VEX Robotics Team & Camp

VEX ROBOTICS CAMP

June 10-14, 2024

For students entering grades 3 – 8

This camp is open to any gifted student. You do not have to be enrolled at Apogee to come to this camp.

Join our VEX Robotics Summer Camp and Team!

Do you love to build stuff? Are you good with video game controllers? Would you like to be involved in a sporting event where robots compete? Join our VEX Robotics Team! Enrollment in the school isn’t required.

In 2016-17 we started our first elementary team and came in 2nd place at regional competition.
In 2017-18 we added a middle school team. Our elementary team got 1st place in regionals and competed in the State Finals
In 2018-19 we added an all-girls team, hosted two competitions of our own, and our middle school team took home a trophy.
In 2019-20 we brought home three trophies in the regular season, won 1st place in our division at State Finals, and earned a spot in the VEX World Championships!
In 2020-21 we made the hard decision to not compete due to COVID. We did run three teams and had a lot of fun building and experimenting!
In 2021-22 we jumped back into competition full throttle! We ran a summer camp to get a head start on the season.
In 2022-23 we’re ran a summer camp then hosted three tournaments.
In 2023-24 we’re running a summer camp to get a head start on the season, then we’ll start our practices in August. Join us!

We will have several teams this year – one or two elementary and one or two middle school teams. All teams will learn and work together to support each other. We will:

- - Learn skills to design and build a solid robot
  - Learn how to program a robot
  - Learn about the brand new competition for this year
  - Come up with strategies and designs with your team
  - Both teams can compete against each other to refine our skills
  - Spend some time having fun and getting to know each other
  - Finish the season with an amazing sense of accomplishment and hopefully a trophy!
What is the 2022-23 Challenge?
At this time it hasn’t been published yet. You can find it right here as soon as it becomes available, and we will pre-ordered the complete game so we can be the first to get started!
Here is the 2019-20 Challenge:
2018-19 Season Highlights
2017-18 Season Highlights

2016-17 Season Highlights
- Building our first robot.
- Putting the pieces together on the first day.
- Random inspection by Grumpy Cat.
- Working as a team to find the right parts.
- Testing our robot for the first time.
- Our first robot is finally complete!
- Demonstrating our robot for the judges at competition.
- Back to the drawing board to build a better claw/scoop.
- Being coach doesn't make Grumpy Cat any less grumpy.
- Pizza for lunch on competition day.
- We made it to the top!
- Competing at Heritage.
- Going for the win!
- Last minute tweaks on the practice field.
- Team photo after our biggest gain in points ever!
- Going for skills.

Testimonials About our Staff

Raising children identified as gifted and talented or high ability (GT/HA) can be both a blessing and a challenge. David Bonner has been instrumental in this journey for my husband and me over the last seven years by offering practical support and resources and serving as mentor to our three boys. We would trust our children to David's care because he has a strong commitment to family and understands the importance of seeing children holistically: psychologically, physically, socially and spiritually.

-Tamera Perry, Parent and Family Therapist

February 15, 2016

During my time with him as a student, David Bonner has proved to be not only one of the best people i know, but a truly gifted teacher too. His passion for kids and his ability to relate to them not only surpasses anyone I know, but it results in an amazing school-room environment as well. He is incredibly gifted at what he does, and I would recommend him to anyone looking for a challenging and engaging school experience.
-Elliot Best, High School Student

March 20, 2016

David is an excellent student, has exceptional moral qualities, and has a great deal to offer children as they grow up in today's society. In my book, David belongs in the top one percent of students I have had in my teaching career. I have full faith and confidence in David."

Nancy Kitt, IUPUI School of Science Lecturer of the Year, 2010

February 15, 2016

How I wish there was a school like this for me when I was growing up, and there is not a better person to kick this off than David Bonner. He's a fantastic educator to students of all ages with a full arsenal of knowledge. It would be hard to talk to him without learning something new. More importantly, he has a heart and a passion for the gifted that seems unquenchable. David plays a central part in my personal success story.
-Alexander Perry, High School Student

February 15, 2016

VEX ROBOTICS CAMP

Join our VEX Robotics Summer Camp and Team!

What is the 2022-23 Challenge?

Here is the 2019-20 Challenge:

2018-19 Season Highlights

2017-18 Season Highlights

2016-17 Season Highlights