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--- technodogs:parent:start [2023/09/20 15:54] – [General Season Timeline] worthing
+++ technodogs:parent:start [2023/09/21 20:09] (current) – [Registration Process] worthing
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   * **News Letter** - via email you will begin receiving our News Letter that will have up to date information on what we are up to.
   * **Slack - IMPORTANT**. You will receive an invite to join our team Slack Workspace.
-    * Slack is a tool for having textual conversations.
+    * Slack is a tool for having conversations, sharing files, and organizing discussions.
     * Outside of meetings, The BULK of our communication and organizing is performed in slack.
     * By actively participating in Slack, you will have information about the team as it is developing and can offer feedback and discussion.
 === What if my student is not sure about joining? ===
-Registering does not commit your student, but instead adds you into the communication pipeline.  Pre-season is for organizing and understanding. There will be a point where you will have to decide (November/December) to participate or not, and try to hold that off until everyone is acclimated and have better grip on what the school year looks like for them individually.
+Registering does not commit your student, but instead injects you into the communication pipeline.  Pre-season is for organizing and understanding. There will be a point where you will have to decide (November/December) to participate or not, and we keep that late in the pre-season when everyone is acclimated and have a better grip on what the school year looks like for them individually.
 ==== Registration Process ====
 ** Note: Our registration process is a little clunky. We roll our own software and are working to make things easier **
 === Step 1 - Google Accounts ===
-  * Students already have google accounts through the school. This is the account they will use to log into our system.
+  * Students already have google accounts through the school. This is the account they will use to log in to our system.
   * Parents will need Google Accounts.
     * Even though we will email to the address of your google account, you will have the opportunity to put in a preferred email address so emails will get to you.
-    * If you dont have a google account please know that when you create one, you do NOT have create a gmail email address. You can create a google account with your current favorite email address.  On the screen that has you pick a gmail address, choose 'use your existing email'.
+    * If you dont have a google account please know that when you create one, you do NOT have to create a gmail email address. You can create a google account with your current favorite email address.  On the screen that has you pick a gmail address, choose //'use your existing email'//.
-=== Step 2 - Your Students Logs Into Our Site ===
+=== Step 2 - Your students log in to our site ===
-  * Have your students log into [[https://bench.brightonrobotics.org | bench.brightonrobotics.org]] with their **SCHOOL GOOGLE ACCOUNT**
+  * Have your students log in to [[https://bench.brightonrobotics.org | bench.brightonrobotics.org]] with their **SCHOOL GOOGLE ACCOUNT**
-  * If there are questions, be sure to choose FIRST Robotics Competition (High School) when prompted
+  * If there are questions, be sure to choose __FIRST Robotics Competition (High School)__ when prompted
-  * Click on the tab "Profile"
+  * Click on the __Profile__ tab
   * Have your student write down or text you the **Guardian Connect Code** found near the top of the profile tab (you will use this later to link to your child.
-=== Step 3 - You (the parent) Log Into Our Site ===
+=== Step 3 - You (the parent) logs in to our site ===
-  * Log into [[https://bench.brightonrobotics.org | bench.brightonrobotics.org]] with your google account
+  * Log in to [[https://bench.brightonrobotics.org | bench.brightonrobotics.org]] with your google account
   * If there are questions -
-    * Choose "I am NOT a Student"
+    * Choose __I am NOT a Student__
-    * Provide Name and be sure to click FIRST Robotics Competition (High School)
+    * Provide Name and be sure to check __FIRST Robotics Competition (High School)__
-=== Step 4 - Link to your Students ===
+=== Step 4 - Link to your students ===
 For each student
-  * Go to "Your Students" tab
+  * Go to __Your Students__ tab
-  * Next to "Your FIRST Robotics Competition (High School) Students" Click "link student"
+  * Next to __Your FIRST Robotics Competition (High School) Students__ Click __link student__
   * Input the guardian connect code and then hit enter
   * Click on your student and fix any information they may have not entered
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 ==== Committing to join the High School Robotics Program ===
-At some point we will asks students and parents to sign our Code of Conduct and other commitment agreements that will place the students officially on the team.  We will present these agreements mid pre-season for review or completion, but they will not be required until November or December.
