{"id":557,"date":"2023-08-23T16:30:12","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T23:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anacortesrobotics.org\/teams\/ftc7198\/?page_id=557"},"modified":"2023-08-23T16:38:59","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T23:38:59","slug":"what-is-ftc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/anacortesrobotics.org\/teams\/ftc7198\/about\/what-is-ftc\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Anacortes FTC?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"557\" class=\"elementor elementor-557\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a2c8d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a2c8d8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75bf099\" data-id=\"75bf099\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9064b10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9064b10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-style: normal;\">What is it?<\/h2><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/anacortesrobotics.org\/programs\/ftc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anacortes FIRST Tech Challenge<\/a> program is our local community\u2019s implementation of a nationally-recognized, globally-scoped Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education program. <em><strong>FIRST<\/strong><\/em> creates and publishes a yearly robotics challenge that motivates students to form teams, design, build, and program robots, and compete against other teams. Students (grades 8 &#8211; 12) build a robot and compete with and against other teams, and compete for a variety of awards.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f2fc04 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f2fc04\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8bbba5b\" data-id=\"8bbba5b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2f3716 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2f3716\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600;\">Overview of this season<\/span><\/h2><p style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;\"><strong>Lights, camera, STEAM!<\/strong>\u00a0Science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) inspire big ideas, bold action \u2013 and creativity. Our skills make it possible to create art and experiences that bring us together, entertain us, and move us. During our 2023-2024 arts-inspired robotics season,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/info.firstinspires.org\/first-in-show?utm_source=first-inspires&amp;utm_medium=frc-link&amp;utm_campaign=fir-registration-024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>FIRST<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0IN SHOW<sup>SM<\/sup>\u00a0presented by Qualcomm<\/a>, we will celebrate the roles our STEM skills play in the arts and design and build a world of endless possibilities.\u00a0<strong>The future is yours to create.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ed402b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ed402b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/anacortesrobotics.org\/teams\/ftc7198\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/FIRST_CENTERSTAGE_Logo_Horizontal_RGB_June-1024x426.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-584\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anacortesrobotics.org\/teams\/ftc7198\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/FIRST_CENTERSTAGE_Logo_Horizontal_RGB_June-1024x426.png 1024w, https:\/\/anacortesrobotics.org\/teams\/ftc7198\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/FIRST_CENTERSTAGE_Logo_Horizontal_RGB_June-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/anacortesrobotics.org\/teams\/ftc7198\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/FIRST_CENTERSTAGE_Logo_Horizontal_RGB_June-768x320.png 768w, https:\/\/anacortesrobotics.org\/teams\/ftc7198\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/FIRST_CENTERSTAGE_Logo_Horizontal_RGB_June-1536x639.png 1536w, https:\/\/anacortesrobotics.org\/teams\/ftc7198\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/FIRST_CENTERSTAGE_Logo_Horizontal_RGB_June-2048x852.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-186c677 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"186c677\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\">In the CENTERSTAGE<\/span><span style=\"font-variant-caps: normal; line-height: 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5px; font-style: normal; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; position: relative; top: -0.5em;\">SM<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\">\u00a0presented by RTX challenge, debuting September 9, 2023,\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\">FIRST<\/em><span style=\"font-variant-caps: normal; line-height: 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5px; font-style: normal; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; position: relative; top: -0.5em;\">\u00ae<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstinspires.org\/robotics\/ftc\/game-and-season\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tech Challenge<\/a> teams will raise the curtain on the power of design, creativity, and precision to create all new experiences.<\/span><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-table\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; 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font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"><tr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"><td style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; border: 1px solid; outline: 0px; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; 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line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 600;\">August-September<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; border: 1px solid; outline: 0px; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: top; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; word-break: normal;\">FTC teams form and begin meetings<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"><td style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; border: 1px solid; outline: 0px; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; 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border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 600;\">November-December<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; border: 1px solid; outline: 0px; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: top; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; word-break: normal;\">Teams compete in three FTC competitions<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"><td style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; border: 1px solid; outline: 0px; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: top; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; word-break: normal;\">\u00a0<\/td><td style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; border: 1px solid; outline: 0px; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: top; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; word-break: normal;\"><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 600;\">January-April<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; border: 1px solid; outline: 0px; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: top; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; word-break: normal;\">State and World championships<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c18080 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c18080\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c75b5e\" data-id=\"8c75b5e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf5450b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf5450b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How do students and parents get more information?<\/h2><p>Parents and students express their interest by filling out the following forms:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/anacortesrobotics.org\/programs\/ftc\/interest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interested Parent Form<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/anacortesrobotics.org\/teams\/ftc7198\/index.php\/home\/student-interest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interested Student Form<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/anacortes-wa.finalforms.