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Meet Team Javawocky

Team 14799 Javawocky was founded in 2018 as Laurel Christian High School’s robotics team. Our goal is to expand FIRST in our community while maintaining Christian beliefs. We compete annually in FTC and have made it to State in both of our previous seasons. The mission of our FTC team is to inspire future generations of young innovators as well as promote STEM in our local communities. We hope to inspire and encourage other teams through our work and Christian background.

Team Values

FIRST is about more than building a robot. It is designed to promote STEM and STEM education while developing important teamwork, public speaking, and entrepreneurship skills imperative for all careers. We embrace the program and aim to raise the bar by continually improving not only ourselves as a team but as individuals. Through this, we aim to inspire others to do the same.

We compete in the spirit of Gracious Professionalism and share this spirit with all other FIRST teams. It's a way of doing things that encourages high-quality work, emphasizes the value of others, and teaches to respect individuals and the community. With Gracious Professionalism, fierce competition and mutual gain are not separate notions.

Javawockys aims to carry FIRST with us after we graduate. We will do this by not only using the skills and abilities we have gained and developed in college and the workforce, but also by creating, coaching, mentoring, and volunteering with FIRST teams after we age out of FIRST. We do this to share FIRST with the generation of students after us and to give back to the program that built us.

We express the FIRST philosophies of Gracious Professionalism and Coopertition through our Core Values:

• Discovery: We explore new skills and ideas.

• Innovation: We use creativity and persistence to solve problems.

• Impact: We apply what we learn to improve our world.

• Inclusion: We respect each other and embrace our differences.

• Teamwork: We are stronger when we work together.

• Fun: We enjoy and celebrate what we do!

Scholarship Opportunities for Team Members

High school students who have participated or are participating on high-school-level FIRST Robotics Competition and/or FIRST Tech Challenge teams can apply for FIRST Scholarships. Most FIRST Scholarship Providers request applications during a student's senior year, but there are a few scholarships available to juniors or college students. Each scholarship may also have other eligibility requirements as set by the provider. Eligibility requirements are available at www.firstinspires.org/scholarships

FIRST Scholarships are offered and administered by the scholarship providers. Scholarship providers are primarily four-year colleges and universities, but also include community colleges, technical schools, corporations, and associations. Most FIRST scholarships are merit-based scholarships and may be renewable each year by maintaining an acceptable academic average. Each scholarship is unique and has its own award amount, eligibility requirements, application requirements, and application deadline. Most applications are due between December and April of the last year of high school/12th grade, but applicants should pay close attention to individual deadlines. Each FIRST Scholarship has its own application process and may require an essay and/or a recommendation letter from a mentor or coach. Most opportunities are made available each year, so future applicants should become familiar with the opportunities in the program in preparation to apply during their eligible year. Opportunities, applications, and details about available scholarships can be found at www.firstinspires.org/scholarships

All This and Robots too!

Here's a look at the games we play

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