April 2026 frc team 4810 i.am.robot newsletter

FENTON DISTRICT EVENT!

Fenton was another successful competition for us. We

started off the event a little rocky, however, through help

of another team, we were able to diagnose an issue with

our batteries. Showing gracious professionalism, Team

68 Truck Town Thunder allowed us to temporarily

borrow one of their batteries. On another hand, Team

7762 AutoPilots lent us their battery cart for the

remainder of Fenton, and later for states. This helped us

get picked first in the fifth alliance for the playoffs at

Fenton. Thanks to a strong community in FIRST, we

ended the Fenton competition ranked fourteenthout

of forty-two teams, which was a step up from our Battle

Creek district event, where we ranked eighteen out of

thirty-nine teams.

BUILDING FUTURES!

We ended the competition with another high

note. Our team was awarded the Engineering

Inspiration award; this award celebrates a team

who demonstrates outstanding success in

advancing respect and appreciation for

engineering within their community. Our team

was awarded this in honor of our outreach pro-

grams, where we host summer STEM camps, as

well as many other events that help bring FIRST

and STEM to our community. We could not do

all that we do without your support. This award

is dedicated to our sponsors and our students,

who give their time and support to our team.

MICHIGAN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP!

Through the Impact Award at Battle Creek and the

Engineering Inspiration Award at Fenton, our team

qualified for the Michigan State Championship at

Saginaw Valley State University. At the competition, our

team went 6-0 in our first six matches and finished

Friday ranked 1st out of 41 teams. We ended Saturday

with a 7-4 record, which was five more wins than 4810’s

last trip to states in 2023. Our team was not selected to

compete in playoffs; However, we were the first backup

team in case a robot broke down. This allowed us to

compete for one match with the first alliance. We

finished States ranked 18 out of 41 teams in our division,

and finished our season ranked 141 out of 619 teams in

Michigan, higher than we have ever been before. While

our team did not make it to Worlds, we had a very good

run this season and we could not have done it without all

of our gracious sponsors. Thank you to all of those who

support our team and our commitment to building the

futures of those we reach.

OPEN HOUSE

Our team hosted our second annual Sponsorship

Open House Event on Wednesday, April 22nd. This

event allowed us to show our sponsors what we

do at our facility, how their contributions to our team

help us do what we do, and get an update on how our

season went. We also invited two incoming students

on our team to this event; they got to learn about how

we run our team and what they will be doing with us

starting this summer.

STUDENT LEADERSHIP AWARD

The FIRST Leadership Award recognizes the dedication and

individual contributions of outstanding students. Logan

Pegher, a junior on our team, was nominated by our mentors

for being dedicated to all he does on the team. Deservingly,

Logan qualified for the leadership award semi-finals at the

Fenton District Competition. Later, at states, Logan took a

step further and qualified for leadership award finals in

Houston, Texas at the worlds competition. Logan has always

been an asset and shares his bubbly with everyone he meets.

He takes team spirit to the next level, and always takes charge

whenever he can. We are proud that he is able to share his

personality with others at the worlds competition.

WHAT'S NEXT?

Our team has started preparing for our annual summer

STEM camps. Our camps are a week-long event

designed by our students to help engage K-8 students

in STEM and FIRST. So far we have two of these

camps scheduled for the summer and are continuing to

plan more summer outreach and robotics fun;

including our team summer barbeque, where we

celebrate the season and enjoy good food as a team.