Thinking about joining the high school robotics team? Summer is a great time to check it out!

Ferradermis, FIRST Robotics Competition Team #6574, is open to any Whitewater High School student. During the summer, that includes incoming freshmen.  There is no cost to join. (During the school year, students pay for their team t-shirts and a hotel fee if they are participating in overnight travel.)

Students don’t need to know anything special to join; our students and mentors will teach you everything you need to know! There are all sorts of ways to get involved by working on the robot (CAD, machining, electrical, programming) and/or by working on the administrative side of the team with business-oriented tasks and community outreach. Students decide which areas of the team they would like to work with, and they are free to switch subteams at any time.

Ferradermis will meet in room 306 at the high school on Monday and Thursday evenings throughout the summer from 6:00 – 9:00. Students should be dropped off and picked up at Door #38, which is behind the auditorium, but before the auto shop overhead doors. We maintain a complete team calendar at www.ferradermis.org under the Resources tab.

In addition to our regular meetings, we will be traveling to three off-season competitions this summer. These competitions are a great way for new members to get a feel for what really happens at an event. Any students attending evening summer meetings are welcome to travel with the team to one or more of these events. These events are also free and open to the public, and provide great family entertainment.

• Saturday, June 24 – Laser Lights – Kettle Moraine Middle School in Dousman, WI
• Saturday, July 22 – R2OC – Rock Valley College PE Center in Rockford, IL
• Friday, July 28 and Saturday, July 29 – MROC – Mukwonago High School in Mukwonago, WI

Additional opportunities to join the team will be provided once school starts in the fall.

If you have any questions or to let us know you’ll be joining, please reach out to Laura Masbruch at lmasbruch@wwusd.org or 262-472-8159.

Article and Photos Submitted by Laura Masbruch
Whitewater High School Robotics Advisor and Banner Volunteer
lmasbruch@wwusd.org