian Church Myraslava Znayenko
5477 Union Settlement Association Michelle Rivera Latroy Jones Terrance Recille
5496 The Brearley School Annie Cheung-Livhits Luigi Cicala
5557 Manhattan Country School Christabel Pinto
5624 The Anderson School PS 334M Renee Johnson Judy Kunze
5641 PS 51 M Marilyn Buehler Shelley Hauptman
6328 PS/MS 278 Lisa Sausner
6425 Frederick Douglass Academy Danielle Nunez Alyssa Rosenbaum Joel Andrew Bianchi Richner Erisnor Andres Alonso
6426 Frederick Douglass Academy Danielle Nunez Alyssa Rosenbaum Joel Andrew Bianchi Richner Erisnor Andres Alonso
6528 PS 123M Mahalia Jackson Scholars Academy John William King, Jr.
6812 East Harlem Tutorial Javier Seda Danny Peralta
6901 HCCI Computer Clubhouse Fred Riedel Jeremy Silver
7175 Little Red School House Sherezada Acosta
7177 Little Red School House Sherezada Acosta
7263 Marta Valle Francesca Bates$
7403 PS 28M Aimee Peguero$
7630 TAG Young Scholars Bernice DeAbreu
7725 PS 1 M Seung Won Lee Good Jean Lau
7734 Mott Hall IS 223 M Rene Muñoz
7836 Stratolab LLC Gus Roman
7838 Stratolab LLC Gus Roman
7999 Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Martin Marcial $
8353 West Side Collaborative MS #250 Steven Schiff
Queens (24)
0232 MS 67Q Ruta Dave
0260 Brics-2-Bots Veryl Greene
0275 Cambria Center Sheryl Liles Sheree Palmer
0778 MS 216Q George Ryan Peter Xanthus
0820 PS 148Q Mike Farrell
0821 PS 148Q Mike Farrell
0997 Forest Hills Team Iffat Mai
1215 P.S. 139Q Yvonne Shortt
1315 IS 230 Q Sonya Rencher Craig Grelarowski
1836 IS 119 Q Chris Dudin Joan Weber
2491 RMS @ I. S. 192 Eric Greene
2492 RMS @ I. S. 192 Eric Greene
2723 IS 125 Q Rudy Vera
4764 Resurrection Ascension Janna Valente
5945 PS 85Q Bob Deming
6144 Edward Bleeker JHS 185 Primal Dhillon
6145 Edward Bleeker JHS 185 Primal Dhillon
6805 IS 10 Q Horace Greeley IS Pat Shubitz
7019 PS 112Q Alice Gruenberg Bruce Wilson
7417 Louis Armstrong IS 227 Q Richard Akalski/ Joshua Blum
7418 Louis Armstrong IS 227 Q Richard Akalski/ Joshua Blum
7807 Scholars Academy Barrie Donohue
7756 IS 119 Q Chris Dudin Joan Weber
7900 PS 85 Q Maria Tsiros
Staten Island (29)
0199 IS 24 SI Raymond Cottrell/Jane Frangos
0202 IS 24 SI Raymond Cottrell/Jane Frangos
0206 IS 24 SI Raymond Cottrell/Jane Frangos
0208 IS 24 SI Raymond Cottrell/Jane Frangos
1335 IS 27 SI Bryan Kilgallen
1336 IS 27 SI Bryan Kilgallen
1337 IS 27 SI Prall Bryan Kilgallen
1341 Coen Patrick Coen
1667 IS 34 SI Joseph Buro/Ann Verderber
1673 IS 34 SI Joseph Buro
1674 IS 34 SI Joseph Buro
1782 St. Clare School Mary Lee
1783 St. Clare School Mary Lee
1784 St. Clare School Mary Lee
1785 St. Clare School Mary Lee
1954 IS 75 SI Donny Swanson
1955 IS 75 SI Donny Swanson
1956 IS 75 SI Donny Swanson
2179 IS 72 SI Randi Huss
2180 IS 72 SI Randi Huss
2181 IS 72 SI Randi Huss
2380 Staten Island Tech HS Mike Siegal
2386 Staten Island Tech HS Mike Siegal
2708 PS 57 SI Patricia Lockhart
5119 IS 49 SI Carol Obler/Francesco Portelos
5120 IS 49 SI Carol Obler/Francesco Portelos
5121 IS 49 SI Carol Obler/Francesco Portelos
5721 NYC Parks & Recreation Lisa Brooks
6443 Petrides School Carlos Rodriguez
Bronx: 43
Brooklyn: 63
Manhattan: 36
Queens: 24
Staten Island: 29
Team # Institution
Bronx (43)
0015 PS 195X Zelma Torres-Rosado
0064 PS 195X Zelma Torres-Rosado
0109 PS/IS 123 X Chris Gooding Kelleyann Royce
0210 CS 66 X Christopher Blades James Bellon
0584 Pablo Casals MS 181x Terry Buchalter Constantine Kouvatsos
0853 PS 121 X Kathy Bormann Maria Scher
0895 Bronx Latin MS Eddie Branchaud
0901 MS 101X Maritime Academy Elizabeth Tremberger and Gina DeMatteo
1172 MS 302 X Sharon Shoatz
1502 CS 102X Neysa Lewis Frank Rivera Tanyua Trezevantte Osei Owusu-Afriyie
1636 ESMT IS 190 X Maribeth Whitehouse
1739 Kezner Academy @IS 192 X Nicole Havel Donna Kinford
1741 Academy of Public Relations @298 Amy Andino
1943 PS 107x Adel Assal
2266 PS 76X The Bennington School Russell Heath
2544 Globe School for Environmental Research Michael Joyce Paul Riter Paul Cassidy Barbara Hartnett
2545 Globe School for Environmental Research Michael Joyce Paul Riter Paul Cassidy Barbara Hartnett
2656 IS 98 X Herman Ridder Harold Smith
2803 CS 134 X Edward Taveras
3236 JHS 127 X Joshua Mateo
3494 The Urban Institute of Mathematics Ryan McCabe
3553 PS 106 x Philip Hamlin
3667 MS 118 X Ralph Corvino
4345 Phipps@PS 112 After school program Matthew Miller
5413 Urban Assembly Academy of Civic Engagement X366 James Love
5729 High School of World Cultures Kathy Luke
5909 PS 103 x Jarret Jackob Cathy Daly Cristen Delaney
5910 PS 103 x Jarret Jackob Cathy Daly Cristen Delaney
6182 Archimedes Academy for Math, Science & Technology Justin Duffy
6184 Archimedes Academy for Math, Science & Technology Justin Duffy
6368 PS 153 x Michelle Solomon
6388 MS 144 x Michaelangelo MS Victoria Lowe Natasha Balkcom
7179 Jose Ballet
7228 IS 174 X Esteban Vazquez
7234 PS/MS 194 chistine Bernabei Cynthia Khadaran
7300 PS 196x Gladys Bharath Lizette Rivera
7509 PS 108X Philip J. Abinanti School Vanessa Jones
7660 Mott Hall V Derrick Harrison LeMarie Laureano Louis Stanley
7750$ The Bronx Mathematics Preparatory School Corinna Zapata
7780 IS 125 X Henry Hudson Hilda Bairan Ghada Elsendiony
8137 PS/IS 123 X Chris Gooding Kelleyann Royce
8391 IN-Tech Academy Shyyam Khan
8392 IN-Tech Academy Shyyam Khan
Brooklyn (63)
0490 St. Edmund Elementary School Christine Zaremba
0639 Automotive HS Bruce Rajswasser Dan Luna, Michael Danza
1462 PS 372 K Rita Fasano Vicki Holland Haiva Albuliwi
1463 PS 372 K Rita Fasano Vicki Holland Haiva Albuliwi
1774 Packer Collegiate Inst. Maureen Reilly
1775 Packer Collegiate Inst. Maureen Reilly
1824 PS 193 The Gil Hodges School Stacy Solomon Carol Geier Cynthia McGinty Annabell Corales
1826 PS 193 The Gil Hodges School Cynthia McGinty Stacy Solomon Carol Geier Annabell Corales
1827 PS 193 The Gil Hodges School Carol Geier Cynthia McGinty Stacy Solomon Annabell Corales
1925 IS 318 Russ Holstein Eric Windley
1926 IS 318 Russ Holstein Eric Windley
1958 MS 113 Ronald Edmonds Learning Center Jeffrey Stephens-Prince
1978 PS 58 The Carroll School Keith Wynne Roger Levy
1979 PS 58 The Carroll School Keith Wynne Roger Levy
1980 PS 58 The Carroll School Keith Wynne Roger Levy
2019 PS 257k Javier Reyes Edwin Hernandez
2101 PS 133 William Butler Elementary Judith Hudson
2262 PS 8 K Brandeis Hayes Tracey Pozluszny
2263 PS 8 K Brandeis Hayes Tracey Pozluszny
2393 PS 11K Rasheda Lyons Vlad Kop
2490 Sunset Park Prep MS 821K Franky Gutierrez Michael Barry
2616 Brooklyn Tech HS Gordon Williams
2707 PS 21K Crispus Attucks School Carla Arnold
3006 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3008 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3009 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3010 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3011 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3013 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3014 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3015 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3016 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3017 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3076 Benjamin Banneker Academy K Imani Fischer
3077 IS 383 K Philippa Schuyler MS Lindrick Outerbridge William Hamlet
3161 Bedford Academy Deji Komolafe
3447 PS 636 K Young Scholars’ Academy for Discovery and Danika LaCroix
3473 Arthur S. Somers Middle School Clair Vassell-Williams
3474 Arthur S. Somers Middle School Clair Vassell-Williams
3475 Arthur S. Somers Middle School Clair Vassell-Williams
3476 Arthur S. Somers Middle School Clair Vassell-Williams
3563 PS 636 K Young Scholars’ Academy for Discovery and Danika LaCroix
3575 PS 233K Langston Hughes Dawne Jokinsky
3738 PS 261K Jennifer Lindauer-Thompson Chris Peyser Scott Howard
3951 PS 399 K Stanley Eugene Clarke Sharon Holiday
3958 MS 267K Neil Abell
3991 MS 88 K Andy Singh,
3992 MS 88 K Andy Singh,
3993 MS 88 K Andy Singh,
3994 MS 88 K Andy Singh,
4298 KECSS - IS 468 Kingsborough Early College Secondary School @ Lafayette HS Jessica Gould
4429 PS 81 K Diane Moore
4485 UFT Charter Richard Lamanna$ Moise Pluviose
5441 MS 50 Williamsburg Middle School Reginald Wilborn Leonora Kumagai
5447 Packer Collegiate Inst. Maureen Reilly
5449 MS 447 K The Math & Science Exploratory School Sidney Izakson Sharon Mahabir Pedro De La Cruz
5511 UFT Charter Jamie Parganos
5762 MS 51K James Hoffman
6964 IS 126 K Amber Moore Ms. Veska Pandica
7242 UA Institute of Math & Science for Young Women Nzinga Ebron
7822 Flatbush YMCA @ IS 14 Leon Davis
7856 PS 226k Nancy Azcona
8395 IS 71 K Jeff Alston
Manhattan (36)
