What year were you on the team and what did you do?

I was on the team during the 2009-2010 year. I was part of the technical team focused on the ball collector for my year's robot. I was also on the grant-writing committee and the Chairman's team.

What college did you go to? What majors?

I am currently in the middle of my third year at UCLA. I'm majoring in Psychobiology with a minor in Biomedical Research.

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Our annual "Celebration of Robotics" is a formal presentation by our DPEA Senior class recapping the highlights of Academy progress and Team 1717 robotics competition season!

When? Friday May 17, 2013 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Where? The Elings Performing Arts Center at Dos Pueblos High School.

An RSVP is not necessary for this event.

We invite the public to see our facility and learn more about our program in an informal setting. Students and teachers will be present to answer questions and demonstrate our robots.

When? Saturday May 25, 2013 from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Where? The Elings Center for Engineering Education at Dos Pueblos High School

Please join us and share our vision for transforming education! An RSVP is not necessary for this event.

By Jordan Ecarma, News-Press Staff Writer

The D'Penguineers are holding their own at the FIRST Robotics World Championship this weekend in St. Louis.

The Dos Pueblos High School robotics team, known as Team 1717, ranked sixth out of around 100 teams in the Curie division after Friday's qualification matches.

Team 1717 won all of its matches and hopes to make it into the coveted Einstein division, comprising the top four alliances, in the whole competition.

Here are the scheduled times of Team 1717's matches during the Qualification Round for the FRC World Championship 2013. The scores will be updated every night! Like us on Facebook for live updates: https://www.facebook.com/frc1717?fref=ts

The most exciting week of the year has arrived! After finishing in first place at their L.A. and Las Vegas regional competitions, Team 1717 and its Penguinbot VIII will compete in the FIRST World Championship in St. Louis from April 24-27!

Information about the championship can be found here:
http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/championship-event

By Jordan Ecarma, News-Press Staff Writer

The Dos Pueblos robotics team won the Las Vegas Regional FIRST Robotics Competition on Saturday, its second regional win of the year.

Team 1717, also known as the D'Penguineers, shared its win with two allies: Team 3245, the Ravens of The Waterford School in Sandy, Utah; and Team 4276, Viking Robotics of Marina High School in Huntington Beach.

Two regional robot competitions . . . two championships for the Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy’s Team 1717. A dominating run of six straight wins in the final rounds earned the school’s high-scoring, disc-throwing robot the overall victory in its second straight regional event. Saturday’s big win in Las Vegas follows on the heels of a title earlier this month in Long Beach. D’Penguineers, as they are also known, head to the FIRST Robotics World Championships in St. Louis later in April as one of the teams to beat.

By Jordan Ecarma, News-Press Staff Writer