Rockwall High School Robotics advances to Einstein

Rockwall High School Robotics advances to Einstein

(ROCKWALL, TX — April 30, 2018) The Rockwall High School Robotics Team 1296, known as the Full Metal Jackets, attended the FIRST Robotics Competition World Championship in Houston from April 18 – April 21. The team ranked 45th in the Turing Division, but was selected as first pick for the 8th alliance. After beating the […]

Rockwall Robotics advances to FIRST Worlds Championship

Rockwall Robotics advances to FIRST Worlds Championship

(ROCKWALL, TX — March 12, 2018) The Rockwall HS Robotics team, the Full Metal Jackets, recently competed at the FIRST Dallas Regional Championship at the Irving Convention Center. The team competed against 60 teams from Texas, Oklahoma and Brazil.  The team advanced to the quarterfinals of the robot competition portion of the event. They also […]

Rockwall High School robotics team student officers attend National Advocacy Conference

Rockwall High School robotics team student officers attend National Advocacy Conference

(ROCKWALL, TX — January 15, 2018) Student officers of the Rockwall High School robotics team, the Full Metal Jackets, recently flew to Washington, DC to attend the 2017 FIRST National Advocacy Conference (NAC). Only 40 teams from around the World attended the conference and these four students were the only ones from Texas. The student officers are […]

Rockwall High School Robotics Team takes field trip to Washington, D.C.

Rockwall High School Robotics Team takes field trip to Washington, D.C.

(ROCKWALL, TX–December 21 2017) Rockwall High School robotics team’s student officers (President – Gabriel Colmenares, EVP of Robotic Operations – Brandon Taylor, EVP of Public Relations – Hannah Cowgill, EVP of Business Operations – Aaron Smith), the Full Metal Jackets, recently flew to Washington, DC to attend the 2017 FIRST National Advocacy Conference. Only 40 […]

Rockwall High School Robotics female drive team goes undefeated

Rockwall High School Robotics female drive team goes undefeated

(ROCKWALL, TX — August 9, 2017) The Rockwall High School Robotics team, Full Metal Jackets , recently competed at FIRST Texas Robotics Invitational offseason event in Houston. Over 30 teams from around Texas competed at this event. Three weeks prior to the competition, the Full Metal Jackets trained their girl and mentor drive team for […]

Rockwall robotics team advances to World Championships

Full Metal Jackets score victory at Alamo Regional Robotics Competition (ROCKWALL, TX – April 15, 2015) The Full Metal Jackets, Rockwall High School’s Robotics Team FRC 1296, led their alliance to victory at the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Alamo Regional in San Antonio last week, as well as earning the “Excellence in Engineering Award.” This […]