WHO ARE WE?
The Centennial HS FTC Robotics Club contains three competing FTC teams: Exponential #15561, Cypher #17464, VorTechs, and the now retired VIRUS #9866. Our club is made up of CHS students passionate about robotics, engineering, computer science, or marketing. Any student is welcome to join the club at any time as an alternate. However, to be on a competing team, you must be formally admitted.
Our vision is to create a challenging and supportive atmosphere in which each member’s knowledge of engineering, programming, and marketing concepts can grow, helping our local community by supporting local businesses, performing outreach, and spreading awareness of FTC and STEM in our community.
OUR HISTORY
No one starts off perfect at anything, and we are definitely no exception.
We've learned and grown throughout our years of countless failures, mistakes, and accidents.
Learn about our journey from a middle school family-and-friends team, to an award-winning multi-team official club.
We've learned and grown throughout our years of countless failures, mistakes, and accidents.
Learn about our journey from a middle school family-and-friends team, to an award-winning multi-team official club.
2016-2017 SEASON
2017-2018 SEASON
Members of Team VIRUS, along with a couple enthusiastic recruits, brought FTC into our high school. The Centennial FTC Robotics Club was founded with the goal to introduce Centennial High School students to FIRST. With only 8 members and our coach, Ms. Nancy Smith, our goal was to expand the club and inspire others to get involved in FTC and STEM.
In addition to winning several awards that season, VIRUS was chosen to attend the Worlds Competition in Detroit.
In addition to winning several awards that season, VIRUS was chosen to attend the Worlds Competition in Detroit.
2018-2019 SEASON
At the end of the 2017-2018 school year, we held an interest meeting and realized a multitude of students were interested in joining our club. We decided to host training sessions over the summer, where we taught potential new members valuable FTC skills, such as building, programming, CAD design, and marketing. When the official game video was released for the 2018-2019 season, we held a kickoff event at our school to showcase the video and introduce new members to the competition. We were successful: our club went from 8 to 28 members, and we branched off into two teams: VIRUS and Exponential. Exponential, in its rookie year, qualified for Worlds.
2019-2020 SEASON
Over the summer, once again, our club hosted training sessions to train students interested in joining our club. The turnout was a lot more than expected: 60 people ended up attending the training sessions. The kickoff event was again held at the school, and everyone brainstormed ideas for the robot, then presented to the group. After the kickoff event, the board decided to form a third team to accommodate the growing interest. To include as many people as we can, we decided to open up the club to anyone who wants to join. However, we did not have enough spots on the teams for everyone, so anyone who is not on a team is considered an alternate. Our third team, Cypher, is a rookie team that currently consists of 14 members. All three teams were able to win awards, and VIRUS, once again, made it to Worlds. Although the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we continued to hold a virtual interest meeting that we promoted to middle schools and currrent students at CHS.
2020-2021 SEASON
This season, despite a much tighter budget this year, limited access to our equipment, and the lack of physical meetings, the CHS FTC Robotics Club is adapting to continue in a virtual setting. With our long beloved veteran team VIRUS #9866 retired, we created a new rookie team, Team VorTechs! We have been excited to continue working with returning members and learn with new recruits, as we build three successful teams for the Ultimate Goal Season.