During the FALL off-season (Sep-Dec), students are expected to attend Shop 6 hours per week:

• 2-3 weekdays (5:30-8:30pm)

• some Saturdays (10:00am-2:00pm)

• 1-2 Sep-Nov offseason events (Fri-Sat)

The team also competes in OCCRA (Oakland County Competitive Robotics Association), which lasts for about 12 weeks from September to November.  Competitions are held toward the end of October and throughout November, and usually take place at schools around Oakland County.  Previous OCCRA Competitions have been held at Marion High School, Brother Rice, Walled Lake West, and more.  

During the SUMMER off-season (May-Aug), Shop will be open:

• 1-2 weekdays (5:30-8:30pm)

• some Saturdays (10:00am-2:00pm)

We will also participate in 1-2 Jun-Jul offseason events (Fri-Sun).

Many of our outreach events take place during the summer off-season too.

During FIRST Season in the Winter (Jan-Apr), students are expected to attend Shop 9 hours per week:

• 3-4 weekdays (5:30-8:30pm)

• every Saturday (10:00am-2:00pm)

• 1-2 February scrimmage events (Fri-Sat)

• 2 March Qualifying events (Friday-Sunday)

• FRC States Competition in early April if we qualify (Thurs-Sat)

• FRC World Championship in mid April in Houston, TX if we qualify (Tues-Sun)

FIRST starts on the first weekend in January with the kickoff, and then the build season runs for eight weeks. Following this, we begin competing at the district, state, and international levels!