JPS WEEKLY VOLUME 8 || ISSUE 25 || MARCH 17, 2025 ST. PATRICKS DAY
Editors: Saanvi Budigam | Nikhil Prabhu | Kavya Joshi | Manav Mehta
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OPTIMUM VISIT
Anumeha Haldar
On March 14th, “A Day of Difference”, several representatives and executives of Optimum as well as community leaders visited the Warhawks. Our team members explained the robot’s design process, budget, parts, timeline, and outreach. Optimum has been a sponsor of the Warhawks since 2022. The team has won several distinctions from Optimum including 2022 Innovator Award, 2022 Sustainability Award, and 2024 Excellence in Technology Award.
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LEADERS
Mayor Sam Joshi, a JPS alumnus himself, visited us alongside Optimum representatives. Sharing words about robots and STEM interest, he congratulated the team on their recent success and distinctions in the FMA District Event at Seneca High School. Assemblyman Robert J. Karabinchak visited us as well inquiring about team’s build timeline and overall creative process. REPRESENTATIVES EXECUTIVES AND
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Several senior executives and Vice-Presidents of Optimum attended. As sponsors of the team, they were familiar with our background. Our team members shared the robot’s creative design, build timeline, and answered several questions about the robots technical aspects. Optimum’s representatives also asked about the team’s outreach and fundraising efforts. Members described our work in FLL -team mentoring and HackJPS. We also explained our recent social media tactics as well as onboarding process for the recently developed Operations subteam. We are thankful to the team at Optimum and local community leaders for visiting us!
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Anumeha Haldar
PHOTOS
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COMPETITION SPECIAL REPORT
Anumeha Haldar
After weeks of careful construction and testing, the Warhawks participated in their first competition of the season at Seneca High School on March 8th and 9th. Our custom control board worked perfectly and greatly enhanced our drivers’ abilities. The robot performed consistently with no malfunctions, allowing for excellent and strategic game play. The team’s focus on a more simple yet reliable design truly paid off! The team ranked 3rd overall, allowing us to become Alliance Captain. We formed an alliance with FRC Team 10157 and 365, collectively winning 2nd place in the playoffs and becoming finalists! As we head onto the second competition at William Tennent High School, we plan on making the robot score faster by implementing new motors! The team is grateful for the several distinctions we were awarded, we are thankful to our head mentor and advisor, Mr. Kearney. We truly appreciate his hours of dedication to the team and constant support - thank you Mr. Kearney!
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DISTINCTIONS
At this competition, several of our team members won many distinctions. From our 2 Dean’s List Nominees, Shridhar Garg and Jahnavi Singh, Jahnavi was selected as Dean’s List semi-finalist. Our team was recognized for the robot’s robust end effector and producing a “quality machine”, allowing the team to win the Quality Award. Anumeha Haldar, Olivia Dutta, and Namya Purani also presented the Impact Award, which requires teams to present how they are “more than robots” and their various outreach efforts. With the team’s current ranking points, the Warhawks are competitively at an edge and will compete, for the first time, at the FMA District Championship at Lehigh University in the beginning of April.
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Anumeha Haldar
PHOTOS
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