Any high school student enrolled in the Newport News Public Schools is eligible to be a member of Triple Helix. If you wish to join the team, please fill out the Student Information Form, save it to your computer, and e-mail it to join2363@menchvillerobotics.org. Also, please have your parent(s)/guardian(s) review the material under the For Parents tab, print the consent forms, and fill them out. Please return these forms to the team at your first meeting.

If you are considering joining Triple Helix and have question, please e-mail your questions to join2363@menchvillerobotics.org, and someone will respond to your questions as soon as possible.

We are seeking students interested in both the technical design and fabrication of our competition robots, and those students who are interested in the day-to-day management and operation of the team. More specifically, opportunities are available for students wishing to engage in the following activities:

Technical

• Mechanical design and fabrication
• Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
• Electronics
• Pneumatics
• Computer programming
• 3-D computer animation
• Team Management and Support

Public relations

• Marketing
• Purchasing
• Fundraising
• Photography and videography
• Web site design, development, and maintenance
• Team spirit
• Social event planning

Welcome to Triple Helix!!! We are glad that your son or daughter has decided to join the team, and we wish to welcome you to the family! It is our goal to have the parents become an integral part of the team. There is nothing better than seeing lots of team parents and family members up in the stands rooting the team on at one of the competitions that we attend. We hope that you will become involved with the team this year and assist in making Triple Helix the best team that we can possibly be.

This page contains information pertinent to team parents, including links to parent letters and forms below. Please take the time to look through the materials and feel free to ask questions when you have them. Questions may be directed to me or any one of our team mentors.

Best Regards,

Matt Wilbur
Head Coach, Triple Helix
Senior Research Engineer
US Army Research Laboratory
Vehicle Technology Directorate
E-mail: matt.wilbur@menchvillerobotics.org

Parent Welcome Letter

Parent Consent and Student Emergency Contact Form

FIRST and Triple Helix Fact Sheet

Triple Helix General Information

Washington DC Field Trip Permission Form

NASA Regional Webcasts
- Watch live broadcasts of FIRST regionals.

The Blue Alliance
www.thebluealliance.net
- This is FRC's match results database. It Includes videos, pictures, and competition standings.

Chief Delphi
www.chiefdelphi.com
- Chief Delphi is a website created by team #47 and has since become the most popular forum among FIRST teams.

FIRST Forum
http://forums.usfirst.org/index.php
- The official Forum of FIRST

Virginia FIRST
www.virginiafirst.org
- This website has information regarding FIRST teams residing locally, here in Virginia.

FIRST
www.usfirst.org
- The official FIRST robotics website

Menchville High School
http://mville.nn.k12.va.us/
- Our school's homepage

Triple Helix Wallpaper
Click here
- Offiicial Team wallpaper