Sugar Land Branch, headed by Lauren Yang (picture), the largest AYLUS branch with 20 members has been named the Branch of September. Congratulation!
Month: September 2015
Fort Bend TX Branch: Robot Team Meeting Minutes
The Fort Bend TX Branch has held its 11th activity (Sept. 27, 2015). This is a routine robot meeting. We installed the newly purchased Easy C application and gave the first try to develop control software so we can enhance the robot’s functions. Since we formed the Fantasy Robot Team, we have been having weekly robot […]
Sugar Land, TX Branch: Continues Music Volunteering at Alzheimer’s Care Center!
On September 27, 2015, Sugar Land, TX Branch members volunteered for the 3rd time at the Alzheimer’s Care Center. Branch members, Nathaniel Zhang, Lauren Yang, and Michelle Zhangplayed piano and viola for the residents. The activity was a huge success, and the branch plans on continuing the volunteering event weekly.
Sugar Land, TX Branch Participates in Clean Up the World Event!
On September 6, 2015, the first weekend of the “Clean Up the World” month, the Sugar Land Branch picked up trash at Oyster Creek Park, Sugar Land, TX. The event was a huge success, with 17 volunteers! We collected several full bags of trash at the park. Hopefully, we helped make the park cleaner and […]
Breaking News: Manhasset Branch Created The First Math Circle !!!
On Sept 20th, the leaders of AYLUS Manhasset Branch have created the first Math Circle for AYLUS. The Manhasset Math Circle is headed by the Manhasset Branch President Hill Yin. Other leaders are: Vice President: Iris Liu Secretary: Owen GAO Vice secretary: Yuhan Wang Treasurer: Cindy Liu Current member: Victor Yang, Anna Wang Manhasset Math […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Robot Team’s Competition Retrospective
The Fort Bend TX Branch has held its 10th activity (Sept. 20, 2015). Besides coaching other learning groups as usual, Fantasy team had a retrospective as to what should be improved in light of yesterday’s debut. It’s concluded that more programming should be done to the robot controller so the performance can be made better.
Silicon Valley Branch joins the Clean up the World event!
On September 19, 2015, AYLUS Silicon Valley Branch participated in the Clean up the World Event and cleaned up Cupertino’s Calabazas Creek. The event lasted the entire morning and the members collected a large amount of garbage. It was a great success and experience. Participants: Sophie Wen, Neha Chawla, Vivian Hu, and Claire Wen. […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: VEX Robot Team “Fantasy” Debut at the Competition
Fort Bend TX Branch members formed the robotics dream team Fantasy a while back. On Sept. 19, 2015, the team debuted in the first VEX Robot competition. With dedicated work from team members, the ball-throwing robot was designed and constructed, with an effort of many sleepless nights! The performance of the robot was an instant […]
Sugar Land, TX Branch: Volunteering Continues at Alzheimer’s Care Center!
On September 18, 2015, branch members, Nathaniel Zhang and Lauren Yang played piano for the residents. The seniors enjoyed the performance and the Sugar Land, TX Branch will continue to play for them every week. In the future, we plan on having more performers!
Sugar Land, TX Branch: Volunteering Continues at Alzheimer’s Care Center!
On September 18, 2015, branch members, Nathaniel Zhang and Lauren Yang played piano for the residents. The seniors enjoyed the performance and the Sugar Land, TX Branch will continue to play for them every week. In the future, we plan on having more performers!
Fort Bend TX Branch: VEX Robot is ready for upcoming competition
The Fort Bend TX Branch has held its 8th activity (Sept. 13, 2015)! We coached the VEX Robot teams as usual. The robot is fully ready to throw balls. Moreover, the robot is now equipped with an intelligent new function: picking up the ball from the floor! The upcoming competition event is the next Saturday […]
Sugar Land, TX Branch Reaches 20 Members!
The Sugar Land, headed by Lauren Yang, TX Branch has continued to recruit more members and has now reached 20 members. Welcome to Hanzheng Li! The Branch has also created a Junior Members section. Welcome to Nicholas Hao, Alexander Hao, and Courtney Starks! This branch is only growing and we look forward to working with […]
Fort Bend TX Branch Welcomes David Guan!
David Guan likes to read and DIY in his free time. He plays tennis, soccer and the clarinet. He can speak and listen to Chinese okay, but not very good at reading and writing yet. He is now a 6th grader at a Middle school in Texas. He is very interested in the Robotics activities. […]
Fort Bend TX Branch Welcomes Gavin Wang!
Gavin Wang is a 7th grader at Beckendorff Junior High. He enjoys math and science, and is a member of both the Math and Science team at his school and the Science Olympiad team. He has participated in many MathCounts, American Mathematics Competitions (AMC), and Texas Math and Science Coaches Association (TMSCA) competitions. He also […]
Fort Bend Texas Branch Makes an Effort to Clean up the World!
On September 7th, 2015, Labor Day, the Fort Bend Texas branch picked up litter at the Memorial Park and Brazos River Corridor at Sugar Land, Texas. As they always say, everything is bigger in Lone Star State. Our AYLFUS members’ enthusiasm is hotter than the sizzling Texas summer weather. They diligently worked in the afternoon […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Robotics Team Getting Ready for Competition
The Fort Bend TX Branch has held its 7th activity (Sept. 06, 2015)! We continue on a ball-throwing robot. The robot is in its final stage ready for performing in the upcoming competition event. The competition date is set to be Sept. 19th. Teams members stayed the whole afternoon to learn and to build. We […]
Sugar Land, TX Branch Participates in Clean Up the World Event!
On September 6, 2015, the first weekend of the “Clean Up the World” month, the Sugar Land Branch picked up trash at Oyster Creek Park, Sugar Land, TX. The event was a huge success, with 17 volunteers! We collected several full bags of trash at the park. Hopefully, we helped make the park cleaner and better! Thank […]
Sugar Land, TX Branch Recruits More Members!
As of 9/6/15, the Sugar Land, TX Branch has 16 members plus the 3 officers! Welcome Jessie Wang, Quynhmai Tran, Catherine Li, Emily Lin and Louise Zeng!
Sugar Land, TX Branch: Volunteer Program at Alzheimer’s Care Center!
For the past 3 years, the President and Vice President of the Sugar Land, TX Branch have been volunteering weekly at a local Alzheimer’s Care Center. Since the school year started, we’ve expanded our volunteering to include the Sugar Land, TX Branch and plan on continuing weekly! This week, members: Lauren Yang (piano), Nathaniel Zhang […]
Sugar Land, TX Branch Welcomes New Members!
Since the founding of the Sugar Land Branch, new members have been actively recruited! From the past few months, please give a warm welcome to: Julia Tseng, Shivani Guha, Pilar Ibarra, Aashi Sanchorawala, Saaket Poray, Ryan Chu, Nathaniel Zhang, and Michelle Zhang! The Sugar Land, TX Branch is growing and looking for even more members!