VENOM OVER THE YEARS
FTC Team 6209 Venom was created in 2012 at Vandegrift High School as the 3rd First Tech Challenge team in the ViperBots Robotics organization.
In the last 9 years, we’ve advanced to the FIRST World Championships 3 times, and won multiple Control, Motivate, Innovate, and Inspire Awards at every level of competition.
In addition, Venom was the winner of the first UIL (University Interscholastic League) State Championships robotics competition in 2016 and was on the finalist Alliance team at the 2017 UIL competition.
AWARDS
2024-2025 - INTO THE DEEP
FTC League Championships:
Connect Award 1st
Advanced to Central Texas Semi-Regional Championship
FTC Central Texas Semi-Regional Championship:
Motivate Award 1st
2023-2024 - CENTERSTAGE
N/A
2022-2023 - POWERPLAY
FTC TX Central X-Stream League:
Connect Award 1st place
FTC TX Central Semi-Regional South:
Control Award 1st place
2021-2022 - FREIGHT FRENZY
FTC League Championships:
Inspire Award 3rd
Motivate Award 1st
Advanced to Central Texas Regional Championship
FTC Central Texas Regional Championship:
Motivate Award 1st
2020-2021 - ULTIMATE GOAL
N/A
2019-2020 - SKYSTONE
FTC Central Texas Regional:
Design Award 2nd
2018-2019 - ROVER RUCKUS
FTC Alamo South/Central Regional Championships:
Control Award 3rd
Naylor Semi Finalist 1st Pick
2017-2018 - RELIC RECOVERY
Qualified for Houston World Championship:
Judges’ Award “Voltron to the Rescue”
2016-2017 - VELOCITY VORTEX
Advanced to FTC South Super-Regional Championship
2015-2016 - FIRST RES-Q
South Super-Regional Championship:
Control Award Winner
Advanced to FTC World Championship
UIL Robotics State Championship:
UIL Robotics State Champions
2014-2015 - CASCADE EFFECT
Harlandale Qualifier:
Inspire Award, 3rd place
PTC Design Award Winner
Connect Award Finalist
2013-2014 - BLOCK PARTY
Alamo Championships:
Innovate Award Finalist
2012-2013 - RING IT UP
Alamo Regional Qualifier:
Performance Captain, Finalist
Think Award Finalist