Volume 2019-09| September 2019
Rocky Mountain BEST Volunteer Newsletter
How your volunteering makes a difference with BEST Robotics
Please SIGNUP NOW! Don't Miss Out in Making a Difference
Volunteer position descriptions + training materials at Event Volunteers Web Page. Also hands-on Advance + Event Day training.
  Friday Move from Workshop, 18 October 1-3 PM
Saturday, 19 October    8 AM - 4 PM

STRIVE Prep - RISE @ Regis Groff Campus
18250 E 51st Ave, Denver, CO 80249
Near the intersection of E 51st Ave / Tower Road near DIA

  1. Move crew Friday for 2 hours
  2. Setup venue Saturday for 2 hours
  3. Compliance Check Saturday for 2-3 hours*
  4. Team Registration Saturday for 2 hours
  5. Volunteer Registration Saturday for 2-4 hours
  6. Pit Monitor Saturday for 2-6 hours
  7. Staging Support Saturday for 3 hours*
  8. Referees Saturday for 6 hours*
  9. Cleanup and move Saturday for 2-3 hours
  10. Game Field Setter Crew for 5 hours
  11. Game Field Support Runners Saturday for 3 hours
  12. Hospitality Saturday for 6 hours 
  13. Marketing Presentation Judges Saturday for 8 hours*

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Animation
Engineering Notebook Judges
19 - 23 October
We need judges to judge a section of the 29 team notebooks from home. Engineering Notebooks are evaluated with a scoresheet with rubric. We provide training. A judge needs approximately 8 hours to complete the judging between 19 and 23 October.
Please REPLY to this email for additional information.
Friday SETUP, 25 October 3 PM - 9 PM
Saturday EVENT, 26 October 7:30 AM - 6:30 PM
 
Auraria Event Center
Downtown Denver, Auraria Campus

  1. Move and setup venue Friday for 2-6 hours
  2. Compliance Check Saturday for 3 hours*
  3. Team Registration Saturday for 2 hours
  4. Volunteer Registration Saturday for 2-5 hours
  5. Pit Monitor Saturday for 2-8 hours
  6. Staging Support Saturday for 8 hours*
  7. Referees Saturday for 8 hours*
  8. Cleanup and move Saturday for 2 hours
  9. Game Field Setter Saturday for 2-8 hours
  10. Score Runners Saturday for 3 hours
  11. Hospitality Saturday for 6 hours 
  12. Multiple Award Judges Saturday for 7 hours*

  • Positions in Red need volunteers who are able to cover both 19 AND 26 October.
  • Positions with * require several hours of advance training or reading. 

Check out the Event Volunteer web page for Volunteer training materials.

Don't miss out on the fun. Just reply to this email if you have any questions!




To continue the spirit of the 2018 Current Events game to cleanup plastic, we're encouraging everyone to bring a refillable water bottle so we can avoid giving out or using plastic bottles! We plan to have a container of water with ice in the hall to refill bottles.


2019 Competition School Teams
29 Participating Middle and High Schools
  1. 5280 HS *
  2. Abraham Lincoln HS
  3. All Souls School *
  4. Aurora Frontier P-8
  5. Aurora Quest
  6. Bishop Machebeuf HS
  7. Broomfield HS
  8. Columbia MS *
  9. DMLK Early College *
  10. DSST Byers
  11. Gateway HS
  12. Good Shepherd School *
  13. Holy Trinity School *
  14. Monarch HS
  15. Most Precious Blood *
  16. Mrachek MS
  17. New Vista HS
  18. Our Lady of Fatima School *
  19. Pinnacle Charter HS *
  20. Sacred Heart of Jesus School *
  21. Shrine of St Anne School *
  22. Skyline HS *
  23. St Peter and Paul School *
  24. St Therese School *
  25. St Vincent de Paul School *
  26. Strive Prep RISE *
  27. Thomas Jefferson HS
  28. Valley HS *
  29. St Catherine of Siena School *(ALTERNATE)
*Rookie Schools
OUR THANKS to MSU Denver AND Denver Public Schools (DPS) Charter School STRIVE Prep - RISE for the use of their facilities in 2019.


2019 Schedule
  • Kickoff: 14 September at DPS School STRIVE Prep - RISE near Tower Road and 51st Avenue
  • Practice Day: 19 October at DPS School STRIVE Prep - RISE near Tower Road and 51st Avenue
  • Game Day: 26 October at MSU Denver Auraria Event Center
  • Regional Championship: 7-8 December at Crowne Plaza Denver Airport Event Center
2019 BEST Logo
Successful Kickoff Thanks to VOLUNTEERS!
THANKS to ALL the volunteers that made our 2019 OFF THE GRID game competition Kickoff Event on 14 September successful! We had close to 500 in the stands. WOW!

