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04/26/2026

Summer Camp registration starts this week! Don't delay and sign up today! Forms are available from Mrs. Thayer at Woodworth.

04/03/2026

03/05/2026

Help represent Leslie Robotics!

Want to support the Bongo Bots or Leslie Robotics? Snag some hat gear!

02/08/2026

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The Big STEAM event will take place on Saturday, Feb. 21, at the LCC Downtown Campus, for students in grades 7-12 to explore STEAM-related majors and careers through hands-on experiences, local employers, and opportunities to win prizes!

12/06/2025

Congratulations to the Bongo Bytes, who took home the Reach Award from their league tournament today for their efforts to get others in their community involved in Robotics!!!!

12/06/2025

Come watch your LMS Bongo Bytes at their league tournament today at Mason HS. Matches start at 11 and it’s free! Safety Glasses are needed to visit the pit area.

11/18/2025

Come tomorrow night to LMS to see our LMS Bongo Bytes Robotics Team compete against teams from Mason, Laingsburg, Holt, and Northwest.

11/18/2025

We need your help! If you are one of our wonderful sponsors this season, would you consider helping be a judge at our upcoming event on December 6th? It's a super cool job where you get to hear what these amazing middle school teams are doing! Let me know if you need more information!

11/10/2025

Congrats to our Lego League Challenge Teams who competed today. Several of our FTC members help mentor them during their season!

09/25/2025

Parade route for tomorrow. Don’t forget to come check out our robotics parade float!

🎉Here is our parade route for the City Lights and Football Nights Homecoming Parade!
Join us tomorrow night—Friday, September 26th, at 5:30 PM.

09/14/2025

Our Bongo Bytes FTC members from Leslie Middle School had a great time talking about robotics at yesterday's fall festival!

09/11/2025

PLEASE READ! WE NEED YOUR HELP!

The attached letter outlines the status of the state budget and funding for educational programs. You may not know that part of what is holding up the education budget is the legislature trying to remove program specific funding, and instead distribute (some of) those funds into the general "per pupil" funding that all districts get. Specific to us, they are removing the 99h robotics grant funding that has been responsible for us starting, maintaining, and growing our program since 2019.

The 99h robotics grant has made it possible for thousands of students in our state to have a robust STEM exposure in robotics programs. It is the only reason we were able to start in 2019. It has also been the only way we have been able to grow by starting and funding new teams.

If the 99h grant goes away, OUR PROGRAM WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN OUR TEAMS and our students will lose this incredible opportunity we have worked SO HARD to provide.

The 99h grant has been around since 2013 and has been discussed, negotiated, adopted, and even increased by our legislature each year until this year. In the past, they have listened to their constituents and have seen the impact it is having on students. Removing it and funding for other specific programming ultimately will devastate programs that are beneficial for so many of our students.

PLEASE contact your legislators and ask them to KEEP THE 99h ROBOTICS GRANT in the education budget.

Thank you.

Find your state senator: https://senate.michigan.gov/senators/all-senators/

Fin your state representative: https://www.house.mi.gov/