Official Season Start

The 2025-26 robotics competition season for FIRST Tech Challenge will officially kick-off on Saturday, September 6th, at 12:00 noon. Our club will meet in our super-secret headquarters facility, located in Latta Middle School, from 10am to around 2pm on that day. We will happily accept guests and prospective members (7th - 12th graders from Latta Schools) that wish to join us for pizza, soda, and to watch the competition reveal video at noon. This is our tenth year to compete, so we're really expecting some exciting action!

Online Resources

• Competition Manual - V1.1

• Excellent One-Stop Source for FTC Programming Information

• FTC Blocks Programming Guide (PDF)

• FTC OnBot Java Programming Tutorial (PDF)

• Mecanum Wheel, Blocks Tutorial (VIDEO).

• Mecanum Wheel, OnBot Java Tutorial (VIDEO).

• April Tag Localization, Blocks Tutorial (PDF).

• REV Control Hub Manual (PDF)

• Very thorough tutorial on using motor encoders in Blocks

Club Sponsors and Donors

The Latta High School Robotics Club receives nearly all of its funding through the very generous donations from local community members and businesses. Their support has allowed us to upgrade our equipment and tools, maintain a good stock of parts for robot design, and register for and travel to in-state and out-of-state competitions. Our team would not be possible without that generosity.

Donors for the 2025-26 competition year are:

• Adtek Advanced Technologies

Here is a list of donors from previous years:

• 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.

• Parker's Used Cars

• Anderson Brothers Bank

• MPD Electric Cooperative

• Pinnacle Network Solutions

• Sandra Gomillion

• Jim Chavis
  

Contact Information

Jim O'Hern
Robotics Club Mentor
Latta Schools
205 King Street
Latta, SC 29565
Phone: 843-752-7101
Email: E-mail Jim O'Hern