Events of interest to ARBC members and ARBC-supported teams

  • Monday February 16
    6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
    ARBC General Meeting
    Anacortes High School, 1600 20th St, Anacortes, WA 98221, USA

    Booster club and program reports, old and new business, upcoming event planning.  All are welcome!

  • Thursday February 26
    5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
    AFR@ISV Science at Work
    Island View Elementary School, 2501 J Ave, Anacortes, WA 98221, USA

    Anacortes FIRST Robotics will be at Island View’s Science at Work event with robot demonstrations to entertain and educate students.  This is a direct outreach event that can help students and parents learn about FIRST robotics team opportunities here in Anacortes!  All ARBC-supported teams (FLL Explore, FLL Challenge, and FIRST Tech Challenge) are invited to come on out and help.  Please coordinate with the FLL Director (Rachael Pletenik) if your FLL Explore/Challenge team would like to participate.  Bring your project, tri-fold, and robot (if you have one) to show off!  If you are participating with Anacortes FIRST Robotics, you’ll need to arrive 30 minutes prior to the posted start time of 5:30 pm in order to get set up.

    Where: Island View Elementary School (2501 J Ave, Anacortes, WA 98221, USA)
    When: February 26, 2026 5:30pm to 7:00pm
    Who: All ARBC-supported FIRST robotics teams

    Note: Outreach is a critical part of our sustainability efforts, and a competition element for FLL Challenge and FIRST Tech Challenge teams.  Think about how you found out about FIRST robotics, and help us recruit new participants!

  • Monday March 16
    6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
    ARBC General Meeting
    Anacortes High School, 1600 20th St, Anacortes, WA 98221, USA

    Booster club and program reports, old and new business, upcoming event planning.  All are welcome!

  • Sunday March 22
    1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
    Annual Ice Cream Social

    Held in the commons at Anacortes High School, we will have free ice cream from Lopez Creamery and presentations from all of the Anacortes teams this year!

  • Monday April 20
    6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
    ARBC General Meeting
    Anacortes High School, 1600 20th St, Anacortes, WA 98221, USA

    Booster club and program reports, old and new business, upcoming event planning.  All are welcome!

  • Monday May 18
    ARBC Annual Board Meeting
  • Monday May 18
    ARBC Annual Members Meeting
  • Monday May 18
    6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
    ARBC General Meeting
    Anacortes High School, 1600 20th St, Anacortes, WA 98221, USA

    Booster club and program reports, old and new business, upcoming event planning.  All are welcome!

  • Monday June 15
    6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
    ARBC General Meeting
    Anacortes High School, 1600 20th St, Anacortes, WA 98221, USA

    Booster club and program reports, old and new business, upcoming event planning.  All are welcome!

  • Tuesday June 30
    ARBC End of Fiscal year
  • Wednesday July 1
    ARBC Start of Fiscal Year