0363 Think Robot, LLC Tom Hershner
0425 Columbia Secondary School for Math, Science and Engineering Andrew Stillman
0984 MS 44 William O’Shea Complex Elvetta Harris
1355 PS 189M Theresa Luger
1730 Trevor Day School Steven Schechter
1896 Friend Seminary Timothy Cooper
1905 Manhattan School for Children Andre Martell
1907 Manhattan School for Children Tatiana Hoover
1910 MS 328 M Beth Pollak
3057 PS/MS 108 Angelo Del Toro Alicia Sotiropoulos
3574 MS 319M Markus Baloun
3875 Manhattan Youth @IS 289 M Stephen Husiak Theseus Roche Cecilia Dobbs
4452 Vision Education & Media Laura Allen/Corbett Beder
5224 NY Presbeterian Church Myraslava Znayenko
5477 Union Settlement Association Michelle Rivera Latroy Jones Terrance Recille
5496 The Brearley School Annie Cheung-Livhits Luigi Cicala
5557 Manhattan Country School Christabel Pinto
5624 The Anderson School PS 334M Renee Johnson Judy Kunze
5641 PS 51 M Marilyn Buehler Shelley Hauptman
6328 PS/MS 278 Lisa Sausner
6425 Frederick Douglass Academy Danielle Nunez Alyssa Rosenbaum Joel Andrew Bianchi Richner Erisnor Andres Alonso
6426 Frederick Douglass Academy Danielle Nunez Alyssa Rosenbaum Joel Andrew Bianchi Richner Erisnor Andres Alonso
6528 PS 123M Mahalia Jackson Scholars Academy John William King, Jr.
6812 East Harlem Tutorial Javier Seda Danny Peralta
6901 HCCI Computer Clubhouse Fred Riedel Jeremy Silver
7175 Little Red School House Sherezada Acosta
7177 Little Red School House Sherezada Acosta
7263 Marta Valle Francesca Bates$
7403 PS 28M Aimee Peguero$
7630 TAG Young Scholars Bernice DeAbreu
7725 PS 1 M Seung Won Lee Good Jean Lau
7734 Mott Hall IS 223 M Rene Muñoz
7836 Stratolab LLC Gus Roman
7838 Stratolab LLC Gus Roman
7999 Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Martin Marcial $
8353 West Side Collaborative MS #250 Steven Schiff
Queens (24)
0232 MS 67Q Ruta Dave
0260 Brics-2-Bots Veryl Greene
0275 Cambria Center Sheryl Liles Sheree Palmer
0778 MS 216Q George Ryan Peter Xanthus
0820 PS 148Q Mike Farrell
0821 PS 148Q Mike Farrell
0997 Forest Hills Team Iffat Mai
1215 P.S. 139Q Yvonne Shortt
1315 IS 230 Q Sonya Rencher Craig Grelarowski
1836 IS 119 Q Chris Dudin Joan Weber
2491 RMS @ I. S. 192 Eric Greene
2492 RMS @ I. S. 192 Eric Greene
2723 IS 125 Q Rudy Vera
4764 Resurrection Ascension Janna Valente
5945 PS 85Q Bob Deming
6144 Edward Bleeker JHS 185 Primal Dhillon
6145 Edward Bleeker JHS 185 Primal Dhillon
6805 IS 10 Q Horace Greeley IS Pat Shubitz
7019 PS 112Q Alice Gruenberg Bruce Wilson
7417 Louis Armstrong IS 227 Q Richard Akalski/ Joshua Blum
7418 Louis Armstrong IS 227 Q Richard Akalski/ Joshua Blum
7807 Scholars Academy Barrie Donohue
7756 IS 119 Q Chris Dudin Joan Weber
7900 PS 85 Q Maria Tsiros
Staten Island (29)
0199 IS 24 SI Raymond Cottrell/Jane Frangos
0202 IS 24 SI Raymond Cottrell/Jane Frangos
0206 IS 24 SI Raymond Cottrell/Jane Frangos
0208 IS 24 SI Raymond Cottrell/Jane Frangos
1335 IS 27 SI Bryan Kilgallen
1336 IS 27 SI Bryan Kilgallen
1337 IS 27 SI Prall Bryan Kilgallen
1341 Coen Patrick Coen
1667 IS 34 SI Joseph Buro/Ann Verderber
1673 IS 34 SI Joseph Buro
1674 IS 34 SI Joseph Buro
1782 St. Clare School Mary Lee
1783 St. Clare School Mary Lee
1784 St. Clare School Mary Lee
1785 St. Clare School Mary Lee
1954 IS 75 SI Donny Swanson
1955 IS 75 SI Donny Swanson
1956 IS 75 SI Donny Swanson
2179 IS 72 SI Randi Huss
2180 IS 72 SI Randi Huss
2181 IS 72 SI Randi Huss
2380 Staten Island Tech HS Mike Siegal
2386 Staten Island Tech HS Mike Siegal
2708 PS 57 SI Patricia Lockhart
5119 IS 49 SI Carol Obler/Francesco Portelos
5120 IS 49 SI Carol Obler/Francesco Portelos
5121 IS 49 SI Carol Obler/Francesco Portelos
5721 NYC Parks & Recreation Lisa Brooks
6443 Petrides School Carlos Rodriguez
Monday, September 29, 2008
NYCFIRST Update #5: Registration Ends Tuesday
NYCFIRST Update #5: Registration Ends Tuesday
Sept. 29, 2008
A newsletter for the NYCFIRST robotics community in New York City and the surrounding area.
ALL UPDATES POSTED AT
http://normsrobotics.blogspot.com/
The NYC/NJ FIRST web site is at http://nycnjfirst.org/
Click on the links in the sidebar if you want to read back issues of these updates.
List of registered teams (188) as of Sept. 24
http://normsrobotics.blogspot.com/2008/08/list-of-registered-teams-2008.html
Check to see if you are listed.
This Update will be short and sweet. Thanks to everyone who made the Sept. 20 kickoff go so well. The teacher presenters (Eric G. Veryl G, Maureen R and Suman S) provided so much useful info.
Links to their presentations are (or will be) available on my blog and the NYCNJFIRST web site.
Registration will close Tuesday. If you haven't registered there is still time.
Having problems in NYC with PO's? Contact Bob Woods - see info on sidebar of my blog.
You can still register and work out the payment details after. You have another week or 2 to work out payment.
Free training Oct. 11 and 18 – contact me ASAP to sign up
Free Training by Vision Education at Polytechnic U Oct. 11, 18, 25 (if necessary)
9am- 3pm
Nov. 4 at Aviation HS
8:30 – 3 pm
These are all the same training for beginners so you only have to come to one.
Option for Oct. 25: We can make this an advanced training if there are requests
Climate Connections
http://firstlegoleague.org/community/HomePage.aspx
Links are also on the sidebar of my blog.
Mission videos can be downloaded or viewed directly.
Registration- Last days
You can still register, go to http://register4fll.com/.
FLL Calendar 2008/9
* Sept. 30- last day to register for FLL
* Oct. 11, 18, 25- training dates - Polytechnic U downtown B'klyn
* Nov. 4 - Election Day- Training at Aviation HS
* Nov.-Dec. - Practice tournaments in all boroughs
(December 13, 2008- Bronx Practice Tournament - PS/MS 194 -
More will be set up in other boroughs. If you want to host one let me know.)
* Dec. 13 - Staten Island Qualifying - SI Tech
* Dec. 13 - Brooklyn Qualifying - Westinghouse HS
* Dec. 20 - Bronx Qualifying - Lehman HS
* Dec. 20 Queens Qualifying- Aviation HS
* Jan. 11 (Sunday) - Manhattan Qualifying - CCNY
* Jan. 31- Citywide at Riverbank State Park - 145 St. Manhattan
March 8, 2009 – Exhibition at Javits Convention center
Bronx schedule this season
Workshop - PS/MS 194 - October 4, 2008
Workshop - PS/MS 194 - October 18, 2008
Workshop - PS/MS 194 - November 1, 2008
Workshop - PS/MS 194 - November 15, 2008
Workshop - PS/MS 194 - December 6, 2008
Practice Tournament - PS/MS 194 - December 13, 2008
FLL Bronx Qualifier - Lehman H.S. - December 20, 2008
FLL NYC Championship - Riverbank Stadium - January 31, 2008
Workshops and practice tournament will be held at
PS/MS 194
1301 Zerega Avenue
Bronx, N.Y. 10462
From 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Bronx Qualifying tournament will be held at
Herbert H. Lehman H.S.
3000 East Tremont Avenue
Bronx, N.Y. 11001
From 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Election Day (Nov. 4) Training at Aviation HS from Mike Koumoulos
For Queens schools, but also open to other boroughs by request.
The schedule for the November 4, Election Day, training has been updated. Over the next week or two, I will send out hard copies to you and your schools (Queens). I want to wait to get as many teams registered as possible before mailing them out, but you guys can print them now.
http://groups.google.com/group/fllqueens/web/election-day-prof-dev-schedule?hl=en
- or copy & paste it into your browser's address bar if that doesn't work.
Registration in NYC as of Sept. 24 (188)
http://normsrobotics.blogspot.com/2008/08/list-of-registered-teams-2008.html
Bronx: 39
Brooklyn: 61
Manhattan: 34
Queens: 25
Staten Island: 29
Compiled by Norm Scott
NYCFIRST Registration coordinator
norscot@aol.com
normsco@gmail.com
917-992-3734
--
Have a good day
Norm
Sept. 29, 2008
A newsletter for the NYCFIRST robotics community in New York City and the surrounding area.
ALL UPDATES POSTED AT
http://normsrobotics.blogspot.
The NYC/NJ FIRST web site is at http://nycnjfirst.org/
Click on the links in the sidebar if you want to read back issues of these updates.
List of registered teams (188) as of Sept. 24
http://normsrobotics.blogspot.
Check to see if you are listed.
This Update will be short and sweet. Thanks to everyone who made the Sept. 20 kickoff go so well. The teacher presenters (Eric G. Veryl G, Maureen R and Suman S) provided so much useful info.
Links to their presentations are (or will be) available on my blog and the NYCNJFIRST web site.
Registration will close Tuesday. If you haven't registered there is still time.
Having problems in NYC with PO's? Contact Bob Woods - see info on sidebar of my blog.
You can still register and work out the payment details after. You have another week or 2 to work out payment.
Free training Oct. 11 and 18 – contact me ASAP to sign up
Free Training by Vision Education at Polytechnic U Oct. 11, 18, 25 (if necessary)
9am- 3pm
Nov. 4 at Aviation HS
8:30 – 3 pm
These are all the same training for beginners so you only have to come to one.
Option for Oct. 25: We can make this an advanced training if there are requests
Climate Connections
http://firstlegoleague.org/
Links are also on the sidebar of my blog.
Mission videos can be downloaded or viewed directly.
Registration- Last days
You can still register, go to http://register4fll.com/.
FLL Calendar 2008/9
* Sept. 30- last day to register for FLL
* Oct. 11, 18, 25- training dates - Polytechnic U downtown B'klyn
* Nov. 4 - Election Day- Training at Aviation HS
* Nov.-Dec. - Practice tournaments in all boroughs
(December 13, 2008- Bronx Practice Tournament - PS/MS 194 -
More will be set up in other boroughs. If you want to host one let me know.)
* Dec. 13 - Staten Island Qualifying - SI Tech
* Dec. 13 - Brooklyn Qualifying - Westinghouse HS
* Dec. 20 - Bronx Qualifying - Lehman HS
* Dec. 20 Queens Qualifying- Aviation HS
* Jan. 11 (Sunday) - Manhattan Qualifying - CCNY
* Jan. 31- Citywide at Riverbank State Park - 145 St. Manhattan
March 8, 2009 – Exhibition at Javits Convention center
Bronx schedule this season
Workshop - PS/MS 194 - October 4, 2008
Workshop - PS/MS 194 - October 18, 2008
Workshop - PS/MS 194 - November 1, 2008
Workshop - PS/MS 194 - November 15, 2008
Workshop - PS/MS 194 - December 6, 2008
Practice Tournament - PS/MS 194 - December 13, 2008
FLL Bronx Qualifier - Lehman H.S. - December 20, 2008
FLL NYC Championship - Riverbank Stadium - January 31, 2008
Workshops and practice tournament will be held at
PS/MS 194
1301 Zerega Avenue
Bronx, N.Y. 10462
From 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Bronx Qualifying tournament will be held at
Herbert H. Lehman H.S.
3000 East Tremont Avenue
Bronx, N.Y. 11001
From 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Election Day (Nov. 4) Training at Aviation HS from Mike Koumoulos
For Queens schools, but also open to other boroughs by request.
The schedule for the November 4, Election Day, training has been updated. Over the next week or two, I will send out hard copies to you and your schools (Queens). I want to wait to get as many teams registered as possible before mailing them out, but you guys can print them now.
http://groups.google.com/
- or copy & paste it into your browser's address bar if that doesn't work.
Registration in NYC as of Sept. 24 (188)
http://normsrobotics.blogspot.
Bronx: 39
Brooklyn: 61
Manhattan: 34
Queens: 25
Staten Island: 29
Compiled by Norm Scott
NYCFIRST Registration coordinator
norscot@aol.com
normsco@gmail.com
917-992-3734
--
Have a good day
Norm
Monday, September 15, 2008
Some Books of Interest to FLL'ers
FIRST LEGO League: The Unofficial Guide - An all-in-one guide to the FIRST LEGO League competition, which includes information and advice on everything from forming a team to raising funds to building and programming a winning robot.
NXT Robotics Competition Workbook - This book is a resource for new and experienced robot competition teams.
LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Idea Book: Design, Invent, and Build - A guide to the NXT system, including chapters describing various components of the NXT, and building and programming instructions for 8 robots, 7 of which can be built from a single retail NXT kit.
LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT One-Kit Wonders: Ten inventions to spark your imagination - this book contains building and programming instructions for ten different robots which can each be built from a single NXT kit.
NYCFIRST Update #4: The Game is ON – Come to our kickoff on Saturday
NYCFIRST Update #4: The Game is ON – Come to our kickoff on Saturday
Sept. 14, 2008
A newsletter for the NYCFIRST robotics community in New York City and the surrounding area.
ALL UPDATES POSTED AT
http://normsrobotics.blogspot.com/
The NYC/NJ FIRST web site is at http://nycnjfirst.org/
Click on the links in the sidebar if you want to read back issues of these updates. ( I won't reveal how they end.)
Welcome back to a new school year. I hope all is going well so far. Put a little robotics in your and your kids' lives.
Have any issues about ordering, registering, organizing, the meaning of life?
Will the FLL season be interrupted by a black hole swallowing the earth?
Don't hesitate to call or email. But do so before the Hadron cyclotron creates any black holes – don't worry, they planted Kudzu to swallow any black holes that might pop up.
Make sure to attend the NYCFIRST Kickoff this Saturday (details below) where the missions will be explained and you can ask questions. If there is one event you attend, this one is it – and you can bring kids. You DO NOT have to bring any LEGO's, robots or field set-up kits.
Training - Save the Dates
Free Training by Vision Education at Polytehnic U Oct. 11, 18, 25 (if necessary)
Nov. 4 at Aviation HS (See Mike K's report below.)
List of registered teams (165) as of Sept. 14
http://normsrobotics.blogspot.com/2008/08/list-of-registered-teams-2008.html
(also check list below)
Please send me an update on lead coach (es) names, school listing, etc.
Climate Connections Released on Sept. 5 for FLL and JFLL
http://firstlegoleague.org/community/HomePage.aspx
Links are also on the sidebar of my blog.
Mission videos can be downloaded or viewed directly.
Registration
You can still register, go to http://register4fll.com/.
If you registered and your team number does not appear on my list that means you did not complete the process – I only get to see teams that go through checkout. So go back and finish and also update your team profile.
Even if you don't pay, complete the registration. Order what you need and put down you are paying by PO (write TBD when asked for a number) or by check. This will reserve things for you until you pay - you have until mid-October before your team is flushed from the system, but the earlier you do so the quicker you get your stuff.
Not sure if you are listed as paid? Let me know and I'll check.
Or look down the sidebar on my blog for your team number.
(This list is not totally updated).
Registration may close early - From FIRST
With just under 1,000 slots available, FLL Climate Connections is shaping up to be the biggest season yet! Team registration is set to close when all team slots are filled at 4:00 PM (EDT) on September 30, 2008, whichever comes first. Additionally, FLL Materials (Robot Set and Field Setup Kit) must be ordered by this deadline, but are also subject to product availability.
*Keep your Team Profile Updated!*
To ensure receipt of important FLL communications, please remember to review and update your team profile prior to October 15, 2008.
Go to http://www.register4fll.com. In the "/Team Login/" fields, enter your Team ID (team number) and password. When your profile is complete, be sure to click the "/Continue/" button at the bottom of the page and follow the instructions.
If you haven't registered already, we hope you hop online (http://register4fll.com) soon and join us for the 2008 Climate Connections season! Available slots are filling in quickly.
