Pleasant Valley Education Foundation FIRST LEGO League Updates

2012 Coaches' Workshop

Wed, 16 May 2012 14:55:06 GMT

The Coaches' Workshop will be held Saturday morning, June 2, from 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM in the MPR at Dos Caminos School. Each team for the upcoming season should have their coach or other involved adult(s) attend. It is an excellent way to get up to speed on FLL for the season. LeRoy Nelson Operational Partner for the Los Angeles Region FLL, will conduct the Workshop.

Registration for the free workshop may be done online in th Events section of this website after May 22.

PVEF FLL Information

Fri, 11 May 2012 18:51:16 GMT

The handout from the May 10 informational meeting may be obtained here: FLL infomtg handout 2012.pdf

Contact persons at the Camarillo public schools are:

Camarillo Heights tbd

CAPE Brian Roberts BRoberts@pvef.org

& Debbie Hager xhagerx@gmail.com

Dos Caminos Sabrina Pender LSPender@verizon.net

& Anjelica Navarro thenavarrofamily@hotmail.com

El Descanso tbd

La Mariposa Julie Yousefi julie_yousefi@yahoo.com

Las Colinas Lynne Hookstadt lhookstadt@pvsd.k12.ca.us

& Carey Smith csmith1776@yahoo.com

Las Posas Mary Anne Whiteley mawhiteley@yahoo.com

Los Primeros Walt De La Torre wdelatorre@pvsd.k12.ca.us

Monte Vista Laurie Risse laurie@rissesoft.com

& Alan Risse at arisse@rissesoft.com

Rancho Rosal Gloria Maltun maltun_g@yahoo.com

Santa Rosa Jenni Dearden alanjenni@yahoo.com

Tierra Linda Elmira Ponti john_ponti@verizon.net

UCMS tbd

UPS tbd

May 10 Informational Meeting

Wed, 09 May 2012 22:44:43 GMT

Our May 10 meeting will still start at 6:30 at Dos Caminos, but it will be in the lunch area just inside the main gate.

A different Dos Caminos event will be going on the MPR from 6-7 PM.

Thank you for your understanding.

FLL 2012

Darren Patnoe — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 05:40:27 GMT

PVEF will host its annual FLL informational meeting on Thursday, May 10, 2012, from 6:30-7:30. Please join us in the MPR at Dos Caminos School to find out about PVEF's FLL Robotics program for the upcoming season. Parents, kids and all other interested parties are welcome to attend!May 10 PVEF FLL Info mtg.pdf

(The date was originally May 3 but it has been rescheduled to May 10.)

Three more PVEF-sponsored teams advance to Los Angeles Region Championship

Darren Patnoe — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:18:43 GMT

Congratulations to three of our teams for advancing to the Regional Championship from Qualifiers other than our own Monte Vista tournament.

The Germ Busters from Rancho Rosal competed at the Nov. 20 QT at Cal Lutheran. They won the Programming Award and finished in the top 25% so they advance. The Germ Busters aslo scored 141 points and finished third in Robot Performance. The Happy Explosions from Rancho Rosal also had a great day at CLU and qualified for the LA Region Championship.

The Yin Yang Pandas from UCMS competed in the Stevenson Ranch QT. They received a Project award andfinished 6th in Robot Performance.

Nice job, everyone!

Another Great Qualifier!

Darren Patnoe — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:32:42 GMT

We hope everyone had a great time on Saturday, November 19, at Monte Vista! The teams were all very impressive!

Congratulations to those who advanced to the Los Angeles Region Championship Tournament on December 17. It will be held at Chaminade Middle School in Chatsworth. Qualifiers and Alternates: Watch your emails for instructions from Leroy Nelson, LA Region Operational Partner. There are still more Qualifying Tournaments on December 3 so you may not hear from him until after that date. There is no fee for the Championship Tournament. It's a large tournament and a lot of fun! Even if you're not participating it is fun to watch, so consider stopping by to support our local teams!

Congratulations to all of the participants in the Oct. 29 Tournament!

Darren Patnoe — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:59:45 GMT

Wow! What a day!

