Cinco Ranch New Year Pow Wow VEX tournament

Event website here.

Six ausTIN CANs VEX teams planned to travel Killeen to compete in a tournament on 1/12/19. However, with a last minute cancellation of that venue, only one of our teams was able to switch gears and go compete in the Houston area instead. Many thanks to the tournament hosts and to our mentors for getting us registered so late!

2158K took their (newly redesigned) bot to Katy where we met the friendliest hosts on a beautiful and spacious campus. It was a pleasure to compete in such a setting, and we were happy to see some familiar faces there. Still, we missed having our fellow CANs there.

The tournament started off well and then… it proceeded to reveal some areas for improvement. All to be expected with a redesign, but still a little disappointing. (Did you know it is POSSIBLE to earn zero points in a quarterfinal???)

Team K did take home the Design Award which was well-earned. Congratulations!

Design Award: 2158K (Jake, Gretchen, and David)

FRC Deep Space Launch Date!

The ausTIN CANs team met Saturday January 5th to get started with FRC Build Season. While watching Dean Kamen on the big screen was fun, the highlight is getting our hands on that game information and starting to plan our strategy. We had some members travel to Dripping Springs to pick up sample game pieces. LOVING that yellow safety goggles poster, which is already hanging in the shop and is well coordinated with our team colors!

Let the planning begin!

Anderson VEX tournament Dec 8th

Excitement for this year’s VEX game, Turning Point, continues to build.

Anderson hosted 34 teams for a tournament on 12/8/18 and the cafeteria was buzzing with excitement. ALL of these teams demonstrated such graciousness and patience, as there were some significant delays due to technical difficulties in getting started. But, true to VEX creators’ way of thinking, solutions were imagined and carried out on the fly and the qualification matches were ON.

Congrats to our Tournament Champions; that was an exciting Final match!

The Skills field was a popular place to be, with some awesome scores achieved.

Murchison Hosts Austin VEX Tournament

December 1st, 2018 was the date for Turning Point tournament held at Murchison Middle School. CANs had a strong presence, both as competitors and as volunteers.

Congrats to some trophy winners; you will see them again at State level competition!

Tournament Champions: 2158A (“99.5% reliability”)

Design Award AND Robot Skills Champion: 2158R (“Rotisserie Chicken”)

(photos coming soon)

Night of the Robots Dec 2018

December 7th saw Anderson bustling with youthful enthusiasm as we hosted 60 elementary school students for a night of fun. The cold and wet thunderstorm raging outside was no match for the excitement inside the building. Friends enjoyed demonstrations, robot themed activities, and hanging out with the team over dinner and a movie. Stay tuned for news about our next event!

VEX teams to San Antonio November 2018

Several ausTIN CANs VEX teams made the drive down I-35 to compete in the East Central ISD Fall VRC Tournament- Turning Point held on November 10th, 2018.

Overall it was a good day for the CANs, with an all- Anderson Top Alliance partnership entering the final match. With a stalled drive and a worthy opponent, the CANs lost that match 18-24. While disappointed in not taking home the Championship trophy, the teams gained some valuable experience and also secured 2 awards:

2158X earned the Excellence Award and is now qualified to compete at State.

2158R earned the Design Award, which also qualifies for State (a double honor for them!)

Kudos to all the CANs and their parents who participated in a long day of travel excitement:

2158A

2158B

2158K

2158R

2158V

2158X

And, again, a shout out to our Mentors Mr. Wrencher and Robert for all your support!

The hosts were fantastic, and even put out a welcome sign.

Last minute troubleshooting

Alliance partners in Quarterfinals

Strategic planning

Final Match!

2158X

CANs teammates inducted into NHS

Congratulations to our robotics students who were inducted into the Anderson High chapter of the National Honor Society October 20th. It is quite an accomplishment and we celebrate with you! (Not all students honored were available for photo.)

Proof that they don’t always wear yellow t-shirts! Congrats, CANs!