2017 Event Venues Set, Registered Teams, Required Eventbrite Registration, Start Working with your Students, July Teach Mentor Training
Build a robot in six weeks; inspire a youth for a lifetime

2017 Teacher-Mentor Newsletter Number 4
Not signed up? We are now signing up schools for our  wait list as we have filled our 28 slots and our Alternate School Slot.  Please use this link to sign up for the wait list.

Already signed up?   Checkout the school list below to confirm your school is registered with our national organization in Eventbrite .  Please use this link to register in Eventbrite if you are signed up with us and NOT on the wait list. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2017-rocky-mountain-best-season-team-registration-registration-36328373142  

NOT competing but already signed up?  Please reply to this email and let us know so another school can take your place.
2017 RM BEST Crossfire Competition 

A first look at some of the 2017 competition changes from 2016 Competition:  
  1. Venue and schedule changes in red in table below.
  2. We are planning to have schools present their Marketing Presentation (part of the optional 2017 BEST Award) on Practice Day - 14 October instead of the Friday before Game Day.
  3. More details on 2017 changes at Kickoff.

RM BEST 2017 Event
 Date
Location 
Kickoff 
9 September
8 AM Teacher Registration, 
9 AM Event Start, 
Noon Event End
Englewood High School 3800 S Logan St, Englewood 
Held Jointly with Front Range BEST
Practice Day
14 October
Times to be provided 
Coming soon: more information on change in format
Englewood High School 3800 S Logan St, Englewood
Held Jointly with Front Range BEST
Game Day
21 October  
Times to be provided 
Auraria Event Center, Denver
Wild West Regional Championship
16 and 17 December
Times to be provided
Auraria Event Center, Denver

WANT TO COMPETE BUT NOT ON THIS LIST OR WAIT LIST BELOW -  CLICK HERE TO GET ON THE WAIT LIST

Rocky Mtn BEST Signed Up School as of 8 August 2017
School District or City Eventbrite Signup
Abraham Lincoln High School Denver
NO
Aurora Frontier P-8 Aurora
NO
Aurora Quest Aurora
NO
Aurora West College Preparatory Academy Aurora
NO
Bishop Machebuef Denver
NO
Broomfield High School Boulder Valley
NO
Columbine Middle School Montrose
NO
Denver School of Innovation and Sustainable Design
Denver
NO
DSST Byers Denver
NO
DSST Cole Denver
NO
DSST Stapleton High School Denver
NO
Eagle Valley High School * (ALTERNATE SCHOOL) Eagle County NO
East High School
Denver
NO
East Middle School Aurora NO
Edna & John P. Mosley P-8 * Aurora NO
Gateway High School Aurora NO
Heath Middle School * Greeley
YES
Innovation Center of the St. Vrain Valley Schools St. Vrain Valley NO
Monarch High School Boulder Valley
NO
Mrachek MS Aurora
NO
New Vista High School Boulder Valley
YES
North Middle School Aurora
YES
St. Mary's Academy Middle School Englewood NO
Skinner Middle School Denver NO
Skyline High School St. Vrain Valley
NO
Thomas Jefferson High School Denver NO
Vista Peak Exploratory
Aurora NONO
West Middle School * Cherry Creek
YES
Westgate Community School * Adams 12
YES
* Rookie Schools
ALTERNATE SCHOOL - this school (Team 29) receives a robot kit on Kickoff 9 September and should build a robot and practice on Practice Day on 14 October, AND IF a school drops out prior to Game Day on 21 October, the alternate school would then become eligible to compete.

Wait List Schools (DO NOT Register on Eventbrite) -   Strive Prep Rise (Team 30)

Other Colorado BEST Hub Teams - Over 80 Schools Participating in 2017
 

FRONT RANGE BEST SIGNED UP SCHOOLS as of 29 July 2017
Chaparral High School
Colorado's Finest High School of Choice
Conifer High School
Dakota Ridge High School
D'Evelyn Jr/Sr High School
Englewood High School 
Excel Academy Charter School
Lake County High School
Lakewood High School
Legend High School
Manning Middle School
Mountain Vista High School
Ralston Valley High School
STEM High School
STEM Middle School
Valor Christian High School
WarrenTech
West Jefferson Middle School
Wheat Ridge High School



SoCo BEST @TrinidadState SIGNED UP SCHOOLS as of 27 July 2017
Antonito High School
Branson School
Crowley County (Wait List)
Del Norte
Des Moines
Fowler
Goal Academy
Homeschoolers Around Raton & Trinidad (HART)
Hoehne Jr/Sr High School
John Mall High School
La Junta High School
Manzanola Jr-Sr High School
Monte Vista High School
Primero High School
Raton High School
Sierra Grande (Wait List)
Swink Jr/Sr High School (Wait List)
Trinidad High School (Wait List)
Trinidad Middle School