Congratulations to all of the teams at the tournament held on Saturday at Dos Caminos! We saw some impressive performances by your robots, especially considering how early it is in the season. The Project presentations were very good, too, and there is still time to improve before the Qualifying Tournament!

Thank you to all of the volunteers who helped make the day run smoothly. We can't do this without you!

The LEGO trophies were awarded to the following teams:

Robot Performance

1st Place - Germinators #1800 SRTMS (133 points)

2nd Place - Cold Cut Killers #2219 SRTMS (131 points)

3rd Place - Cyber-Eagles #1653 SRTMS (115 points)

Project

1st Place - Robot Chiggen #2252 Las Colinas

Robot Design

1st Place - Yin Yang Pandas #2234 UCMS

Core Values

1st Place - Foothill LEGO Lovers #3455 (Santa Barbara)

If you have any comments about the tournament please forward them to Carey Smith, the coordinator of the event. csmith1776@yahoo.com We are always trying to improve so please feel free to tell us what you liked and didn't like.

All Team Shirts Are In!

Darren Patnoe — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:42:07 GMT

Shirts for all teams are ready to be picked up at Mark-It Place, 61 Daily Drive in the Las Posas Plaza. (805) 484-6825

If you ordered extra shirts please send your payment to PVEF, 360 Mobil Ave. Suite 213C, Camarillo 93010.

The Team Shirts are Arriving!

Darren Patnoe — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:02:45 GMT

Shirts for these teams are now ready for pickup:

The Fruit Ninjas

Happy Explosions

Food Fighters

Tin-Yang Pandas

The Cold Cut Killers

Nano Ninja-Kabobs

Purple Robotic Ninjas

Any questions? Ask for Megan

Mark-It Place

61 Daily Drive

Camarillo, CA 93010

(805) 484-6825

Upcoming Robotics Tournaments

Darren Patnoe — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:27:11 GMT

The Registrations are in! Several area tournaments will happen in the next four weeks. All tournaments are free to the public. Come join us! Here's where you can find your favorite teams:

Saturday, October 29 at Dos Caminos School - Community Tournament

#2410 Fruit Ninjas - UPS

#2219 Cold Cut Killers - SRTMS

#1422 Ballistic Bananas - La Mariposa

#1800 Germinators - SRTMS

#2215 GermBusters - Dos Caminos

#2125 Nano-Ninja-Kabobs - Tierra Linda

#1680 Great Cheese Puffs of Fire - La Mariposa

#2234 Yin-Yang Pandas - UCMS

#2284 Surfing Cyber Leopards - Las Posas

#1653 CyberEagles - SRTMS

#2222 Electric Pickles - CAPE

#2252 Robot Chiggens - Las Colinas

#2431 Cyborg Toros - Monte Vista

Sunday, November 6 at Mesa Union School - Community Tournament

#1798 Battle Bots - El Descanso

#1438 Wicked Riders - LPSSA

#1408 Food Fighters - Tierra Linda

#1583 The Germ Busters - Rancho Rosal

#2167 Happy Explosions - Rancho Rosal

#2214 Purple Robotic Ninjas - LPSSA

Saturday, November 12 at Stevenson Ranch

#2410 Fruit Ninjas - UPS

#2234 Yin-Yang Pandas - UCMS

Saturday. November 19 at Monte Vista M.S. - Qualifying Tournament

#1422 Ballistic Bananas - La Mariposa

#1800 Germinators - SRTMS

#1438 Wicked Riders - LPSSA

#1653 CyberEagles - SRTMS

#2222 Electric Pickles - CAPE

#1408 Food Fighters - Tierra Linda

#2125 Nano-Ninja-Kabobs - Tierra Linda

#1680 Great Cheese Puffs of Fire - La Mariposa

#2215 GermBusters - Dos Caminos

#2284 Surfing Cyber Leopards - Las Posas

#2214 Purple Robotic Ninjas - LPSSA

#2252 Robot Chiggens - Las Colinas

#2219 Cold Cut Killers - SRTMS

Sunday, November 20 at Cal Lutheran University - Qualifying Tournament

#1583 The Germ Busters - Rancho Rosal

#2167 Happy Explosions - Rancho Rosal

Saturday, December 17 - Chatsworth - Los Angeles Region Championship

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Team T-Shirt Orders

Darren Patnoe — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 23:48:54 GMT

Reminder:

Team T-Shirt orders are due September 19. Please email your completed order form and shirt design to Brian Roberts at broberts@pvef.org.

