[TikiTech]

Aloha!

Normally we will take the week off after the world competition to recover from the trip.

We still have Botball and underwater ROV competitions coming up. So we keep meeting twice a week after the recovery break.

Then it’s time for our annual Ho’ike (Hawaiian celebration).

This annual outreach celebration showcases the students achievements to the public and consists of:
Campus tours for the public to the various areas we use for robotics.
At these locations the public will have time for hands on interactive demonstrations of the robots.
As well as the students will share their experiences with the visitors and answer questions.
This normally consists of a tour of the metals tech lab to showcase the FIRST robot, agriculture area to demonstrate the underwater ROV and various classrooms for the Vex, Skills USA, Botball and Science Olympiad.

After the tours we end our celebration in the cafeteria where we have lots of great food with a silent auction.
During that time we will have various student made videos showcasing the different competitions and year end reflections.

Then it is on to the student achievement awards. We have created many awards from certificates of achievement, personalized trophies, and perpetual awards to honor the students with. The perpetual plaques have the students names added and are kept in our trophy case for the years to come.
Also throughout the awards ceremony we have each senior come up and give their parting speech. (tears time!)

Before school ends we will have a big team meeting to reflect on the year together.
Say our good byes to the seniors and start planning on the summer fundraisers and outreach events.

The Tiki Techs have many things planned and our program never really ends…