We had an amazing time at the FIRST In Texas District Championship! 2468 won the Impact Award and made it to the finals of the Mercury Division! 2689 won the entire Apollo Division and became District Championship Finalist! 2687 made it to round 2 of the Apollo Division!
We had a wonderful time at the Week 3 Fort Worth competition! 2689 made it to round 3 of the playoffs, 2687 made it to round 4 of the playoffs, and 2468 won the competition and the Impact Award!
We had a great time at the Week 1 Waco competition! 2689 made it to the 4th round of playoffs, 2687 made it to the finals of playoffs, and 2468 won the competition and the Engineering Inspiration Award!
We had a great time hosting a booth at Westlake's Wonderfest this year! We handed out laser cut ornaments, drove last year's robot around, and introduced our newest project: small Lego kits with STEM-based lessons!
On October 20, we held our biggest STEMGirls Night In yet with 40 girls! Participants observed the laser printing of little Halloween figurines, experimented with acids and bases using turmeric paint, and built towers using marshmallows and toothpicks!
We had a great weekend at the Week 1 Dallas District competition! 2689 made it to the 4th round of playoffs, 2687 made it to the 3rd round of playoffs and won the Autonomous Award, and 2468 won the competition and the Engineering Inspiration Award!
We had a great weekend at the 2022 FIRST Championship! 2468 was named a Championship Chairman's Finalist! 2468 made it to their division semifinals, and 2687 made it to their division quarterfinals. Thanks for a great season!
On February 26, 2468 hosted a FIRST Access tournament! Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate and support the students competing!
On February 22, 2468 hosted a panel of EDI officials from the STEM industry as part our "Stories in STEM" speaker series to discuss stereotypes in STEM and "Breaking the Bias"!
About Team Appreciate
FRC 2468 Team Appreciate of Westlake High School drives passion for STEM by inspiring future STEM leaders worldwide through mentorship, political advocacy, service, and lifelong learning. After 15 years, 36,000 outreach hours, and 1.4 million lives touched, FRC 2468 remains dedicated to realizing the vision of FIRST: “To transform our culture by creating a world where science and technology are celebrated and where young people dream of becoming science and technology leaders.” – Dean Kamen, Founder of FIRST
FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC)
The FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition and Science and Technology) series of robotics competitions inspires young people to be science and technology leaders by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership.