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Schools administration for immeas-
urably supporting the Newton Ro-
botics Team. Thank you all, and we
cannot wait to start the 2016-17
season!
The Newton Robotics Team, which
includes FLL Teams #4103 and
#13817, and FRC Team #3142, would
like to extend a HUGE thank you to
everyone that supported us during
the 2015-2016 season. This was a
year of learning for all, as there will
be 12 graduating seniors from our
high school FRC team, “Aperture.”
Throughout the season, these sen-
iors have been training our 8th grad-
ers from the Halsted FLL Teams, as
well as the underclassmen from our
Newton High School team, so they
are prepared for when these seniors
leave their legacies with Aperture.
Thank you to all of
our sponsors and
local businesses
who have generous-
ly supported us and
contributed to our
success! Another
thank you goes out
to all students,
parents, and men-
tors for your out-
standing effortless
work, and to the
Newton Public
On April 2 and 3, FIRST Robotics
Competition Team #3142 “Aperture”
of Newton High School wrapped up
their 2015-16 season successfully at
their second district competition at
Bridgewater-Raritan High School. The
team advanced to quarterfinals after
maintaining a rank in the top 25 of
the qualification matches, with Team
#1989 “Vernon Vikings” of Vernon
High School and Team #1279 “Cold
Fusion” of Immaculata High School as
alliance partners. Aperture won two
major awards-- Entrepreneurship
and Underwriter
Laboratory’s Industri-
al Safety. Senior Co-
Captains, Jake Kol-
zow and Lara Pen-
nell, also won the
Star of the Day
award. Katie Nelson
and Liam Oakes were
qualified as Dean’s
List Semifinalists. The
team will now be focusing on re-
cruiting new members for the 2017
season and expanding FIRST (For
Inspiration and Recognition of Sci-
ence and Technology) and STEM
(Science, Technology, Engineering,
and Mathematics) to the community
through outreach events and com-
munity service. They will be march-
ing in the Newton Day Parade with
their robot, “Frank the Tank,” on
June 11, competing at the off-season
competition event “MidKnight May-
hem,” and appearing at the New
Jersey State Fair/Sussex County Farm
and Horse Show this summer.
Thank you for a wonderful season! by The Newton Robotics Team
I N S I D E T H I S
I S S U E :
Thank you! 1
Success at
Bridgewater
1
Bristol Glen
Demo
2
Pet Expo 2
“Recycle Rush”
continued
2
Community
Service Im-
portance
3
Recent fund-
raising
3
Team Info/
Pictures from
Latest Events
4
Success at Bridgewater! by Liam Oakes, Business and Public Relations Leader
ROBO-NEWS M A Y 2 0 1 6 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 5 S P E CI A L
P O I N T S O F
I N T E R E S T :
Thank you for
a wonderful
season!
Season con-
cluded suc-
cessfully at
Bridgewater
Bristol Glen
Demo “wows”
residents!
Aperture con-
tinues their
“Recycling
Rush!”
Robotics and
animals?
Recent fund-
raising suc-
cess!
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P A G E 2
FOLLOW/LIKE US!
Facebook:
Team 3142: Aperture
Instagram:
@aperture3142
Twitter:
@NewtonRobotics
Website:
www.newtonroboticsteam.org
TAPinto Newton:
https://www.tapinto.net/
towns/newton
Bristol Glen Demo By Katie Nelson, Administrative Manager and Logistics
Team Aperture visited Bristol
Glen, a local continuing care
retirement community, on
May 12. Many of the commu-
nity’s residents came to
watch a demonstration of
“Frank the Tank.” Most of the
individuals in attendance
were once engineers, or pos-
sessed a mechanical or tech-
nological background. The
team brought with them two
out of the eight obstacles: the
Cheval de Frise and the Rock
Wall. Aperture’s senior men-
tor, Ed Griffiths, who was
once an engineer and holds
several patents, expressed
that he was very impressed
by the robot. The audience
generated a strong enthusi-
asm as they watched Frank
crash over the rock wall, and
steady the Cheval de Frise
with its arms before rolling
over it. Frank the Tank in-
stantly brought many people
to their feet, and smiles to
their faces. One resident said
that he was greatly impressed
by how far technology has
come and also mentioned
how incredible it is that stu-
dents now have amazing op-
portunities in school. A re-
sounding thought was heard
around the room, “I wish that
a program like this existed
when I was a kid.”
recycled bottle caps. This concept
of recycling is continuing (and
should stay continuous) to be
carried out by Aperture. On April
18, Nick Nannery, Cameron Os-
born, and Joel Delarosa voluntar-
ily cleaned up their surrounding
neighborhoods in Newton. The
students decided to step forward
after Nannery had discovered an
Last year, the FIRST Robotics
Competition challenge was
“Recycle Rush,” which expanded
the idea of promoting a green
environment and the conserva-
tion of the earth’s resources.
Aperture helped promote this
idea by constructing a fish-tank
out of a recycled 1980’s televi-
sion and a mural of over 300
increasing amount of trash
around his neighborhood each
week. Aperture also volunteered
in the annual Green Township
Cleanup Day on April 23. The
students continue to maintain
their green thumbs by recycling
properly and conserving materi-
als.
