Team Calendar
General team meeting: Wednesdays after school, 2:00 to 3:30 pm in Room 134, starting September 16, 2026, for the whole school year.
Shop hours: Mondays and Wednesdays, 6:00 to 9:00 pm, and Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2:00 to 5:00 pm.
2027 BIOCORE Season: Key FIRST Dates
- September 24 to October 1, 2026: first-event preferencing
- October 15 to 22, 2026: second-event preferencing
- October 29 to November 17, 2026: unrestricted regional event registration
- November 12, 2026: Pre-Kickoff Virtual Kit release
- November 17, 2026: event registration closes (noon ET) and season payment due (5:00 pm ET)
- January 9, 2027, 12:00 pm ET: Kickoff and BIOCORE game reveal. Build season begins
- February 20, 2027: Week Zero scrimmages
- March 17 to 20, 2027: FIRST Long Island Regional, Hempstead, NY (Team 271 is on the waitlist)
- March 31 to April 3, 2027: Hudson Valley Regional, Rockland Community College, Suffern, NY (confirmed)
- April 28 to May 1, 2027: FIRST Championship, Houston, TX (only if the team qualifies)
Event registration closes on November 17, 2026; any other 2027 events Team 271 enters will be added then.
Vessey Invitational: School Field Trip
- November 1, 2026: Kenneth R. Vessey Robotics Invitational (formerly the Half Hollow Hills Invitational), Half Hollow Hills High School West, Dix Hills, NY, 7:00 am to 6:00 pm (matches from 8:30 am, awards by 4:00 pm). Team 271 is entering two robots.
A school field trip. Students travel by yellow school bus. Meet at the high school at 6:15 am: the bus arrives at the front steps at 6:30 am, leaves at 6:45 am and is back in Bay Shore around 5 to 6 pm. The permission slip is below. Free for families and spectators, and families are encouraged to attend.
Parents meeting (parents only): Tuesday, October 27, 6:00 to 8:00 pm, Room 134 (the shop), about the field trip, fundraising and other team news. No student shop session that day. Parents meeting flyer (PDF) · black and white · en español · español, blanco y negro · English and Spanish · English and Spanish, black and white
Download the field trip flyer (PDF) · black and white · en español · español, blanco y negro · English and Spanish · English and Spanish, black and white
Permission slip: PDF · black and white · en español · español, blanco y negro · English and Spanish · English and Spanish, black and white. Return it signed to Mr. Claiborne at the high school.
Fall 2026 Off-Season Events
- October 10 to 11, 2026: NYC Robo Replay, John Dewey High School, Brooklyn, NY. Two robots and the Most Improved Team Award; 271 ranked 8 of 24, alliance captain, out in playoff round 3; 271B ranked 21, 2nd pick of Alliance 7
- October 17, 2026: Brunswick Eruption 26, North Brunswick Township High School, North Brunswick, NJ. Rank 9 of 32, 1st pick of Alliance 3, out in playoff round 4
These were unofficial off-season scrimmages, not affiliated with or sponsored by the school or the school district (results from The Blue Alliance).
Download the off-season events flyer (PDF) · black and white
2026 REBUILT Season
- Regal Eagles Rampage, Bethpage, NY, March 1, 2026
- Finger Lakes Regional, RIT, Rochester, NY, March 11 to 14, 2026. Watch the Finger Lakes matches
- Bay Shore STEAM Night, Bay Shore Middle School, March 19, 2026, 6:00 pm
- New York Tech Valley Regional, MVP Arena, Albany, NY, April 15 to 18, 2026