Checkout this year's challenging Electrical Power Grid game field and the Introduction to the NEW IR Sensor classroom session in the photos below.
Hope you can volunteer to help us make our competition a success again this year!
Exciting News about Regional Championship Sponsors
We’re excited to have these Sponsors for our Regional Championship:
  1. KUKA Robotics
  2. Western Colorado University
Reaching Out - Energy Day Festival - FREE!

Join us on Saturday 28 September at Energy Day
East High School in Denver from 11 AM - 4 PM.
Rocky Mountain BEST will have a booth

  • Energy Day is Colorado's first free family festival
  • Showcasing exhibits focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
  • Exciting exhibits and interactive demonstrations
Teach students and their families about various forms of energy + how through
STEM education they can find an exciting career in the energy industry.
  • Come support our local schools, energy experts, and the amazing kids out there looking to learn and develop their skills in STEM education!

What will you see at Energy Day?
  • Kendrick Castillo Memorial Tournament - FIRST Robotics Competition (see below for more information)
  • Denver Museum of Nature and Science will be there with Rockets
  • National Renewable Energy Laboratory created an escape room
  • Children's Museum of Denver is bringing their kinetics engineering exhibit showing force and motion
  • Colorado School of Mines Engineering Design Department is hosting an onsite engineering design contest (winners will receive cash Gift Cards!)
  • Industry professionals will be available to speak with and instruct students about career path choices
  • Energy Day Academic Program Awards Ceremony, recognizing and celebrating students for their hard work in Denver-area STEM competitions, will begin at 1:00
  • Raffling Gift Cards for educators!
  • Freebies and giveaways will abound, so come out and celebrate STEM!

Energy Day is sponsoring the inaugural Kendrick Castillo Memorial Tournament hosted by DSST Robotics - FIRST Robotics Competition FRC Team 2240 - Brute Force - founded in 2007 at DSST Stapleton High School.  This is an off-season FIRST Robotics Competition tournament, using the OFFICIAL playing field and equipment for the 2019 FRC game, Destination: Deep Space. The tournament gives High School teams in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain Region an opportunity to compete using their existing robots, and to reach out to the larger community of businesses and students in order to promote their teams and programs. The event has been named in honor of Kendrick Castillo, a STEM School student, who was deeply involved in Team 4418, STEM Impulse.
CBS4 STEM Future Leaders AWARD through mid-April 2020
Know a high school student thriving in STEM?
Nominate them for Future Leaders and a chance to receive a $1,000 award!
CBS4 is delighted to announce  FUTURE LEADERS  presented by Colorado School of Mines and PDC Energy, an initiative to recognize Colorado high school students who are excelling in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics).
Teachers, parents, mentors, and others may nominate students who they believe will be our future STEM leaders. Nominations will be accepted beginning Sept. 16, 2019 and ending April 17, 2020.
The submission form is located at the bottom of this page www.CBSDenver.com/FutureLeaders . 
One student will be selected each month to receive this special recognition award that will include a $1,000 award along with a student profile on CBS4.  Since we have many qualified Colorado high school students in BEST doing amazing things, check out the website to nominate a student you know!!
Other Ways to Participate by Donating
Donations 
You can donate ANYTIME at  Rocky Mountain BEST at ColoradoGives.org. 
Benevity
If  your company has gift matching through Benevity, Rocky Mountain BEST is one of the eligible non-profit organizations. Please check with your company about gift matching!
King Soopers Loyalty Card
Use your King Soopers / City Market Loyalty Card or Kroger Plus Card account to assign  Rocky Mountain BEST  as your non-profit for us to receive quarterly Kroger Community Rewards. (NOT "Rocky Mountain Robotics")
The payout is more than $2.5 million each quarter. Rocky Mtn BEST will receive the percentage of spending when compared to all others enrolled.
Amazon Smile
Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to Rocky Mountain BEST whenever you shop on AmazonSmile.
Amazon Smile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service.
Wondering what to do with your used car or truck? 
Donating your old vehicle to ROCKY MOUNTAIN BEST is convenient, easy, and may qualify you for a tax deduction. And best of all, your donation of a used car or truck will make a big difference in supporting ROCKY MOUNTAIN BEST.
Why not donate your vehicle today? All you need to do is to complete our SIMPLE ONLINE FORM or call 1-866-628-2277 and we'll take care of the rest. We will pick up your vehicle, arrange to have your donation towed, and provide you with a tax-deductible receipt, all at no charge to you. 
Build a robot in six weeks;
inspire a youth for a lifetime
Don't miss out making it possible!