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Feburary 10, 2010

Team 1086 Donates 80 lbs of LEGOS to the Coal Pit Learning Center

Team 1086 helps at risk children with a donation of 80 lbs legos to the "Coal Pit Learning Center" in Glen Allen, Virginia.

November 13, 2010

Deep Run Hosts FLL Tournament

Team 1086, from Deep Run High School, hosts it's first FLL tournament. Twenty-four (24) teams help make this a tremendous success.

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January 27, 2011

Team 1086 Inspires Elementary School Kids for a life of FIRST ^® Robotics

Team 186 visited Colonial Trails Elementary school recently for the Math and Technology Showcase. SWISS, the robot from 2010 and the CheeseHeads inspired over 215 kids with their soccer ball kicking robot.

January 29, 2011

Dave "Jumper" Cohen - Mentor and Friend

Dave "Jumper" Cohen mechanial engineer that works at our sponsor FLEXICELL. Reluctant at first to be a mentor, Jumper is now an exemplary mentor who teaches our rookies shop skills, engineering principles and most importantly the value of hard work and honesty.

October 12, 2010

Christina - 1086 Alumni Started Out Quietly

Now a sophmore in college, Christina was tranformed by FIRST^® Robotics into a confident young women destined to a career in Biomedical Engineering.

December 11, 2010

Team Captain Kumar is Building his future with FIRST^® Robotics

Amar has transformed from a disinterested observer of FIRST^® Robotics into a team captain with a passion for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.

Janurary 23, 2011

Extraordinaire Programmer finds friends for life in FIRST^® Robotics

Josh has always been a programmer. Even from a very young age he was reading programming books and writing code. But when he discovered FIRST^® Robotics he found not only an outlet for his programming skills, he found a team full of friends.

February 3, 2011

Immersed in FIRST^® Robotics at home, Matthew becomes a leader on Team 1086

Matthew started his robotics passion with FLL with his mother as FLL coach. When he arrived at Deep Run, he knew he had to join Team 1086. And in the years since, he has become a leader, having been voted team captain for the 2010-2011 season.

February 1, 2011

Coach Clarke - Eleven years of Inspiration

Coach Clarke has been inspiring and coaching FIRST^® Robotics members for eleven year. In 2010, he was awared the Woodie Flowers regional award. Coach Clarke continues inspring and mentoring 1086, teaching the value of hard work, critical thinking and having fun.

February 15, 2011

1086 Welcomes New Coach/Mentor Ms. Petrie

1086 is very lucky to have Ms. Petrie join the team as a coach and mentor. As a local middle school advanced math teacher, and with eight years as FLL coach and FRC team mom, She is well suited to coaching FIRST^® Robotics Team 1086. Welcome Ms. Petrie!

You are now entering the cheesy world of FIRST ^® Robotics Team 1086 Blue Cheese from Deep Run High School in Glen Allen, Virginia! Once you enter, you will get hooked and never want to leave.

While we are a team that competes in robotics tournaments across the country, we are more than just a robotics team! We are products of FIRST^® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) a nonprofit organization created to encourage students to explore careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. We strive to create the builders and innovators of the next generation. Through mentorship and community outreach, we are changing the values of society.

WITH OUR CHEESY GOODNESS- WE MAKE FIRST^® A “WHEY” OF LIFE!

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For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology

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