We are “Everything That’s Radical”, a team associated with Pleasant Valley High School in Bettendorf, Iowa. Our team was established in 2013. Last season, we won the control award and we were chosen as an alliance partner. This year, Everything That’s Radical is mainly composed of members that are new to FTC, and the team is ecstatic to learn STEM- based skills with FIRST!
Each student grows from the experiences within the FIRST Tech Challenge program, no matter if it is designing and building a robot, putting together a portfolio and presentation, or through outreach. Every student on our team is also able to take advantage of the many Applied Science Classes that the Pleasant Valley High School provides. Many of our team members have taken one or more of the Applied Science Classes.
Team Outreach
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We hosted a one-week summer camp in June for incoming 7th-9th graders to experience a condensed FTC season. They were able to learn the design process, how to utilize CAD, program with JAVA, and presentation skills throughout the week. We had five Radical members mentor the 18 that attended, and not only were we able to expose them to FIRST, but we also recruited / kids to PV robotics.
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Our team had a representative at our annual school club fair. We promoted FTC to students at the event, displaying what FIRST and robotics has to offer. We used this to recruit new members to our team.
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Run with Carl reached out to PV Robotics to design and create medals for their Labor Day race. Members of Robotics participated in CAD designing the several medals, and they were 3D printed and given to the Run with Carl group.
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Every year, PV Robotics helps the Davenport Noon Optimists Club by placing over 220 flags in front yards across the community over the span of five major American holidays. Through this opportunity, PV Robotics is compensated $4,500 annually.