News - SPAM folder, workshops, Rough Riders, Comp summery and dates
MSA Admin aka Christi
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McKinney STEAM Academy (MSA)We’ve been alerted that there is a problem with our web host and how our emails are being delivered. If you know someone that should be getting our emails but hasn’t been can you please ask them to check their spam folders? Thanks for being patient with us while we resolve the error. Workshops Reminder we have two workshops starting next week: Intro to FLL, and Intro to FTC. The FIRST Lego League is about half full and the FIRST Tech Challenge only has a couple seats left. Sign up for both series can be found here. Each night has its own ticket. https://mckinneysteamacademy.org/workshops.php Frisco Rough Riders Tickets We are selling tickets to the Frisco Rough Riders STEM fundraiser on May 10. We will be there with our robots answering the public’s questions. Every ticket sold through our link raises money for us! https://fevo-enterprise.com/event/Mckinneysteam Frisco RoughRiders vs. San Antonio Missions May 10, 2024 7:05 PM CDT Riders Field 7300 RoughRiders Trail , Frisco, TX 75034, US Purchase Deadline: May 10, 2024 7:05 PM CDT |
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FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION (FRC)A big “Thank You!” for the awesome lunch provided by Carol’s family on Saturday. Competition is coming up fast. Jodi has posted some good airfare deals in our Parent Chat. https://chat.google.com/room/AAAA2xYI-tw?cls=7 This is a reminder that, as mentioned in the parent meeting, students are expected to participate in a minimum of 80% of assigned meetings to attend competitions. Have your kiddo check their hours on http://jibble.io to ensure they are correct. If hours are missing, put together a list of dates and hours missing to send to ad...@McKinneySTEAMAcademy.org. Encourage your student to make it a habit to log in and out when beginning and ending work on FRC projects either in the workshop or at home. The website, app, and kiosk at the front door can all work to log time. Students are also required to participate in volunteer hours. Our FLL workshop (see MSA section) still needs a few more student volunteers to ensure we have our desired attendee to mentor ratio. Sign ups are on the snack cupboard. Mentoring these events is not only a part of our outreach but also helps fundraise to ensure our students have the parts and tools they need. Watch this space next week for information on obtaining excused absences for competition. This Week: Please note: Sub team meetings are in constant flux. Have your student watch google chat and contact their team lead. Tuesday - Software 6-9 Wednesday - Whole Team 6-9 Thursday - Whole team except software 6-9 Saturday - Whole team 9-6 Important Dates: March 7-9 FRC - Belton District Event March 28-30 FRC - Amarillo District Event April 3-6 Texas State Championship Helpful Links: Build Season Photos: http://tinyurl.com/yc2s48mz This week’s Open Alliance post: https://www.chiefdelphi.com/t/frc-6369-mercenary-robotics-2024-build-thread/447071/7 |
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FIRST TECH CHALLENGE (FTC)Team 20166 Mercenary Penguins had a great competition at semi-regionals on Saturday. At the end of qualifications they ranked 11th out of 31 teams. In the playoffs they were selected by the 4th alliance. During the first playoff they scored an absolutely fantastic 200 points, one of the day’s highest scores including 100 points in auton! Competition was tough though and even such a stellar performance wasn’t enough to move on. Congratulations to the whole team and coaches for such a wonderful year! Now, Penguins, this is your chance to take a well deserved rest. Watch this space for off season details.  Important Dates: February 24 FTC Regional - Team 17011 |
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FIRST LEGO LEAGUE (FLL)This Week: The following teams are competing this Saturday February 17. Adamson High 309 E 9th St, Dallas, TX 75203 https://maps.app.goo.gl/x513zS5LrCcBBBuG6?g_st=ic 50491 The Mercenary Dragons 51620 Mercenary Moon Stormers 54586 Brick Mercenaries 60680 Lego Masterminds 61002 Mercs Tech Tigers Important Dates: February 24 - still awaiting final confirmation from all teams 27116 Mercenary Friends 27183 Mercenaries II 28813 Curious Dream Weavers 29125 Young Mercs 29126 Training Mercs |
Helpful links:
MSA Website: https://www.mckinneysteamacademy.org/
ALL Team Calendars: https://www.mckinneysteamacademy.org/calendar_members.php
FIRST in Texas: https://firstintexas.org/
FIRST Inspires (global): https://www.firstinspires.org/