Robotics Team

Robotics Season

First Robotics team meeting is Monday, September 8, after school in room 307. We will tentatively meet Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:30-5:00pm.

Official Season information such as rules and other guidelines are available at the FirstInspires website.

Students who join the team should expect to come to the majority of practices. We will also likely have additional practices as we get closer to the tournament.

The Qualifier Tournament will be a weekend day in early December. We will learn our confirmed date by November 1, 2025.

Please subscribe to the Jahn Robotics Calendar to stay up to date on changes!

Subscribe to Jahn Robotics Google Calendar

Key Dates:

FLL UNEARTHED Challenge Release	Tuesday, August 5
Robotics Summer Kickoff	Monday, August 11 to Thursday, August 14 10:30am to 3:30pm Boys and Girls Club, 2915 N Leavitt
Robotics Team Meetings	(TENTATIVE) Mondays & Wednesdays 3-4:30pm starting August 25
Qualifier Tournament	a Saturday or Sunday in December 2025
Sectionals	January 2026, if qualified
State	February 14, 2026, if qualified

Volunteers and Coaches

The robotics club is a large collaboration among teachers, staff and parent volunteers.

Volunteer Coaches

This program could never happen without extensive support from parents and volunteers. Luke Shepard is the parent of 4th, 6th, and 7th grade students at Jahn. He began the program in 2023 with Mollie Rapp, who has two students at Jahn, in 3rd and 6th grade. The nascent program has been supported throughout by Johnny Vivoda, Michael Kilkelly, Jeff Shepard, Colleen Lavin, Sandra Sugano, Tamer Haddadin, Paul Baker, Emily Brown and all who have come out to the tournaments, hosted a practice or otherwise contributed.

Staff

Thank you as well to Ms. Lynch and Mr. Knaus for the use of their classrooms, to Ms. D for help with technology support, and Mrs. Walsh for helping launch the coding class in Winter 2024.

We are always looking for eager and interested volunteers! You are welcome to come to observe. Email Luke at [email protected] with any questions or if you'd like to get involved.