Heartland Technical Academy students will compete in the FIRST Robotics Competition in April, 2013 at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois.   FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is a not-for-profit organization founded by Dean Kamen to inspire young people’s interest and participation in science and technology by engaging students in innovative robotics competitions.

First Robotics exposes students to STEM careers: Science, Technology, Engineering & Math, inspiring them to follow a career path into a professional or trade position.   Click here to learn more!

2013 Sponsors:

Macon County 4H Foundation, University of Illinois Extension - web.extension.illinois.edu/dmp/

JC Penny - www.jcpenny.com/

Ring Container Technologies - www.ringcompanies.com

Stripmasters Services Inc.- www.stripmasters.com/

Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Chapter # 58 - www.sme.org/smehome.aspx

Richland Community College - www.richland.edu

PPG Foundation - www.ppg.com

Lowe's - www.lowes.com

Star Silkscreen Design Inc - www.starsilkscreendesign.com/

C & K Custom Signs - www.cksigns.com/

Fastenal - www.fastenal.com/web/home.ex

Bold Machine Works - .boldmachineworks.com/

Walmart - www.walmart.com

Sponsor Information:

We are actively seeking sponsorship for our team as of February 2013.  The admission fee to participate is $5000 per team plus travel expenses, parts and more.  We hope to continue and grow our program into 2014 if we are able to obtain sponsorship for this season.  Please click below to learn why our team offers an awesome  benefit, not only to our students, but the entire Decatur community. 

Interested in Sponsoring our Team? Please click here for more information!

Sponsorship Contact: Tasha Ziemer at 217-201-2610

2013 Team Members:

Timothy (Fluffy) Hart, Build Team, Computer Networking, MacArthur - Competed at 2013 Midwest Regional

Orlando (Job) Cooper, Build & Spirit Team, Audio/Video Production, MacArthur - Competed at 2013 Midwest Regional

Rachel Thaxton, Spirit Team, Audio/Video Production, Eisenhower-  Completed at 2013 Midwest Regional

Katy Finch, Fund Raising Team, Family Consumer Science Cooperative Work Education, MacArthur

Niamke (Scooter) Dozier, Build Team, Engineering Technology, MacArthur - Competed at 2013 Midwest Regional

Andrew Yaborra, Build Team, Engineering Technology, Eisenhower - Competed at 2013 Midwest Regional

Jerry (JJ) Harding, Build Team, Fire Fighting, MacArthur

Cody Brooks, Build Team, Web Programming, Eisenhower - Competed at 2013 Midwest Regional

Andrew Sudduth, Build Team, Web Programming, MacArthur

Marcus Crawford, Build Team, Welding, MacArthur - Competed at 2013 Midwest Regional

Shaquille (Shaq) Selvy, Build Team, Welding, MacArthur - Competed at 2013 Midwest Regional

LaQuisha (Qui) Freeman, Fundraising/Spirit Team, Audio/Video Production, Eisenhower - Competed at 2013 Midwest Regional

Faith Harden, Fundraising/Spirit Team, Audio/Video Production, Eisenhower - Competed at 2013 Midwest Regional

Macon Flannagan, Build Team, CAD Drafting, Eisenhower

Austin Webb, Build Team, CAD Drafting, Atwood/Hammond

Jaylend Ignozzi, Build Team, Computer Networking, Eisenhower - Competed at 2013 Midwest Regional

Tiffany Ramos, Build Team, Building Trades, MacArthur - Competed at 2013 Midwest Regional

Michael (Sharkey) Sharkey, Build Team, Welding, Eisenhower - Competed at 2013 Midwest Regional

Cody Smegal, Build Team, Central A & M - Competed at 2013 Midwest Regional

Team Mentors:

Chris Smegal, Process Engineer, Ring Container Technologies

Dan Boomer, Retired Caterpillar, Tech Academy CAD Instructor

Jody Hunt, Special Projects Coordinator, Tech Academy

Tasha Ziemer, Marketing, Recruitment & Student Services, Tech Academy

IMPORTANT LINKS:

BECOME A FAN of the team: www.facebook.com/HTAFanPage

FIRST Robotics Competition Website:  www.usfirst.org/frc

FIRST Robotics Illinois Website: http://www.ilfirst.org/frc.html

2013 Game Manual:  http://frc-manual.usfirst.org/

First Robotics 2013 Game Challenge 'The Ultimate Ascent' Animation on Youtube:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa5MGEZNrf0&list=PLumXeb1tOUyQc2RkK6y79AoYeolF8HNMb&index=11

First Robotics on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1QyM9WTF18

First Scholarship Information:  http://www.usfirst.org/aboutus/scholarships  *Click the link at the bottom for a 'searchable' list.

2013 Rally at Shilling Auditorium