2023-24 Robotics Club

'Promote' Award Video

Our club members worked to create a short video that we hope will be judged a winner at the SC State FTC Competition in Columbia on March 2nd. You can view their submission here: Promote Video.

Harbor Freight Support

Dec 6, 2023 Harbor Freight continues to support the Latta High School Robotics Club through its "Tools for Schools" program by donating over $2000 in work benches, a metal brake, a drill press, and various other hand tools and equipment. Once facility renovations are completed (over Christmas break), the club is moving into a new lab that will greatly increase our working space and help us maintain a more organized area for designing and building robots for competition. Pictures of the new lab will be forth coming and will include the equipment provided by Harbor Freight.

Google is a New Sponsor for the Robo-Zombies!

Nov 6, 2023 The Latta High School 'Robo-Zombies' were recently awarded a sponsorship by Google to support equipment and materials purchases. The award amount is nearly $1,000 and will help them to compete in the crowded competition field.

2023-24 Schedule of Events

• Nov 11, 2023: Scrimmage 1 at Mayo HS in Darlington
• Dec 02, 2023: Scrimmage 2 at Latta HS (YES, a HOME GAME)
• Jan 06, 2024: Scrimmage 3 at the SC Governors School in Hartsville
• Jan 27, 2024: Regional Tournament at Dorchester HS in North Charleston
• Mar 02, 2024: State Championship in Columbia, SC.

Online Resources

• 2023-24 Game Manual, Part 1 [Updated: 10/4/23] (PDF)
• 2023-24 Game Manual, Part 2 [Updated: 9/9/23] (PDF)
• 2023-24 Game, One Page Description (PDF)

• CENTERSTAGE Game Reveal (VIDEO)

• Very thorough tutorial on using motor encoders in Blocks
• Excellent One-Stop Source for FTC Programming Information
• REV Control Hub Manual (PDF).
• FTC Blocks Programming Guide (PDF).
• FTC OnBot Programming Tutorial (PDF).
• OnBot Mecanum Wheel, Blocks Tutorial (VIDEO).
• OnBot Mecanum Wheel, Java Tutorial (VIDEO).

Info for Awards and Team Portfolios

• *NEW* Robot Aesthetic Award Guidance (PDF)
• 2023-24 Award Descriptions (PDF)
• Engineering Portfolio Guidance (PDF)

Club Sponsors and Donors

The Latta High School Robotics Club wishes to give a huge thank you to the businesses, organizations, and individuals of the community for their generous financial support during the 2022-23 school year. Some have been long time sponsors and this was the first time for others, but it combined to enable our club to represent Latta, Dillon County, and South Carolina in the 'FIRST Tech Challenge' competition. Not only did it make it possible to travel to Houston for the World competition this year, it will help in subsequent years. THANK YOU ALL!

Ray Wilson and Don Wilson
Dillon County Board of Education
Harbor Freight
Kids Limited Development Center LLC
Johnson Community Assistance Foundation
FIRST SC
Jeff Lee, Sr.
Chicken Bog Proceeds
Parker's Used Cars
Anderson Brothers Bank
MPD Electric Cooperative
Pinnacle Network Solutions
Sandra Gomillion
First Bank
Frazier Manning
Irmo Insurance Agency
John & Carson Kirby
Dillon County Council
Expert Machine and Fabrication
Mike and Suzy O'Hern
Rob Lessor
Morrell Tire Service
Allen & Deloris Elliott
Avery Kirby
Casey and Wesley Owens
Fred Gough
Harold Kornblut
Jim Chavis
Latta Drug Company
Mr. and Mrs. Ortho Lane, Jr.
Ray and Tracy George
Ronald and Brenda Taylor
Walt Brown

Contact Information

Jim O'Hern
Robotics Club Mentor
Latta Schools
205 King Street
Latta, SC 29565
Phone: 843-752-7101
Email: jim.ohern@lattavikings.com