Robotic Surgery Demonstration
Team 34 was invited to a Robotic Surgery Demonstration to highlight the innovative ways that the field of robotics is changing our society. Mr. Terry and Mrs. McConnell got a chance to "perform" surgery by operating the robot. Robotics is definitely in the near future of medicine.

Keep Athens-Limestone Beautiful
Team 34 teamed up with Steelcase employees to participate in Adopt-A-Spot Trash Pick Up. The students and employees are responsible for a section of roadway in front of our school. We want our community to be clean FIRST!!

Hospice of Limestone County Chili Challenge
Team 34 has volunteered for the annual Chili Challenge for the last 4 years. Chili Challenge is the largest fundraiser for Hospice of Limestone County. Our team always sponsors the children's corner. This year we did face-painting, button-making, and the little ones even got to drive a VEX robot. All while learning about FIRST Robotics!

WAFF 48 Can-A-Thon
School-wide we collected over 1,200 cans for the local food pantry.

Friends & Family Open House at Continental
Continental is our primary sponsor. We were invited to their Friends & Family Open House where we set up a robot demonstration and an information booth in hopes of recruiting more mentors. We also had a fun center for children and adults alike to make buttons, drive our robots, and win prizes. The children wanted to know how they can be on a robotics team. ITS SO COOL!

Steelcase Company Cookout
The mentors and student team members were invited to the Steelcase employee Company Cookout. The Steelcase Foundation is a grant provider for our team. First, the students demonstrated our robot and explained how the FIRST Robotics program is integrated into our school's curriculum. Second, students and mentors explained to the employees how they could volunteer in FIRST. We had a great time with good food and fellowship.

Lego Day Camp at Calhoun Community College
In an effort to encourage participation in the FIRST Robotics program at LCCTC, we have students participate in the Lego Day Camp at Calhoun Community College. Middle school students learned how to build a Lego Robot. The students and mentors also are writing letters in support of the proposed Robotics Center at Calhoun in hopes of having more opportunities in education for future careers in robotics.

Holly Pond High School Math/Science Day Presentation
The mentors and team members traveled to Holly Pond High School in Holly Pond, AL, to demonstrate the team's robot and spread the word of FIRST.

Alcanzando Metas Foundation Presentation
Several of our team members and mentors attended the Hispanic event that was hotsted by the Alcanzando Metas Foundation. Our team made a presentation on FIRST Robotics and the benefits this program would be to their school groups. Additionally, we volunteered to mentor them if they chose to start a team.

Presentation at Alabama Career Technical Educators Professional Development Conference.

FIRST Robotics Team 34 Students and Mentors spoke to approx. 250 educators from all over the State of Alabama about the FIRST Robotics program and how easily it can be integrated into the various Career Tech programs.

Alabama FIRST Lego League Tournament
Team 34 proudly volunteers for Alabama FIRST Lego League Tournament. Our team has sponsored and assisted this tournament for several years. This year Team 34 assisted Lego Teams financially and we also provided volunteers to assist with set-up and refereeing during the tournament.