<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; ">2024 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 on learning real-life leadership skills like giving elevator pitches, public speaking, and 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.</span></span><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span"><b style="">Meeting Schedule: </b>August 30th - 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 13th. </span><span style="font-size: 0.875rem; text-align: var(--bs-body-text-align); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><b>Saturday, September 14th - The meeting starts at STEM School for the BEST Season Kick-off and finishes at STEM at 2:00 pm. Parents must attend the 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);">$175/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>
