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TEAM 342
The Burning Magnetos
Charleston, South Carolina
"For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology"

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Last modified 21 November 08

Team 342 News...

2008-2009 Schedule

Announcements:

  • The Inventor Team and Communication Team are NOT meeting Saturday, November 22. 
  • The Communication Team will meet Monday afternoon, November 24, 4:45 to 6:15 at the Dorchester County Library for a photography class. Go to the glass-walled reference room.
  • The Animation Team is meeting Saturday, November 22 from 9:00 - 3:00 (with a break for lunch) to try to meet the Safety Animation deadline.

Nov. 22, Dec. 6, 13, 20 - Saturday morning workshops,
               9:00 am - 12:00 noon.
Dec. 8 - Safety Animation Contest deadline
Jan. 3 - Kickoff!  Broadcast live on NASA TV,
              watched at Trident Tech
Jan. 5 - Resource Fee Due (see below)
Jan. 5 - Feb. 16 - Build Phase. 
              Meet Monday thru Thursday, 4:00 - 7:00 pm
Feb. 17- Deadline!  Must ship robot.
March 12-14 - Peachtree Regional Competition, Duluth, GA
March 26-28 - Palmetto regional Competition, Clemson, SC

See Our Team for sub team assignments.

Team 342 has a Blog!
Our Communications sub-team has created a Blog to record team news, photos, FIRST announcements, and general interest items related to robotics, science or technology.  If you have an idea for a Blog post contact anyone on the Communications Team. 
To view the Blog go to http://team342.blogspot.com/.

Resource Fee
All students are required to pay a $100 Resource Fee, due January 5. 
Make the check payable to "Dorchester School District 2" and write "FIRST Robotics" in the memo field.  If you family cannot afford to pay this fee please talk to your Team 342 school contact or Mrs. Jolly (ph. 873-2901).