Thank you!

Updated PVEF FLL Calendar

Darren Patnoe — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 05:03:30 GMT

2011 PVEF FLL CALENDAR

FLL Online team registration May 2, 2011 - Sept.

PVEF FLL Informational Meeting May 3 6:30 P.M. Rancho Rosal MPR

Team Registration forms due to PVEF May 27, 2011

PVEF Coaches’ Workshop June 4, 2011 9:30 AM -3:00 PM

Rancho Rosal MPR

Registration for Robot Camp due July 15, 2011

PVEF Summer Robot Camp August 8 & 9 (Basic) 9AM -2PM

August 23 & 24 (Adv.) 9AM-3PM

Global Challenge released by FLL (online) September 2, 2011 9:00 AM PDT

Challenge Kickoff Workshop September 3, 2011 10:00 - Noon

Team Sponsors Deadline September 19, 2011

Team T-Shirt designs & orders due September 19, 2011

Team T-Shirts delivery (target date) October 8, 2011

Tournament applications Mid-October

Tournaments - Local "Community" Oct. 29 - Camarillo - Dos Caminos

Nov. 6 - Somis- Mesa Union School

PVEF Camarillo Qualifying Tournament November 19 Monte Vista M.S.

Cal Lutheran Qualifying Tournament November 20 - Thousand Oaks

Los Angeles Region Championship December 17 Chaminade - Chatsworth

FLL World Festival April 25-28, 2012 in St. Louis, MO

2011 FLL - PVEF Season

Darren Patnoe — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 20:09:58 GMT

We are pleased to have 21 Camarillo teams participating in FIRST LEGO League this Season. Up next is our annual summer robotics camp. It will be held over four days in August, the first two August 8 and 9 (Basic Level), followed by August 23 and 24 (Advanced Level). All sessions will be held at the Pleasant Valley Instructional Center (formerly Los Primeros Auditorium) in Old Town Camarillo. Returning as our instructor is Ken Brenan (aka "Mr. B"), well-known LEGO Professional. Registation forms are due from coaches by July 15.

Tuesday May 3, Information meeting for FLL Fall 2011 program.

Sharon Taylor — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:58:44 GMT

Informational meeting for parents and students, ages 9 - 14, who want to participate in PVEF's Fall 2011 Robotics Roundup - FIRST LEGO League . May 3 2011, Tuesday at Rancho Rosal Multi Purpose Room - 3535 Village at the Park Drive, Camarillo, 93012. 6:30 P.M. - 7:30 P.M.

See our website page here for more information and then go to the FLL website at www.firstlegoleague.org

Theme for FLL 2011 - FOOD FACTOR

Can FIRST® LEGO® League teams improve the quality of food by finding ways to prevent food contamination? In the 2011 Food Factor Challenge, over 200,000 9-16* year olds from over 55 countries will explore the topic of food safety and examine the possible points of contamination our food encounters – from exposure to insects and creatures, to unsterile processing and transportation, to unsanitary preparation and storage – then find ways to prevent or combat these contaminates. In the Food Factor Challenge, teams will build, test, and program an autonomous robot using LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT to solve a set of Food Safety missions as well as research, develop, and share their innovative food safety solutions.

Elementary and middle-school students get to:

Design, build and program robots using LEGO MINDSTORMS® technology
Apply real-world math and science concepts
Research challenges facing today’s scientists
Learn critical thinking, team-building and presentation skills
Participate in tournaments and celebrations

Los Angeles Region Championship Tournament Results

Darren Patnoe — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:31:02 GMT

On December 19, 2010, six local teams participated in the LARFLL Championship Tournament at Chaminade Preparatory Middle School in Chatsworth. All did well! Out of the 40 teams in the Championship Tournament, Team #918, the Rock'em Sock'em Robots from Santa Rosa Technology Magnet School, took home a 3rd Place trophy for Robot Design. The EPICS from Mesa Union School in Somis took 1st Place in Robot Design.