NYCFIRST Lego League Kickoff - Sat. Sept. 20
Polytechnic Institute of NYU
Brooklyn, NY
(Don't get confused – this is not at NYU in Manhattan as the 2 schools have merged)
Open to all Kids/teams welcome. Bring a camera or video
Saturday September 20, 2008
9:00 AM-1:15 PM
Polytechnic Institute of NYU
Brooklyn, NY
Flyer posted at http://www.nycnjfirst.org
Flyer and map also on the blog.at http://normsrobotics.blogspot.com/
Agenda
9:00-9:30 AM: Welcome and Introductions
(Pfizer Auditorium)
9:30-10:00 AM: Research Assignment Presentation
(Pfizer Auditorium)
Mark Scharfeshteyn does his usual magic.
10:00-10:45 AM: JFLL Overview - Keith Wynne, Coach PS 58 K
NYC FLL structure for í08 season
Q&A - where you get to throw things (questions only please) at us.
(Pfizer Auditorium) –
11:00-12:00 PM: Tips and tricks from veteran coaches for new coaches (vets invited too) (Jacobs Academic Building [JAB] - Room 475)
Featuring:
Eric Greene, Coach IS 192Q
Organizing a team
Maureen Reilly, coach at Packer Collegiate Institute
Will talk about resources online for building ideas for the kids and organizing lessons - the flow of the season, 'Now that I have the team what do I do?"
Veryl Greene, retired middle school coach, currently robotics Specialist Manhattan OIT, with an overview of the kit & the NXT software
Suman Sabastin, Girl Scouts robotics advisor
Team management and scheduling
11:00-12:00 PM: Game Overview (Veteran Teams)
(Rogers Hall [RH] - Room 116)
Led by Richard Wong and his merry men and women.
12:15-1:15 PM: Game Overview (Rookie Teams)
(Rogers Hall [RH] - Room 116)
By popular demand, an encore performance by Richard Wong and his merry men and women.
Directions: http://www.poly.edu/directions/
Parking: You can find a spot in the street if you get there early and are willing to walk a bit. South of Atlantic Ave is easier. There is a garage at the Marriott across the street.
Bronx Kickoff
Thanks to Evan Weinberg, Bernie Dicristofalo for running the Bronx kickoff this past Saturday. I posted their agenda here:
http://normsrobotics.blogspot.com/2008/09/first-lego-league-robotics-bronx-kick.html
Request for coach at Packer (Brooklyn)
We are looking for a Robotics teacher to work with two high school mentors and me after school at Packer in Brooklyn Heights on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
This would be either for our FLL program or to work with beginner roboticists.
Do you know anyone who may be interested?
The pay is competitive and the after school program is also looking for a computer gaming (learning to program games) teacher and a stop-motion animation teacher.
Any leads are helpful.
Thanks,
Maureen Reilly
Contact me if interested and I'll put you in touch with Maureen.
Trevor Day School looking to donate extras
I have several RCX bricks and Lego robotics kits that we'd like to donate to any FLL participating public school needing equipment.
I have several RCX bricks and Lego robotics kits that we'd like to donate to any FLL participating public school needing equipment. Do you know the best way for me to find an interested party?
Steve Schechter
Contact me if interested and I'll put you in touch with Steve.
Election Day (Nov. 4) Training at Aviation HS from Mike Koumoulos
For Queens schools, but also open to other boroughs by request.
The schedule for the November 4, Election Day, training has been updated. Over the next week or two, I will send out hard copies to you and your schools (Queens). I want to wait to get as many teams registered as possible before mailing them out, but you guys can print them now.
http://groups.google.com/group/fllqueens/web/election-day-prof-dev-schedule?hl=en
- or copy & paste it into your browser's address bar if that doesn't work.
Registration in NYC as of Sept. 14: 165 teams
See complete list at end of this Update and at
http://normsrobotics.blogspot.com/2008/08/list-of-registered-teams-2008.html
Bronx: 32
Brooklyn: 58
Manhattan: 27
Queens: 19
Staten Island: 29
Team # Institution Lead Coach(es) (Please send me updated info)
Bronx (32)
0015 PS 195X Zelma Torres-Rosado
0064 PS 195X Zelma Torres-Rosado
0109 PS/IS 123 X Chris Gooding
0210 CS 66 X Christopher Blades
0523 PS/MS 194 Cynthia Khadaran
0584 Pablo Casals MS 181x Terry Buchalter
0853 PS 121 X Kathy Bormann
0895 Bronx Latin MS Eddie Branchaud
0901 MS 101X Maritime Academy Michele Sikoryak
1172 MS 302 X Sharon Shoatz
1502 CS 102X Neysa Lewis$
1636 ESMT IS 190 X Maribeth Whitehouse
1739 Kezner Academy @IS 192 X Nicole Havel
1741 Academy of Public Relations @298 Amy Andino
1943 PS 107x Adel Assal
2266 PS 76X The Bennington School Russell Heath
2544 Globe School for Environmental Research Michael Joyce
2545 Globe School for Environmental Research Michael Joyce
2656 IS 98 X Herman Ridder Harold Smith
3236 JHS 127 X Joshua Mateo
3494 The Urban Institute of Mathematics Ryan McCabe
3553 PS 106 x Philip Hamlin
3667 MS 118 X Ralph Corvino
4345 Phipps@PS 112 After school program Matthew Miller
5413 Urban Assembly Academy of Civic EngagementX366 James Love
5729 High School of World Cultures Kathy Luke
5909 PS 103 x Jarret Jackob
5910 PS 103 x Jarret Jackob
6182 Archimedes Academy for Math, Science & Technology Justin Duffy
6184 Archimedes Academy for Math, Science & Technology Justin Duffy
6368 PS 153 x Ms. Pelzar
6388 MS 144 xMichaelangelo MS Victoria Lowe
Brooklyn (58)
0490 St. Edmund Elementary School Christine Zaremba
0639 Automotive HS Bruce Rajswasser
1462 PS 372 K Rita Fasano
1463 PS 372 K Rita Fasano
1774 Packer Collegiate Inst. Maureen Reilly
1775 Packer Collegiate Inst. Maureen Reilly
1824 PS 193 The Gil Hodges School Stacy Solomon
1825 PS 193 The Gil Hodges School Cynthia McGinty
1827 PS 193 The Gil Hodges School Carol Geier
1925 IS 318 Russ Holstein
1926 IS 318 Russ Holstein
1958 MS 113 Ronald Edmonds Learning Center Jeffrey Stephens-Prince
1978 PS 58 The Carroll School Keith Wynne
1979 PS 58 The Carroll School Keith Wynne
1980 PS 58 The Carroll School Keith Wynne
2019 PS 257k Javier Reyes
2101 PS 133 William Butler Elementary Judith Hudson
2262 PS 8 K Brandeis Hayes/Tracey Pozluszny
2263 PS 8 K Brandeis Hayes/Tracey Pozluszny
2393 PS 11K Rasheda Lyons
2490 Sunset Park Prep MS 821K Franky Gutierrez
2616 Brooklyn Tech HS Gordon Williams
2707 PS 21K Crispus Attucks School Carla Arnold
3006 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3008 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3009 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3010 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3011 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3013 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3014 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3015 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3016 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3017 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3076 Benjamin Banneker Academy K Imani Fischer
3077 IS 383 K Philippa Schuyler MS Lindrick Outerbridge
3161 Bedford Academy Cluny Lavache
3447 PS 636 K Young Scholars Academy for Discovery and Danika LaCroix
3473 Arthur S. Somers Middle School Clair Vassell-Williams
3474 Arthur S. Somers Middle School Clair Vassell-Williams
3475 Arthur S. Somers Middle School Clair Vassell-Williams
3476 Arthur S. Somers Middle School Clair Vassell-Williams
3563 PS 636 K Young Scholars Academy for Discovery and Danika LaCroix
3575 PS 233K Langston Hughes Dawne Jokinsky
3738 PS 261K Jennifer Lindauer-Thompson
3951 PS 399 K Stanley Eugene Clarke Sharon Holiday
3958 MS 267K Owen Daniel
3991 MS 88 K Andy Singh,
3992 MS 88 K Andy Singh,
3993 MS 88 K Andy Singh,
3994 MS 88 K Andy Singh,
4298 KECSS - IS 468 @ Lafayette HS Jessica Gould
4429 PS 81 K Everbell Bishop/Diane Moore
4485 UFT Charter Jamie Parganos
5441 MS 50 Williamsburg Middle School Reginald Wilborn/Leonora Kumagai
5447 Packer Collegiate Inst. Maureen Reilly
5449 MS 447 K The Math & Science Exploratory School Sidney Izakson
5511 UFT Charter Jamie Parganos
5762 MS 51K James Hoffman
Manhattan (27)
0363 (No School ID) Tom Hershner
0425 Columbia Secondary School Andrew Stillman
0984 MS 44 William O Shea Complex Elvetta Harris
1355 PS 189M Theresa Luger
1730 Trevor Day School Steven Schechter
1896 Friend Seminary Timothy Cooper
1905 Manhattan School for Children Andre Martell
1907 Manhattan School for Children Tatiana Hoover
1910 MS 328 M Beth Pollak
2133 MS 324 Patria Mirabal Benjamin Leviago
3057 PS/MS 108 Angelo Del Toro Alicia Sotiropoulos
3574 MS 319M Markus Baloun
3875 Manhattan Youth @IS 289 M Stephen Husiak
4452 Vision Education & Media Laura Allen/Corbett Beder
5224 NY Presbeterian Church Myraslava Znayenko
5477 Union Settlement Association Michelle Rivera
5496 The Brearley School Annie Cheung-Livhits/Luigi Cicala
5557 Manhattan Country School Christabel Pinto
5624 The Anderson School PS 334M Diane Kirksey-Floyd
5641 PS 51 M Marilyn Buehler
5797 PS 11 M Melinda Marx – parent Nick Fier
6328 PS/MS 278 Lisa Sausner
6425 Frederick Douglass Academy Danielle Nunez
6426 Frederick Douglass Academy Danielle Nunez
6528 PS 123M Mahalia Jackson Scholars Academy John William King, Jr.
6812 East Harlem Tutorial Danny Peralta
6901 HCCI Computer Clubhouse Fred Riedel/Jeremy Silver
Queens (19)
0232 MS 67Q Ruta Dave
0260 Brics-2-Bots Veryl Greene
0275 Cambria Center Sheryl Liles
0778 MS 216Q George Ryan Peter Xanthus
0997 Forest Hills Team Iffat Mai
1215 P.S. 139Q Yvonne Shortt
1315 IS 230 Q Sonya Rencher
1720D nycfirst Dummy Norm Scott
1836 IS 119 Q Chris Dudin
2491 RMS @ I. S. 192 Eric Greene
2492 RMS @ I. S. 192 Eric Greene
2723 IS 125 Q Rudy Vera
2994 Baccalaureate School For Global Education Melissa Hinson
4764 Resurrection Ascension Janna Valente
5945 PS 85Q Bob Deming
6144 Edward Bleeker JHS 185 Primal Dhillon$
6145 Edward Bleeker JHS 185 Primal Dhillon$
6805 IS 10 Q Horace Greeley IS Pat Shubitz
7019 PS 112Q Alice Gruenberg
Staten Island (29)
0199 IS 24 SI Raymond Cottrell/Jane Frangos
0202 IS 24 SI Raymond Cottrell/Jane Frangos
0206 IS 24 SI Raymond Cottrell/Jane Frangos
0208 IS 24 SI Raymond Cottrell/Jane Frangos
1335 IS 27 SI Bryan Kilgallen
1336 IS 27 SI Bryan Kilgallen
1337 IS 27 SI Prall Bryan Kilgallen
1341 Coen Patrick Coen
1667 IS 34 SI Joseph Buro/Ann Verderber
1673 IS 34 SI Joseph Buro
1674 IS 34 SI Joseph Buro
1782 St. Clare School Mary Lee
1783 St. Clare School Mary Lee
1784 St. Clare School Mary Lee
1785 St. Clare School Mary Lee
1954 IS 75 SI Donny Swanson
1955 IS 75 SI Donny Swanson
1956 IS 75 SI Donny Swanson
2179 IS 72 SI Randi Huss
2180 IS 72 SI Randi Huss
2181 IS 72 SI Randi Huss
2380 Staten Island Tech HS Mike Siegal
2386 Staten Island Tech HS Mike Siegal
2708 PS 57 SI Patricia Lockhart
5119 IS 49 SI Carol Obler/Francesco Portelos
5120 IS 49 SI Carol Obler/Francesco Portelos
5121 IS 49 SI Carol Obler/Francesco Portelos
5721 NYC Parks & Recreation Lisa Brooks
6443 Petrides School Carlos Rodriguez
Compiled by Norm Scott
NYCFIRST Registration coordinator
norscot@aol.com
normsco@gmail.com
917-992-3734
--
Have a good day
Norm
Sept. 14, 2008
A newsletter for the NYCFIRST robotics community in New York City and the surrounding area.
ALL UPDATES POSTED AT
http://normsrobotics.blogspot.
The NYC/NJ FIRST web site is at http://nycnjfirst.org/
Click on the links in the sidebar if you want to read back issues of these updates. ( I won't reveal how they end.)
Welcome back to a new school year. I hope all is going well so far. Put a little robotics in your and your kids' lives.
Have any issues about ordering, registering, organizing, the meaning of life?
Will the FLL season be interrupted by a black hole swallowing the earth?
Don't hesitate to call or email. But do so before the Hadron cyclotron creates any black holes – don't worry, they planted Kudzu to swallow any black holes that might pop up.
Make sure to attend the NYCFIRST Kickoff this Saturday (details below) where the missions will be explained and you can ask questions. If there is one event you attend, this one is it – and you can bring kids. You DO NOT have to bring any LEGO's, robots or field set-up kits.
Training - Save the Dates
Free Training by Vision Education at Polytehnic U Oct. 11, 18, 25 (if necessary)
Nov. 4 at Aviation HS (See Mike K's report below.)
List of registered teams (165) as of Sept. 14
http://normsrobotics.blogspot.
(also check list below)
Please send me an update on lead coach (es) names, school listing, etc.
Climate Connections Released on Sept. 5 for FLL and JFLL
http://firstlegoleague.org/
Links are also on the sidebar of my blog.
Mission videos can be downloaded or viewed directly.
Registration
You can still register, go to http://register4fll.com/.
