What's New

On June 19, we held an Open House for new members. It was exciting to see so many new people come out to check out the team and what we are doing in person outside the cafeteria. Over the summer, our team meets several times a week to work on various projects including but not limited to coding, entrepreneurship and outreach, as well as CAD design and training. We are also moving to a newly constructed facility on campus, so there is lots to do related to the new lab set up. Virtual meetings are happening all summer, so all MVHS students are welcome to drop on by!

The fourth annual Team 971 Spartan Series is coming! Due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, from July 13th to July 25th, Team 971 mentors and students will be hosting online lectures with the goal of sharing knowledge 971 has accumulated to help your team succeed in FRC. We are so excited to make the most out of this online situation with a different workshop each day! There will be 12 new presentations.

Please check out the July 2020 workshop schedule and descriptions at: https://bit.ly/SpartanSeries20.

It might the middle of build season, but we're hoping you’ll take just a second to step back and pause. When the majority of us were watching the kickoff broadcast, multiple Australian teams were without internet and power as their towns were literally surrounded by fire. Cut off from the rest of the world, grocery stores closed. Instead of watching R2D2 reveal the game, they were literally fighting the fires and fleeing to the beaches.

This past season, Destination: Deep Space, was filled with wonderful moments that would not have been possible without the amazing support of our sponsors, mentors and parents. Tachyon, our competition robot was fast and light, and helped transport our team to victories at the SF Regional and the Utah Regional. We also won the Galileo Division at Championships, placed 4th overall at Championships in Houston. During the offseason, Tachyon won at Chezy Champs and MadTown Throwdown.