FTC Team 3792 Sunchasers

05/06/2017

We are so proud of SunChaser, Jayne Hanna, for her recognition as the National ACT Student Readiness Exemplar! We couldn't agree more with their selection. Here's what the ACT folks had to say about Jayne:

"Jayne Hanna is a master problem-solver and go-getter, particularly when it comes to keeping connected with her Robotics team, the Sunchasers. Jayne lives in the remote Alaska Native village of Mekoryuk on Nunivak Island—a long 150 miles away from her teammate in Bethel—which makes exchanging ideas, parts and fundraising goods extremely challenging. Jayne worked with community members and school sports teams to hand-deliver goods by bush plane from one community to the other, and used teleconferencing resources to update code and collaborate with her teammate. Despite having limited access to academic opportunities (Jayne is one of 11 high school students in her village) she has actively participated in team sports, speech and poetry competitions, and various student government roles and obtained college credits from dual enrollment since her sophomore year in high school. Jayne hopes to become an educator in rural Alaska to continue her love of learning and act as a role model for other Alaska Natives."

Congratulations, Jayne!

KTVA 11 - The Voice of Alaska

12/14/2016

It's been a busy couple of days at the Fairbanks qualifier! Yesterday was an intense day of inspections and judging. Today we had five matches- we won some and lost some, but put up good fight to our last match! We're watching the final matches now- there are sure some great robots and teams that are exciting to watch compete!

12/12/2016

This is how Alaskans pull off a last minute robot build session in a dark hotel room.

12/12/2016

Thank you, FTC Team 3595 for hosting us today, helping us with troubleshooting, and providing us with lots of laughs. We had a blast!

Last-minute build with FTC Team 3792 Sunchasers from Mekoryuk and Bethel & FTC Team 10502 from Napaskiak.

12/11/2016

Fueling our robotics brains with breakfast for dinner. "Every problem can be solved over a stack of pancakes."

12/11/2016

The Sunchasers are on the move! Just landed in Anchorage enroute to Fairbanks for our qualifying tournament. Excited to meet other teams and compete!

12/06/2016

Thank you to Sunchasers alumnus Grace Betz for sharing some great tips with FTC teams in this exclusive interview! Keep up the great work, teams!

11/03/2016

We were proud to see one of our team mentors featured in this month's Volunteer Spotlight in the FIRST in Alaska newsletter! Quyana, Brent Beans!

11/01/2016

Our team hosted a carnival booth at the BRHS Halloween Carnival on 10/28/16. We had a great time teaching kids how to drive the robot, talking to parents and community members about FIRST, and fundraising for team expenses!

10/28/2016

Hello Bethel Friends! If you're going to the BRHS Halloween Carnival tomorrow, be sure to come check out our "Hallow-Bot" booth! You'll have a chance to drive a robot and win some candy.

10/25/2016

Happy Motivational Media Monday!

Being on a robotics team has taught us that things don't always go exactly as planned right away. In fact, sometimes it takes a lot of trial and error and perseverance to push your way through a problem and get to a solution.