I do not see The Gila Monsters (64) or The Fem Bots (692) signed up for any regional events. Has anyone seen or heard from either of these teams?
Edit “Sorry Fem Bots are Team 692” /Edit
According to the master list of teams, 962 is signed up for at least one event, although I don’t know which one it is. You’re right, though - the Gila Monsters are nowhere to be found. 
i personally have not heard anything about those two teams. i hope that they are still building/competing this year. they are two good teams. it would be a shame if they were not.
Team 64, the Gila Monsters, is inactive this year. It was a great 8 year run for the Gila Monsters and I will miss all the great people at GM we worked with over the years.
The two schools that comprised team #64 have formed teams. Highland High School is now team #39 and Queen Creek is now team #1013. I am not sure how FIRST decided upon the numbers for the teams. Both teams will compete at the Arizona Regional and the Las Vegas Regional.
Ken
PS The Gila Dance is not finished!
Here’s an update for you:
Team 64 has actually split into two teams - the two schools which made up 64 (Queen Creek and Highland) have each started their own teams for 2006. They have retired the 64 number and will each their own veteran team numbers going forward (based on team numbers from the years those schools started in FIRST). So while “64” will show up as having not come back, they have indeed returned - just as two teams instead of one.
The Fembots, Team 692 are in the process of completing their registration and looks as though they are coming back.
With the Fembots and a few others, it also looks as though CA will lead the nation in all girls FRC teams again this year. Looks like we will have at least 8 all girls teams, very possibly 9, and might even hit 10!
And some more great news, it looks like GRT 192 will also be coming back this year after their hiatus in 2005!!!
Along with a number of other returning teams registering over the next few days, California should surpass the 100 team mark for the 2nd consecutive year. With some luck, we hope to exceed 110 teams this year. Michigan and New York are also getting close to 100, so FIRST may have three states with over 100 FRC teams this year!!!
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone,
Jason
Jason and Ken,
Thanks for the quick reply. Best of luck to the new teams. Jason, we hope to see you in Colorado this year.
correct me if I’m wrong but I haven’t seen 697 this season
For what it’s worth, Team 1120 has registered for Silicon Valley but we’ll probably not have the funds to pay the bill when it arrives and will not compete.
Right now, it appears that 1650 (Richland One Middle College) here in Columbia is MIA (or at least not coming to Palmetto, Peachtree, UCF, or VCU).
well i have the displeasure to announce that team 73 (the visioneers/tigerbolt) is not competing this year. Due to politics involved with the school and sponsor the team does not exist anymore, but we are hopefully for a comeback in '07. In the meanwhile team 1511 has adopted a bunch of the students from the team so that they can still benefit from the program.
Unfortunatly, Team 1140, MAGNADONS, won’t be competing this year, and i’m not sure about Future years. The good news is that team 68 was gracious enough to accept those of us who used to compete as 1140!
Same for 1213 and GLR. It’ll be close, but most likely insufficient funds. With the economy in S.E. MI (auto related) - expect to see a few more drop out on 9-Dec.
Sorry to hear about the Magnadons - a favorite of mine.
Team 1097 of Jesuit High School has dropped FIRST this year and moved to MATES. The underwater program is a better cost effective way to go. There are now 15 regionals and national at the NASA pool in Texas. Our school will have 3 teams and 3 robots competing this year.
I don’t know about american teams, but we are expecting 26 teams this year in israel (I’m talk daily with the guy in charge of the regional) and so far only 7 are registered at the website (we are 1578!!! :))
so what i basicly wanted to say is that i guess alot of teams are registering late, or maybe the website isn’t really updated, or maybe just it isn’t updated in regards to israel 
-Leav
Unfotunatly my team, team 783 will not be competing this year or probably any year in the near future. We had a good 4 year run. Unfortunatly our team mentor in our third year left, as well as we lost our major team sponsor. Last year I was able to browbeat another teacher into doing it, but now even she left, leaving my school without a teacher willing to be the team mentor. I am as last year going to be volunteering at a few regionals so for all those of you who know me I won’t be gone but for all those of you who knew the team, I’m afraid to say that we’re gone, more than likely for good.
dude! that is so sad! this makes me sad and mad at the same time!
I mean, why can’t you get a scholarship?!!? scholarships are supposed to be for this, right?! i’m sure you could find SOMEONE to mentor you! maybe even a part-time mentor with more students incharge!
wish i could help…
-Leav
Mobotics is gone?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! :ahh: :ahh: 
yea, I know about your teacher problem (he came to us) last year, but he left for another school in Whitby at the end of the year, and we are somehow managing this year with another teacher who worked alongside mr g last year, and another new teacher. I hope 783 can eventually come back to life with the help of other teachers/mentors.
does anyone know if 1022 (Archer Geeks) are going to be active this year???
It also looks like team 1185 (the X-Bots) has dissolved. This is the second time that a team at Schenley High School has ceased to exist, despite being right next door to Carnegie Mellon University, a school with arguably one of the best robotics programs in the world. It’s a pity that either CMU isn’t providing enough resources to make it work, or that Schenley isn’t taking advantage.
Im shocked to see all of these teams missing this year! But i completely understand about the funding and teacher problems, it seems all of FIRST has hit the same slump… I hope everybody can get all their problems worked out in order to come back big in '07.