Robotics Teacher - San Antonio, Texas

[lynca]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schuetze

We are adding Somerset ISD this year, so there is robotics activity occuring on the south side and my intent is that this translates into more robotics teams down the road.

So this means San Antonio will be getting a couple new FRC or FTC teams this year... That's great to hear, which high school do you think will be the first to sign up ?

[Andrew Schuetze]

Two former Toltech teacher / mentors took jobs last summer at John Jay HS and Brackenridge HS. Dustin Ford, now at Jay HS, brought his principal and the magnet school director to the Toltech shop back in February. If he can find one or two willing teachers to help lead that team they will be the 1st team from Northside. Jerry Scott has already started the process of getting their contact information into the TIMS system and has the full support of his principal and fellow physics teacher so my money is on Brackenridge. They are in the San Antonio ISD which is where team 653 Noside, Edison high school hails, so this would be the second team for them. It would be stellar if the STEM academy at Lee HS gets going, my son will be a freshman there next year. That would be the 1st team for Northeast ISD.

I have yet to start work on the FTC end of things but a check of the records indicates that a homeschool group had a team this year and then John Paul Steven HS and Floresville HS. They would have competed in Arlington, TX so I can't verify if they made it to the event with a robot. My target for the FTC tournament is 24 and I don't know how realistic that is and how many of those will be veteran teams coming to a second or third regional event. FIRST is putting together a pretty decent package for new regional events and rookie grants. No details of yet, only speculation as the affiliate partnership conference is not until late June.

[lynca]

This is great to hear, I'm glad to see San Antonio growing, but you might want to watch out for Austin, they seem to be exploding with teams !