FINAL TRYOUT RESULTS ARE IN!

Congratulations to the students below on making the 2025-2026 Bogle JHS Competition Robotics Team! Please read the "Over the Summer" section below the initials. We hope to see you all next school year.

GL

FA

CS

SP

YSC

LC

KM

MS

ES

NS

AD

RFG

NG

RB

AG

KR

NC

AD

SA

NJ

VO

MH

Making the team does not guarantee your schedule next year will reflect that you are enrolled in the Competition Robotics elective class. When you get your schedule at the beginning of the school year, please check that you are enrolled in my class. If not, you need to immediately let your counselor know you need to be enrolled in the Competition Robotics class because you made the team. During class, I will go over everything regarding the Competition Robotics program, after-school meeting dates and times, future tournaments, teams, and expectations. We will also have a parents' meeting to introduce everyone, since we will all be working very closely the whole year.  

Over the summer, get prepared for the new season:

• STUDY THE VEX VRC NEW Game MANUAL. Get familiar with the manual because you will need to be an expert on the next game that is announced! https://www.vexrobotics.com/v5/competition/vrc-current-game.
• Design potential mechanisms/robots on paper or learn how to use Onshape CAD software to design robot mechanisms that will be beneficial to the current game.
• Learn how to code in C++.
• Research winning VEX VRC Notebooks and see what is required to maintain an award-winning notebook. The notebook is a crucial element in qualifying for awards during tournaments!
• Build something at home using hand and power tools! Ask family members if they can show you how to properly use any tools, such as: screwdrivers and wrenches for nuts and bolts, hacksaws to cut metal, sandpaper or sanding files to file down metal, how to measure twice before cutting anything, and any power tools. Always remember to use safety glasses everybody!

About Bogle Competition Robotics

VEX Robotics is a fun and exciting way to learn, make new friends, and apply engineering skills through robotics. The VEX Competition team at Bogle is a year-long commitment. This is not just a class and this is not just a club. VEX Competition Robotics is a recognized sport! Our robotics program is a student-run, teacher/coach-facilitated program. Students are expected to have a cooperative, positive, and respectful attitude at all times when working with any team and any time when representing Bogle at an event. 

A student who makes the team will be automatically enrolled in the upcoming school year for the Automation & Robotics elective class at Bogle. This class will take the place of an elective class for the full year, so teams can learn the ins and outs of competitive VEX robotics. During the school year, students will spend time after school 2 to 3 days a week for 1 hour building, coding, testing, and driving their robot according to the current game rules and VEX Competition. Students will compete in large tournaments against other schools approximately 3 to 5 times during the VEX season. These competitions are held at various locations around the valley on Saturdays and last approximately 10 hours each. Students must be dedicated to attending class, practice, and competitions. Students who miss build time during or after school and/or competitions, without prior approval from the team coach, may be removed from the robotics team and class.  Outside of school, students are expected to be self-motivated to research VEX Robotics, read VEX message forums, watch YouTube videos about VEX robots, and try any other means to become experts in this sport of competitive robotics!