BFHS Alpha+ Robotics

Bonners Ferry High School is pleased to announce the formation of Alpha+, the first robotics team. The robotics team will compete in the regional competition in Portland, Ore., from Mar., 1 through Mar. 3, 2007. Alpha+ was first founded in 1989 in Manchester, New Hampshire, to inspire young people's interest and participation in science and technology. Since then it has expanded to a national competition where thousands participate. Alpha+ recently received grants from the Murdock Charitable Trust and NASA, which puts us in a great spot to begin our team. Even with the funds from these two charities, we will still need more assistance to make it to Portland. With limited experience, we are trying as a group to find out what we need to do for our robot to be operational.

The kids on Alpha+ team are new to the equipment and technology of the robotics field. We have a limited number of mentors on this field to produce a fully operational robot, so we are looking for people within the community who can provide some insight into the programming and/or engineering.

Countless hours will be spent learning how and actually building this robot, and any help that we can receive will be greatly appreciated. We are looking forward to having a great season and our community supporting us in this endeavor.

Jeff Howard

Alpha+, Public Relations Director

Bonners Ferry