Welcome to the Pascack Pi-oneers

Welcome to the official web site of the Pascack Pi-oneers, an extracurricular high school team bringing together students from both schools in the Pascack Valley Regional High School District in New Jersey. The Pi-oneers, Team 1676, formed in the fall of 2004 and went on to be Rookie All-Stars at the 2005 New Jersey Regional. In 2006, they were honored at the New Jersey Regional with a Judges' Award for "Building Traditions" and were part of the Palmetto Regional Finalist Alliance. In 2007, they received the Motorola Quality Award at both the New Jersey and Buckeye Regionals. In addition, they took home the Johnson and Johnson Sportsmanship Award as well as the Website Award at the New Jersey Regional. In 2008, the Pascack Pi-oneers earned the New Jersey Regional Chairman's Award and placed 18th out of 86 at the FIRST Championship in Atlanta, GA.

The Pascack Pi-oneers have made it their mission to spread the message of FIRST, and inspire other students to become involved in technology, engineering, math, and science. With the support of the Pascack Valley Regional Board of Education, along with their sponsors, the team has been able to achieve their goal. This season, the Pi-oneers are happy to welcome FIRST Lego League (FLL) teams from their four sending districts to the Pi-oneer family: River Vale Robotics, the Hillsdale Tech-Hawks, Fieldstone Falcons, and the Woodcliff Lakers. Team 1676 is proud of their FLL teams' accomplishments this year and look forward to mentoring them again next season. Learn more about the team.

School and Community Events Week of June 15

Teammates,

We have several events this week. I need volunteers for each one, particularly those who have few or no final exams. Please reply and state which ones you will be attending.

Thursday, June 18
Woodcliff Lake School in Woodcliff Lake: We will be showing off the robot at an assembly.
We go on at 1:00. Please meet in the parking lot at 12:30 (or as soon as possible if you have an exam that gets out at 12:15).
Anyone can come to this one. The more, the better. I would like to see as many Woodcliff School alumni as possible.

Friday, June 19
Meadowbrook School in Hillsdale. We will demonstrate the robot for the 3rd grade.
We go on at 1:15. Please meet in the parking lot at 12:45.
We won’t have much room, so we only need a few volunteers. I’ll reserve this one for Meadowbrook School alumni plus specific people I invite.

Saturday, June 20
Montvale Day in the Park: We will staff a booth to show off the robot and hand out info/sponsor packets.
The event runs from 5:00 to 9:30. Here is our schedule:
Shift 1: 4:30 to 6:00 (includes setup)
Shift 2: 6:00 to 7:30
Shift 3: 7:30 to 9:00 (includes loadout)
We need several Pioneers for each shift. Please respond and let me know if you will work this day. If you can make any shift, state that and I’ll put you where I need you. If your schedule permits you to only make a particular shift, state that in your reply.

This will be a good week for spreading the word and showing the community the great work we do.

Have fun,
Coach K

Teammates,
As mentioned in an earlier note, we will be having tryouts and practice for our new drive team, who will be driving the robot on Saturday, June 6 at Battle Royale, during this fall’s off-season events, and during competition next season. The practice will be this Tuesday June 2 after school at Hills. [...]

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Teammates,
Thank you for the good response from parade marchers. Here are the details.
Dress code:
Wear you Pi-oneer shirt (preferably this year’s version) and beige shorts or pants plus comfortable shoes. Any hats are OK, Pi hats are preferred.
Where and When:
For the RIVER VALE Parade on Saturday, May 23: Meet on Bergen Place near [...]

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Teammates,
We are participating in a number of upcoming events. I need prompt response from those who will be attending:
Memorial Day Parade in River Vale. Saturday, May 23 from about 9:00 am to 11:30 am
Memorial Day Parade in Hillsdale. Monday, May 25 from about 9:45 to 12:00 noon.
I also want responses from those [...]

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