2025-26 Competition Schedule

The schedule is not yet completed. Our region is 'Lowcountry' and no date has been set for a scrimmage, and no location has be selected for our qualifier, so more information will follow. If we have robots capable of competing on the field BEFORE or BY Oct 28, we can travel to the soft scrimmage. This includes the team having demonstrated autonomous and teleop scoring, and having an engineering portfolio turned in to Mr. O'Hern.

SOFT SCRIMMAGES

• Nov 1 - Lowcountry Soft Scrimmage at Orange Grove Elementary School

SCRIMMAGES

• Dec 13 - Upstate Scrimmage at the BMW Training Facility

• TBD - Midlands Scrimmage

• TBD - Lowcountry Scrimmage at Military Magnet

QUALIFIERS

• Jan 24 - Upstate Qualifier at Laurens 55 High School

• Jan 31 - Midlands Qualifier at Longleaf Middle School

• Feb 7 - Lowcountry Qualifier, location TBD

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

• Feb 20 & 21 - State Championship at Dreher High School

Online Resources

• 'Decode' Reveal (VIDEO)

• 'Decode' Competition Manual - V1 (2025-26 Season)

• 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 some of our 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: jim.ohern@lattavikings.com