If you registered and your team number does not appear on my list that means you did not complete the process – I only get to see teams that go through checkout. So go back and finish and also update your team profile.
Even if you don't pay, complete the registration. Order what you need and put down you are paying by PO (write TBD when asked for a number) or by check. This will reserve things for you until you pay - you have until mid-October before your team is flushed from the system, but the earlier you do so the quicker you get your stuff.
Not sure if you are listed as paid? Let me know and I'll check.
Or look down the sidebar on my blog for your team number.
(This list is not totally updated).
Registration may close early - From FIRST
With just under 1,000 slots available, FLL Climate Connections is shaping up to be the biggest season yet! Team registration is set to close when all team slots are filled at 4:00 PM (EDT) on September 30, 2008, whichever comes first. Additionally, FLL Materials (Robot Set and Field Setup Kit) must be ordered by this deadline, but are also subject to product availability.
*Keep your Team Profile Updated!*
To ensure receipt of important FLL communications, please remember to review and update your team profile prior to October 15, 2008.
Go to http://www.register4fll.com. In the "/Team Login/" fields, enter your Team ID (team number) and password. When your profile is complete, be sure to click the "/Continue/" button at the bottom of the page and follow the instructions.
If you haven't registered already, we hope you hop online (http://register4fll.com) soon and join us for the 2008 Climate Connections season! Available slots are filling in quickly.
NYCFIRST Lego League Kickoff - Sat. Sept. 20
Polytechnic Institute of NYU
Brooklyn, NY
(Don't get confused – this is not at NYU in Manhattan as the 2 schools have merged)
Open to all Kids/teams welcome. Bring a camera or video
Saturday September 20, 2008
9:00 AM-1:15 PM
Polytechnic Institute of NYU
Brooklyn, NY
Flyer posted at http://www.nycnjfirst.org
Flyer and map also on the blog.at http://normsrobotics.blogspot.
Agenda
9:00-9:30 AM: Welcome and Introductions
(Pfizer Auditorium)
9:30-10:00 AM: Research Assignment Presentation
(Pfizer Auditorium)
Mark Scharfeshteyn does his usual magic.
10:00-10:45 AM: JFLL Overview - Keith Wynne, Coach PS 58 K
NYC FLL structure for í08 season
Q&A - where you get to throw things (questions only please) at us.
(Pfizer Auditorium) –
11:00-12:00 PM: Tips and tricks from veteran coaches for new coaches (vets invited too) (Jacobs Academic Building [JAB] - Room 475)
Featuring:
Eric Greene, Coach IS 192Q
Organizing a team
Maureen Reilly, coach at Packer Collegiate Institute
Will talk about resources online for building ideas for the kids and organizing lessons - the flow of the season, 'Now that I have the team what do I do?"
Veryl Greene, retired middle school coach, currently robotics Specialist Manhattan OIT, with an overview of the kit & the NXT software
Suman Sabastin, Girl Scouts robotics advisor
Team management and scheduling
11:00-12:00 PM: Game Overview (Veteran Teams)
(Rogers Hall [RH] - Room 116)
Led by Richard Wong and his merry men and women.
12:15-1:15 PM: Game Overview (Rookie Teams)
(Rogers Hall [RH] - Room 116)
By popular demand, an encore performance by Richard Wong and his merry men and women.
Directions: http://www.poly.edu/
Parking: You can find a spot in the street if you get there early and are willing to walk a bit. South of Atlantic Ave is easier. There is a garage at the Marriott across the street.
Bronx Kickoff
Thanks to Evan Weinberg, Bernie Dicristofalo for running the Bronx kickoff this past Saturday. I posted their agenda here:
http://normsrobotics.blogspot.
Request for coach at Packer (Brooklyn)
We are looking for a Robotics teacher to work with two high school mentors and me after school at Packer in Brooklyn Heights on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
This would be either for our FLL program or to work with beginner roboticists.
Do you know anyone who may be interested?
The pay is competitive and the after school program is also looking for a computer gaming (learning to program games) teacher and a stop-motion animation teacher.
Any leads are helpful.
Thanks,
Maureen Reilly
Contact me if interested and I'll put you in touch with Maureen.
Trevor Day School looking to donate extras
I have several RCX bricks and Lego robotics kits that we'd like to donate to any FLL participating public school needing equipment.
I have several RCX bricks and Lego robotics kits that we'd like to donate to any FLL participating public school needing equipment. Do you know the best way for me to find an interested party?
Steve Schechter
Contact me if interested and I'll put you in touch with Steve.
Election Day (Nov. 4) Training at Aviation HS from Mike Koumoulos
For Queens schools, but also open to other boroughs by request.
The schedule for the November 4, Election Day, training has been updated. Over the next week or two, I will send out hard copies to you and your schools (Queens). I want to wait to get as many teams registered as possible before mailing them out, but you guys can print them now.
http://groups.google.com/
- or copy & paste it into your browser's address bar if that doesn't work.
Registration in NYC as of Sept. 14: 165 teams
See complete list at end of this Update and at
http://normsrobotics.blogspot.
Bronx: 32
Brooklyn: 58
Manhattan: 27
Queens: 19
Staten Island: 29
Team # Institution Lead Coach(es) (Please send me updated info)
Bronx (32)
0015 PS 195X Zelma Torres-Rosado
0064 PS 195X Zelma Torres-Rosado
0109 PS/IS 123 X Chris Gooding
0210 CS 66 X Christopher Blades
0523 PS/MS 194 Cynthia Khadaran
0584 Pablo Casals MS 181x Terry Buchalter
0853 PS 121 X Kathy Bormann
0895 Bronx Latin MS Eddie Branchaud
0901 MS 101X Maritime Academy Michele Sikoryak
1172 MS 302 X Sharon Shoatz
1502 CS 102X Neysa Lewis$
1636 ESMT IS 190 X Maribeth Whitehouse
1739 Kezner Academy @IS 192 X Nicole Havel
1741 Academy of Public Relations @298 Amy Andino
1943 PS 107x Adel Assal
2266 PS 76X The Bennington School Russell Heath
2544 Globe School for Environmental Research Michael Joyce
2545 Globe School for Environmental Research Michael Joyce
2656 IS 98 X Herman Ridder Harold Smith
3236 JHS 127 X Joshua Mateo
3494 The Urban Institute of Mathematics Ryan McCabe
3553 PS 106 x Philip Hamlin
3667 MS 118 X Ralph Corvino
4345 Phipps@PS 112 After school program Matthew Miller
5413 Urban Assembly Academy of Civic EngagementX366 James Love
5729 High School of World Cultures Kathy Luke
5909 PS 103 x Jarret Jackob
5910 PS 103 x Jarret Jackob
6182 Archimedes Academy for Math, Science & Technology Justin Duffy
6184 Archimedes Academy for Math, Science & Technology Justin Duffy
6368 PS 153 x Ms. Pelzar
6388 MS 144 xMichaelangelo MS Victoria Lowe
Brooklyn (58)
0490 St. Edmund Elementary School Christine Zaremba
0639 Automotive HS Bruce Rajswasser
1462 PS 372 K Rita Fasano
1463 PS 372 K Rita Fasano
1774 Packer Collegiate Inst. Maureen Reilly
1775 Packer Collegiate Inst. Maureen Reilly
1824 PS 193 The Gil Hodges School Stacy Solomon
1825 PS 193 The Gil Hodges School Cynthia McGinty
1827 PS 193 The Gil Hodges School Carol Geier
1925 IS 318 Russ Holstein
1926 IS 318 Russ Holstein
1958 MS 113 Ronald Edmonds Learning Center Jeffrey Stephens-Prince
1978 PS 58 The Carroll School Keith Wynne
1979 PS 58 The Carroll School Keith Wynne
1980 PS 58 The Carroll School Keith Wynne
2019 PS 257k Javier Reyes
2101 PS 133 William Butler Elementary Judith Hudson
2262 PS 8 K Brandeis Hayes/Tracey Pozluszny
2263 PS 8 K Brandeis Hayes/Tracey Pozluszny
2393 PS 11K Rasheda Lyons
2490 Sunset Park Prep MS 821K Franky Gutierrez
2616 Brooklyn Tech HS Gordon Williams
2707 PS 21K Crispus Attucks School Carla Arnold
3006 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3008 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3009 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3010 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3011 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3013 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3014 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3015 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3016 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3017 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3076 Benjamin Banneker Academy K Imani Fischer
3077 IS 383 K Philippa Schuyler MS Lindrick Outerbridge
3161 Bedford Academy Cluny Lavache
3447 PS 636 K Young Scholars Academy for Discovery and Danika LaCroix
3473 Arthur S. Somers Middle School Clair Vassell-Williams
3474 Arthur S. Somers Middle School Clair Vassell-Williams
3475 Arthur S. Somers Middle School Clair Vassell-Williams
3476 Arthur S. Somers Middle School Clair Vassell-Williams
3563 PS 636 K Young Scholars Academy for Discovery and Danika LaCroix
3575 PS 233K Langston Hughes Dawne Jokinsky
3738 PS 261K Jennifer Lindauer-Thompson
3951 PS 399 K Stanley Eugene Clarke Sharon Holiday
3958 MS 267K Owen Daniel
3991 MS 88 K Andy Singh,
3992 MS 88 K Andy Singh,
3993 MS 88 K Andy Singh,
3994 MS 88 K Andy Singh,
4298 KECSS - IS 468 @ Lafayette HS Jessica Gould
4429 PS 81 K Everbell Bishop/Diane Moore
4485 UFT Charter Jamie Parganos
5441 MS 50 Williamsburg Middle School Reginald Wilborn/Leonora Kumagai
5447 Packer Collegiate Inst. Maureen Reilly
5449 MS 447 K The Math & Science Exploratory School Sidney Izakson
5511 UFT Charter Jamie Parganos
5762 MS 51K James Hoffman
Manhattan (27)
0363 (No School ID) Tom Hershner
0425 Columbia Secondary School Andrew Stillman
0984 MS 44 William O Shea Complex Elvetta Harris
1355 PS 189M Theresa Luger
1730 Trevor Day School Steven Schechter
1896 Friend Seminary Timothy Cooper
1905 Manhattan School for Children Andre Martell
1907 Manhattan School for Children Tatiana Hoover
1910 MS 328 M Beth Pollak
2133 MS 324 Patria Mirabal Benjamin Leviago
3057 PS/MS 108 Angelo Del Toro Alicia Sotiropoulos
3574 MS 319M Markus Baloun
3875 Manhattan Youth @IS 289 M Stephen Husiak
4452 Vision Education & Media Laura Allen/Corbett Beder
5224 NY Presbeterian Church Myraslava Znayenko
5477 Union Settlement Association Michelle Rivera
5496 The Brearley School Annie Cheung-Livhits/Luigi Cicala
5557 Manhattan Country School Christabel Pinto
5624 The Anderson School PS 334M Diane Kirksey-Floyd
5641 PS 51 M Marilyn Buehler
5797 PS 11 M Melinda Marx – parent Nick Fier
6328 PS/MS 278 Lisa Sausner
6425 Frederick Douglass Academy Danielle Nunez
6426 Frederick Douglass Academy Danielle Nunez
6528 PS 123M Mahalia Jackson Scholars Academy John William King, Jr.
6812 East Harlem Tutorial Danny Peralta
6901 HCCI Computer Clubhouse Fred Riedel/Jeremy Silver
Queens (19)
0232 MS 67Q Ruta Dave
0260 Brics-2-Bots Veryl Greene
0275 Cambria Center Sheryl Liles
0778 MS 216Q George Ryan Peter Xanthus
0997 Forest Hills Team Iffat Mai
1215 P.S. 139Q Yvonne Shortt
1315 IS 230 Q Sonya Rencher
1720D nycfirst Dummy Norm Scott
1836 IS 119 Q Chris Dudin
2491 RMS @ I. S. 192 Eric Greene
2492 RMS @ I. S. 192 Eric Greene
2723 IS 125 Q Rudy Vera
2994 Baccalaureate School For Global Education Melissa Hinson
4764 Resurrection Ascension Janna Valente
5945 PS 85Q Bob Deming
6144 Edward Bleeker JHS 185 Primal Dhillon$
6145 Edward Bleeker JHS 185 Primal Dhillon$
6805 IS 10 Q Horace Greeley IS Pat Shubitz
7019 PS 112Q Alice Gruenberg
Staten Island (29)
0199 IS 24 SI Raymond Cottrell/Jane Frangos
0202 IS 24 SI Raymond Cottrell/Jane Frangos
0206 IS 24 SI Raymond Cottrell/Jane Frangos
0208 IS 24 SI Raymond Cottrell/Jane Frangos
1335 IS 27 SI Bryan Kilgallen
1336 IS 27 SI Bryan Kilgallen
1337 IS 27 SI Prall Bryan Kilgallen
1341 Coen Patrick Coen
1667 IS 34 SI Joseph Buro/Ann Verderber
1673 IS 34 SI Joseph Buro
1674 IS 34 SI Joseph Buro
1782 St. Clare School Mary Lee
1783 St. Clare School Mary Lee
1784 St. Clare School Mary Lee
1785 St. Clare School Mary Lee
1954 IS 75 SI Donny Swanson
1955 IS 75 SI Donny Swanson
1956 IS 75 SI Donny Swanson
2179 IS 72 SI Randi Huss
2180 IS 72 SI Randi Huss
2181 IS 72 SI Randi Huss
2380 Staten Island Tech HS Mike Siegal
2386 Staten Island Tech HS Mike Siegal
2708 PS 57 SI Patricia Lockhart
5119 IS 49 SI Carol Obler/Francesco Portelos
5120 IS 49 SI Carol Obler/Francesco Portelos
5121 IS 49 SI Carol Obler/Francesco Portelos
5721 NYC Parks & Recreation Lisa Brooks
6443 Petrides School Carlos Rodriguez
Compiled by Norm Scott
NYCFIRST Registration coordinator
norscot@aol.com
normsco@gmail.com
917-992-3734
--
Have a good day
Norm
Friday, September 12, 2008
NYC FIRST Lego League Kickoff - Brooklyn, Sept. 20
Saturday September 20, 2008
9:00 AM-1:15 PM
Polytechnic Institute of NYU
Brooklyn, NY
http://www.nycnjfirst.org
Agenda:
9:00-9:30 AM: Welcome and Introductions
(Pfizer Auditorium)
9:30-10:00 AM: Research Assignment Presentation
(Pfizer Auditorium)
10:00-10:45 AM: JFLL Overview / NYC FLL structure for '08 season / Q&A
(Pfizer Auditorium)
11:00-12:00 PM: Rookie Workshop
(Jacobs Academic Building [JAB] - Room 475)
A workshop for new and veteran coaches/teams on tips and tricks from other veteran coaches
11:00-12:00 PM: Game Overview (Veteran Teams)
(Rogers Hall [RH] - Room 116)
12:15-1:15 PM: Game Overview (Rookie Teams)
(Rogers Hall [RH] - Room 116)
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
FIRST LEGO League Robotics Bronx Kick-off
Saturday September 13
Agenda:
9:30-10:30 AM: Welcome and Introductions
(Auditorium)
10:30-11:00 AM: Climate Connections Challenge Overview
(Auditorium)
11:00-11:45 AM: New Team Organization Presentation
(Cafeteria)
11:00-11:45 AM: NXT Programming
(Auditorium)
11:45-12:30 PM: Climate Connections Technology Presentation
(Cafeteria)
12:30-1:00 PM: Research Assignment Presentation
(Auditorium)
Agenda:
9:30-10:30 AM: Welcome and Introductions
(Auditorium)
10:30-11:00 AM: Climate Connections Challenge Overview
(Auditorium)
11:00-11:45 AM: New Team Organization Presentation
(Cafeteria)
11:00-11:45 AM: NXT Programming
(Auditorium)
11:45-12:30 PM: Climate Connections Technology Presentation
(Cafeteria)
12:30-1:00 PM: Research Assignment Presentation
(Auditorium)
Friday, September 05, 2008
The New FLL/Jr. FLL Social Site
Greetings FLL and Jr.FLL Teams!
