ABOUT US
Information on our leaders, our mentors, and our history.
OUR FIRST ®
PRIORITY
The W.A.R. Lords are from Francis Parker School in San Diego, California. As part of our FIRST® involvement, we are dedicated to spreading our message on a national and international scale. We are determined to provide our team members with the skills they need to succeed in future STEM endeavors.
STUDENT LEADERSHIP
One of our Team 2485's philosophies is to be "student led, mentor guided." This means that everything we do is student-driven. Our student leadership exists to manage our various projects, from the robot to outreach.
SIMON
Build and Design Department Co-Head
SIMON
KAIA
KAIA
Build and Design / WOW Department Co-Head
BUILD AND DESIGN
Matthew | Build Trainings Director
Drey | Manufacturing Director
Lou | Safety Captain
Relia | Quartermaster
JAYNA
JAYNA
Software Department Co-Head
ASHVEEN
ASHVEEN
Strategy Department Head
MARK
Software Department Co-Head
MARK
SOFTWARE AND STRATEGY
Jack | Robot Code Director
Andrew | Control Systems Director
Bhagavan | Electrical Director
Adam | Strategy Training Director
CHISATO
CHISATO
Business and Outreach/WOW Department Co-Head
KAI
KAI
Business and Outreach Department Co-Head
BUSINESS AND OUTREACH
Addy | Awards Director
Hannah | WOW Internal Events Director
Sophia | WOW Local Outreach Director
Alisha | WOW External Communications Director
MENTORS
Our mentors come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and work to provide student members of Team 2485 with workforce-level advice and guidance, learned from their experiences, throughout our season.
RYAN GRIGGS
Head Faculty Mentor
RYAN GRIGGS
"I’m the Francis Parker Robotics Coordinator and the faculty member responsible for the inception of Team 2485 in 2008. I’m responsible for maintaining and growing Francis Parker Robotics programs, especially those connected to FIRST®. I strive to give all members of our team the opportunity to be exceptional and seek to grow and inspire the next generation of technology leaders. I am blessed to be surrounded by remarkable people."
TOM WETHERALD
Build and Design Department Head Mentor
TOM WETHERALD
STUART BRITTON
Software and Strategy Department Head Mentor
STUART BRITTON
JAY GERMAN
Business and Outreach Department Head Mentor
JAY GERMAN
OTHER MENTORS
J.P. Pierce
Jim Reed
Robin Seay
Mike Maunu
Jimmy Chan
Stephanie Hszieh
Jason Khoury
Richard Lemoine
Karen Berglas
Rick Berglas
Denise Fujimoto-Britton
Stuart Britton
TEAM HISTORY
Since our rookie year, we have come quite far as a team. Our awards and accomplishments over the years can be found below.
2020*
Regional Gracious Professionalism Award
Regional Finalist
2019
Regional Hard Hat Award
Regional Engineering Inspiration Award
Regional Safety Award
Regional Chairman's Award
Champion Subdivision (Roebling) Finalist
2018
Regional Chairman's Award
Regional Engineering Inspiration Award
Regional Hard Hat Award
FIRST Dean's List Finalist Award
2017
Championship Hard Hat Safety Award
Championship Gracious Professionalism Award
Regional Chairman's Award
Regional Safety Award
2016
Regional Engineering Inspiration Award (x2)
Regional Hard Hat Award
Championship Industrial Design Award
2015
FIRST Dean’s List Finalist Award
Regional Innovation in Control Award
Regional Excellence in Engineering Award
2014
Regional Winner
Regional Finalist
Regional Excellence in Engineering Award
Woodie Flowers Finalist Award
FIRST Dean’s List Finalist Award
Regional Quality Award
2013
Regional Winner
Regional Finalist
Regional Excellence in Engineering Award
Regional Creativity Award
2012
Regional Imagery Award
Regional Quality Award
2011
FIRST Dean’s List Finalist Award
Regional Innovation in Control Award
Regional Excellence in Engineering Award
2021*
Industrial Design Award
*impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic