From left Blue Crew team members Ben Lewis, Gentry House, Lucy Knowles and Noah Civiello wait beside the arena to start their match Saturday, Feb. 17, at the Week Zero event in Bedford, New Hampshire. Submitted photo
REGION — On Saturday, Feb. 17, Blue Crew FIRST Robotics Competition Team 6153 attended Week Zero in Bedford, New Hampshire.
“Week Zero is a pre-season event for the teams to get a feel for the field design and try out their robots,” Avery Ryder, spirit and imagery caption, said. “Committing to this event meant the team had to board the bus at 4 a.m. in order to arrive for the 7:30 registration. Blue Crew was one of 32 teams that competed in the event.”
In qualifications, Blue Crew placed 25th out of 32 teams, Ryder noted. “During alliance selection the first seed alliance chose Blue Crew as their second pick, which allowed them to compete during the playoffs that day,” she said. “The alliance partners were Harfangs Team 3117 from Quebec, Canada and IBots Team 2370 from Rutland, Vermont.”
Blue Crew features students and mentors from Mt. Blue Campus in Farmington, Spruce Mountain High School in Jay and homeschooled students.
Lucy Knowles pushes the Blue Crew FIRST Robotics Competition robot while Gentry House follows behind as the team queues for their Feb. 17 match at the Week Zero event in Bedford, New Hampshire. Submitted photo
Noah Civiello, Jack Cramer, Avery Ryder, Ben Lewis, Maggie Callaway, Gentry House, Gavin Provencher, Henry Renaud, Kipp Purrington, Landon Morse, Lucy Knowles, Mason Labonte, Violet Bellerose and Wyatt Dorr attended the event. Ryder, Calloway, Provencher and Purrington are students at Spruce Mountain.
“The team is excited for the first true event of the season called Granite State which will be held on Feb. 29 to March 2 in Salem, New Hampshire,” Ryder said.
Blue Crew Robotics is a FIRST Robotics Competition [FRC] team from Farmington. FIRST stands for “For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology.”
“The team has about 20 students participating this season,” Avery noted. “The team has been competing since 2016.”
Visit the website https://www.bluecrew6153.org/home, Instagram @bluecrewrobotics, or Facebook @FRC6153 Youtube: Blue Crew Robotics (FRC team 6153) to connect with and stay updated about Blue Crew.
Blue Crew would like to thank its sponsors: Holmes family, Wilde family, Franklin Savings Bank, Pallet One, CMP, Origin, McCathy Turbines, Otis Federal Credit Union, Dutch Gap Auto, and Androscoggin Bank.
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