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.
CAMERON
NATHAN
DREW
SPENCER
BRETT
BUILD AND DESIGN
SOFTWARE AND STRATEGY
BUSINESS AND OUTREACH
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
TOM WETHERALD
STUART BRITTON
JAY GERMAN
OTHER MENTORS
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
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2019
Regional Hard Hat Award
Regional Engineering Inspiration Award
Regional Safety Award
Regional Chairman's Award
Champion Subdivision (Roebling) Finalist
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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
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2016
Regional Engineering Inspiration Award (x2)
Regional Hard Hat Award
Championship Industrial Design Award
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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
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2013
Regional Winner
Regional Finalist
Regional Excellence in Engineering Award
Regional Creativity Award
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2012
Regional Imagery Award
Regional Quality Award
2011
FIRST Dean’s List Finalist Award
Regional Innovation in Control Award
Regional Excellence in Engineering Award
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