About:
The FIRST Tech Challenge Texas - West & Panhandle Regional Championship is one of the biggest robotics event hosted by the Whitacre College of Engineering STEM Outreach Program! The best teams from the Lubbock, Amarillo, Midland, El Paso, San Angelo, and Abilene areas will come with their robots to score points and earn awards to win a spot at the state and world championship!
This will be an exciting time to see the accumulation of the work that our middle school and high school students of West Texas have accomplished!
Everyone is welcome to attend and spectate this big event!
About FIRST:
FIRST is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving STEM education through the use of hands-on programs and competitions!
Learn more about FIRST through this video below:
You can also learn more about FIRST by visiting the FIRST website: https://www.firstinspires.org/.
About FIRST Tech Challenge:
FIRST Tech Challenge is a robotics program where teams of middle and high school students come together to design, build, wire, program, and market robots in order to score points and earn awards at robotics competitions. These robotics competitions contain a robot game that changes every year, bringing in new science and engineering challenges that the students must overcome.
Through FIRST Tech Challenge, students learn valuable soft and technical skills that are in demand by the companies and colleges of today.
Learn more about FIRST Tech Challenge by watching this video:
You can also learn more about the program by visiting the FIRST Tech Challenge website: https://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/ftc.
Volunteers Needed:
We are always looking for volunteers to help support our events! With a variety of roles to choose from, those of any background and skill level are welcome! Robotics experience not required! Come join us in helping make an impact on our futures leaders in STEM!
Check out our current needs here: https://getconnected.volunteerlubbock.org/need/?agency_id=143767
The TTU Whitacre College of Engineering STEM Outreach Program provides STEM based programming for the West Texas K-12 community. Learn more about our department and the programs we offer here: https://www.depts.ttu.edu/coe/stem/index.php.