Welcome back from your summer vacation!
This is a very exciting time for FIRST LEGO® League (FLL) and Junior FIRST LEGO League (Jr.FLL)!
The 10th Anniversary Year Kickoff for the FLL and Jr.FLL Season starts today, September 5, and we want to invite you to check out and join in on something that is very special about FLL/Jr.FLL this year … a preview of your new Social Site at www.firstlegoleague.org.
This site was built with you in mind. Our goal for you with this site was to create a fun and inviting, global, online community for anyone involved in or interested in FIRST LEGO League and Junior FIRST LEGO League.
So go ahead…and take a look at this season’s game on the Social Site – “Climate Connections.”
You will find everything you need to know about “Climate Connections” including this year’s Challenge where you can delve into questions about our current climate and explore conditions for the future through missions including: connecting research resources, minimizing climatic influences, polar experiments, sequestering greenhouse gases, studying wildlife, preparing for climatic conditions, gathering communities of people…and so much more.
Coming in the next few weeks, you will enter the new Social Site through a global landing page where you will be able to select your country. Once you are on your own country-specific site you can go in many areas and directions –from learning about FLL and Jr.FLL programs internationally to seeing season schedules and registering a Team for the challenge. You can even create a Team Site (your own actual mini FLL/Jr.FLL Team Web site) or join in on a Forum…it is all there for you.
And we want you, your parents, and your sponsors to know that the FLL/Jr.FLL site complies with all child protection standards (COPPA) for non-profits and does not permit any advertising or solicitation on the site. Child users (14 and under) must have a parental or guardian specific permission prior to becoming a member on the site.
Once on the site, Teams will be able to upload avatars, files, and photos all while communicating with others in their own Team, in their country or with other international Teams.
For the first week the new Social Site will be dedicated to the information you need for this year’s Challenge:
- · The Challenge area – where everyone can go to understand the Challenge as it relates to a significant real-world issue, see an overview of the science behind the Challenge, access a project resource tab where you can find common terms, experts and Web resources all dedicated to this year’s Challenge and much more;
- · Jr.FLL area – where schedules, Challenge overviews, and Pre-Registration for a Jr.FLL Team Access Pass are available as well as private areas that are only available to Team Access Pass Members;
- · The Game area – where the game, its mission and the game field are explained in detail and where FLL Engineer, Scott Evans, will answer all Game Q&As;
- · The Blog area – where FLL/Jr.FLL staff and guest bloggers will interact directly with the community;
- · Meet the Experts area – where Challenge Consultants are spotlighted;
- · Awards area – where all award criteria is outlined and where you will find a Judges’ Blog with official Q&As about judging, hosted by Skip Gridley, FLL Global Judge Advisor;
Future functions of the site will include:
- · Join the Community – Join the site and be able to set up a profile and begin communicating with others in the FLL Community;
- · Team Site area – where Coaches can start a Team site and FLL members can communicate with each other as well as global Teams;
- · Forum area – where all users are encouraged to post a comment, share stories or add information to a current string;
- · Events area – where the community can post and search for events around the globe;
- · Past Challenges area – where you can look at how over 10,000 Teams have competed in years past;
· Additional areas on the resource-rich site include advice on: Community Story Submissions, Coaches, How to Start a Team, How to Apply for a Grant, How to Fundraise, How to Build a Season, as well as including an expanded Search function and an explanation of the Core Values of the program.
We invite you to come take a look at the new FLL/Jr.FLL Social Site and bookmark it at (www.firstlegoleague.org). We welcome your feedback and suggestions … please send those along using the contact us form or by emailing to fllteams@usfirst.org or jrfllteams.org.
In the meantime, here are a few Questions & Answers to help you get started as you explore the site now, and as new functionality is introduced in the coming weeks! (You will also find a complete set of Q&As on the site itself).
FLL/Jr.FLL Social Site Questions and Answers:
1. How can I join the FLL Social Site? When can I join? And is there a cost to become a member?
When this feature is activated, to join the FLL Social Site, simply go to www.firstlegoleague.org and click on the Join Now button from any page and enter your information online. While the site is open to the general public, the Team Site Area does require that your coach has an officially registered team and will use a FLL Team number to gain access. There is no cost to join. Simply go to the site and click on ‘Join Now.’
2. I am on an FLL team – can I join the site on my own or do I need my Team to join?
Coaches start the Team Site for FLL Teams. For Jr.FLL Teams Sites, a Team Access Pass purchased by an adult is required to start a site. (To gain an Access Pass simply click on the register a team a team link on the Jr.FLL Home page.). Additionally, child users (14 and under) must have a parental or guardian specific permission prior to becoming a member on the site.
3. What kinds of information can a Team, or an individual, post on the site? What will not be allowed on the site?
Teams can post photos, avatars, files, success stories, tips, advice, and ideas, add an RSS feed –just about any function you will find on most other Social Sites.
However the site will not allow advertising and parental permission is required before any photos that contain children’s faces or names can be posted on the site.
4. Does the FLL Social Site accept advertising?
No. The FLL/Jr.FLL Social Site does not accept advertising.
5. Will all future official FLL/ Jr.FLL information be posted on the Social Site? Or, on the FIRST site, or both?
All official FLL/Jr. FLL information will be posted on both the social site and the FIRST Site. In addition, important messages from FIRST will appear on Team Site pages as well.
6. How do I use the Forum?
The Forum area of the FLL Social Site is a place to collaborate and learn from the knowledge that our program participants have discovered over the years. Whether you are a rookie or a veteran, the forum is the community’s resource for sharing and learning.
7. Can a team or an individual blog on the site? And if so, are there any rules for the FLL/Jr.FLL Blog?
The site has a community blog where members of the FLL/Jr.FLL staff and guest bloggers will interact with the site members. At this time there are no individual blogs. We ask all posts, whether on our blog, or forums or Team Sites use gracious professionalism at all times. In addition, posts are moderated and the site does have a profanity filter. We hope the community will embrace FLL/Jr.FLL Core Values at all times.
8. When will I be able to see what’s happening for FLL in other countries? (France, Spain, Germany, South Africa, etc.)
Operational Partners that manage the FLL program in a specific country are working to translate all the content on the site. This will take time. Please be patient and remember Operational Partners are volunteers too!
9. Can I register for an FLL/Jr.FLL team or become a coach or a sponsor through the FLL/Jr.FLL Social Site?
Yes you can. From both the FLL and Jr.FLL program specific pages; there are links to register a team, how to start a team, and how to support a team. Site Members will also find more information in the forum section, which is also accessible from the program specific pages.
NOTE: Because many schools and organizations operate on a private network, email must first go through a firewall. If your school has a firewall in place to control communications, please contact the appropriate personnel at the school to ask that the FLL/Jr.FLL Team be allowed to access www.firstlegoleague.org and also to receive emails from usfirst.org. Alternatively, you may choose to use a personal email address to access the site.
Friday, August 29, 2008
NYCFIRST Update #3: A few Weeks Left to Register
NYCFIRST Update #3: A few Weeks Left to Register
Aug. 27, 2008
A newsletter for the NYCFIRST robotics community in New York City and the surrounding area.
If you have any issues about ordering, registering, organizing, the meaning of life - don't hesitate to call or email.
To register, go to http://register4fll.com/.
ALL UPDATES POSTED AT
http://normsrobotics.blogspot.com/
List of registered teams:
http://normsrobotics.blogspot.com/2008/08/list-of-registered-teams-2008.html
Please check your names and send me updated info.
I did not include payment info this time. If you want me to check your status send me an email.
The NYC/NJ FIRST web site is at http://nycnjfirst.org/
Climate Connections Field Set up is shipping –
Embark on an exploration of the earth's climate in the FIRST LEGO League's 2008 Climate Connections Challenge! Discover the links between science, people, resources and communities. Unearth how we learn about past climates and delve into questions surrounding our current and future climatic conditions. Join FIRST LEGO League teams in creating a global game plan as they make these Climate Connections!
Whether the climate be cold, or whether the climate be hot
The climate is different all over
What is it like in your spot?
In Climate Connections
Solutions and questions - of many dimensions
Wait for FLL teams and robots!
I already got mine and am sorting and building away.
The full Climate Connections Challenge will be released on September 5, 2008!
Learn more about FLL here:
http://www.usfirst.org/what/fll/default.aspx?id=390
Registration in NYC as of Aug. 26
120 teams and counting.
See complete list at end of this Update.
If you think you registered but are not on the list, you probably did not compete the entire process.
Go through checkout even if you are not paying now.
For payment, choose either "pay by check" or "PO". Write TBD where it asks for a number.
WARNING: Inside word is there may be a shortage of Field Set-Up Kits. Registration will close when they are all gone.
Payment: Check, credit card, or PO (can cause delays.)
You can register and pay later but nothing will be shipped until you do.
If you cannot find the info contact LEGO's Bob Woods:
BOB WOODS
LEGO EDUCATION
516-867-9508
bobwlego@aol.com
www.LegoEducation.COM
rwoods@legoeducation.com
Costs
Registration: $200
FSK: $65 – you MUST check this box. Schools/orgs with multiple teams do not need to order more than one FSK.
Shipping: varies
You can also order one robotic kit and accessories when you register.
I was asked this question:
I noticed the Lego robot kit you can order as part of FLL registration is $365, which is a lot more than the basic kits you can order on the lego website. Do know if the FLL kits are something special, or is it just a price that includes software plus extra $$$ for FIRST? Either way, $365 is way high--base kit on Lego ed site is only $260 and has the same electrical inventory.
I received this response:
The FLL Robot Set is made up of two major parts, the MINDSTORMS for Schools (http://www.legoeducation.com/store/detail.aspx?ID=1263&c=0&t=0&l=0 ) which is $260, and the Technology Resource Set, as well as extra parts commonly used in FLL that can be purchased separately. Regular price for the FLL Robot Set is more than $600, so the FLL price is a huge discount and nothing extra is included for FIRST. They are bundled together so that teams receive everything they need "out of the box" at the start of the season to build attachments and participate in FLL. Teams can certainly purchase these separate elements and participate in FLL, but they would spend more if they chose to duplicate all the parts of the set.
