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PRE-SEASON EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
September 20-21, 2024
Kettering University
1700 University Ave.,
Flint MI 48504
2024 Curiosity Open Robotics Challenge
September 28, 2024
Great Lakes Science Center
601 Erieside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
Hands Across Borders Build Sessions
2nd Saturday of the Month
(10 AM - 4 PM, Sept thru Dec)
Great Lakes Science Center
601 Erieside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
October 27, 2024 (9 AM - 1 PM)
Worthington Kilbourne High School
1499 Hard Rd,
Columbus, OH 43235
CNC Basics for Beginners (Workshop)
October 12, 2024 (10 AM- 1 PM)
Great Lakes Science Center
601 Erieside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
November 16, 2024 (9 AM- 4 PM)
Great Lakes Science Center
601 Erieside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
2025 REGULAR SEASON ACTIVITIES
January 4, 2025
Great Lakes Science Center
601 Erieside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
On-site Build & Practice Sessions
Weekdays - After-School,
Saturdays - 10 AM - 4 PM
Great Lakes Science Center
601 Erieside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
March 13 - March 15, 2025 (Week 3)
Gordon Field House & Activities Ctr., Rochester Institute of Technology
149 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623
March 20 - March 22, 2025 (Week 4)
David L. Lawrence Convention Center 1000 Fort Dequense Blvd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
March 27 – March 29, 2025 (Week 5)
Cintas Center, Xavier University
1624 Musketeer Drive.
Cincinnati, OH 45207
Buckeye Regional
April 3 – April 5, 2025 (Week 6)
Wolstein Center, Cleveland State University
2000 Prospect Avenue E.
Cleveland, OH 44115
2025 FIRST Championship
April 16 - April 19, 2025
George R Brown Convention Center
1001 Avenida de las Americas
Houston, TX 77010
2025 Student Recognition & VIP Awards Luncheon
(Date TBD)
Great Lakes Science Center
601 Erieside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
OFF-SEASON EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
2025 Ohio State Championship
(Date TBD)
Worthington Kilbourne High School
1499 Hard Rd,
Columbus, OH 43235
2025 Shawshank Showdown
(Date TBD)
Mansfield Senior High School
124 N. Linden Road
Mansfield, OH 44906
2025 GLSC Robotics Initiative Summer Program (Internship)
June 17 - July 25, 2025 (Tentative)
Great Lakes Science Center
601 Erieside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
2025 Med Access International Humanitarian Medical Mission
July 24 - August 3, 2025 (Tentative)
[Hospital Name & Address TBD]
Republic of Paraguay
FRC Professional Development - Mentor Training!
Posted on September 10, 2024, by J Bradshaw.
The Great Lakes Science Center in partnership with FIRST® in Ohio, will host a Mentor Training Workshop for new and existing team mentors participating in the FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC).
Whether you are new to the position, or a seasoned veteran, this workshop is for you!. Facilitated by a group of award-winning mentors from across the state of Ohio, this day-long mentor training session has been carefully crafted to help prepare you to be as effective as possible in your role as a team mentor.
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Robotics Students Deliver Life-Changing Prosthetics to Children in the Dominican Republic
Posted on August 30, 2024, by J Bradshaw.
Yariselle Andujar, a CMSD high school student and program participant with the Great Lakes Science Center’s Robotics Initiative, makes final adjustments to a new prosthetic device for a 4-year-old patient – Image credit: Great Lakes Science Center
Several Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) students from the Great Lakes Science Center’s Robotics Initiative recently returned from a 10-day mission to the Dominican Republic (DR). The Cleveland-based high school students were in the DR supporting the important work of the nearly 75 doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals with IMAHelps.org, a US-based, volunteer organization that runs humanitarian medical missions to impoverished communities in Asia, the Caribbean, and in Central and South America. The primary role of the Cleveland-based students was to fabricate, assemble, and deliver custom-made, 3D-printed, prosthetic hands and arms to nearly a dozen waiting children and their families.
Cleveland Teams Win State Championship!
Posted on May 12, 2024, by J Bradshaw.
From start to finish this past weekend’s FIRST® in Ohio Robotics State Championship was a BLAST! The tournament was filled with heart-stopping moments and dramatic come-from-behind finishes that left the audience on the edge of their seats. The event, featuring 32 of the top-performing FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC) teams from across the “Buckeye” state, was livestreamed worldwide via Twitch TV!
CMSD Teams Perform Well at Buckeye Regional
Posted on March 24, 2024, by J Bradshaw.
Congratulations to the seven (7) Cleaveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) robotics teams that competed at the FIRST® Robotics Competition's 25th annual Buckeye Regional at the Wolstein Center this past weekend. Each of the Cleveland-based teams did very well and performed far better than expected in a very competitive field, made up of 55 top-performing high school robotics teams from across seven states and the People's Republic of China.
New All-Girls Robotics Team Featured on Local News
Posted on January 25, 2024, by J Bradshaw.
Jayleesa Jones, a high school student and member of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s new, all-girls robotics team, talks with reporters about her role as the team’s Electrical Sub-team Lead – Image credit. NEWS 5.
The members of FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC) Team #9643 (Lady VOLTAGE) were recently interviewed for News 5, Cleveland’s ABC affiliate. The Cleveland-based FRC team is making history, becoming only the third all-girls high school robotics team in the state and the first to service public schools in Northeast Ohio.
Two Local Robotics Students Recognized in People Magazine for Their Humanitarian Work
Posted on October 15, 2023, by J Bradshaw.
Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) students Daniela Moreno and Yariselle Andujar with some of the early prototypes for “Hands Across Boarders,” a student-led, global community service project that the pair started to help child amputees both here and abroad. – Image credit: Ken Blaze.
Best friends Daniela Moreno, age 15, and Yariselle Andujar, age 17, from Davis Aerospace and Maritime High School were recently featured in People Magazine for their student-led initiative to design, engineer, and manufacture 3D printed prosthetics hands and arms for children in developing countries. The pair, who are participants in the Great Lakes Science Center's Robotics Initiative, were among the eight young ladies highlighted on PEOPLE's 2023 List of "Girls Changing the World," a special human interest article celebrating the International Day of the Girl.
LaShawn Thomas Named Mentor of the Year
Posted on October 2, 2023 by J Bradshaw.
“Coach” LaShawn Thomas of Cleveland’s East Technical High School celebrates with her students after being named “Mentor of the Year.” – Image credit: Great Lakes Science Center.
Congratulations to “Coach” LaShawn Thomas, lead mentor of FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC) Team #8145 (the Tech Warriors of East Technical High School) on being named winner of the 2023 Danielle Chronister "Mentor of the Year" Award. The award, which recognizes and celebrates one outstanding robotics team mentor from the region, was presented this past weekend at the Great Lakes Science Center’s 3rd annual Curiosity Open Robotics Challenge.
Robotics Students Return From Humanitarian Mission Abroad After Delivering Prosthetics to Children in Need
Posted on August 30, 2023, by J Bradshaw.
Yariselle Andujar, a CMSD high school student and program participant with the Great Lakes Science Center’s Robotics Initiative, measures a young Ecuadorian girl for a prosthetic limb – Image credit: Great Lakes Science Center
Over the past year, several high school students from four Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) robotics teams have been working together to create custom-made, 3D-printed prosthetic hands and arms for child amputees in developing countries around the world. The students, who all participate in the Great Lakes Science Center's Robotics Initiative, call this student-led, global community service project “Hands Across Borders.”
Student-built Prosthetic Arm Reaches Young Girl in Ecuador
Posted on Oct 25, 2022, by J. Bradshaw
Thanks to video conferencing, student representatives from the FIRST® Robotics Competition team at Davis Aerospace and Maritime High School had the chance to meet a young girl in Ecuador whose life was changed for the better by their Global Community Service Project.
Local FIRST Students Featured on Fox 8 News
Posted on Oct 3, 2022, by J. Bradshaw
Students from the FIRST® Robotics Competition team at Davis Aerospace and Maritime High School were recently featured on Fox 8 News for their involvement on a Global Community Service Project that is changing lives both here in Cleveland and abroad.
