<span class="p-span"><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span"></span></span></span><h1 class=""><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span" style="text-align: center; ">STEM BEST Robotics </span></span></h1><h2 class=""></h2><h3 class=""></h3><h4 class=""><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span" style="text-align: center; ">Middle School Robotics Program</span></span><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span" style="text-align: center; ">2023 Student Registration</span></span></h4><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span">STEM is pleased to host another season of the Front Range BEST (Boosting Engineering Science and Technology) robot competition! Marketing, engineering, tech focused robotics club with an emphasis in learning real life leadership skills like giving elevator pitches, public speaking, selling a product, along with technical skills. Students are given a box of parts, a set of rules, and eight very intense weeks to build a robot to compete on a game field. In addition, teams will author an Engineering Notebook, perform a Marketing Presentation, build an Exhibit, and show Spirit & Sportsmanship. <b> Many skill sets and interests beyond robots are needed.</b></span></span><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span"><b style="">Meeting Schedule: </b>August 25th - Safety Check Meeting. Regular meetings <span style="font-size: 0.875rem; font-weight: var(--bs-body-font-weight); text-align: var(--bs-body-text-align);">start Friday, September 8th. </span><span style="font-size: 0.875rem; text-align: var(--bs-body-text-align); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><b>Saturday, September 9th - Meeting starts at Englewood High School for BEST Season Kick-off and completes at STEM at 2:00 pm. Parents must attend Kick-off with their students.</b></span><span style="font-size: 0.875rem; font-weight: var(--bs-body-font-weight); text-align: var(--bs-body-text-align);"> </span><span style="font-size: 0.875rem; font-weight: var(--bs-body-font-weight); text-align: var(--bs-body-text-align);">Regular meetings run</span><span style="font-size: 0.875rem; font-weight: var(--bs-body-font-weight); text-align: var(--bs-body-text-align);"> through November/December depending on competition progression.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="p-span"></span><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span"><b style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><font color="#0000ff">Middle School BEST</font></b>: Mondays & Fridays 6:00-9:00 PM, Saturdays 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM</span></span></span></span><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span"><b style="font-size: 0.875rem; text-align: var(--bs-body-text-align);">Student Registration Cost: </b><span style="font-size: 0.875rem; font-weight: var(--bs-body-font-weight); text-align: var(--bs-body-text-align);">$200/student</span><br></span></span></span></span><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span">Scholarships are available for families in need of financial assistance. Contact ashley.westfall@stemk12.org for more information.</span></span></span></span><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span">Contact melanie.fitzroy@stemk12.org with any questions.</span></span></span></span></span>
