368
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| TKM.368 (Team Kika Mana) | |
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| Rookie Year: | 2000 |
| Inactive Years: | {{{inactive}}} |
| Location: | Honolulu, Hawaii USA |
| School: | President William McKinley High School |
| Approx. size: | (As of 2008) 30 |
| Team Website: | Team #368's Official Website |
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Mission Statement
With the support of volunteer mentors who promote gracious professionalism, the mission of McKinley Robotics is to offer members multiple opportunities to enrich their educations through practical applications of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
History
In 1999, Mr. Jason Morrella, advisor for Team #254 Cheesy-Poofs, and Mr. Tom Dyson from NASA Ames Research Center, together with two students from Broadway High School came to McKinley High School. They shared and demonstrated their robot that won the Silicon Valley Regional Robotic Competition. This was our first introduction into the exciting world of FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology).
This arrangement for the Cheesy-Poofs visit was made possible by the influence of Mr. Art Kimura. Mr. Kimura was a former McKinley High School science teacher and a candidate for the first "Teacher in Space" program. He founded and currently runs the Hawaii Future Flight program that encourages young students to pursue careers in science, space, and technology.
To make a long story short, Mr. Kimura dined with Mr. Mark Leon, the NASA Ames Director of Education, at a neighbor island space related conference. Mr. Leon shared with Mr. Kimura that NASA was introducing the FIRST program to Hawaii beginning with the sponsorship of one team. Waialua High School was the first Hawaiian team chosen. They were designated as Team #359. Mr. Kimura then inquired if there was funding for an additional school. With a little persuasion, Mr. Leon approved another grant for Hawaii's public school system. Not knowing about Mr. Kimura's actions McKinley was assigned Team #368. Mr. Leon then flew members of Team #254, Cheesy-Poofs, to visit McKinley High School in Honolulu, Hawaii. McKinley Electric Vehicle Team recently competed in their fourth Electron Marathon. After the Cheesy-Poofs' presentation, McKinley had decided that this would be their final year participating in the electric vehicle competition.
Under the direction of electronics instructor, Milton Lau, McKinley successfully won three out of four state Electron Marathon competitions. The Electron Marathon is an electric vehicle competition where students commit themselves to a problem solving activity. Students build and race a car of their own design. In addition to building this vehicle, students were required to provide written documentation, to give an oral presentation, and to participate in an hour long vehicle endurance race.
Upon retiring from the Electron Marathon Competition, McKinley donated their winning electric vehicle to Hawaiian Electric Company, the major sponsor of the Electron Marathon, with the intent that the vehicle be used as an engineering platform for neophyte schools. The experience gained by the members of the McKinley team encouraged their interest in the field of engineering as many continued their post secondary education at MIT, Carnegie Mellon, and UCLA.
It was the end of an era, but the beginning of a new challenge. FIRST could not have had come at a better time for McKinley High School. This new engineering project had unlimited potential. McKinley accepted this challenge whole-heartedly with the traditional McKinley determination, commitment and Tiger Pride.
And the newly formed Kika Mana's epic story is still being written...
Team Projects
Fall
- FIRST Focus Groups
- Hawaii Vex Robotics Competition
Winter
- FIRST Focus Groups
- FIRST Robotics Competition
Robots
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Accomplishments
2000
- Silicon Valley Regional Finalist (San Jose)
- Silicon Valley Regional Most Photogenic Award (San Jose)
2001
- Silicon Valley Regional Semi-Finalist (San Jose)
- Silicon Valley Regional DaimlerChrysler Team Spirit Award (San Jose)
2002
- Silicon Valley Regional Delphi "Driving Tomorrow's Technology" Award (San Jose)
- Southern California Regional Finalist (Los Angeles)
- Southern California Regional Judge's Award (Los Angeles)
- Southern California Regional Leadership in Controls Award (Los Angeles)
2003
- Silicon Valley Regional Finalist (San Jose)
- Silicon Valley Regional Delphi "Driving Tomorrow's Technology" Award (San Jose)
- Pacific Northwest Regional Champion (Seattle)
- Pacific Northwest Regional Leadership in Controls Award (Seattle)
2005
- Silicon Valley Regional Finalist (San Jose)
- Silicon Valley Regional Chairman's Award (San Jose)
- Las Vegas Regional Delphi "Driving Tomorrow's Technology" Award (Las Vegas)
2006
- Silicon Valley Regional DaimlerChrysler Team Spirit Award (San Jose)
- Davis-Sacramento Regional Semi-Finalist (Sacramento)
- Davis-Sacramento Regional DaimlerChrysler Team Spirit Award (Sacramento)
- Davis-Sacramento Regional UL Industrial Safety Award (Sacramento)
2007
- Silicon Valley Regional Rockwell Automation Innovation In Control Award (San Jose)
- Silicon Valley Regional Website Award (San Jose)
- San Diego Regional Finalist (San Diego)
- Championship Website Award (Atlanta)
Sponsors (As of 2008)
- Hawaiian Electric Company
- Hawaiian Electric Industries
- BAE Systems
- Austin, Tsutsumi & Assoc. Inc.
- Bennett Engineers Inc.
- Cedric D.O. Chong & Assoc. Inc.
- Corrosion X of Hawaii
- International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers Local One
- JJS Construction
- Metcalf & Eddy
- MK Engineers
- Pacific Geotechnical Engineers Inc.
- Safety Systems Hawaii Inc.
- Shimokawa Architects Inc.
- Simply Ono
- SUMMA Technology Inc.
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