Important dates
Climate Connections Challenge will be released on September 5, 2008
Bronx FLL Kickoff Event - Sat. Sept 13th (PS. 194)
Polytech FLL Kickoff Event - Sat. Sept 20th
FLL Trainings - October 11th, 18th, 25th (TENTATIVE)
List of Registered teams- Total 120
http://normsrobotics.blogspot.com/2008/08/list-of-registered-teams-2008.html
Brooklyn: 48
Manhattan: 14
Queens: 13
Bronx: 21
Staten Island: 24
Team # InstitutionName Coach Zip
Bronx
1215 P.S. 139Q Yvonne Shortt 11374
1720D nycfirst Dummy Norm Scott
0109 PS/IS 123 X Chris GoodingKelleyann Royce 10472
0210 CS 66 X Christopher Blades/James Bellon 10460
0523 PS/MS 194 Cynthia Khadaran 10462
0584 Pablo Casals MS 181x Terry Buchalter/Constantine Kouvatsos 10475
0853 PS 121 X Kathy Bormann/Maria Scher 10469
0895 Bronx Latin MS Eddie Branchaud 10456
0901 MS 101X Maritime Academy Michele Sikoryak/Punit Gandhi 10465
1172 MS 302 X Sharon Shoatz 10455
1502$ CS 102X Neysa Lewis$/Frank RiveraTanyua TrezevantteOsei Owusu-Afriyie 10460
1636 ESMT IS 190 X Maribeth Whitehouse 10460
1739 Kezner Academy @IS 192 X Nicole Havel$ Donna Kinford 10465
1741$ Academy of Public Relations @298 Amy Andino 10456
1943 PS 107x Adel Assal 10473
2266 PS 76X The Bennington School Russell Heath 10469
2544 Globe School for Environmental Research Michael JoycePaul RiterPaul CassidyBarbara Hartnett 10467
2545 Globe School for Environmental Research Michael JoycePaul RiterPaul CassidyBarbara Hartnett 10467
2656 IS 98 X Herman Ridder Harold Smith 10460
3494 The Urban Institute of Mathematics Ryan McCabe 10465
3553 PS 106 x Philip Hamlin 10462
3667 MS 118 X Ralph Corvino 10457
4345$ Phipps@PS 112 After school program Matthew Miller 10466
Brooklyn
0490 St. Edmund Elementary School Christine Zaremba 11229
0639 Automotive HS Bruce RajswasserDan Luna, Michael Danza 11222
1462 PS 372 K Rita FasanoVicki HollandHaiva Albuliwi 11215
1463 PS 372 K Rita FasanoVicki HollandHaiva Albuliwi 11215
1774 Packer Collegiate Inst. Maureen Reilly 11201
1775 Packer Collegiate Inst. Maureen Reilly 11201
1824 PS 193 The Gil Hodges School Stacy Solomon
1825 PS 193 The Gil Hodges School Cynthia McGinty
1827 PS 193 The Gil Hodges School Carol Geier
1925 IS 318 Russ HolsteinEric Windley 11234
1926 IS 318 Russ HolsteinEric Windley 11234
1958 MS 113 Ronald Edmonds Learning Center Jeffrey Stephens-Prince 11217
1978 PS 58 The Carroll School Keith WynneRoger Levy 11231
1979 PS 58 The Carroll School Keith WynneRoger Levy 11231
1980 PS 58 The Carroll School Keith WynneRoger Levy 11231
2019 PS 257k Javier ReyesEdwin HernandezEva Spelbrink 11206
2101$ PS 133 William Butler Elementary Judith Hudson 11217
2262 PS 8 K Brandeis HayesTracey Pozluszny 11201
2263 PS 8 K Brandeis HayesTracey Pozluszny 11201
2393 PS 11K Rasheda LyonsVlad Kop 11238
2490 Sunset Park Prep MS 821K Franky GutierrezMichael Barry 11232
2616 Brooklyn Tech HS Gordon Williams 11217
2707 PS 21K Crispus Attucks School Carla Arnold 11233
3006 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3008 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin 11213
3009 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin 11213
3010 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin 11213
3011 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin 11213
3013 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin 11213
3014 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin 11213
3015 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin 11213
3016 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin 11213
3017 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin 11213
3076 Benjamin Banneker Academy K Imani Fischer 11205
3077 IS 383 KPhilippa Schuyler MS Lindrick OuterbridgeWilliam Hamlet 11237
3161 Bedford Academy Cluny Lavache 11216
3447$ PS 636 K Young Scholars Academy for Discovery and Danika LaCroix 11206
3563$ PS 636 K Young Scholars Academy for Discovery and Danika LaCroix 11206
3575$ PS 233K Langston Hughes Dawne Jokinsky 11236
3738 PS 261K Jennifer Lindauer-ThompsonChris PeyserScott Howard 11201
3951$ PS 399 K Sharon Holiday 11226
3951$ Stanley Eugene Clarke PS 399 K Sharon Holiday 11226
3958 MS 267K Owen Daniel 11221
3991$ MS 88 K Andy Singh, 11215
3992$ MS 88 K Andy Singh, 11215
3993$ MS 88 K Andy Singh, 11215
3994$ MS 88 K Andy Singh, 11215
4429$ PS 81 K Everbell BishopDiane Moore 11221
Manhattan
0363$ Tom Hershner
0425$ Columbia Secondary School for Math, Science and EngineeringThe School At Columbia U Andrew Stillman 10027
0984 MS 44 William O Shea Complex Elvetta Harris 10024
1355$ PS 189M Theresa Luger 10040
1730 Trevor Day School Steven Schechter 10128
1896$ Friend Seminary Timothy Cooper 10003
1905$ Manhattan School for Children Andre Martell$ 10025
1907 Manhattan School for Children Tatiana Hoover 10025
1910$ MS 328 M Beth Pollak 10032
2133$ MS 324 Patria Mirabal Benjamin Leviago 10032
3574 MS 319M Markus Baloun 10032
3875$ Manhattan Youth @IS 289 M Stephen HusiakTheseus Roche 10007
4452$ Vision Education & Media Laura Allen/Corbett Beder 10010
5224$ NY Presbeterian Church Myraslava Znayenko 10027
Queens
0232 MS 67Q Ruta Dave 11362
0260 Brics-2-Bots Veryl Greene 11432
0275 Cambria Center Sheryl LilesSheree Palmer 11411
0778 MS 216Q George Ryan Peter Xanthus 11365
0997$ Forest Hills Team Iffat Mai 11375
1315 IS 230 Q Sonya RencherCraig Grelarowski 11372
1836 IS 119 Q Chris DudinJoan Weber 11385
2491 RMS @ I. S. 192 Eric Greene 11412
2492 RMS @ I. S. 192 Eric Greene 11412
2994 Baccalaureate School For Global Education Melissa Hinson 11106
4764 Resurrection Ascension Janna Valente 11374
Staten Island
0199 IS 24 SI Raymond CottrellJane Frangos 10308
0202 IS 24 SI Raymond CottrellJane Frangos 10308
0206 IS 24 SI Raymond CottrellJane Frangos 10308
0208 IS 24 SI Raymond CottrellJane Frangos 10308
1335 IS 27 SI Bryan Kilgallen 10310
1336 IS 27 SI Bryan Kilgallen 10310
1337 IS 27 SI Prall Bryan Kilgallen 10310
1341 Coen Patrick Coen 10310
1667 IS 34 SI Joseph BuroAnn Verderber, 10307
1673 IS 34 SI Joseph BuroAnn Verderber, 10307
1674 IS 34 SI Joseph BuroAnn Verderber, 10307
1782 St. Clare School Mary Lee 10308
1783 St. Clare School Mary Lee 10308
1784 St. Clare School Mary Lee 10308
1785 St. Clare School Mary Lee 10308
1954 IS 75 SI Donny SwansonAndrew GrandnerDenise Carsten 10312
1955 IS 75 SI Donny SwansonAndrew GrandnerDenise Carsten 10312
1956 IS 75 SI Donny SwansonAndrew GrandnerDenise Carsten 10312
2179 IS 72 SI Randi Huss 10314
2180 IS 72 SI Randi Huss 10314
2181 IS 72 SI Randi Huss 10314
2380 Staten Island Tech HS Mike Siegal 10306
2386 Staten Island Tech HS Mike Siegal 10306
2708 PS 57 SI Patricia Lockhart 10304
Compiled by Norm Scott
NYCFIRST Registration coordinator
norscot@aol.com
normsco@gmail.com
917-992-3734
--
Have a good day
Norm
Aug. 27, 2008
A newsletter for the NYCFIRST robotics community in New York City and the surrounding area.
If you have any issues about ordering, registering, organizing, the meaning of life - don't hesitate to call or email.
To register, go to http://register4fll.com/.
ALL UPDATES POSTED AT
http://normsrobotics.blogspot.
List of registered teams:
http://normsrobotics.blogspot.
Please check your names and send me updated info.
I did not include payment info this time. If you want me to check your status send me an email.
The NYC/NJ FIRST web site is at http://nycnjfirst.org/
Climate Connections Field Set up is shipping –
Embark on an exploration of the earth's climate in the FIRST LEGO League's 2008 Climate Connections Challenge! Discover the links between science, people, resources and communities. Unearth how we learn about past climates and delve into questions surrounding our current and future climatic conditions. Join FIRST LEGO League teams in creating a global game plan as they make these Climate Connections!
Whether the climate be cold, or whether the climate be hot
The climate is different all over
What is it like in your spot?
In Climate Connections
Solutions and questions - of many dimensions
Wait for FLL teams and robots!
I already got mine and am sorting and building away.
The full Climate Connections Challenge will be released on September 5, 2008!
Learn more about FLL here:
http://www.usfirst.org/what/
Registration in NYC as of Aug. 26
120 teams and counting.
See complete list at end of this Update.
If you think you registered but are not on the list, you probably did not compete the entire process.
Go through checkout even if you are not paying now.
For payment, choose either "pay by check" or "PO". Write TBD where it asks for a number.
WARNING: Inside word is there may be a shortage of Field Set-Up Kits. Registration will close when they are all gone.
Payment: Check, credit card, or PO (can cause delays.)
You can register and pay later but nothing will be shipped until you do.
If you cannot find the info contact LEGO's Bob Woods:
BOB WOODS
LEGO EDUCATION
516-867-9508
bobwlego@aol.com
www.LegoEducation.COM
rwoods@legoeducation.com
Costs
Registration: $200
FSK: $65 – you MUST check this box. Schools/orgs with multiple teams do not need to order more than one FSK.
Shipping: varies
You can also order one robotic kit and accessories when you register.
I was asked this question:
I noticed the Lego robot kit you can order as part of FLL registration is $365, which is a lot more than the basic kits you can order on the lego website. Do know if the FLL kits are something special, or is it just a price that includes software plus extra $$$ for FIRST? Either way, $365 is way high--base kit on Lego ed site is only $260 and has the same electrical inventory.
I received this response:
The FLL Robot Set is made up of two major parts, the MINDSTORMS for Schools (http://www.legoeducation.com/
Important dates
Climate Connections Challenge will be released on September 5, 2008
Bronx FLL Kickoff Event - Sat. Sept 13th (PS. 194)
Polytech FLL Kickoff Event - Sat. Sept 20th
FLL Trainings - October 11th, 18th, 25th (TENTATIVE)
List of Registered teams- Total 120
http://normsrobotics.blogspot.
Brooklyn: 48
Manhattan: 14
Queens: 13
Bronx: 21
Staten Island: 24
Team # InstitutionName Coach Zip
Bronx
1215 P.S. 139Q Yvonne Shortt 11374
1720D nycfirst Dummy Norm Scott
0109 PS/IS 123 X Chris GoodingKelleyann Royce 10472
0210 CS 66 X Christopher Blades/James Bellon 10460
0523 PS/MS 194 Cynthia Khadaran 10462
0584 Pablo Casals MS 181x Terry Buchalter/Constantine Kouvatsos 10475
0853 PS 121 X Kathy Bormann/Maria Scher 10469
0895 Bronx Latin MS Eddie Branchaud 10456
0901 MS 101X Maritime Academy Michele Sikoryak/Punit Gandhi 10465
1172 MS 302 X Sharon Shoatz 10455
1502$ CS 102X Neysa Lewis$/Frank RiveraTanyua TrezevantteOsei Owusu-Afriyie 10460
1636 ESMT IS 190 X Maribeth Whitehouse 10460
1739 Kezner Academy @IS 192 X Nicole Havel$ Donna Kinford 10465
1741$ Academy of Public Relations @298 Amy Andino 10456
1943 PS 107x Adel Assal 10473
2266 PS 76X The Bennington School Russell Heath 10469
2544 Globe School for Environmental Research Michael JoycePaul RiterPaul CassidyBarbara Hartnett 10467
2545 Globe School for Environmental Research Michael JoycePaul RiterPaul CassidyBarbara Hartnett 10467
2656 IS 98 X Herman Ridder Harold Smith 10460
3494 The Urban Institute of Mathematics Ryan McCabe 10465
3553 PS 106 x Philip Hamlin 10462
3667 MS 118 X Ralph Corvino 10457
4345$ Phipps@PS 112 After school program Matthew Miller 10466
Brooklyn
0490 St. Edmund Elementary School Christine Zaremba 11229
0639 Automotive HS Bruce RajswasserDan Luna, Michael Danza 11222
1462 PS 372 K Rita FasanoVicki HollandHaiva Albuliwi 11215
1463 PS 372 K Rita FasanoVicki HollandHaiva Albuliwi 11215
1774 Packer Collegiate Inst. Maureen Reilly 11201
1775 Packer Collegiate Inst. Maureen Reilly 11201
1824 PS 193 The Gil Hodges School Stacy Solomon
1825 PS 193 The Gil Hodges School Cynthia McGinty
1827 PS 193 The Gil Hodges School Carol Geier
1925 IS 318 Russ HolsteinEric Windley 11234
1926 IS 318 Russ HolsteinEric Windley 11234
1958 MS 113 Ronald Edmonds Learning Center Jeffrey Stephens-Prince 11217
1978 PS 58 The Carroll School Keith WynneRoger Levy 11231
1979 PS 58 The Carroll School Keith WynneRoger Levy 11231
1980 PS 58 The Carroll School Keith WynneRoger Levy 11231
2019 PS 257k Javier ReyesEdwin HernandezEva Spelbrink 11206
2101$ PS 133 William Butler Elementary Judith Hudson 11217
2262 PS 8 K Brandeis HayesTracey Pozluszny 11201
2263 PS 8 K Brandeis HayesTracey Pozluszny 11201
2393 PS 11K Rasheda LyonsVlad Kop 11238
2490 Sunset Park Prep MS 821K Franky GutierrezMichael Barry 11232
2616 Brooklyn Tech HS Gordon Williams 11217
2707 PS 21K Crispus Attucks School Carla Arnold 11233
3006 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin
3008 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin 11213
3009 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin 11213
3010 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin 11213
3011 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin 11213
3013 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin 11213
3014 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin 11213
3015 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin 11213
3016 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin 11213
3017 Friends Crown Heights @ PS 221 Greg Dublin 11213
3076 Benjamin Banneker Academy K Imani Fischer 11205
3077 IS 383 KPhilippa Schuyler MS Lindrick OuterbridgeWilliam Hamlet 11237
3161 Bedford Academy Cluny Lavache 11216
3447$ PS 636 K Young Scholars Academy for Discovery and Danika LaCroix 11206
3563$ PS 636 K Young Scholars Academy for Discovery and Danika LaCroix 11206
3575$ PS 233K Langston Hughes Dawne Jokinsky 11236
3738 PS 261K Jennifer Lindauer-ThompsonChris PeyserScott Howard 11201
3951$ PS 399 K Sharon Holiday 11226
3951$ Stanley Eugene Clarke PS 399 K Sharon Holiday 11226
3958 MS 267K Owen Daniel 11221
3991$ MS 88 K Andy Singh, 11215
3992$ MS 88 K Andy Singh, 11215
3993$ MS 88 K Andy Singh, 11215
3994$ MS 88 K Andy Singh, 11215
4429$ PS 81 K Everbell BishopDiane Moore 11221
Manhattan
0363$ Tom Hershner
0425$ Columbia Secondary School for Math, Science and EngineeringThe School At Columbia U Andrew Stillman 10027
0984 MS 44 William O Shea Complex Elvetta Harris 10024
1355$ PS 189M Theresa Luger 10040
1730 Trevor Day School Steven Schechter 10128
1896$ Friend Seminary Timothy Cooper 10003
1905$ Manhattan School for Children Andre Martell$ 10025
1907 Manhattan School for Children Tatiana Hoover 10025
1910$ MS 328 M Beth Pollak 10032
2133$ MS 324 Patria Mirabal Benjamin Leviago 10032
3574 MS 319M Markus Baloun 10032
3875$ Manhattan Youth @IS 289 M Stephen HusiakTheseus Roche 10007
4452$ Vision Education & Media Laura Allen/Corbett Beder 10010
5224$ NY Presbeterian Church Myraslava Znayenko 10027
Queens
0232 MS 67Q Ruta Dave 11362
0260 Brics-2-Bots Veryl Greene 11432
0275 Cambria Center Sheryl LilesSheree Palmer 11411
0778 MS 216Q George Ryan Peter Xanthus 11365
0997$ Forest Hills Team Iffat Mai 11375
1315 IS 230 Q Sonya RencherCraig Grelarowski 11372
1836 IS 119 Q Chris DudinJoan Weber 11385
2491 RMS @ I. S. 192 Eric Greene 11412
2492 RMS @ I. S. 192 Eric Greene 11412
2994 Baccalaureate School For Global Education Melissa Hinson 11106
4764 Resurrection Ascension Janna Valente 11374
Staten Island
0199 IS 24 SI Raymond CottrellJane Frangos 10308
0202 IS 24 SI Raymond CottrellJane Frangos 10308
0206 IS 24 SI Raymond CottrellJane Frangos 10308
0208 IS 24 SI Raymond CottrellJane Frangos 10308
1335 IS 27 SI Bryan Kilgallen 10310
1336 IS 27 SI Bryan Kilgallen 10310
1337 IS 27 SI Prall Bryan Kilgallen 10310
1341 Coen Patrick Coen 10310
1667 IS 34 SI Joseph BuroAnn Verderber, 10307
1673 IS 34 SI Joseph BuroAnn Verderber, 10307
1674 IS 34 SI Joseph BuroAnn Verderber, 10307
1782 St. Clare School Mary Lee 10308
1783 St. Clare School Mary Lee 10308
1784 St. Clare School Mary Lee 10308
1785 St. Clare School Mary Lee 10308
1954 IS 75 SI Donny SwansonAndrew GrandnerDenise Carsten 10312
1955 IS 75 SI Donny SwansonAndrew GrandnerDenise Carsten 10312
1956 IS 75 SI Donny SwansonAndrew GrandnerDenise Carsten 10312
2179 IS 72 SI Randi Huss 10314
2180 IS 72 SI Randi Huss 10314
2181 IS 72 SI Randi Huss 10314
2380 Staten Island Tech HS Mike Siegal 10306
2386 Staten Island Tech HS Mike Siegal 10306
2708 PS 57 SI Patricia Lockhart 10304
Compiled by Norm Scott
NYCFIRST Registration coordinator
norscot@aol.com
normsco@gmail.com
917-992-3734
--
Have a good day
Norm
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
New Teacher FLL blog
Hi,
I am starting a new blog to document my LEGO Teaching this year. I will be focusing on the coaching of my FLL teams, teaching after school LEGO Robotics, and on integrating LEGO experiences into my classroom.
