Practice Schedule

Practice Schedule for 2026

Aerodynamics (Grades 2 - 5) Design, construct, and fly paper airplanes for max distance and flight time. Team Size: 1-2 students per grade

Meeting Time: Mondays 4:00 - 5:00

First Practice: 2/2/2026

Location: Allen Elementary Room A21

Coach: Mr. Mattie

Circuit Wizardry (Grades 4 & 5) Basic electrical circuit concepts, components, schematic reading, and understanding and ability to design and build a simple circuit from a functional description. Team Size: 1-2 students per grade

Meeting Time: N/A - No Event Coach for this Season

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Code Busters (Grades 4 & 5) Decode encrypted messages using historical and modern ciphers, such as Atbash, Caesar, and Aristocrat. Team Size: 1-2 students per grade

Meeting Time: Wednesday 5:30 - 6:30

First Practice: 2/4/2026

Location: Mallets Creek Library Rain Garden Room

Coach: Erica Chapman

Feathered Friends (Grades 2 - 5) Tested on bird identification, knowledge, and field guide comprehension. Team Size: 1-2 students per grade

Meeting Time: Saturday 10:00 am - 11:00 am

First Practice: 2/7/2026

Location: Mallets Creek Library

Coach: Mike Duell

Geology Rocks (Grades 4 & 5) Basic geologic processes, mineral properties, and rock characteristics. Team Size: 1-2 students per grade

Meeting Time: Wednesdays 5:30 - 6:30

First Practice: 2/5/2026

Location: Allen Elementary Room A19

Coach: Jacki Manning and Karl Martinez

iCompute (Grades 4 & 5) Learn basic computer concepts to create a simple program. Team Size: 1-2 students per grade

Meeting Time: N/A - No Event Coach for this Season

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iRobot (Grades 2 & 3) Learn computing and robot automation concepts, including color code sequencing. Team Size: 1-2 students per grade

Meeting Time: Sundays 10:00 - 11:00

First Practice: 2/7/2026

Location: Mallets Creek Library Rain Garden Room

Coach: Sivakumar Jeyarajan

Mystery Architecture (Grades 2 - 5) Build the tallest free-standing tower to hold a tennis ball. Team Size: 1-2 per grade

Meeting Time: Mondays 4:00 - 4:45

First Practice: 2/2/2026

Location: Allen Elementary Room A14

Coach: Amy Diebold

On Target (Grades 2 - 5) Construct and launch precision missiles at a fixed target. Team Size: 1-3 students per grade

Meeting Time: Friday 4:00 - 5:00

First Practice: 2/6/2026

Location: Allen Elementary Room A17

Coach: Betsy Salzman& Naima Swisz-Hall

Pasta Bridges (Grades 2 & 3) Build a bridge using the materials supplied. Team Size: 1-2 students per grade

Meeting Time: N/A - No Event Coach for this Season

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Pentathlon (Grades 2 - 5) Combine physical skills with math questions in an obstacle course/relay race. Team Size: 5 students per grade

Meeting Time: Tuesdays 4:00 - 5:00

First Practice: 2/2/2026

Location: Allen Elementary Room CL6

Coach: Jon Trevathan & Shireen Ashkar

Photon Phun (Grades 4 & 5). User mirrors to aim a light beam at stationary targets in a darkened room. Team Size: 2-3 students per grade

Meeting Time: N/A - No Event Coach for this Season

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Potions (Grades 4 & 5) Answer questions about basic chemistry concepts and conduct simple experiments. Team Size: 1-2 students per grade

Meeting Time: Mondays 4:00 - 5:00

First Practice: 2/2/2026

Location: Allen Elementary Room A20

Coach: Kelley Vandagriff & Carrie Roberts

Read It, Build It (Grades 2 & 3) Follow instructions to build a "picture" from given objects. Team Size: 1-2 students per grade

Meeting Time: N/A - No Event Coach for this Season

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The Human Machine (Grades 2 & 3) Tested on knowledge of human anatomy and physiology. Team Size: 1-2 students per grade

Meeting Time: Monday 6:30 - 7:30

First Practice: 2/2/2026

Location: Mallets Creek Library

Coach: Stacy Wozniak & Elizabeth Wilkinson

Zip-It (Grades 2 - 5) Construct a cable car to safely carry a ping-pong ball down a zip line. Team Size: 1-3 participants students per grade

Meeting Time: Wednesday 4:00 - 4:45

First Practice: 2/4/2026

Location: Allen Elementary Room A19

Coach: Meghan Prindle & Mike Prindle

*There is one team per grade participating in each event. For example, if an event has a team size of 2 and is open to Grades 2-5, it means there will be four teams, each consisting of two participants, representing Grades 2, 3, 4, and 5.

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