ST.PETERS, July 13, 2006
-- River City Robots received notification that their FIRST team
1094 (The Channel Cats) has been accepted to compete in the
Indiana Robotic Invitational on July 21 and 22, 2006.
Sixty-six FIRST robotic teams will be in attendance. The event
will include a robotic playoff, a doge ball tournament and talent
show. Attending high school seniors will be eligible for college
scholarships.
The Channel Cats will be competing with Hunter, their 120 pound
robot. Team members Troy Heumphreus (Fort Zumwalt South High) and
Aaron Heumphreus(Fort Zumwalt South High) will be presenting their
unicycle act for the talent Show. Other Channel Cat members in
attendance will include Jeff Cottrell(Fort Zumwalt West High),
Robin Havermann (Washington High), Thom Landon (Duchene High), and
Aaron Osborn(Washington High)
The team placed ninth in the FIRST St. Louis Regional held in
March, 2006, and received the Imagery Award.
FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)
is a multinational non-profit organization, that aspires to
transform culture, making science, math, engineering, and
technology as cool for kids as sports are today.
River City Robots is a 501(c)3 whose mission is to expose St.
Charles County students to engineering through collaboration with
business professionals. The organization is open to students ages
9-18 who demonstrate gracious professionalism. For information on
River City Robots, contact LeAnn Heumphreus 636 272-7255. For
information on St. Louis supported FIRST activities, please visit
their website at www.stlousifrst.org.
Dec. 4, 2005 - St. Peters,
MO: Twentyfive St. Charles County students have been selected
for membership on the River City Robots FIRST Lego Leagues.
The new members are Alexander Bathe (St. Paul Grade School),
Anthony Boehmer (St. Paul Grade School), Brandon Boyd (Fort
Zumwalt North Middle),Laruen Bragg (St. Paul Grade School), Jeff
Ciskowski (Progress South Elementary),Adam Frey (Fort Zumwalt
South Middle), Iggy Gonzsalez (Fort Zumwalt North Middle), Clark
Gould (St. Paul Grade School), Aaron Heumphreus (Fort Zumwalt
South High), Carson Heumphreus (Mid Rivers Elementary), Andrew
Keeven (St. Paul Grade School), Ervin Livorsi (Fort Zumwalt North
Middle), David Moore (Home Schooled), Jonathan Moore (Home
Schooled), Melissa Mueller (St. Paul Grade School), Brett Norman
(Wentzville Immanuel Lutheran ), Aaron Reeki (Home Schooled),Amy
Runge (St. Paul Grade School), Sarah Schneider (St. Paul Grade
School), Rachel Siemen (St. Paul Grade School), Lauren Tomazi
(Fort Zumwalt South Middle), Luther Vogt-Spensor (Home Schooled)
Andrew Wilmes (St. Paul Grade School), AJ Wilson (Home Schooled),
and Daniel Wortmann (St. Paul Grade School)
Lego League Teams are open to youth ages 9-14 and are considered
the “little league” of the FIRST Robotics competition.
FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)
is a non-profit organization that encourages students to become
involved in science, mathematics, engineering and technology
through real-world context and hands-on experimentation. River
City Robots has been in St. Charles County since 2000 and also
supports a Robotic Team for students ages 14-18. The older team
was selected for national competition in 2004 in Atlanta, Ga.
Involvement for Lego Leagues center around building a robot and
competing in FIRST-style robotics events special designed for
their age group. Using LEGO bricks and other elements such as
sensors, motors and gears, teams gain hands-on experience in
engineering and computer programming principals as they construct
and program their unique robot inventions.
The students participated in their first Missouri State FIRST Lego
League Competition, Dec 3rd, at St. Charles Community College
Florissant Valley.
For information on River City Robots, contact LeAnn Heumphreus 636
272-7255. For information on St. Louis supported FIRST activities,
please visit their website at www.stlousifrst.org.
