Hello Future Engineers! I know that as a result of Hurricane Sandy and such it has been a while since we have been on track and back to normal. I hope everyone is continuing to come up with project ideas as us officers are discussing basket ideas for the baskets that are being given away. Now with the holidays coming up, what's better than BUILDING a gift to give to someone?! Hope everyone is doing well and coming up with some great project ideas for the holidays! See you at next week's meeting!
~Ashley
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Halloween Happening 2012!
Well Guys,
We survived the Halloween Happening yet again! What with the table in the Cafeteria and the Skeleton in the Haunted House, no wonder things went so well...well, we may have had a few malfunctions here and there, but that's not to say we didnt enjoy ourselves, right?
The table in the Cafeteria looked amazing. Anthony's magic mirror (A.K.A. Klaus) and its little drawer of candy and erasers, and Matt's Porthole with the polarized film...very cool indeed. As well as the light-up Halloween figures hanging around our station, these were all immensly successful.
As for the Skeleton in the Haunted House, the word from Mrs. Adamo was that it was a job well done not only to those who helped create it, but those who controlled it behind the scenes. But let's just say this: Gravity is not a friend to that Skeleton.
I'd also like to thank everyone who came to help out and support the club, including those who already graduated from Commack High School (Troy Pomerantz and Former Presidents Chris Faraci and Vincent Chiechi).
Hope to see everyone at the next meeting, and have a happy Halloween!
-Aiko
We survived the Halloween Happening yet again! What with the table in the Cafeteria and the Skeleton in the Haunted House, no wonder things went so well...well, we may have had a few malfunctions here and there, but that's not to say we didnt enjoy ourselves, right?
The table in the Cafeteria looked amazing. Anthony's magic mirror (A.K.A. Klaus) and its little drawer of candy and erasers, and Matt's Porthole with the polarized film...very cool indeed. As well as the light-up Halloween figures hanging around our station, these were all immensly successful.
As for the Skeleton in the Haunted House, the word from Mrs. Adamo was that it was a job well done not only to those who helped create it, but those who controlled it behind the scenes. But let's just say this: Gravity is not a friend to that Skeleton.
I'd also like to thank everyone who came to help out and support the club, including those who already graduated from Commack High School (Troy Pomerantz and Former Presidents Chris Faraci and Vincent Chiechi).
Hope to see everyone at the next meeting, and have a happy Halloween!
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Success!
Hey everyone! I just wanted to thank all of you for working so cooperatively at today's club meeting. I know a lot of you are beginners, and I think everyone is very impressed by how much you have learned and how interested you guys are already. This year had been off to such a great start! The club will definitely do AMAZING the rest of the year! Some of the ideas all of you have come up with for the Halloween Happening are great ones! It's great to also see so many of you taking part in these projects. Keep up the good work! See you next Thursday!
~ Ashley
~ Ashley
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Good Luck Guys
Hello everyone, this is former president for the Future Engineers Club Vincent Chiechi. Even though I've moved on to college and started working and studying to become an engineer myself, I will still be popping in occasionally to see whats going on and use my experiences here to help those in the club. I've got to say that so far the club has really helped me out a lot in my studies and understanding of engineering and that I really hope other students in the club will get as much out of it as I did.
I want to wish everyone the best this school year and hope that they are determined to make this a great and memorable year for the Future Engineers. I know you guys are dedicated to everything you do and not everyone see how much work you put into the things you do. Keep up the good work and don't let anyone tell you that you can't do anything because when you put your minds to it and work together, you can do anything.
-Vincent Chiechi
I want to wish everyone the best this school year and hope that they are determined to make this a great and memorable year for the Future Engineers. I know you guys are dedicated to everything you do and not everyone see how much work you put into the things you do. Keep up the good work and don't let anyone tell you that you can't do anything because when you put your minds to it and work together, you can do anything.
-Vincent Chiechi
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
New Year, New Excitement
Today was the officers meeting of the Future Engineers, where we pooled together ideas for the upcoming year.
Projects, events and the likes.
The First official meeting will be Thursday (Sep. 20th) in the Tech room. Hope to see you all there!
-Aiko
Projects, events and the likes.
The First official meeting will be Thursday (Sep. 20th) in the Tech room. Hope to see you all there!
-Aiko
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Back to School
Well, it's been a long summer but now it's time to get back into the swing of things.
The Future Engineers Club will begin holding meetings as soon as possible in order to start off strong, and hit the ground running.
