Northern Nevada League Tournament at McQueen Highschool We’ve been busy the past few months and wanted to share a quick update! This last weekend, VC Silver Circuits had the honor of co-hosting the Northern Nevada League Tournament at McQueen High School in Reno. It was an incredible event filled with amazing robots, strong competition, and even
Gattorna Christmas Dinner at Terra Mia All of the Gattorna relatives gathered at Terra Mia for Christmas dinner - (pictures in backwards order)
VC Silver Circuits go to Rennervation at the Fourth Ward Schoolhouse in Virginia City What an incredible day volunteering with the Rennervation Foundation, helping give foster and at-risk youth a truly wonderful Christmas experience! We are so grateful for the opportunity to be part of such an amazing day. Our team designed and 3D printed 348 ornaments for the kids to decorate, making the
The Light the World Giving Machine Kickoff West of Home played a few songs before and after the grand opening of the Giving Machines.
Fall Break in West Shore, Lake Tahoe We rented a big house in Meeks Bay on the West Shore of Lake Tahoe we went to Stateline - this huge chair is made of skis cool bedroom with pool table and beds in the wall
Camel Races in Virginia City This was our first time going to the Camel Races in Virginia City There were ostrich and zebra races too it was pretty funny watching all the human-animal interactions the races were only about 10-15 seconds, and the animals didn't always want to rush to the finish line
Making ornaments for the Nevada Christmas Tree We met up with Andrea in front of the Carson City Museum to make some ornaments for the Christmas tree that will be displayed in the nation's capitol. They had multiple crafting tables with lots of paint markers and slices of tree trunks, wooden and plaster and plastic
California Bluegrass Association Summer Camp in Grass Valley Courtney, Nabby and I went to the California Bluegrass Association Summer Camp this past week. It started on a Sunday and went through Wednesday. It was held on the fairgrounds in Grass Valley, CA Nabby took a Bluegrass Band class and Courtney took a mandolin class. I took a beginner
The Silver Circuits at FIRST Worlds in Houston The Virginia City Silver Circuits did awesome at the Worlds Robotics Competition in Houston last week - they went further than the Silver Circuits have ever gone in the finals! Carson and Coen were there as mentors. The team at their booth in the pits The team after their alliance
Carson's home! if you want to look at these in order, scroll to the end of this post and then look at them scrolling up through as they posted backwards! all the siblings in blue We all cheered when we first caught sight of him - we were all so happy to
Point Arena Lighthouse We spent a couple of days at the Point Arena Lighthouse - they have cottages right next to the lighthouse. The drive there was pretty long and a little treacherous. I'm standing at the beginning of Mountain View Road - and the horror on my face and in
VC Silver Circuits - going to Worlds again! VC Silver Circuits is once again the Nevada State Inspire Award Champions!! With this award, we are advancing for the fourth year in a row to represent Nevada at the FIRST World Championship in Houston, TX, from April 19-22!
Nevada State Robotics Competition The team with their coaches and mentor (Rogan, Michelle, and Coen) The team doing their presentation for the judges The team sang parody lyrics to the Toto song, 'Rains in Africa' - referring to their teammate Elise, who is currently in Africa
Virginia City Silver Circuits - Northern Nevada League Tournament at Galena Highschool After months of preparation, we competed in the Northern Nevada League Tournament at Galena High School this Saturday! It was amazing to reconnect with our fellow robot friends and experience an exciting day of competition. All our hard work this season truly paid off! We faced some tough challenges—broken
Savannah performs at the Reno Ice Christmas Show Savannah with her coach, Jorie before the show. Jorie skated in a group number Savannah skated beautifully! She had a super pretty and unique dress, and she did some difficult moves in her routine.
Silver Circuits Competition at Reno Public Market The Silver Circuits had their first competition today at the Reno Public Market, which is a food court type place with a big open space perfect for this kind of competition. They had a round in the morning and again in the afternoon - they did well and finished in
West of Home sings at the Galena Ward Christmas party We sang 'Beautiful Star of Bethlehem', a pretty and simple version of 'The First Noel', and a super pretty arrangement of 'Silent Night' We had some dinner first, then we sang the first two songs. There was a first-time Christmas pageant with the primary
