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About our Team
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Our team meets at Vail Academy and High School where we have a dedicated build room in Room 218. We use 3D printers, a lathe, a mill, band saws, a drill press, and a variety of other tools to fabricate our robot.
We travel to at least two regionals a year. We drive the team in district vehicles and tow our trailer. We take our grill with us and cook lunches and dinners, as we can. Some competitions are in downtown settings and do not accommodate that.
- In the pre-season (August through December) we meet on most Wednesdays and Saturdays.
- During build season (January through part of March) we meet most days.
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Friday we meet from 4 to 8pm.
- Saturdays we meet from 8am to about 2pm.
- Competition Season (March through April) we meet as necessary to repair our robot between competitions.
- Post-season (May) is when we elect the next seasons officers, and host our End of Year Banquet/Event.
We travel to at least two regionals a year. We drive the team in district vehicles and tow our trailer. We take our grill with us and cook lunches and dinners, as we can. Some competitions are in downtown settings and do not accommodate that.
Want to be part of our team?
Join Today!
Requirements:
To be eligible students must:
To travel with the team students must:
Process:
In order to join the BoxerBots one must simply express the desire to be a part of the team and meet the requirements listed above. Contact us via email. Whether we respond or not, come to the next meeting that shows on our calendar. It is preferable to have joined before the end of October but we will not dissmiss you just because of that. New students to the team this late in the season still have a chance to catch up. Later than that, you are still welcome but realize that the majority of the training is already complete so it will be a challenge to complete certs prior to build.
Build poses a major challenge to training, which is why we prefer to have this complete prior to. The time constraints of the build season pose a focus challenge to training. So much time is being spent on the actual build that under-certified students sometimes feel lost in the shuffle. We try to avoid this, but with the focus being on the build it does happen.
Welcome to the new season and we look forward to your input! GO BOXERBOTS!!
For any missing information or data you would like us to add, contact us via email. Thank you.
To be eligible students must:
- Be in 8th grade and a student from within the Vail School District, or be in 9th through 12th grade and enrolled in VAHS or Mica Mountain, or have verifiable proof of VAHS or Mica being the first selection for school of choice upon joining.
- Fill out the required team forms (Handbook Contract for parent and student, Medical Info form, and Media Release form) by November.
- Register with FIRST AND must have the student's Consent and Release form digitally signed by a parent or legal guardian by October.
- Have paid the $200 participation fee by October 1st. This can be paid directly to the team by check, or in the VAHS front office (check or credit card), or by providing proof of donation in tax credits (to the BoxerBots). For Raytheon parents please look into the matched contribution through Raytheon.
To travel with the team students must:
- Maintain a 2.5 GPA or higher with no 'F'.
Process:
In order to join the BoxerBots one must simply express the desire to be a part of the team and meet the requirements listed above. Contact us via email. Whether we respond or not, come to the next meeting that shows on our calendar. It is preferable to have joined before the end of October but we will not dissmiss you just because of that. New students to the team this late in the season still have a chance to catch up. Later than that, you are still welcome but realize that the majority of the training is already complete so it will be a challenge to complete certs prior to build.
Build poses a major challenge to training, which is why we prefer to have this complete prior to. The time constraints of the build season pose a focus challenge to training. So much time is being spent on the actual build that under-certified students sometimes feel lost in the shuffle. We try to avoid this, but with the focus being on the build it does happen.
Welcome to the new season and we look forward to your input! GO BOXERBOTS!!
For any missing information or data you would like us to add, contact us via email. Thank you.