The Future Engineers Club is dedicated to giving students the foundations and skills that successful engineers use in real world applications. Here at the FEC students are encouraged to participate, brainstrom and even come up with their own projects of building, designing and applying to the community of Commack. The FEC also participates in engineering fairs around Long Island which gives students and the school recognition for their hard work and dedication to engineering. The FEC is not all work and no play. Students have the opportunity to also make new friends who share similar interests and work towards the same goals. Together the FEC creates valuable communication, and group skills to aid in future endeavors.
Sound like a brochure? Don't worry, it's an opportunity to have fun, learn new skills, and most importantly, make new friends.
This year we will be participating in the schools' annual Halloween Happening by creating some fantastic creations and of course, putting in our signature animatronic skeleton (named Sheela by former President Vincent Chiechi). But this year has to be better, and we could use all the help we can get, so listen to the announcements to find out when the first meeting will be held.
The club also host a Robotics Competition each year so this will be something to look forward to. Teams of students build their own robots which then go head to head to see who's robot is the best.
We hope to see all returning members and plenty of new members soon.
-Aiko
The Future Engineers Club will begin holding meetings as soon as possible in order to start off strong, and hit the ground running.
The Future Engineers Club is dedicated to giving students the foundations and skills that successful engineers use in real world applications. Here at the FEC students are encouraged to participate, brainstrom and even come up with their own projects of building, designing and applying to the community of Commack. The FEC also participates in engineering fairs around Long Island which gives students and the school recognition for their hard work and dedication to engineering. The FEC is not all work and no play. Students have the opportunity to also make new friends who share similar interests and work towards the same goals. Together the FEC creates valuable communication, and group skills to aid in future endeavors.
Sound like a brochure? Don't worry, it's an opportunity to have fun, learn new skills, and most importantly, make new friends.
This year we will be participating in the schools' annual Halloween Happening by creating some fantastic creations and of course, putting in our signature animatronic skeleton (named Sheela by former President Vincent Chiechi). But this year has to be better, and we could use all the help we can get, so listen to the announcements to find out when the first meeting will be held.
The club also host a Robotics Competition each year so this will be something to look forward to. Teams of students build their own robots which then go head to head to see who's robot is the best.
We hope to see all returning members and plenty of new members soon.
-Aiko
Monday, July 23, 2012
Robotics Contest
The 2011-2012 school year officially came to its end a couple of weeks ago. This post will conclude our many successful projects/events from this past school year.
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Our final Commack FEC event was what we called the "Robotics Contest" which took place in the
beginning of June. The students who took the advanced robotics class in school were eligible to compete in the contest. Students competing were given time in
class to work on their robots as well as afterschool and during free periods. Many students stayed hours and hours after school each day just to work
on and improve their robots.
June
4th, 2012 was the big day. This was the day of the contest. Commack FEC prepared well in advance for the upcoming night to make sure this years competition would be the best. Videos from past robotics contests as well as videos of some of the robots competing were on the school news a few weeks in advance to the contest in order to inform and excite the kids on the upcoming event. The week before the contest, students who built robots were able to show off their robots and how they work every morning in the arena set up in the lobby before school started. On the actual day of the contest, students reported right after school to help prepare for the contest. Students built the arena while others put finishing touches on their robots and helped gather materials and set up as well.
The arena, which was set up in the school cafeteria, was large and rectangular which was made out of wood. (24 feet by 16 feet). The arena was separated into two sides, one for each of the two robots competing at a time. The whole idea of the contest was to see which robot could collect the most golf balls. On each side of the arena, there was a tube attached to a tunnel where the ball would be inserted and roll out afterwards. When a ball was put into the tube, sensors would sense the number of balls to calculate the score. However, on each half of the arena, there was a trough which made getting golf balls in more efficient. The negative of using the trough was that each golf ball that was put in counted as less points as opposed to using the tube which scored more points. The robot that had the most points was the winner of that competition. Eventually, more and more robots were eliminated if they lost their match leaving us with two final robots to battle it out for first place.
This night was a very exciting one in Commack. The preparations and advertising for the event definitely made this year's robotics contest a big and popular one. The cheering of the crowd, food, and the music from the DJ made everything more exciting. The most exciting part of the contest came when it was down to the battle of the final two robots. The first group consisted of Anthony Pensiero, Wendell Kury, and Joe Sparacino. The second group was Justin Shulman, Omaid Halimi, and Joe Russo.With a very nerve-wracking, yet exciting, final competition, the first group (Anthony, Wendell, and Joe's group) came in first place winning the whole competition.
Below is the link to our Robotics Contest video as well as pictures:
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Scoring System
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The final two robots battling it out
Thanks for reading! Hope you found the Robotics Contest to be interesting and exciting! Check out all the videos on our youtube channel as well as future blogs!
~Ashley
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