MOUNTLAKE TERRACE—The Mountlake Terrace High School FIRST Robotics Competition team 1778 (Chill Out), composed of students from across the Edmonds School District, has qualified for the third year in a row to compete in the FIRST Championships this year from April 16-19 in Houston, TX. Through relentless dedication, innovation, and teamwork, Chill Out will take their robot, ‘SubZero’, to join 600 teams from around the world, continuing their best season in team history.
This season Chill Out has earned two District Event Winner blue banners, the Innovation in Control Award, the Autonomous Award, and District Championship Finalist. The team has a record of 46-7-0 and are ranked 14th worldwide out of almost 3,700 teams. The Chill Out 1778 team is thrilled to be competing alongside 22 other PNW teams also heading to Houston, including neighboring teams Royal Robotics 2522 (Lynnwood High School), Jack in the Bot 2910 (Henry M Jackson High School), Sonic Squirrels 2930 (Glacier Peak and Snohomish high schools), and Arrowdynamics 10079 (Bothell High School).
The team was recently featured on The Newsfeed with Cascade PBS, highlighting the incredible work of these students. The team creates a new robot every year to meet the FIRST game challenge–from design, strategy, manufacturing, programming, and testing. Along with robot engineering, the students run a business, including community STEM outreach, marketing, fundraising, graphic design, and public speaking.
Learn more by visiting the Chill Out website to see how you can get involved or sponsor the team. To find a team in your area visit FIRST Robotics Competition and see this year’s game.
Source: Mountlake Terrace High School Robotics, Steve Winckler
Author: Lynnwood Times Staff
