Becoming a Member
Student Members
Benefits of Membership in FIRST:
- Learn from professional engineers
- Build and compete with a robot of their own design
- Learn and use sophisticated software and hardware
- Compete and cooperate in alliances and tournaments
- Earn a place in the World Championship
- Qualify for over $12 million in college scholarships
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Benefits of Membership on the Broncobots
- Chance to work and collaborate with excellent members
- Make friends
- Learn new skills
- Get involved at Lee' s Summit North
- Mentor younger kids at annual Summer Camps
Member Testimonials:
- "I've made a lot of friends and improved my programming skills." -Jake Z.
- "I initially joined robotics because it was where my friends were. However, I've stayed because it is an incredibly fun experience. The opportunities to learn are limitless and you can find something fun to do everywhere." -Alex W.
- More coming soon!
Interested in becoming a member of the Broncobots? Email broncobots@gmail.com with subject line "Becoming a Member".
The team holds a recruiting meeting each fall with information about FIRST and the Broncobots' Program for potential members.
Adult Mentors
Who Can Mentor:
- Can be a person of any age, teaching others what they know
- Brings either technical or non-technical expertise to the team
- Provides the opportunity for students to learn directly through experiences
- Begins as a teacher, evolves into a colleague
- Knows that Mentoring and Coaching is about inspiring and guiding
- Provides students the environment to succeed
- Is patient, supportive, enthusiastic, compassionate and available
- Remembers what's important – it's about the kids and they come first"
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Mentor Testimonials:
- Coming soon!
Interested in becoming a mentor of the Broncobots? Email broncobots@gmail.com with subject line "Becoming a Mentor".