People may think that the robotics club is just about robots and coding. However, after talking to senior, Corbett Davis, president of the robotics club, we have learned it is so much more. There are many different jobs that need to be filled throughout this team. Some examples include, the campaign group whose job it is to collect donations and spread awareness about this club, while the other team members work on the skills of creating and programming unique one-of-a-kind robots.  

    While speaking with Davis he claimed, “Robotics club provides a place for people who are interested in robotics, a platform to shine.” He then goes into detail about how Gulf Breeze High School does not offer any classes to help teach inspired students about robotics. This is why the robotics club was formed and is still active and growing today. 

   Robotics club meetings are held once a week every Wednesday from 8:30Am to 9Am. Weekend meetings, which are mainly for campaign members, vary from time to time depending on the need for them, along with team members’ availability. To join the robotics club students are welcome to just show up at meetings or talk to already existing members of the club about membership and positions. 

Brand new member, senior, Thomas Baltz states, “I’m very excited for this year to be part of the robotics club and work as a team while also getting the chance to make new friends.” A big part of this club is working together as a team to collectively create a unique machine. Davis, who was vice president last year stepped up to president this year. He stated that, “running a club is difficult and I didn’t see anyone stepping up.” He along with co-president, senior, Maddie Cingerrie both became interested in robotics as soon as they saw the fliers at club rush. Therefore, it is important to have a strong foundation for the campaign team in this club.  

The robotics club works together all year for their main competition which is held in January and takes place in Gainsville. The competition then later heads down to Universal Studios in Orlando. “Universal has a package that brings students in and has an engineer walk them through the park to explain how the mechanics behind the attractions work,” Davis added.  This is an amazing opportunity for the students at Gulf Breeze High School to learn about robotics used in real world situations.