+At some point we will ask students and parents to sign our Code of Conduct and other commitment agreements that will place the students officially on the team.  We will present these agreements mid pre-season for review or completion, but they will not be required until November or December.
 ** Pay to Play **
+There will be a Team Participation Fee.  We will be giving out more information on this soon.
-NOTE: There is a $200 Team Participation Fee for the 2023-2024 Season due in **January**.  Grants are available to students that need help paying this fee (see one of the coaches for more information). This fee is needed to help offset some of the competition entry fees and build cost. We rely on corporate sponsor donations — the overall cost for this program exceeds $50,000—$150,000 annually. Additional transportation and lodging fees may be incurred.
 ==== General Season Timeline ====
-  - Pre-season
+  - Pre-season (**Parent Help Needed** for Food for students, Transporting their students, Help oversee projects)
     - Gather interested students, parents, and mentors and get our communications set up (Email Lists, Slack, Meetings)
     - Attend pre-season events if available
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       - Driver Training
       - Basic robot design and structure
+      - Working on our Scouting Infrastructure
       - Etc
     - November/December
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   - Kickoff (first week in January)
     - Attend a GAME REVEAL event
-  - 6+ weeks of Building
+  - 6+ weeks of Building (**Parent Help Needed** for Food for students, Transporting their students, Help oversee projects)
     - Designing and Building the Robot
     - Designing our Game Strategy
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     - Drive training and eventually Drive Team Tryouts
     - Building our Scouting System
-  - Attend our first Regional Competition
+  - Attend our first Regional Competition (**Parent Help Needed** for Food for Team (multiple days))
-    - Have a lot of fun
+  - Between Events (**Parent Help Needed** Food for students, Transporting their students, Help oversee projects)
-    - Make friends
-    - Help other teams
-    - Stay on TASK
-      - **T - Talk** - Talk to other teams, Talk to other coaches, strike up a conversation with a volunteer, Thank them for volunteering. Be sincere.
-      - **A - Ask** - think of questions and ask them. Ask others about their team, Ask coaches and pit members about how their robot works. Ask scouters how things are going and how they collect data. Be curious.
-      - **S - Smile** - Be friendly, look up, smile at everyone. Increase other's enjoyment by just being friendly.
-      - **K - Kill it.** Kill it at being competitive. Kill it at being cooperative. Kill them with Kindness. Hold doors, carry equipment, find parts, solve problems for other teams. Make them glad the TechnoDogs came. Be the team that other teams like and respect whether they beat us, lose to us, win with us, or lose with us.
-  - Between Events
     - Continue Building, Repairing, Designing, Strategizing and otherwise improving
-  - Attend our second Regional Competition
+  - Attend our second Regional Competition (**Parent Help Needed** for Food for Team (multiple days))
-    - Have a lot of fun
+  - State Competition - Saginaw - Overnight Stays (**Parent Help Needed** for Food for Team (multiple days), Additional Pay to Play Fees, Transportation assistance)
-    - Make friends
+  - Worlds Competition (Houston)
-    - Help other teams
+    - Same as states but more expensive and longer travel
-    - Stay on TASK
-      - **T - Talk** - Talk to other teams, Talk to other coaches, strike up a conversation with a volunteer, Thank them for volunteering. Be sincere.
-      - **A - Ask** - think of questions and ask them. Ask others about their team, Ask coaches and pit members about how their robot works. Ask scouters how things are going and how they collect data. Be curious.
-      - **S - Smile** - Be friendly, look up, smile at everyone. Increase other's enjoyment by just being friendly.
-      - **K - Kill it.** Kill it at being competitive. Kill it at being cooperative. Kill them with Kindness. Hold doors, carry equipment, find parts, solve problems for other teams. Make them glad the TechnoDogs came. Be the team that other teams like and respect whether they beat us, lose to us, win with us, or lose with us.
-  - Travel to States
-    -
-  - Win Worlds