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Final Forms<\/a> for AHS Students (add activity &#8220;AHS All Year Robotics FTC&#8221;)<\/li><\/ul><p>The FTC Head Coach\/ASB Robotics Club Advisor uses information from those forms to organize students onto teams, and registers the teams with <span style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\"><strong><em>FIRST<\/em><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\"> in order\u00a0to participate in the yearly seasonal challenges. FTC teams meet at Anacortes High School\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">and are led by an Anacortes School District (ASD) Coach, ASD Assistance Coach, and multiple adult mentors (all of whom\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">are volunteers). The team engages in a hands-on, student-driven exploration of the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">challenge. They build and program a custom robot chassis and manipulators to perform\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">challenge-related missions. The state-level organization <a href=\"https:\/\/firstwa.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FIRST Washington<\/a> hosts FTC\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">competitions in November and December, followed by the Washington State Championship\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">in February for teams chosen to progress.<\/span><\/p><p>In addition, the AHS students are \u00a0members of the ASB Robotics Club and can volunteer to become ASB Club Officers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2feb97 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2feb97\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfff703\" data-id=\"bfff703\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b9cf9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b9cf9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>When\/Where does it happen?<\/h2>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;\">Our FTC teams typically consist of students from the local public high school and middle\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;\">school, although homeschool and private school students from around the Anacortes area\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;\">are welcomed as well. The team meets after school hours at Anacortes High School; Team\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;\">meetings are held three times per week, for about 2 1\/2 hours per meeting, over a 4\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;\">month period (approximately). The season extends into February and beyond if the team\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;\">does well enough to progress to higher levels of competition. Students and Coaches\/Mentors can choose to extend the post-season through the spring if they desire to improve their capabilities in advance of the next season.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fadfc4e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fadfc4e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7317b0f\" data-id=\"7317b0f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cfcf84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7cfcf84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Who is part of the program?<\/h2><p>The ASB Robotics Club Advisor\/Head Coach and the Asst. Coach are Anacortes School District stipend employees (2); The coaches also recruit community members and parents to volunteer their time to mentor the team.<\/p><p>Adult volunteers who plan to spend more than a few hours with students and\/or plan to be with the team during competitions must full out three forms. <em><strong>FIRST<\/strong><\/em> also requires a background check:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/BiUQX3vH2cidMY8B8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Team Volunteer Form<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asd103.org\/District\/115-Volunteer-Services.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ASD Raptor Volunteer Form<\/a><\/li><li><em><strong>FIRST<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstinspires.org\/resource-library\/volunteer\/mentor-coach-checklist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Volunteer Consent &amp; Release<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/anacortesrobotics.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anacortes Robotics Booster Club (ARBC)<\/a> is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization of parents and other community members that was formed to organize STEM programs like the <em><strong>FIRST<\/strong><\/em> programs for the benefit of Anacortes-area K-12 students. Additional volunteers keep the booster club organized, host events, and organize the fund-raising necessary to cover costs beyond the student participation fees.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7cada16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7cada16\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9cadcc1\" data-id=\"9cadcc1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f73b3ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f73b3ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Why participate?<\/h2><h3>Students<\/h3><p>Students experience a student-focused team-oriented approach to hands-on research, exploration, problem-solving, building\/programming, and communicating science and engineering ideas. Some like the marketing and community outreach aspects, others like the robot building, and still others like the robot programming. At the end of the season, all team members are proud of what they accomplished, together.<\/p><h3>Parents<\/h3><p>Parents participate because the program takes a lot of volunteer support. Those parents who are not assisting with team mentoring are asked to help support team meetings through providing occasional snacks and making sure their students are at each and every team meeting. All parents of FTC team members are requested to volunteer some support to FIRST<br \/>Washington events, ARBC, and\/or ARBC managed events.<\/p><h3>Other volunteers<\/h3><p>Other volunteers from the community have chosen to spend their time with ARBC so that our community\u2019s students have the opportunity to explore and learn in a manner that expands their knowledge of science and engineering, and possibly develops or strengthens an interest in science and engineering that leads to a career path not otherwise available.<br \/>ARBC welcomes your support \u2013 ask how you can help!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c015bab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c015bab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-059e113\" data-id=\"059e113\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cadf9ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cadf9ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>How much does it cost?<\/h3><p>The FTC participation fee is currently under revew but it will be between $100 and $140 per student; students receive a team t-shirt, over three months of team sessions, and at least three competitions, four if they qualify for State Championships. Students who participate to the fullest can earn a team Bomber Jacket. ARBC and the ASB club have otherwise raised all the funds to pay for team robot parts and equipment throughout the season. Over all it costs about $7000 to run one FTC team for one season.<\/p><p>Please ask about a need-based scholarship for your student if the participation fee is an obstacle to your student&#8217;s participation. ARBC has a scholarship process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62708e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62708e4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-711765d\" data-id=\"711765d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b56a98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b56a98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>More Information<\/h3><ul><li>The FIRST website at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstinspires.org\">https:\/\/www.firstinspires.org<\/a> has more information on the national program.<\/li><li>Send e-mail to <a href=\"mailto:ftc-7198@anacortesrobotics.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ftc-7198@anacortesrobotics.org<\/a> for more information about FTC.<\/li><li>Send e-mail to <a href=\"mailto:Info@AnacortesRobotics.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Info@AnacortesRobotics.org<\/a> if you would like more information on ARBC or our other local programs that reach students grades 2 &#8211; 8.<\/li><\/ul><p>Participating in FIRST can help students earn scholarships to colleges and trade schools, and introduces them to a community of people who are passionate about STEM.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is it? 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