Over July 28-29th, incoming students participated in Team Neutrino’s Awards Camp to learn more about the Awards Subteam. Last year’s impact presenters led presentations about the different aspects of awards, such as the executive summary, impact essay, and presentation. Students learned more about these aspects through analyzing other teams’ essays and executive summaries and creating presentations on topics of their choice. On the last day, students presented their written scripts and wrapped up the camp by playing a fun Kahoot to review everything they learn in the past two days!

Thank you to all the students who attended! We’re excited to see how you apply what you’ve learned this season!

On July 16, Team Neutrino members volunteered at the annual Story County Fair! In three shifts, team members had a fun time serving food to customers, welcoming fair-goers, and supervising the buildings. Thank you to 4H for hosting, and those who helped out!

This off-season, our team is going through the process of switching our CAD software from SolidWorks to Onshape. We made this decision due to Onshape’s increased accessibility and learning tools, allowing members to work from home, so we can grow as a team. Our CAD will also be easier to access during competitions, which will help our pit crew with repairs. Returning design members have been working through Onshape learning courses both in their free time and in weekly design meetings. During CAD camp, new members also started learning Onshape, and they are now attending the weekly design meetings.

We are excited to continue developing our CAD skills with Onshape!

During the week of July 14th, incoming students built upon their programming skills at Team Neutrino’s Intro Programming Camp. Returning members led presentations about Java and FRC programming, and students developed their understanding of these topics by completing various practice problems. Later in the week, students began to try out code on test boards, lighting up LEDs and running motors. On the last day, campers were even able to test their code on our robot elevator!

Thank you to the students who attended. We look forward to seeing you apply these skills in the future!