Community Outreaches
School Day at the K 2012
For the third year in a row the team display at kaffman stadium for “School Day at the K”! We set up publicity about BEST and set up part of a field to drive our robot on, for the hundreds of students in attendance.
Community Outreaches
2011 School Day at the K
The 2011 School Day at the K was held at the Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO. The team was ready
Community Outreaches
Santa Shop
One of the fundraising ideas that was suggested this year was a Santa Shop. This fundraiser
Community Outreaches
National Science Teachers Association Conference
The National Science Teachers Association Conference was held this year at the Kansas City Convention Center.
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School Day at the K 2012
Posted on 17 May 2012
For the third year in a row the team display at kaffman stadium for “School Day at the K”! We set up publicity about BEST and set up part of a field to drive our robot on, for the hundreds of students in attendance. Continue Reading
Competitions
2012 FIRST “Rebound Rumble”
Posted on 01 May 2012
field Rebound Rumble is played by two competing alliances on a 27’ x 54’ foot field. Each alliance consists of three robots. The object of the game is to score as many points as possible by shooting foam basketballs through hoops suspended on each side of the playing field. There is one low hoop, two [...] Continue Reading
Competitions
BEST 2011 “BUGS”
Posted on 01 December 2011
In this year’s BEST game the teams were given the task of recovering various genetically altered bugs that had escaped from the BEST genetic research facility. The teams had to recover 3 types of bugs; flies, which are either red or black, cockroaches, and termites. Each type was worth different amount of points. The teams had to open a set of [...] Continue Reading
Fundraisers
HyVee Carwash
Posted on 20 August 2011
We had a another great fundraiser with this carwash! It was short but successful even though it was just a few hours with intermittent rain and pretty constant cloud cover. A special thanks goes to Mike and Bryant, Rhonda, Chandler and Caitlyn, Dan, Lisa, Trevor and Shea, Scott, Michelle and Brooke, Diane and Michael, Sean, Cameron [...] Continue Reading
Fundraisers
Curriculum and Rummage Sale
Posted on 04 August 2011
This summer one of the fundraisers that Metro Homeschool Robotics participated in was a curriculum and rummage sale. The curriculum consisted of several rooms at our “headquarters” that was filled with thousands and thousands of books! This was a very successful fundraiser! We increased our sales about 40% from last year. Continue Reading
Community Outreaches
KC Maker Faire at Union Station
Posted on 24 June 2011
Kansas City Maker Faire Continue Reading
Fundraisers
Good Search Fundraiser
Posted on 06 May 2011
Good Search is where YOU search, and WE receive!! That’s right. This is a fundraiser to help raise money towards another Robotic Season. It is very easy to do and it will not cost you anything!! All you do is to use this instead of using Google when you are searching for things or to [...] Continue Reading
Community Outreaches
2011 School Day at the K
Posted on 05 May 2011
The 2011 School Day at the K was held at the Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO. The team was ready Continue Reading
Publicity
Homeschool Robotics Team Claims World Championship
Posted on 25 April 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Free-Press-Release.com) April 25, 2011 — After receiving first place in the BEST Award last year at the inaugural BEST National Championship, Metro Homeschool Robotics (MHR) returned this year in hopes of a second victory. On April 16, 2011, they returned to the BEST World Championship and not only received first place in [...] Continue Reading
Publicity
Metro Homeschool Robotics team wins national title in Florida
Posted on 18 April 2011
BLUE SPRINGS, Missouri – A group of local students is celebrating a national championship. For the second year in a row, the Metro Homeschool Robotics team won the title in Orlando, Florida. This is only their third year to compete. While the group posed for pictures, there was one malfunction. One of the team members [...] Continue Reading
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