In Robot Performance, the Rock'em Sock'em Robots and the Bionic MDs, also from SRTMS, finished in the top ten with best scores of 270 and 215, respectively.

The other qualifiers from Camarillo, all of which did well, particularly in Project Presentation, were: Dr. BioBots - CAPE; Life Savers - La Mariposa; and Bio Bots - Las Colinas Middle School.

Congratulations, everyone!

Nov. 20 Qualifying Tournament Results

Darren Patnoe — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 20:34:36 GMT

Congratulations to all 36 teams participating in the PVEF Camarillo Qualifying Tournament on November 20 at Monte Vista Middle School! Great job!

Thank you, volunteers!

Qualifiers for LARFLL Championship 12/18/10

#444 Da Vincibles (Santa Barbara)

#1873 Bio-Bots (Las Colinas Middle School Camarillo)

#8523 LEGOnardo Da Vincis (Santa Barbara Homeschool Robotics Academy)

#2531 EPICS (Mesa Union School Somis)

#1730 Bionic M.D.s (Santa Rosa Technology Magnet School Camarillo)

#1322 Life Savers (La Mariposa School Camarillo)

#918 Rock-em Sock-em Robots (Santa Rosa Technology Magnet School Camarillo)

#2020 Dr. BioBots (CAPE Camarillo)

#419 Pico Canyon Cyber Huskies (Pico Canyon Robotics Stevenson Ranch)

Alternates:

#7284 Girl Scout Imagineers (Ventura County)

#2777 Brainiacs (Girl Scouts L.A. - Torrance)

#1531 Los Supersonic Surgeons (UPS Camarillo)

#1330 ROBO Warriors (Santa Rosa Technology Magnet School Camarillo)

Awards:

Champion's Award - 1st Place - #444 Da Vincibles (Santa Barbara)

Champion's Award - 2nd Place - #1873 Bio-Bots (Las Colinas Middle School Camarillo)

Champion's Award - 3rd Place - #8523 LEGOnardo Da Vincis (Santa Barbara Homeschool Robotics Academy)

Robot Performance Award - 1st Place - #444 Da Vincibles (Santa Barbara) High score 230

Robot Performance Award - 2nd Place - #8523 LEGOnardo Da Vincis (Santa Barbara Homeschool Robotics Academy) Hiigh score 220

Robot Performance Award - 3rd Place - #2531 EPICS (Mesa Union School Somis) High score 215

Project Award - 1st Place - #2531 EPICS (Mesa Union School Somis)

Project Award - 2nd Place - #7284 Girl Scout Imagineers (Ventura County)

Project Award - 3rd Place - #1730 Bionic M.D.s (Santa Rosa Technology Magnet School Camarillo)

Robot Design Award - 1st Place - #2530 Dangerous Diamond Droids (Mesa Union School Somis)

Robot Design Award - 2nd Place - #918 Rock-em Sock-em Robots (Santa Rosa Technology Magnet School Camarillo)

Robot Design Award - 3rd Place - #2777 Brainiacs (Girl Scouts L.A. - Torrance)

Teamwork Award - 1st Place - #1657 Nano Ninjas (Amargosa Creek Middle School Lancaster)

Teamwork Award - 2nd Place - #916 The Zebras of the Water 2nd Generation (Los Primeros School of Science and Arts Camarillo)

Teamwork Award - 3rd Place - #1322 Life Savers (La Mariposa School Camarillo)

Project Judges' Special Award - Creative Presentation - #904 Exploding Fiestas (La Mariposa School Camarillo)

Project Judges' Special Award - Research Quality - #2020 Dr. BioBots (CAPE Camarillo)

Robot Design Judges' Special Award - Innovative Design - #911 Viral Bots (CAPE Camarillo)

Robot Design Judges' Special Award - Programming - #6918 Bio Robots (Ojai Kids Club)

Teamwork Judges' Special Award - Rising Star - #1834 Holy Cow! (La Mariposa School Camarillo)

Teamwork Judges' Special Award - Creativity,Cooperation,Confidence - #1928 Rancho Robots (Rancho Rosal School Camarillo)

Team Spirit Award - #3416 Toxic Monster Monkeys (Los Primeros School of Sciance and Arts Camarillo)

Outstanding Volunteer Award - Debbie Bavaro

Mesa Union Tournament Results

Darren Patnoe — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 01:36:47 GMT

Great tournament!

