Welcome to FUEL Homeschool Cooperative!

Northeast Alabama BEST Robotics is pleased to welcome FUEL Homeschool Cooperative, located in Rainsville, to the BEST family. FUEL students have been attending Summer STEM Experience and Summer STEM Workshops and are ready for BEST 2015!

Kick Off is One Month Away

Northeast Alabama BEST Robotics will kick off the 2013 season one month from today. The Kick Off event will be held in the Tom Bevill Lyceum on the Northeast Alabama Community College campus on Saturday, September 21, 2013. Registration will begin at 8:00 am. All participants should be seated and ready to kick off by 8:25 am.

The schedule will be released soon, but expect to be here from 8:00 am until 2:00 pm. Lunch will be provided.

What can you do to be ready?

• Think about key roles with your team. Who will do what? Plan to attend training sessions relevant to your role.
• Brush up on your programming skills. There are a number of resources available at the BEST, Inc. website.
• Review last year's 42 Days of BEST. Start to plan your calendar accordingly. The 2013 42 Days of BEST calendar will be posted soon.
• Review last year's presentations at this site. Click on Team Resources in the menu bar.
• Mark relevant BEST 2013 dates on your calendar:
• September 21 - Kick Off
• October 24 - Practice Day
• November 2 - Game Day

Get ready! Kick Off will be here before you know it!

Registration for BEST 2013 is Now Open!

The wait is over! Teams may now register for the 2013 BEST Robotics competition--Gatekeeper. One representative per team should register at this site: http://northeastalabamabest.eventbrite.com/#. The deadline to register is Friday, September 6, 2013.

Berry & Dunn Office Equipment is 2013 Sponsor!

Berry and Dunn Office Equipment became the first company to commit to being a sponsor of Northeast Alabama BEST for 2013. They were also an inaugural year sponsor in 2012.

Berry and Dunn is a locally-owned and operated one-stop office supply and equipment dealer, with locations in Rainsville, Fort Payne, and Scottsboro. 

Thanks to Berry and Dunn for their support of Northeast Alabama BEST Robotics!