TRUCK TOWN THUNDER WRAPS UP ANOTHER BUILD SEASON

February 24, 2012

The Truck Town Thunder Robotics, FIRST Team 68, has wrapped up another FIRST Robotics Build Season. Every year FIRST Robotics initiates a challenge to high school students all over the world on the first Saturday of January. Teams are then given six weeks, ending February 21, 2012, to design, fabricate, and program a robot to…

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Brandon Robotics Team Sells Survival Bracelets for Desert Angels

February 1, 2012

Article in the Oakland Press  News PDF of article  See press release Ortonville, Michigan, February 1, 2012 — The Truck Town Thunder Robotics, FIRST Team 68, is selling Survival Bracelets to raise money for Desert Angels. The Desert Angels collect, pack, and mail needed items to our troops overseas. Packages always include words of encouragement…

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FIRST KICKOFF EVENT

January 3, 2012

Ortonville, Michigan, January 4, 2012 — The Truck Town Thunder(T3) Robotics team will be hosting the FIRST Robotics Competition Kickoff Event on January 7, 2012. T3 is inviting the community, sponsors, and parents to come watch the 2012 challenge presented at the Brandon School District ITEC Center at 609 S. Ortonville Rd., Ortonville, MI 48462. Community members…

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ALL-COUNTY HONORS

November 8, 2011

Four team members from the Truck Town Thunder Robotics team received All-County Honors this year while competing in the Oakland County Competitive Robotics Association. Receiving All-County First Team Honors were Alex Determan (Holly Robotics, Team 43) and Nathan Koenig (Brandon Robotics, Team 25).  Alex Determan plans to attend Michigan Technology University in the fall to…

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KETTERING KICKOFF

October 1, 2011

Earlier this year, on September 17, Truck both returning students and new members, walked away with a greater understanding of FIRST and a better attitude.” Town Thunder competed at Kettering University’s “Kettering Kick-off”.  This is an off-season event Kettering puts on in order to kickoff the new school year and an upcoming FIRST season. This event was created…

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