Laura ’ s Column
Hello , my name is Laura . This is my second year on the team and my first time as part of the newsletter committee . My favorite memory of being on the team was last year during Kickoff when everyone was excited about the game and looking forward to the year .
On June 21 st , 2016 , Enrico Fermi High School held its last day of school . Due to the Board of Education ’ s decision to close Fermi , the building will no longer be used as a school . Starting on September 6 th , all 1560 high school students attended their first day of school at the newly renovated Enfield High . For many student and teachers , this consolidation caused many new changes . For Buzz Robotics , this consolidation allowed more space . Since the town now completely owns Fermi High , the team is allowed to use more rooms in the school . We now have usage of 4 rooms in the former first floor of B-wing , along with the cafeteria and the machine shop . With much more space , Buzz now has a new “ War Room ”, a CAD room , a Safety / Scouting / Social media room and an extra storage room in addition with the cafeteria for a meeting place and the machine shop . The new space allows for more organization and will aid the team in the timesensitive competition . Over the past 9 weeks , the team has been working to organize these new rooms , train our new members on safety and FIRST rules , and prepare for the upcoming competition . Buzz Robotics students , mentors and parents are thankful to the Board of Education for allowing them to continue to use Fermi High as their meeting place and for letting the team use the 6 rooms in the retired school .
Issue 1 : January 4 , 2017 PAGE 4