HNMCS Robotics is proud to denote ourselves as a team who prioritises quality. We focus on engagement–each part of our robot was worked on by different members of the team, each who work with others to emphasise collaboration and place a focus on teaching students to develop engineering and teaching skills. Previous students, with experienceContinue reading “Technical Tuesday”
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Giving Tuesday 2024
On Giving Tuesday, the HNMCS Robotics team came together to support a meaningful cause, organizing and donating children’s books to the Children’s Book Bank of Toronto. Our students worked tirelessly to divide and pack the books into boxes, ensuring they were ready for distribution to children in need. Alongside the book donation, students took partContinue reading “Giving Tuesday 2024”
Business Brunch 2024
Last Saturday, November 16th, HNMCS Robotics and Orbit Robotics hosted the 8th Annual Business Brunch. Five guest speakers: Ms. Mendhi, Ms. De Sousa, Ms. Mann, Ms. Galle, and Ms. Bryson joined us. They shared their story in the business field and gave advice. Some advice from the speakers were “Don’t get too attached to whatContinue reading “Business Brunch 2024”
EmpowHER 2024
The EmpowHer event at HNMCS expands young minds into the world of STEM. It is an inspiring initiative that empowers young minds to explore the exciting world of STEM. On November 6th, 2024, the team hosted its second annual EmpowHer event, which saw an incredible turnout of enthusiastic middle school students across Ontario. High schoolContinue reading “EmpowHER 2024”
Engineering Career Night 2024
On October 24, 2024, HNMCS Robotics hosted its 8th annual Engineering Career Night with Orbit Robotics, attracting over 90 attendees eager to hear from six engineers. Three speakers were connected to the HNMCS community. Janice Bolen’s expertise has positioned her as a leader in optimizing resource use, Deshnee Naidoo, highlighted the challenges faced by womenContinue reading “Engineering Career Night 2024”
STEMley: Overtime Sunday 2024
On October 20, 2025 HNMCS Robotics competed in the STEMley Cup Overtime Sunday event in Hamilton. It was an enthralling, fun and spirited event that allowed many teams from across Ontario to compete and play compete, the last season’s game one more time. By having Sunny as the Operator, Nemine as the driver, Maya asContinue reading “STEMley: Overtime Sunday 2024”
Deep Dive into Developing Technical Skills for the 2025 Season
Recently HNMCS robotics has taken the next big steps towards advancing our team’s coding capabilities with the creation of our new Coding Club. So far, our members have started to enter the world of Java; exploring the FRC Shuffleboard interactive display and activating LEDs. We have given our team a head start for the 2025Continue reading “Deep Dive into Developing Technical Skills for the 2025 Season”
CIS Presentation
As part of CIS (Conference of Independent Schools), Holy Name of Mary College School hosted a curriculum leaders conference on May 13, 2024. This conference brought school leaders together to spend a day discussing innovative approaches to learning and think of new directions for independent schools. Embodying inspiration, creativity and strong minds, 7659 HNMCS RoboticsContinue reading “CIS Presentation”
Alumnae Chats 2024
On Wednesday, May 15, 2024 HNMCS Robotics hosted its 5th annual Alumnae Chats. Past HNMCS Robotics team members shared their involvement with the team, university experiences, and how being part of FIRST aided them to advance into greater fields of STEAM or business. Our speakers included Veronica Grignano and Sofia Anunciacao. The event was conductedContinue reading “Alumnae Chats 2024”
STEAM Week
To kick off our FIRST STEAM Week, HNMCS Robotics held a teachers’ robot tournament. Two teachers from each school house (Chara, Electra, Bella, Nashira) gathered to participate in the tournament. The drive team gave a short tutorial before the game started. Through this initiative, the teachers got to experience Crescendo and how to drive theContinue reading “STEAM Week”