Thank you to all of the volunteers, and to Event Host and Coordinator Susan Nemets of Mesa Union School.

Results:

Champion's Award - 1st Place - Bio-Bots #1873 (Las Colinas Middle School)

Champions Award - 2nd Place - The EPICS #2531 (Mesa Union School)

Robot Performance Award - Bio-Bots #1873 (Las Colinas Middle School) High Score 240

Project Award - Coral Tree Robotics #4780 (Neighborhood Group - West L.A.)

Robot Design Award - Tiny Little Robotic Monkeys of Doom #6191 (St. Philip the Apostle - Glendale)

Teamwork Award - Zebras of the Water 2nd Generation #916 (Los Primeros)

Research Quality Award - Girl Scout Imagineers #7284 (Ventura County)

Innovative Design Award - Bionic M.D.s #1730 (Santa Rosa)

Judges' Award - Team Spirit - Toxic Monster Monkeys #3416 (Los Primeros)

Exploding Fiestas #904 (La Mariposa)

Dangerous Diamond Droids #2530 (Mesa Union School)

Holy Cow! #1834 (La Mariposa)

Life Savers #1322 (La Mariposa)

Nice job, Everyone!

FLL Tournament at Mesa Union School November 7

Darren Patnoe — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:06:59 GMT

Mesa Union School is hosting a Local FLL Tournament on Sunday, November 7, at which several of the PVEF-sponsored teams will be competing.

Those teams are:

Life Savers #1322 (La Mariposa)

Exploding Fiestas #904 (La Mariposa)

Holy Cow! #1834 (La Mariposa)

Bio-Bots #1873 (Las Colinas M.S.)

Zebras of the Water 2nd Generation #916 (Los Primeros)

Toxic Monster Monkeys #3416 (Los Primeros)

Bionic MDs #1730 (SRTMS)

Mesa Union School is located at 3901 Mesa School Road, Somis 93066. Team check-in starts at 9:00 A.M.; competition starts at 10:30 A.M. Good luck, everybody!

Cal Lutheran Tournament Results

Darren Patnoe — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:56:17 GMT

Congratulations to all of our teams who performed so well at the FLL tournament at Cal Lutheran University on October 31! We know that FLL is more about learning than about winning. We also know the teams have been working very hard on their robots and their projects.

Here are the results from the CLU Tournament:

Champion's Award - 1st Place Dr. Bio-Bots #2020 (CAPE)

Champion's Award - 2nd Place Rancho Robots #1928 (Rancho Rosal)

Project Award - 1st Place Robohawks #1725 (Northridge)

Project Award - 2nd Place Jaw Breakers #3391 (Rancho Rosal)

Robot Performance Award - 1st Place Dr. Bio-Bots #2020 (CAPE) High Score 150

Robot Performance Award - 2nd Place The Byte-ing DataHeads (UCMS) High Score 135

Robot Design Award - 1st Place The Byte-ing DataHeads (UCMS)

Robot Design Award - 2nd Place T.H.E. #1983 (La Mariposa)

Teamwork Award - 1st Place Robo Warriors #1339 (SRTMS)

Teamwork Award - 2nd Place Los Supersonic Surgeons #1531 (UPS)

Team Spirit Award - LEGO Leopards #1758 (Las Posas Elementary School)

Teamwork Judges' Special Award - Rapping Mayhem #5087 (Monte Vista M.S.)

Great job, everyone!

Team T-Shirts

Darren Patnoe — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 18:34:24 GMT

Team T-Shirts are ready for pickup at Mark-It Place, located at 61 Daily Drive in Camarillo.