Team 5275, The TIME Bots, was founded in 2013 with a mere seven members with Steve McClellan as the adviser. The team was founded with the goal to promote STEM and teach various skills to the members of the team. After this first year, Steve left the school for another job and in the meantime, the team was left without an advisor. It was during this time frame that Sue Rame volunteered and kept the team alive until our new advisor, Mark Lockhart, was able to take the role. We are very thankful for her actions to keep the team functioning. Since then, our team has grown and learned in many ways. We hope for a bright future of even more learning experiences and growth for the team and community as a whole.

Below is a brief video/description for every year of the team.

2020-2021 GAME CHANGERS (IN PROGRESS!)

For centuries, sports have played an integral part in our culture. The FIRST community is building a culture that recognizes the athlete in each of us. This season, our programs represent the evolution of our sports and activities that make us physically and mentally strong. We’re teaming up with Disney and Lucasfilm for our 2020-2021 robotics season theme: FIRST® GAME CHANGERSSM, powered by Star Wars: Force for Change. It’s time to redefine the game and revolutionize the way we play and move.

2019-2020 INFINITE RECHARGE

With limited time and resources, teams of students, supported by adult mentors, build and program robots to perform challenging tasks in alliance with other teams in FIRST® Robotics Competition. FIRST® Robotics Competition teams will work toward building a new metropolis, harnessing renewable sources of energy to power the grid, generate new growth, and keep our community engaged, in INFINITE RECHARGE.

Total Members: 21

Male: 16   Female: 5

Seniors: 2   Juniors: 10

Sophomores: 4   Freshman: 5

2018-2019 FIRST DESTINATION: DEEP SPACE

2017-2018 FIRST Power Up

The 2017-2018 competition, FIRST Power Up, involves two alliances of three teams each, with each team controlling a robot and performing specific tasks on a field to score points. The game has a retro 8-bit theme and teams are required to place milk crates, or "power cubes", on large balancing scales to tip the scale and gain ownership. Alliances can also trade power cubes for power ups, giving them a temporary advantage in a match. At the end of the match, robots can climb the tower attached to the center balancing scale using a rung attached to the tower, giving them additional points.

Total Members:  28  

Male: 17   Female: 11

Seniors: 3   Juniors: 0

Sophomores: 13   Freshman: 12

2016-2017 FIRST Steamworks

The 2016-2017 competition, FIRST Steamworks, involved three major goals. The most sought after was to collect gears out of a chute and deliver them onto a hook on a tower in the middle of the field. The arena also had many balls scattered about that could be picked up and shot into a low goal for average points, or a high goal for more points. During the last thirty seconds of match, ropes were deployed for robots to climb to the top. Our team preformed adequately this year, placing in the middle of the ranking, but we also learned a great deal too. This year we successfully engineered our first mecanum drive train and our first "shadow bot". Overall, it was another great year for the team.

Total Members:    20

Male: 14    Female: 6

Seniors: 2   Juniors: 7

Sophomores: 5   Freshman: 6

2015-2016 FIRST Stronghold

The 2015-2016 competition, FIRST Stronghold, involved a different styled game than usual. There were several goals, but the major focus in this challenge was that there were five obstacles on the field for our robots to get passed. These obstacles were switched around, and swapped for others as well, so our robot had to be well rounded in order to adapt to every situation. Getting passed the obstacles or "defenses" scored points. Additionally, robots could take a ball to push into the opponents low goal or shoot into there high goal for additional points. At the end of a match, the robots were given a short time time attach on top of the tower and pull themselves up for a last bonus. While our team placed near the bottom of the ranking, we are proud of our versatile bot, and experimented new concepts like suspension and pneumatics.

Total Members:    17

Male: 12   Female: 5

Seniors: 1   Juniors: 5

Sophomores: 6   Freshman: 5

2014-2015 Recycle Rush

The 2014-2015 competition, FIRST Recycle Rush, was a simpler challenge. This year, robots had the goal to stack crates and barrels as well as organizing them into the correct location to score points. Additionally, they could move pool noodles or place them inside barrels for more points. As only our second year, our team placed relatively low, but it is a great part of the learning process in which we will improve over the years to come.

Total Members:    14

Male: 11   Female: 3

Seniors: 6   Juniors: 1

Sophmores: 3   Freshman: 4

2013-2014 Aerial Assist

The 2013-2014 competition, FIRST Arial Assist's challenge was to launch or push a large ball into different goals. To accomplish this, our team designed a wooden pendulum. The pendulum used physics to launch the ball up and into the goals.

Total Members:    7

Male: 7   Female: 0

Seniors: 1   Juniors: 4

Sophomores: 1   Freshman: 1