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Santa Ynez robotics team showcases robot, describes $12–$15K annual budget and funding needs
Summary
Math teacher and robotics coach Mrs. Slobig demonstrated the team's robot, described the club's 12‑year history and volunteer structure, and told the board the program's annual budget is about $12,000–$15,000 with a $6,000 competition fee and roughly $4,000 in parts.
Mrs. Slobig, the district math teacher who advises the robotics club, told the board the team has competed for 12 years and that the club is an extracurricular program—not a class—run outside regular school hours. She described the 10‑week design/build cycle for the competition season, said the team has 18 members (including five females and two seniors), and invited a small group of students to demonstrate the robot for trustees.
On budget, Slobig detailed the program's costs: "Our annual budget is between 12 and $15,000 a year. It costs us $6,000 to enter the competition. That's about $4,000 worth of parts..." She said the program relies on fundraising, grants and community partnerships and added candidly, "I grovel. I beg for money everywhere I go." School leadership thanked Mrs. Slobig for the time she spends supporting the students beyond normal advisor duties.
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