Here is the link:
http://legoteacher.blogspot.com/
I have two posts up so far and will post a few more this week - I will most likely go to 1 - 2 posts a week when school begins after Labor Day.
- Maureen
I am starting a new blog to document my LEGO Teaching this year. I will be focusing on the coaching of my FLL teams, teaching after school LEGO Robotics, and on integrating LEGO experiences into my classroom.
Here is the link:
http://legoteacher.blogspot.com/
I have two posts up so far and will post a few more this week - I will most likely go to 1 - 2 posts a week when school begins after Labor Day.
- Maureen
Monday, August 04, 2008
LEGO Education on FAMIS System in NYC
Dear Valued New York City FLL Customer,
Thank you for your interest in FIRST LEGO® League and your support as a customer. We hope that you
are greatly anticipating the upcoming FIRST LEGO League season.
Because of some challenges associated with the FLL registration process and the New York City FAMIS
system, the FLL products were removed from FAMIS. Unfortunately, this created additional challenges
for New York City FLL teams. In order to provide superior customer service and easier access, LEGO®
Education North America has added the FLL products back to the FAMIS system.
In order for the FLL registration and FAMIS ordering process to work properly, FLL teams must register
with US FIRST at www.register4fll.com prior to placing an order on FAMIS. The FLL Team number
must be included on the FAMIS order to ensure timely processing and shipping. Orders without the
proper registration or team numbers will be delayed.
We hope this does not cause you any inconvenience. If you have any questions or concerns, please call
toll free at 1-800-362-4308.
Sincerely,
Gale Hurt
Customer Service Manager
LEGO® Education North America
Thank you for your interest in FIRST LEGO® League and your support as a customer. We hope that you
are greatly anticipating the upcoming FIRST LEGO League season.
Because of some challenges associated with the FLL registration process and the New York City FAMIS
system, the FLL products were removed from FAMIS. Unfortunately, this created additional challenges
for New York City FLL teams. In order to provide superior customer service and easier access, LEGO®
Education North America has added the FLL products back to the FAMIS system.
In order for the FLL registration and FAMIS ordering process to work properly, FLL teams must register
with US FIRST at www.register4fll.com prior to placing an order on FAMIS. The FLL Team number
must be included on the FAMIS order to ensure timely processing and shipping. Orders without the
proper registration or team numbers will be delayed.
We hope this does not cause you any inconvenience. If you have any questions or concerns, please call
toll free at 1-800-362-4308.
Sincerely,
Gale Hurt
Customer Service Manager
LEGO® Education North America
Saturday, August 02, 2008
NYCFIRST Update #2: Climate Connections 8/1/08
NYCFIRST Update #2: Climate Connections
Aug. 1, 2008
I hope all are enjoying the summer.
A newsletter for the NYCFIRST robotics community in New York City and the surrounding area.
ALL UPDATES POSTED AT
http://normsrobotics.blogspot.com/
NOTE: There are some problems with the blog and I cannot add new content at this point and might have to move it to a new site. However, at this time the blog can still be accessed. Look for important info on the sidebar.
The NYC/NJ FIRST web site is at http://nycnjfirst.org/
Learn more about FLL here:
http://www.usfirst.org/what/fll/default.aspx?id=390
Climate Connections
The new game, Climate Connections, has been released and can be found here: http://www.firstlegoleague.org/default.aspx?pid=70 .
Building a Global Game Plan
Whether the climate be cold, or whether the climate be hot
The climate is different all over
What is it like in your spot?
In Climate Connections
Solutions and questions - of many dimensions
Wait for FLL teams and robots!
As of July 24, 2008, there are 3,225 registered teams in the U.S. and Canada.
Registration in NYC
91 teams and counting.
See complete list at end of this Update.
If you think you registered but are not on the list, you probably did not compete the entire process.
Go through checkout even if you are not paying now.
For payment, choose either "pay by check" or "PO". Write TBD where it asks for a number.
WARNING: Inside word is there may be a shortage of Field Set-Up Kits
FIRST reports they are running 20% ahead of last year and may have to close registration early.
Costs
Registration: $200
FSK: $65 – again, you MUST check this box. Schools/orgs with multiple teams do not need to order more than one FSK.
Shipping: varies
You can also order one robotic kit and accessories when you register.
Payment: Check, credit card, or PO (can cause delays.)
You can register and pay later but nothing will be shipped until you do.
DId you pay? when you check the list at the end of the email,look for a Y or N.
Sorry, columns do not line up.
For NYC schools, contract is in flux
The team ordering info for FLL teams through NYC DOE that I sent you in June has now been removed from the FAMIS-E catalog.
Veryl Greene found out why:
"I talked to Bob Woods and this is what happened...
The DOE removed the payments for registration & field kits from FAMIS-E for the FLL, because they said the price went up & they don't want to pay it. However, the NXT kit can still be ordered through FAMIS-E. Schools will have to pay for registration & field kits through some other means."
As for the FTC (which they will also think is too expensive) schools have to come up with their own funds & pay directly to FIRST (FTC).
Here is what it was before:
Item #: 800055470
Description: FLL team registration 2008 - #990305 Cost: $216.00
Item #: 800055489
Description: FLL 2008 Field Set Up Kit - #991217 Cost: 72.00
Item #: 800055497 FLL Robot Set 2008 - #979792 Cost: 394.20 (includes software)
If the DOE changes this info AGAIN, folks should contact:
If you cannot find the info contact LEGO's Bob Woods:
BOB WOODS
LEGO EDUCATION
516-867-9508
bobwlego@aol.com
www.LegoEducation.COM
rwoods@legoeducation.com
Important dates
Kickoffs to review the Climate Connections
Bronx FLL Kickoff Event - Sat. Sept 13th (PS. 194)
Polytech FLL Kickoff Event - Sat. Sept 20th
TENTATIVE - FLL Trainings - October 11th, 18th, 25th (TENTATIVE)
Practice tournaments
We are working on a series of practice tournaments in all boroughs from late October through early December.
Tentative locations: Wagner College (SI), Packard (K), PS 194 (Bx), Polytechnic (K).
We are looking for people to host paractice events in Queens and Manhattan either after school or on a weekend.
Also, if you are in one of the other boroughs and want to host a practice, contact me. The event can be small.
Borough Qualifiers
Staten Island, Sat. 12/13
Bronx, Sat.12/20
Bklyn, Sat. 12/20 (tentative)
Manhattan, Sat. Jan 11th @ CCNY
Queens, Sat. Jan 10th or Sun. 11th (Tentative)
NYC FIRST LEGO League Citywide Championship
Sat, Jan 31, 2009 - Riverbank State Park
An exhibition at the Javits Convention center early in March
Job Opportunity
I'm moving out of NY (to Tacoma, WA) this summer. For the past year I have been teaching LEGO Robotics at an organization called Hofstra STEP. I am trying to help them find a replacement for me. They are a great organization with excellent resources, rooms, technology, and staff. The pay is at least $40 an hour - negotiable upwards for experienced instructors.
If you know anybody out this way (Queens/Long Island) who may be interested, please have them contact me at 347 217-3503 or via e-mail (ianchowmiller@gmail.com).
Thanks,
Ian
Social Note from Stephen Shapinsky
former robotics guru in Region 4, now residing in Las Vegas and coaching a 4th grade FLL team.
Dear Friends,
We wanted to share the news with you:
Our daughter, Ingrid Sofia Shapinsky, joined us on planet Earth this week.
Here are photos: http://tinyurl.com/6774lt
Stephen, Kirsten, and Ingrid
List of Registered teams- Total 91
List posted at
http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pgxRf3gM4qtwhBLl7lwdSaA
Brooklyn: 26
Manhattan: 10
Queens: 10
Bronx: 18
Staten Island: 24
(I know the numbers don't add up- 1 team is mine and 2 others did not enter enough info)
New schools/Org: 14
DId you pay? Look for a Y or N in the next to last column.
Sorry, columns do not line up.
