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Published September 26, 2026

Team 702 Parent Meeting Slides

Published September 23, 2026

Team 702 Weekly Newsletters

Our weekly newsletters can be accessed on this page.

Team 702 Update 09/23/2026

Meeting Times & Parent Details

Meeting Schedule: Mondays, Wednesdays, After-school-6 PM.

Team Safety Contracts: If you have not received the Team Safety Contract (aka Team Contract) print it out or get it from Coach Paniza. We need them returned ASAP so we can begin to send out FIRST Registration forms and so students can participate in team work. You can find the link to access it on the team website under ABOUT/Important Links, or here:2026-2027 FRC Team 702 Student Contract & Liability Agreement 

Parent Info Meeting: We will hold a Parent Information Meeting on the 26th from 1PM to 3:30PM. It will cover information for this coming school year. If you can attend, please do.

SoCal Showdown Prep: Our meetings are being used to prepare for SoCal Showdown and to train new members. If you would like to attend SoCal Showdown, be sure to show up!

Open House: We will have an Open House during Back to School Night to give parents the opportunity to see what their students are doing during our meetings and within the Robotics classes.

Parent Supervision Volunteering: Because our coaches both work full time jobs, they are not able to make every meeting, and also appreciate breaks when they can get them. Because of that, we are asking for parents to sign up when available to cover for our coaches during meetings. No experience in engineering is necessary. You can sign up here https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D49A4A629A2FCC52-65707467-parent#/ or access it on the team website under ABOUT/Important Links.

Parent Volunteering: If you would like to volunteer with the team at events, you need to become registered with CCUSD & FIRST. You can find the required information here:
https://www.firstinspires.org/programs/youth-protection-program 
https://www.ccusd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=42358&type=d&pREC_ID=187033

Upcoming Event Times & Details

September 26 – Parent meeting night

  • 1pm – 3:30pm
  • Covers important information for this coming year

October 9-11 – SoCal Showdown – Weekend Event

  • Attending Students:
    • Entire team
  • More information to come

Student & Leadership Information

FLL & FTC

We are looking for parent & student mentors to coach classes during the First Semester. They currently are held at El Marino Elementary School & El Rincon Elementary School, one day a week. If you are interested in mentoring, or know anyone who might be, please let Nathan Salyer or Coach Dennis Paniza know. If you know students who are interested, please reference their parents to either Coach Paniza or Coach Emma Gloyer.

 

Published October 9, 2024

Team 702 Bagel Bytes Lives On

Culver City High School has hired a new coach and robotics teacher, Dennis Paniza. We are excited to see the team live on for its 25th year.

The team will be competitng in the FIRST FRC 2025 season at the Los Angeles Regional, located at Da Vinci High School. Coach Singer remains with the team for this season, and Coach Stout has retired and is coaching coach Paniza through November.

Published September 9, 2023

2023-2024 School Year Begins

Hello Team 702 Robotics Mentors,

There’s been a lot going on the past couple weeks, and now that things are settled a bit we know at least some plans to begin the year. Our first meeting will be next Wednesday Sept 6th at 3 pm.

Meeting Days/Times: 

  • Mondays 3:30-6 pm
  • Wednesdays 3-6 pm
  • Two Saturdays a month 12-5, starting with Sept 9th and 23rd.

We added Saturdays to both have a time better suited to attracting new mentors, and because the school schedule for Wednesday now has classes getting out at 2:42 instead of 1:15. We had a tool recertification meeting for 14 students the day before school started last week, so we have a good start on getting everyone back using tools. The leadership is active and ready to go. 

Fall projects

  • JPL Invention Challenge rules have been released here, and we plan to participate
  • Swerve drive robot base is built but a lot more work is needed
  • 2022 robot needs reworking to be our demobot
  • plus we need to train programers and play with driving and auto

Sadly the robotics teacher was unable to fulfill his commitment earlier this week, so the CTE Robotics classes have been cancelled. The district has also not paid us for champs, so we have not much in the way of funds. The good news is that the district did pay the first regional registration yesterday, so we have the ability to attend at least one regional. 

Our online meetings with Joan and other coaches have been beneficial and our regional directors agreed this was such a good idea that they are offering it as well. See the link below for a Zoom meeting next Tuesday that you are most welcome to attend. 

Looking forward to seeing you in Room 91,

David Stout

Team 702 Co-Coach

newsletter

Published January 5, 2023

Kickoff Jan. 7th, 2023 – 12-5pm

We are rapidly approaching the 2023 build season, which starts on January 7, 2023.  Our season kickoff will take place from 12noon-5pm on Saturday, January 7th, 2023.

We have a few things we need from you before the build season starts. 

Read MoreKickoff Jan. 7th, 2023 – 12-5pm

kickoff

Published November 14, 2021

Ferris Wheel Installation & Office A

On Saturday November 13, six team members attended the unveiling of the Ferris wheel at the Long Beach Aquarium. Thanks to Coach Singer, we met many of the staff and had a personal tour of the entire aquarium. The staff were amazed at how well it was built and ready for the birds to enjoy.

 

Office A is changing! The old mill has been moved, and the old location cleaned up, sanded and clear-coated in anticipation of the new mill arriving on Tuesday. The windows and walls have been cleaned and the paint given a new fresh coat. Bennett, Adam and Devansh took charge of making this happen.