12 Teams, Count 'Em, 12
The Jr. FLL teams started practicing this week, which meant we had twelve robotics teams practicing today. Nine of them were there in the morning, and seven were there in the afternoon (this is because two of the teams, the high-schoolers and one of the FLL teams that is going to competition this coming Saturday, were there all day). And we had three volunteers from the Community Emergency Response Team visiting to hear the kids talk about their projects, so it was all robots, all the time at the community center.
The FLL team that was there all day today has been doing twice-weekly practices since before Christmas and they are also practicing EVERY DAY this week. If the judges don't advance them to the regional championship, they are truly heartless. Especially since their skit has Spock and Scotty in it.
The biggest hit of the Jr. FLL practice was not the LEGOs, but Darby. Most of the kids hadn't seen him since he outgrew his little tank at the main library and came to live at the community center. At the very end of Jr. FLL I came downstairs with the schedule for next week and with Darby riding on my shoulder. The kids yelled "It's Darby! It's Darby!" and all lined up to pet him. He was very patient. He's such a good beardie. :D
The FLL team that was there all day today has been doing twice-weekly practices since before Christmas and they are also practicing EVERY DAY this week. If the judges don't advance them to the regional championship, they are truly heartless. Especially since their skit has Spock and Scotty in it.
The biggest hit of the Jr. FLL practice was not the LEGOs, but Darby. Most of the kids hadn't seen him since he outgrew his little tank at the main library and came to live at the community center. At the very end of Jr. FLL I came downstairs with the schedule for next week and with Darby riding on my shoulder. The kids yelled "It's Darby! It's Darby!" and all lined up to pet him. He was very patient. He's such a good beardie. :D