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.
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.
Aries | Controls
Steve | Controls
Nathan | Controls
Kiana | Analytics
Ella | Analytics
Yael | Analytics
Ethan | Analytics
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.
NATHALIE
Head of Build
NATHALIE
KAVISH
Head of Design
KAVISH
LIAM
Head of Drive
LIAM
BUILD/DESIGN + DRIVE
Vanessa | Build
Jessie | Build
Shounak | Build
Sophie | Build
Nick | Design
Sara | Design
ANIKA
Head of WOW
ANIKA
LONDON
Head of
Business and Impact
LONDON
BUSINESS/IMPACT + WOW
Evelyn | Impact
Riti | WOW
Ella| WOW
SANJANA
Co-Head of Controls
SANJANA
ARTHON
Co-Head of Controls
ARTHON
PRESTON
Head of Analytics
PRESTON
CONTROLS + ANALYTICS
Aries | Controls
Steve | Controls
Nathan | Controls
Kiana | Analytics
Ella | Analytics
Yael | Analytics
Ethan | Analytics
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
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
TOM WETHERALD
Build and Design Department Head Mentor
TOM WETHERALD
STUART BRITTON
STUART BRITTON
Software and Strategy Department Head Mentor
STUART BRITTON
NICOLE
WOW Department Head Mentor
NICOLE WARD
ALL MENTORS
ALL MENTORS
J.P. Pierce
Jim Reed
Robin Seay
Mike Maunu
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Jimmy Chan
Stephanie Hszieh
Jason Khoury
Richard Lemoine
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Karen Berglas
Rick Berglas
Denise Fujimoto-Britton
Stuart Britton
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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.
2022*
Regional Creativity Award ​
Regional Branding Award
FIRST Dean's List Finalist Award
2021*
Industrial Design Award​
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
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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
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
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*impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic