If you think building a robot and entering it in competitions looks like fun, but you’re in 8th grade or younger, a good way to get some experience is by building and competing in FIRST Lego League (FLL), which uses Lego Mindstorms robots. Here are some links to more info:

• FIRST Lego League official site

• YouTube videos of FLL competitions

As summer approaches, check in with Southern Oregon University's Summer Youth Programs and ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum.

You can also check out the Ashland Public Library Events Calendar for STEM related workshops and events

REGISTRATION WITH FIRST

Complete registration with FIRST: https://www.firstinspires.org/resource-library/youth-registration-system

Parent / Guardians new to FIRST and registering their youth for the first time:

1. Visit www.firstinspires.org and click “Register” in the upper-right-hand corner

2. Create an account with your name, date of birth, and email address (NOT your youth’s information)

3. Once you are logged into your account dashboard, click the “Parent/Guardian – Youth” tab

4. Click the blue “Add a Youth” button

5. Enter your youth’s profile information and click the blue “Next” button

6. Enter your youth’s school information and click the blue “Next” button

7. Type in your name in the field at bottom of the form

8. Click the blue “Accept & Submit” button at the bottom of the Consent and Release Form

9. Select the program and enter your youth’s team number on the “Apply to Team” page.

   1. AHS Robotics FRC Team number  is 3024.

Returning Parent / Guardians re-registering their youth:

1. Visit www.firstinspires.org and click “Log In” in the upper-right-hand corner

2. Once you are logged into your account dashboard, click the “Parent/Guardian – Youth” tab

3. Click the “Youth Options” drop-down next to your youth’s name and select “Youth’s Consent & Release”

4. Click anywhere on the “2024 FIRST Consent & Release” title to expand it.

5. Type in your name in the field

6. Click the blue “Accept & Submit” box

7. Click back to Dashboard

8. Click the “Youth Options” drop-down next to your youth’s name and select “Apply to a Team”

9. Select the program and manually type in the team number: 3024.

10. Click “Apply”

Please note: Students without signed and submitted "Consent & Release" forms are unable to participate in competition events and must remain the the stands the entire time. The fun part of competition is not only seeing your hard work on the game field, but being able to mingle with other teams in the pits and share experiences from the season.

VOLUNTEER INFORMATION:

Thank you for volunteering with Robotics at Ashland High School!   The requirements for volunteering at the high school are listed below.  Please complete all forms to their entirety to ensure that the process is as efficient as possible.  

PLEASE NOTE: If volunteering at Ashland Middle School or any of the Ashland Elementary schools, the requirements are the same as listed below, except that all paperwork should be submitted to the office manager at the school where you wish to volunteer. 

All volunteers should allow two weeks after submittal of all paperwork for processing.