**FIRST Buckeye Regional 2005**

**Information Sheet**

**AGENDA: March 24 --** At **7:45 a.m.** three members of each team
uncrate their robots that they had shipped at the end of the six-week
period that they had to design, build, and test them. At **8:30 a.m.**
doors open to spectators and remaining team members. Teams will be
working on their robots in preparation for inspection and testing them
out in practice rounds from **10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.**

> **March 25 --** Doors open at **8 a.m**. Opening ceremonies at **9
> a.m.** Seeding matches begin at **9:50 a.m. to 4:30 p.m**. Awards
> ceremony at **4:30 p.m**. Team social at CSU Wolstein Center from **6
> to 8 p.m**.
>
> **March 26 \--** Doors open at **8 a.m.** Opening ceremony at **9
> a.m.**
>
> Seeding matches **9:50 to 11:45**. Final rounds **1-3 p.m**. Awards
> ceremony at **3 p.m.**

**ACTION: On the Playing Field -** During each 2-minute, 15-second-long
match of the game "Triple Play," two alliances---one "red" and one
"blue"---composed of three teams on each, will maneuver their
remote-controlled robots around the playing field attempting to attain a
higher score that the other by placing three-dimensional triangular
forms---called Tetras---on or into triangular-shaped goals. Alliances
get points for getting three goals in a row capped with Tetras of their
color and/or having all three teams' robots in the alliance in their end
zone at the end of the match.

> An animation of the game with a description of how it is played and
> scored can be watched at the following Website:

http://robotics.nasa.gov/first/2005/kickoff.htm

and scroll down to "Triple Play Animation"

> **In the Pits -** Teams furiously working on their robots between
> matches to perfect them or repair them. Capture the anticipation,
> tension, excitement and frustration these young people are
> experiencing.
>
> **In the Stands -** Team members, teachers, mentors, sponsors, parents
> and other family members cheering the teams on and shouting
> encouragement.
>
> **At the Team Social -** Time for team members to socialize and enjoy
> some musical entertainment.

**HONORARY CHAIRPERSON: Dr. Kathy Sullivan, president and CEO of COSI
(Center of**

**Science and Industry) in Columbus, Ohio, and former**

**Astronaut.**

**COMPETITORS: 42 teams from ten states:** Indiana, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, West Virginia

> **Greater Cleveland High School Teams:** Beachwood **-** Berea **-**
> Cleveland Central Catholic **-** Cleveland Heights **-** East Tech
> **-** Charles F. Brush in Lyndhurst **-** Max S. Hayes Vocational
> **-** Midpark in Middleburg Heights - North Royalton **-** Rhodes
> **-** Success Tech Academy, St. Ignatius, Youth Technology Academy
> (Cleveland Municipal School District Team) - Admiral King in Lorain,
> Ohio
>
> **Columbus Area Teams:** Canal Winchester High School **-** Columbus
> School for Girls **-** Educational Robotics of Central Ohio in Bexley
> (a team of home-schooled students)
>
> **Cincinnati Area Team:** Great Oaks Institute in Milford
>
> **Youngstown/Warren Area Teams:** Girard High School in Girard -
> Chaney High School in Youngstown **-** Warren G. Harding High School
> in Warren
>
> **Other Ohio Teams:** Alliance High School **-** Timken High School in
> Canton **-** Admiral King High School in Lorain
>
> **Indiana Team:** Penn High School in Mishawaka
>
> **Michigan Teams:** Forest Hills and Northview High Schools in Grand
> Rapids **­-** West Ottawa High School in Holland **-** Huron Valley
> Schools in Milford **-** Toledo Public Schools in Ottawa Lake **-**
> Southfield High School in Southfield - Oakland Schools Technical
> Campus-Northeast in Pontiac - Lake Orion High School in Lake Orion
>
> **New York Teams:** Liverpool High School in Liverpool **-** Penfield
> High School in Penfield - Massena and Salmon River High Schools in
> Potsdam - Newfane High School and Lockport High School in Lockport
> **-** Webster High Schools in Webster
>
> **Pennsylvania Team:** Corry Area High School
>
> **West Virginia Teams:** Mingo County Career Center in Delbarton

**LOCAL ROOKIE TEAMS:**

-   **Midpark in Middleburg Heights**

-   **Success Tech Academy in Cleveland**

-   **Admiral King in Lorain**

**LOCAL VETERAN TEAMS:**

-   **East Tech High School** has been participating in the FIRST
    robotics competition since 1994. They were the first team sponsored
    by Glenn and the first team sponsored by a NASA Center.

-   **Rhodes High School** has competed since 1999.

-   **Beachwood and Max Hayes** have competed since 2001.

**SECOND YEAR TEAMS**

-   Berea - Midpark - North Royalton - St. Ignatius - Timken (Canton) -
    Educational Robotics of Central Ohio in Bexley (a team of
    home-schooled students) - Youth Technology Academy

**WEBSITES**

-   To see an animation video of this year's game "Triple Play," go to

> [**http://robotics.nasa.gov/first/2005/kickoff.htm**](http://robotics.nasa.gov/first/2005/kickoff.htm)
>
> and scroll down to "Triple Play Animation"

-   To see the list of teams registered for the Buckeye Regional along
    with their sponsors, go to

> [**http://www.firstbuckeye.org**](http://www.firstbuckeye.org/)
>
> and click on "Teams"
>
> Team names that are underlined may have Websites you can visit.

-   For further information about the FIRST Robotics competition, go to

> [**http://www.usfirst.org/robotics/**](http://www.usfirst.org/robotics/)

-   For additional information about the Buckeye Regional, go to

> [**http://www.firstbuckeye.org**](http://www.firstbuckeye.org/)