Les MortonMar 141 minKids of All Ages Drive Robots at the Builders’ Home and Garden ShowVisitors at the 68th Annual Exchange Club Builders’ Home and Garden Show took turns maneuvering the Guthrie Geeks robot around the show. George Hubbard, Exc...
Coach KatieFeb 181 minSignificant progress made in Robot #16269--sights set on next season!15 Feb 2020. The Guthrie Geeks were at it again--this time at the Lehigh Valley Qualifier at Emmaus High School, Emmaus, Pa. They returned to the competiti...
Coach KatieFeb 181 minGuthrie Geeks land 4th place at South Central PA Qualifier18 Jan 2020. The rookie FTC team unexpectedly become the 4th alliance captain in the semi-finals at the South Central PA Qualifier tournament at the Penn St...
Les MortonFeb 131 minSee the Robotics teams at the 2020 Builders Show! The Hanover Library Robotics Club will be displaying their equipment and projects at the 68th Annual Hanover Builders Home and Garden Show, March 12, 13, and...
Les MortonFeb 11 minScrimmage@Central York Again04Jan2020. The Guthrie Geeks returned to Central York for another scrimmage!! This time they focused on the robot inspection process and strategy with the ...
Les MortonFeb 11 minScimmage@Central York23Nov2019. The Guthrie Geeks attended their first scrimmage with south-central PA teams from York and Lancaster Counties. Their robot performed well shuttl...
Les MortonFeb 11 minJumpstart! Johnstown, PAThe FTC team attended a seminar to learn about programming and build techniques. At the end of the day, they won a free GoBilda strafing chassis! This real...
Coach KatieJul 20, 20191 minSartorious 3D Printing Field TripThe FTC club visited a local company, Sartorious, on June 17, 2019, to learn about 3D printing and engineering notebooks. The company uses 3D printing techn...
Coach KatieJul 20, 20191 minKiwanis Club visitMembers of the robotics club visited the Kiwanis Club of Hanover on Thursday, July 18, 2019. Director of the Guthrie Memorial Library, Lisa Kane, and FLL co...
Coach KatieJul 20, 20191 minBuilding teams that build robotsThe FLL and FTC teams have been learning teamwork skills so they can solve difficult problems together. Using only straws, paper and tape, they had to span ...
Coach KatieJul 20, 20191 minFTC unboxes goBilda Kit!Members of FTC have spent five weeks evaluating different building systems in order to purchase the “best” one for their rookie competition season. And the w...
kathrynmorton1Mar 20, 20191 minDEKA Grant AwardedThe Hanover Public Library has received a $500 grant towards the registration of a new FIRST Tech Challenge team and the purchase of robotic equipment! The aw...
Les MortonMar 16, 20191 minHerrmann Family Foundation Grant AwardedThe Guthrie Memorial Library has received an $800 grant from the Herrmann Family Foundation for the FIRST Tech Challenge and FIRST Lego League robotics teams...
kathrynmorton1Mar 10, 20191 minOptic Nerds at Hanover Builder’s Home and Garden ShowThe Optic Nerds robotics team from the Guthrie Memorial Library, Hanover’s Public Library, presented their Lego robotics table to the public during the Hanov...
Les MortonMar 3, 20191 minStudents visit a FIRST Tech Challenge Championship CompetitionMembers of the Optic Nerds visited the FIRST Tech Challenge competition in Oxford, PA, to learn about the next level of robotics the FIRST organization spons...
Les MortonFeb 24, 20191 minSecret Mission 03 Completed!Once again, the Optic Nerds slayed the “Secret Mission 03: Free-Float.” The first astronaut floated in space in 1984. Now its Lego Astronaut Gerhard’s turn. ...
Les MortonFeb 17, 20191 minSecret Mission 02 Completed! Imagine what a disaster it would be if the lunar lander arrived on Mars only to smashed apart as it touched down! This secret mission required the team to ca...
Les MortonFeb 10, 20191 minSecret Mission 01 Completed!But wait, the season is over, isn’t it? Not so fast! Unable to give up their weekly meetings together, the Optic Nerds are taking part in the post-season sec...
Les MortonFeb 9, 20191 minPizza with Councilman ChesneyThe Optic Nerds celebrated with Hanover Borough Councilman Heath Chesney when he treated the team to dinner at Divino Pizza. Councilman Chesney enjoyed witne...
Les MortonJan 27, 20191 minOptic Nerds Celebrate Victory at FIRST Lego League ChampionshipAfter months of hard work, team building, research, field trips, building, coding and troubleshooting, the Optic Nerds shook-up the Penn State Berks campus! ...