 
Golden Plains Logo Option

GOLDEN PLAINS BEST SIGNED UP SCHOOLS as of 9 August 2017
Caliche Jr/Sr High School
Creek Valley Schools (Chappell, NE)  *
Haxtun Schools
Holyoke Jr/Sr High
Julesburg Jr/Sr High School 
Otis High School
Peetz High School 
Peetz Jr High School 
Revere Jr High *
Revere Sr High
Wray Junior High School *
Wray Senior High School *
Yuma High School *



PIKES PEAK BEST SIGNED UP SCHOOLS as of 28 July 2017
Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning
Banning Lewis Ranch Academy
Cripple Creek - Victor Secondary School
Sierra High School
Skyview Middle School
The Vanguard School 
Woodland Park High School
Woodland Park Middle School

Start Working with Your Students
bESTology and Teacher / Mentor Institute Resources
 
You do not need to wait until 9 September Kickoff to start working with your students to prepare them for the competition. Here are some suggestions:


Friends of BEST in Alabama provided the 2017 bESTology web postings. The Crossfire, Fire and Rescue! web releases are available at this 
bESTology link  to get your students engaged with the 2017 game weekly activities.

Here are some of the 2017 bESTology topics and a link to the 68-second Game Teaser Video

2017 Crossfire Game Teaser
GAME TEASER VIDEO
* Safety for First Responders
* Hazardous Materials
* Weather and Fire
* History of Fire Equipment
* Firefighting robots and technology
* Disaster Insurance
* NASA and Fire Safety
* First Responder Careers
* Federal, State and Local Regulations
* And More!


FREE DENVER TEACHER / MENTOR TRAINING - ROOKIE & ADVANCED SESSIONS



  • We have Teacher Mentor Institute and Advanced Training materials available on our website for downloading. These are a treasure trove of materials that you can share with your students now. The materials include BEST program overview, engineering design process, and easyC software training. Please contact us if you have ANY questions about these materials or about our competition.
Since we cannot release ANY information about the 2017 game until Kickoff, many of the materials are from 2016.  These 2016 files provide you insight into the type of information you will receive on Kickoff, when you receive the password for 2017 materials. 

The green box shows the list of presentations describing the BEST Program (including schedules, safety, rules, awards and judging, kits, electronics), software and firmware, easyC software, and engineering design process. Included are both Rocky Mountain BEST and Front Range BEST materials; please use the Rocky Mountain BEST materials.


The TMI Supporting Files in the gold table below include dozens of files that support the presentations above. The materials include Rocky Mountain BEST, Front Range BEST and Pikes Peak BEST hub files, please use the materials with the RM BEST name. 

The Advanced Training Files in the blue table below include the 4 presentations from the Thursday experienced Teacher and Mentor training.
 
 2017 TMI Supporting Files
Trifolds/Logos/Website Info (02A)
Consent & Release Information/Demographics (03A)
Safety (04A)
2016 Game Rules (05A)
2016 Score Sheets (06A)
2016 Kits (11A)


 2017 Advanced Training Files
Advanced EasyC
Advanced Engineering Notebook
Introduction to RobotC
Introduction to CAD


Remembering the Fun!
July Denver Teacher / Mentor Institute Highlights
 
We were thrilled to host 16 Teachers/Mentors at our 20-21 July Denver Teacher / Mentor Institute. Thanks to everyone that participated.
 
The photos below capture the Friday teacher and mentor teams and their 4 mini-robots that were designed, fabricated and tested by those attending. The 2-day training ended with a 20 minute competition between the 4 robots. All participants got a sense of their students' 6 week competition during their 5 hours of effort.  

2017 TMI Teachers and Mentors


16-17 DEC 2017 DENVER REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
BEST Championship

In 2017, qualifying Colorado Hub school teams will no longer have to travel out-of-state to compete in a BEST Regional Championship.  

The first Denver Regional Championship   is scheduled for 16 -17 December 2017  at the Metropolitan State University of Denver in the Auraria Campus Event Center.

Stay tuned for more information about the 2017 Denver Regional Championship.
Have Fun at Elitch Gardens AND Support Rocky Mountain BEST

Tell your friends!  Spread the word!!  Help us obtain a donation to support our efforts to bring a robotics competition that is FREE to schools AND enjoy Elitch Gardens at a great discount!!
 
Discounts for Rocky Mountain BEST
One Day Admission only  $25.99 in September & October
One Day Admission only  $29.99 in August
(Regular main gate price is $49.99)
 
You make your plans, click on the link below to get your ticket(s), and we have a win-win for you and Rocky Mountain BEST. 
 
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