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Community Outreach Events
Troy Hammerheads (FRC #226) Town Hall
The Troy Hammerheads FRC Team held a town hall, where Troy School District Students of any age were allowed to attend, and be informed of FIRST and its programs. The attendees of the town hall were promoted to join or start new teams in their own school. Since we were currently looking to recruit new members for our team, we saw this town hall as a great opportunity to meet new students who are attending our school and would want to join a robotics team. To meet new students, we contacted the Hammerheads, and asked them if we could set up a stand at their town hall. We were hoping this would help us find new members, as well as showcase our team and robot.
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Baker Middle School Orientation
The Baker Middle School Orientation day was a huge success for recruiting new team members as well as spreading the knowledge of FIRST. Every year before the school year starts, Baker Middle School holds an orientation day or registration day, where students come to the school to take their school pictures and apply for specific classes. Since most of the 800 students in our school attended, it was the perfect time for anyone in the school community to unveil any new clubs, activities or initiatives. We talked to our principal before the event and confirmed our presentation at the school. As the students walked by our stand, they got to learn about FIRST Robotics and our team. We showcased our robot and drove it around showing viewers the end product of a season with our team. We talked to many of the students, sharing our experiences and things we learned during the season. During the entire event, we let people sign up for a season with our team. We were shocked by the number of people that signed up; a total of more than 30 students. This clearly showed us that there was a huge interest in robotics in our school community, which may mean the creation of some new teams during the off-season
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