• Home
• About
  • About FIRST®
  • About Us
  • Our Sponsors
  • Our Robots
  • Our Competitions
  • Our Team Structure
  • Our Community
• Calendar
• Members
  • Students
  • Staff Sponsors
  • Mentors
  • Alumni
• Multi-Media
  • Photos and Video
  • Cafe Press
  • Button Designs
  • T-Shirt Designs
  • In the News
• Resources
• Contact Us

How Our Team is Structured

Our team is broken up into several sub-teams. The Senior Project Manager and the Assistant Project Manager oversee the tasks done by all of the teams, and each team has a leader to reduce the probability of an error in communication between two teams.

• Build Team - The Build Team designs, builds, and tests the robot during the six week build season. Members of the team will use the metal and wood shops as well as an assortment of hand tools to build the robot.
• Drive Team - The Drive Team consists of two drivers and one human player and one coach. The drivers and the human player must be students; however, the coach position may either be a student or a teacher/mentor. Those interested in being on the Drive Team go through drive training and are tested to see who is the best fit to drive at the competition.
• Programming Team - This team is responsible for developing and writing the code essential for the proper functioning of the robot, and the 15 second autonomous period. This team works closely with the Build Team as they build new features onto the robot. We have programmed the robot in a C language variation in prior years, but this year we are using Java.
• Animation Team - This team designs and develops the 30 second animation submitted to the competition for a separate award. The skills of this team require use of AutoDesk 3ds Max.
• Public Relations Team - The PR team is responsible for creating and maintaining a positive image of the entire team, as well as getting sponsors and maintaining an adequate flow of income to help the team.
• Scouting Team - The scouting team is responsible for evaluating the other teams in preparation for the final alliance selection.
• Spirit Team - This facet of the team is in charge of creating and maintaining a sense of “school pride” during the competition, and cheering on the drivers during a match. Someone on this team wears the mascot costume during the competition
• Web Team - The Web Team is in charge of designing, programming, and updating the website. Members of this team must know or be willing to learn HTML, PHP, Web design and possibly Flash.
• Mentors - Assisting the students are professional mentors who advise and guide each teams' members on all phases of their work.