Aperture’s 2016 robot, “Frank the
Tank.” As people strolled by Aper-
ture’s table, secondary driver Joel
Delarosa, visual arts member Camer-
on Osborn, build member Jason
DeClesis, and safety member Nick
Nannery demonstrated a few of the
robot’s abilities and explained,
through a Bluetooth speaker
attached to the robot, the functions
of the robot and this year’s competi-
tion. Although rainy weather pre-
vailed throughout most of the day,
Aperture still succeeded in making a
sufficient amount of pet treat sales
and spreading word of FIRST and
STEM.
Saturday, May 7 was the annual Pet
Expo at the Sussex County Fair-
grounds in Augusta, NJ. Various
breeds of dogs, and even pigs, were
seen accompanied by their owners
at the event. The team set up shop in
a corner of the main building with its
signature “Apertreats,” treats for
both dogs and cats homemade by
members of the team. This year, a
brand new cheesy, mouse-shaped
treat called “In Queso Emergency”
was introduced. However, the
“white elephant in the room” was
R O B O - N E W S
Robotics and animals? By Cameron Osborn, Visual Arts Member
It’s still recycle rush for us! By Liam Oakes, Business and Public Relations Leader
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P A G E 3 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 5
Community service is one of the ma-
jor components that make up our
robotics team. In high school, com-
munity service is typically considered
as a graduation requirement, or as a
requirement for an honor society.
Because of this, many students do not
understand the true meaning of com-
munity service -- they only complete
it for the requirements. Community
service has a true meaning to the
students of the Newton Robotics
Team. Not only are we giving back to
the community for the tremendous
amount of support that they provide
us each and every day, but we are
also expanding FIRST and the mes-
sage it exhibits along with the im-
portance of STEM education and
careers. Our students do not use
community service as a completion of
a necessity; they use it to “open
up” (our high school’s team is called
“Aperture,” if you understand the
pun) to the community about the
impact of what robotics has done for
them. Because we live in such a rural
community, our technological re-
sources are not as advanced as some
other communities because nearly
more than half of our citizens are
farmers, which poses a challenge to
inspire other students and people to
pursue a career in STEM. To better
influence and fit in with our commu-
nity, we decided to add an “A” to
STEM, forming the acronym STEAM
(Science, Technology, Engineering,
Agriculture, and Mathematics). Our
community is what makes up one-half
of the Newton Robotics Team, as
their support and sustained relation-
ship with us helps our students be-
come the future leaders in the STEM
field.
the team also hosted a car wash
fundraiser at the old McGuire’s
Chevrolet dealership in Newton. In
addition, Aperture sold their fa-
mous “Apertreats” at the Pet Expo
in May. The team is currently
hosting a First-Aid Kit fundraiser,
which is managed by the Aper-
ture’s safety sub-team. The New-
ton Robotics Team would like to
The Newton Robotics Team is at it
again, spending countless hours
preparing for the next season
(2016-17). The students are anx-
iously getting a head start on next
season by fundraising as much as
possible. In April, the team began
their 2016-17 fundraising efforts by
conducting their annual clothing
drive. To kick off the spring season,
thank every-
one that has
helped to
support them
throughout
their fund-
raisers.
"We make a
living by
what we get,
but we make
a life by
what we
give."
~Winston
Churchill
Spreading FIRST & STEM to the community By Liam Oakes, Business and Public Relations Leader
Our recent fundraising events By Nick Nannery, Safety Member
“Everybody can be great. Because anybody can serve. You
don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have
to make your subject and your verb agree to serve.... You
don't have to know the second theory of thermodynamics in
physics to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A
soul generated by love.”
~Martin Luther King Jr.
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Since 2009, the mission of the Newton Robotics Since 2009, the mission of the Newton Robotics Since 2009, the mission of the Newton Robotics
Team has been to pave the way for its members to Team has been to pave the way for its members to Team has been to pave the way for its members to
become leaders in science and technology, working become leaders in science and technology, working become leaders in science and technology, working
cooperatively with one another, fellow teams, and cooperatively with one another, fellow teams, and cooperatively with one another, fellow teams, and
technology professionals to promote STEM, provide technology professionals to promote STEM, provide technology professionals to promote STEM, provide
education and opportunities for our nation’s youth, education and opportunities for our nation’s youth, education and opportunities for our nation’s youth,
and carry out the mission of and carry out the mission of and carry out the mission of FIRSTFIRSTFIRST. The unique tal-. The unique tal-. The unique tal-
ents and skills we acquire are for the advancement of ents and skills we acquire are for the advancement of ents and skills we acquire are for the advancement of
our members, other teams, and the community. By our members, other teams, and the community. By our members, other teams, and the community. By
enacting our mission, we will accomplish our vision enacting our mission, we will accomplish our vision enacting our mission, we will accomplish our vision
of spreading the importance of STEM across the of spreading the importance of STEM across the of spreading the importance of STEM across the
globe.globe.globe.
Newton Robotics TeamNewton Robotics TeamNewton Robotics Team
“Make it happen!”“Make it happen!”“Make it happen!”
FIRST FIRST FIRST Robotics CompetitionRobotics CompetitionRobotics Competition
Varsity Team #3142 ”Varsity Team #3142 ”Varsity Team #3142 ”APERTURE”APERTURE”APERTURE”
Newton High SchoolNewton High SchoolNewton High School
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Newton, NJ 07860Newton, NJ 07860Newton, NJ 07860
(973) 383(973) 383(973) 383---757375737573
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Demo at Halsted Middle School’s Activity Night
May 13, 2016
Cameron catches Frank the Tank’s boulders!
The three demonstrators of the robot
Spectators watching Frank the Tank defend its stronghold