Season 4 (2018 - 2019)

Team 5980 was 9-19-0 in official play and 9-19-0 overall in 2019. As a member of the FIRST In Michigan district, Team 5980 ranked 312 having earned 40 points.

The team decided to again sign up for mentoring a FIRST Global Team.  Jack Lang promoted the idea among the students and became a leader of the effort.  This year, the team was chosen by FIRST Global to mentor Team Tanzania.  During the summer, the team met often for Skype and WhatsApp video calls with Team Tanzania to help them build their robot.  Mr. Price also served as a judge again for the competition held in Mexico City, Mexico.  Later in the fall, the team had a meet-n-greet with Team Tunisia to share ideas and think about ways to collaborate.

The team competed again at St. Joseph, finishing in 24th place.  The team was selected by the alliance consisting of teams 5152 and 85, but lost in the quarter-finals in two straight matches.

The team also competed at West Michigan, finishing in 26th place.  The team was selected by the alliance consisting of teams 141 and 5227, but lost in the quarter-finals in two straight matches.  The team was awarded for its efforts on the business plan by being presented the Entrepreneurship Award sponsored by Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers.