FRC Instigators 1596
We are a school-sponsored FIRST robotics team that is in it's 20th year of competition.
There is something for everyone! It's more than just robots! Tap into mathematics, physics, electrical and mechanical engineering, computer programming, business, marketing, finance, social media, fundraising, outreach, fabricating and manufacturing.
Team members do a variety of tasks from business plans, art work, planning outreach activities, scouting and cheering for the team, learning 3D printing, and getting their hands dirty from handling wiring, wood, and metal. Be a part of the hardest fun you'll ever have.
Need more information?
Contact Jeanne Shibley at
jshibley@eupschools.org
or call/text 906-630-1707
Getting ready for presentations & events!
Meetings are Tuesdays
from 3:30-5:30 pm
in the Robotics Lab
Saturday with Derek - April 26
from 10 am-2 pm
NEW MEMBERS WELCOME!
2024-25 Season
Showing off alligator clips on her fingertips at Rainbow Rumble.
Chowing down at Rainbow Rumble.
Learning to drive at UP State Fair's Fair Play.
The battery goes where?
Play time at the UP State Fair.
Team members reverse-engineer last year's robot with mentor Derek.
Using the chop saw
Wiring the robot
Soldering robot wiring
Using a jigaw
Learning OnShape CAD
Huge smiles for winning the Rising Star Award at LSSU event
A great team of freshmen and 8th-graders wins the Rising Star Award at the LSSU event.
A Big Thank You to Our Sponsors:
- BOEING - Platinum Sponsor! Thank you Mikayla!
- SAULT STE. MARIE LIONS CLUB - Silver Sponsor
- DDC | OMNI - gifts of EVA foam
- BUNKER MANUFACTURING - gifts of aluminum & steel
- CRAIG A. FLICKINGER DDS, PLLC - Silver Sponsor
- ROBERTS P. & ELLA B. HUDSON FOUNDATION - Platinum Sponsor!
- CHIPPEWA SOUVENIRS, INC. - Bronze Sponsor
- NATIONAL OFFICE PRODUCTS - Bronze Sponsor
- ARFSTROM PHARMACY - Silver Sponsor
- SOO CO-OP CREDIT UNION - Silver Sponsor
- SAULT ROTARY - Silver Sponsor
- CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK - Silver Sponsor
- SMITH & COMPANY REALTORS - Fred Smith, Anna Piche, Brian Cornell, Mary Jo Weston, Barb Hampton, Robyn Hungerford, & Steve Sanderson - Silver Sponsors
- KELLER WILLIAMS NORTHERN MICHIGAN PROPERTIES - Bronze Sponsor
- DTE - Platinum Sponsor!
- GM for sponsoring our $6000 FRC team fee!
Help the Instigators succeed in their building goals and participate in robotics events by becoming a sponsor!
Donations can be sent to the team at:
Robotics Team #1596
Sault Area High School & Career Center
904 Marquette Ave.
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
Make checks payable to: Sault Area Public Schools
Note in memo: Robotics Team 1596
Competitions 2025
- WEEK 2 - March 7-9, 2025 | Mt. Pleasant: Congratulations on making it to the Playoffs!
- WEEK 4 - March 20-22, 2025 | LSSU: Congratulations on being Alliance 6 team captains and making it to the playoffs! So proud of winning the Rising Star Award!
Events:
- Gift Card Basket Raffle - Congratulations to André Jacques!
- Rotary Presentation - Lunch at Noon, May 5 - Crow's Nest, LSSU
- School Board Presentation - May 12 @ 5:30 pm - SAMS library
- Robotics Team Banquet - May 20 @ 5:30 pm - SAHS Commons
- Engineers' Day at the Soo Locks - June 27 | 9 am -4 pm
- Rainbow Rumble - July 25-27 | Mason High School
- Fair Play at U.P. State Fair - August 14-17
Interested in joining?
- Team Interest Form: Let us know about you and your interests & preferences
- Team Expectations: This is the student's contract with the Team and parent/student signature form
Submit your forms to Mrs. Shibley in the CTE office or via e-mail to jshibley@eupschools.org