Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Merry Christmas!!!

The team took their semester finals on Monday and now is getting ready for Christmas Break. They would like to wish everyone, especially our sponsors, a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Ready for Christmas Break





The team has been working on documentation. The groups have been making good progress on their prototypes in the past 2 weeks. They are making their final revisions on the prototype chassis. With Christmas break coming up the team has to prepare for the next semester by lining up our sponsorships for the 2009-2010 season. Starting in January the team has to fill out monthly reports for OPPD. The reports are part of the documentation on the team’s progress. Each report is worth 25 points towards documentation.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Rough Times in Power Drive


The Power Drive team has seemed to lose its way. Many distractions have derailed the direction of the team. The Power Drive team has been working on other projects such as helping the One Act play with their set and organizing the school garage. Absences have also contributed to the delay in progress. Students have missed for reasons such as one act play, sports, illness, assemblies, and an array of other activities. The lack of experience in Power Drive has also created a bump in the road. The bumpy road will hopefully be paved in the near future with hard work and commitment. Students will continue to finish the prototype chassis this week. The Prototype chassis are full scale models built of ½ inch conduit donated by Renz Electric and Plumbing. The team would like to thank Cary and Peggy Renz for their continued support of the Power Drive team. Student teacher Scott Versch and J. Wegner bent the roll bar for the chassis. The roll bar of the chassis has been a hard piece to construct in the past. With the roll bar done the team is looking to finish on Monday, December 7th.