Team # InstitutionName CoachFirstName CoachLastName paid Borough
109 IS 123 James M. Kieran Middle School Virginia Connelly Y Bx
199 Myra S. Barnes - IS 24 Raymond Cottrell Y SI
202 Myra S. Barnes - IS 24 Raymond Cottrell Y SI
206 Myra S. Barnes - IS 24 Raymond Cottrell Y SI
208 Myra S. Barnes - IS 24 Raymond Cottrell Y SI
210 CS 66 Chris Blades Y Bx
232 Louis Pasteur Middle school Ruta Dave Y Q
260 Brics~2~Bots - Private team Veryl Greene Y Q
275 Cambria Center for the Gifted Child sheryl liles Y Q
363 Tom Hershner Y Unknown
425 Columbia Secondary School for Math, Science and Engineering Andrew Stillman Y M
490 St. Edmund Elementary School christine zaremba Y K
523 PS/MS 194 Cynthia Khadaran Y Bx
584 Pablo Casals MS181 Terry Buchalter Y Bx
639 Automotive Robotics Bruce Rajswasser Y K
778 George J Ryan MS 216 Peter Xanthus N Q
853 P.S. 121 X Katherine Bormann N Bx
895 Bronx Latin Middle School Edward Branchaud N Bx
901 MS 101 X Michele Sikoryak Y Bx
984 MS 44-William J. O'Shea Complex Elvetta Harris Y M
997 Forest Hills Team Iffat Mai Y Q
1172 MS302X Sharon Shoatz Y Bx
1215 P.S. 139Q Yvonne Shortt Y Q
1315 Intermediate School 230 Sonya Rencher N Q
1335 Prall Intermediate School - IS 27 Bryan Kilgallon IS 27 Y SI
1336 Prall Intermediate School - IS 27 Bryan Kilgallon IS 27 Y SI
1337 Prall Intermediate School - IS 27 Bryan Kilgallon IS 27 Y SI
1341 Coen (home) Patrick Coen Y SI
1355 PS 189M THERESA LUGER N M
1462 PS 372 Victoria Holland Y K
1463 PS 372 Victoria Holland Y K
1502 CS 102 X Neysa Lewis Y Bx
1667 Totten Intermediate School - I.S. 34 Joseph Buro Y SI
1673 Totten Intermediate School - I.S. 34 Joseph Buro Y SI
1674 Totten Intermediate School - I.S. 34 Joseph Buro Y SI
1720 Norm NYCFIRST N NYC FIRST
1730 Trevor Day School Steven Schechter Y M
1739 kezner academy @IS 192 Nicole Havel Y Bx
1774 Packer Collegiate Institute Maureen Reilly Y K
1775 Packer Collegiate Institute Maureen Reilly Y K
1782 St. Clare's Elementary School Mary Lee Y SI
1783 St. Clare's Elementary School Mary Lee Y SI
1784 St. Clare's Elementary School Mary Lee Y SI
1785 St. Clare's Elementary School Mary Lee Y SI
1824 P.S. 193 The Gil Hodges School Stacy Solomon Y K
1826 P.S.193 The Gil Hodges School Cynthia McGinty Y K
1827 P.S.193-The Gil Hodges School Carol Geier Y K
1836 Glendale Intermediate School 119Q Christopher Dudin N Q
1905 Manhattan School for Children Andre Martell Y M
1907 Manhattan School for Children Tatiana Hoover Y M
1910 Middle School 328 Beth Pollak N M
1925 Eugenio Maria DeHostos I.S. 318 Russ Holstein N K
1926 Eugenio Maria DeHostos I.S. 318 Russ Holstein N K
1943 Public School 107X Adel Assal N Bx
1954 Intermediate School 75 Donny Swanson Y SI
1955 Intermediate School 75 Donny Swanson Y SI
1956 Intermediate School 75 Donny Swanson Y SI
1958 Ronald Edmonds Learning Center Jeffrey Stephens-Prince N K
1978 P.S. 58 The Carroll School Keith Wynne N K
1979 P.S. 58 The Carroll School keith Wynne N K
1980 P.S. 58 The Carroll School keith Wynne N K
2019 PS 257 Melvin Martinez N K
2101 William Butler Elementary PS 133K Judith Hudson N K
2133 MS 324 Patria Mirabal Benjamin Leviago N M
2179 Police Officer Rocco Laurie IS 72 Randi Huss Y SI
2180 Police Officer Rocco Laurie IS 72 Randi Huss Y SI
2181 Police Officer Rocco Laurie IS 72 Randi Huss Y SI
2262 PS 8 Brandie Hayes Y K
2263 PS 8 Brandie Hayes Y K
2266 PS 76 The Bennington School russell heath N Bx
2380 Staten Island Technical H.S. Michael Siegel N SI
2386 Staten Island Technical H.S. Michael Siegel N SI
2393 PS 11 Purvis J Behan School Rasheda Lyons N K
2490 Sunset Park Prep Franky Gutierrez N K
2491 Renaisance Middle School Eric Greene N Q
2492 Renaissance Middle School Eric Greene N Q
2544 GLOBE School for Environmental Research Paul Riter Y Bx
2545 GLOBE School for Environmental Research Paul Riter Y Bx
2616 Brooklyn Technical High School Gordon Williams Y K
2656 Herman Ridder Intermediate School 98 Harold Smith Y Bx
2707 Crispus Attucks School carla arnold Y K
2708 PS 57 Patricia Lockhart Y SI
2994 BACCALAUREATE SCHOOL Melissa Hinson N Q
3006 Unkown Greg Dublin N Unknown
3077 I.S. 383K Lindrick Outerbridge Y K
3161 Bedford Academy High School George Leonard N K
3494 The Urban Institute of Mathematics Ryan McCabe Y Bx
3553 PS 106 Bx Phil Hamlin Y Bx
3574 MS 319 M Markus Baloun N M
3667 MS 118 Bx ralph corvino N Bx
3738 PS 261 Marci Rosa N K
Compiled by Norm Scott
NYCFIRST Registration coordinator
norscot@aol.com
normsco@gmail.com
917-992-3734
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Have a good day
Norm
Aug. 1, 2008
I hope all are enjoying the summer.
A newsletter for the NYCFIRST robotics community in New York City and the surrounding area.
ALL UPDATES POSTED AT
http://normsrobotics.blogspot.
NOTE: There are some problems with the blog and I cannot add new content at this point and might have to move it to a new site. However, at this time the blog can still be accessed. Look for important info on the sidebar.
The NYC/NJ FIRST web site is at http://nycnjfirst.org/
Learn more about FLL here:
http://www.usfirst.org/what/
Climate Connections
The new game, Climate Connections, has been released and can be found here: http://www.firstlegoleague.
Building a Global Game Plan
Whether the climate be cold, or whether the climate be hot
The climate is different all over
What is it like in your spot?
In Climate Connections
Solutions and questions - of many dimensions
Wait for FLL teams and robots!
As of July 24, 2008, there are 3,225 registered teams in the U.S. and Canada.
Registration in NYC
91 teams and counting.
See complete list at end of this Update.
If you think you registered but are not on the list, you probably did not compete the entire process.
Go through checkout even if you are not paying now.
For payment, choose either "pay by check" or "PO". Write TBD where it asks for a number.
WARNING: Inside word is there may be a shortage of Field Set-Up Kits
FIRST reports they are running 20% ahead of last year and may have to close registration early.
Costs
Registration: $200
FSK: $65 – again, you MUST check this box. Schools/orgs with multiple teams do not need to order more than one FSK.
Shipping: varies
You can also order one robotic kit and accessories when you register.
Payment: Check, credit card, or PO (can cause delays.)
You can register and pay later but nothing will be shipped until you do.
DId you pay? when you check the list at the end of the email,look for a Y or N.
Sorry, columns do not line up.
For NYC schools, contract is in flux
The team ordering info for FLL teams through NYC DOE that I sent you in June has now been removed from the FAMIS-E catalog.
Veryl Greene found out why:
"I talked to Bob Woods and this is what happened...
The DOE removed the payments for registration & field kits from FAMIS-E for the FLL, because they said the price went up & they don't want to pay it. However, the NXT kit can still be ordered through FAMIS-E. Schools will have to pay for registration & field kits through some other means."
As for the FTC (which they will also think is too expensive) schools have to come up with their own funds & pay directly to FIRST (FTC).
Here is what it was before:
Item #: 800055470
Description: FLL team registration 2008 - #990305 Cost: $216.00
Item #: 800055489
Description: FLL 2008 Field Set Up Kit - #991217 Cost: 72.00
Item #: 800055497 FLL Robot Set 2008 - #979792 Cost: 394.20 (includes software)
If the DOE changes this info AGAIN, folks should contact:
If you cannot find the info contact LEGO's Bob Woods:
BOB WOODS
LEGO EDUCATION
516-867-9508
bobwlego@aol.com
www.LegoEducation.COM
rwoods@legoeducation.com
Important dates
Kickoffs to review the Climate Connections
Bronx FLL Kickoff Event - Sat. Sept 13th (PS. 194)
Polytech FLL Kickoff Event - Sat. Sept 20th
TENTATIVE - FLL Trainings - October 11th, 18th, 25th (TENTATIVE)
Practice tournaments
We are working on a series of practice tournaments in all boroughs from late October through early December.
Tentative locations: Wagner College (SI), Packard (K), PS 194 (Bx), Polytechnic (K).
We are looking for people to host paractice events in Queens and Manhattan either after school or on a weekend.
Also, if you are in one of the other boroughs and want to host a practice, contact me. The event can be small.
Borough Qualifiers
Staten Island, Sat. 12/13
Bronx, Sat.12/20
Bklyn, Sat. 12/20 (tentative)
Manhattan, Sat. Jan 11th @ CCNY
Queens, Sat. Jan 10th or Sun. 11th (Tentative)
NYC FIRST LEGO League Citywide Championship
Sat, Jan 31, 2009 - Riverbank State Park
An exhibition at the Javits Convention center early in March
Job Opportunity
I'm moving out of NY (to Tacoma, WA) this summer. For the past year I have been teaching LEGO Robotics at an organization called Hofstra STEP. I am trying to help them find a replacement for me. They are a great organization with excellent resources, rooms, technology, and staff. The pay is at least $40 an hour - negotiable upwards for experienced instructors.
If you know anybody out this way (Queens/Long Island) who may be interested, please have them contact me at 347 217-3503 or via e-mail (ianchowmiller@gmail.com).
Thanks,
Ian
Social Note from Stephen Shapinsky
former robotics guru in Region 4, now residing in Las Vegas and coaching a 4th grade FLL team.
Dear Friends,
We wanted to share the news with you:
Our daughter, Ingrid Sofia Shapinsky, joined us on planet Earth this week.
Here are photos: http://tinyurl.com/6774lt
Stephen, Kirsten, and Ingrid
List of Registered teams- Total 91
List posted at
http://spreadsheets.google.
Brooklyn: 26
Manhattan: 10
Queens: 10
Bronx: 18
Staten Island: 24
(I know the numbers don't add up- 1 team is mine and 2 others did not enter enough info)
New schools/Org: 14
DId you pay? Look for a Y or N in the next to last column.
Sorry, columns do not line up.
Team # InstitutionName CoachFirstName CoachLastName paid Borough
109 IS 123 James M. Kieran Middle School Virginia Connelly Y Bx
199 Myra S. Barnes - IS 24 Raymond Cottrell Y SI
202 Myra S. Barnes - IS 24 Raymond Cottrell Y SI
206 Myra S. Barnes - IS 24 Raymond Cottrell Y SI
208 Myra S. Barnes - IS 24 Raymond Cottrell Y SI
210 CS 66 Chris Blades Y Bx
232 Louis Pasteur Middle school Ruta Dave Y Q
260 Brics~2~Bots - Private team Veryl Greene Y Q
275 Cambria Center for the Gifted Child sheryl liles Y Q
363 Tom Hershner Y Unknown
425 Columbia Secondary School for Math, Science and Engineering Andrew Stillman Y M
490 St. Edmund Elementary School christine zaremba Y K
523 PS/MS 194 Cynthia Khadaran Y Bx
584 Pablo Casals MS181 Terry Buchalter Y Bx
639 Automotive Robotics Bruce Rajswasser Y K
778 George J Ryan MS 216 Peter Xanthus N Q
853 P.S. 121 X Katherine Bormann N Bx
895 Bronx Latin Middle School Edward Branchaud N Bx
901 MS 101 X Michele Sikoryak Y Bx
984 MS 44-William J. O'Shea Complex Elvetta Harris Y M
997 Forest Hills Team Iffat Mai Y Q
1172 MS302X Sharon Shoatz Y Bx
1215 P.S. 139Q Yvonne Shortt Y Q
1315 Intermediate School 230 Sonya Rencher N Q
1335 Prall Intermediate School - IS 27 Bryan Kilgallon IS 27 Y SI
1336 Prall Intermediate School - IS 27 Bryan Kilgallon IS 27 Y SI
1337 Prall Intermediate School - IS 27 Bryan Kilgallon IS 27 Y SI
1341 Coen (home) Patrick Coen Y SI
1355 PS 189M THERESA LUGER N M
1462 PS 372 Victoria Holland Y K
1463 PS 372 Victoria Holland Y K
1502 CS 102 X Neysa Lewis Y Bx
1667 Totten Intermediate School - I.S. 34 Joseph Buro Y SI
1673 Totten Intermediate School - I.S. 34 Joseph Buro Y SI
1674 Totten Intermediate School - I.S. 34 Joseph Buro Y SI
1720 Norm NYCFIRST N NYC FIRST
1730 Trevor Day School Steven Schechter Y M
1739 kezner academy @IS 192 Nicole Havel Y Bx
1774 Packer Collegiate Institute Maureen Reilly Y K
1775 Packer Collegiate Institute Maureen Reilly Y K
1782 St. Clare's Elementary School Mary Lee Y SI
1783 St. Clare's Elementary School Mary Lee Y SI
1784 St. Clare's Elementary School Mary Lee Y SI
1785 St. Clare's Elementary School Mary Lee Y SI
1824 P.S. 193 The Gil Hodges School Stacy Solomon Y K
1826 P.S.193 The Gil Hodges School Cynthia McGinty Y K
1827 P.S.193-The Gil Hodges School Carol Geier Y K
1836 Glendale Intermediate School 119Q Christopher Dudin N Q
1905 Manhattan School for Children Andre Martell Y M
1907 Manhattan School for Children Tatiana Hoover Y M
1910 Middle School 328 Beth Pollak N M
1925 Eugenio Maria DeHostos I.S. 318 Russ Holstein N K
1926 Eugenio Maria DeHostos I.S. 318 Russ Holstein N K
1943 Public School 107X Adel Assal N Bx
1954 Intermediate School 75 Donny Swanson Y SI
1955 Intermediate School 75 Donny Swanson Y SI
1956 Intermediate School 75 Donny Swanson Y SI
1958 Ronald Edmonds Learning Center Jeffrey Stephens-Prince N K
1978 P.S. 58 The Carroll School Keith Wynne N K
1979 P.S. 58 The Carroll School keith Wynne N K
1980 P.S. 58 The Carroll School keith Wynne N K
2019 PS 257 Melvin Martinez N K
2101 William Butler Elementary PS 133K Judith Hudson N K
2133 MS 324 Patria Mirabal Benjamin Leviago N M
2179 Police Officer Rocco Laurie IS 72 Randi Huss Y SI
2180 Police Officer Rocco Laurie IS 72 Randi Huss Y SI
2181 Police Officer Rocco Laurie IS 72 Randi Huss Y SI
2262 PS 8 Brandie Hayes Y K
2263 PS 8 Brandie Hayes Y K
2266 PS 76 The Bennington School russell heath N Bx
2380 Staten Island Technical H.S. Michael Siegel N SI
2386 Staten Island Technical H.S. Michael Siegel N SI
2393 PS 11 Purvis J Behan School Rasheda Lyons N K
2490 Sunset Park Prep Franky Gutierrez N K
2491 Renaisance Middle School Eric Greene N Q
2492 Renaissance Middle School Eric Greene N Q
2544 GLOBE School for Environmental Research Paul Riter Y Bx
2545 GLOBE School for Environmental Research Paul Riter Y Bx
2616 Brooklyn Technical High School Gordon Williams Y K
2656 Herman Ridder Intermediate School 98 Harold Smith Y Bx
2707 Crispus Attucks School carla arnold Y K
2708 PS 57 Patricia Lockhart Y SI
2994 BACCALAUREATE SCHOOL Melissa Hinson N Q
3006 Unkown Greg Dublin N Unknown
3077 I.S. 383K Lindrick Outerbridge Y K
3161 Bedford Academy High School George Leonard N K
3494 The Urban Institute of Mathematics Ryan McCabe Y Bx
3553 PS 106 Bx Phil Hamlin Y Bx
3574 MS 319 M Markus Baloun N M
3667 MS 118 Bx ralph corvino N Bx
3738 PS 261 Marci Rosa N K
Compiled by Norm Scott
NYCFIRST Registration coordinator
norscot@aol.com
normsco@gmail.com
917-992-3734
--
Have a good day
Norm
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