Our Team
In Memoriam
We are dedicating our season to one of our founding teammates,
Jeremiah Bivins
Jeremiah was a gifted and driven student focused on becoming a Civil Engineer. His passion for robotics was clear from the moment he began learning to code. What we remember most is his quiet humor and determination to succeed.
Our robot, Bullfrog, is named in his honor, inspired by the song “Joy to the World” by Three Dog Night.
Team Members
Evee P.
Outreach & Events, Slideshows, Build
| Interest | I love doing art, dance, and crochet. |
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| Fun fact | I own 24 pets. |
| Why robotics? | To make new friends and to get better at a subject that I am not very experienced in. |
| Dream occupation | Obstetrician |
| Favorite book | Divergent by Veronica Roth. I love the distopian theme and the characters emotion. |
Frank G.
Driver Station, Battery Charging Station, Build
| Interest | Soccer |
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| Fun fact | I have moved three times |
| Why robotics? | For more experience and to meet more people |
| Dream occupation | Engineer |
| Favorite book | Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life by James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts |
Hailey V.
Programming Lead
| Interest | Volleyball, coding, math, science, reading, music, and crochet. |
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| Fun fact | I have a pet turtle named Frankie. |
| Why robotics? | I wanted to expand my knowledge on robots and coding for my dream career. |
| Dream occupation | Biomechanical engineer. |
| Favorite book | Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is my fav because of the writing style and message. |
Julianne J.
Engineering Portfolio Lead, Video
| Interest | Music |
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| Fun fact | I have played violin for 11 years, still going |
| Why robotics? | It sounded like a fun challenge |
| Dream occupation | Violin professor |
| Favorite book | I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou: teaches how to find the beauty in life even when things are going tragically |
Sam V.
Pit Crew Lead, Build
| Interest | Baseball, sailing, and field hockey (like ice hockey but then on normal grass). |
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| Fun fact | I always wake up around 6:00 am since I moved to America. |
| Why robotics? | I want to know how other people work and how you can make a working robot with a team. |
| Dream occupation | Professional sailor |
| Favorite book | The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins because I like the way it is written and I also like the theme of the story. |
Scarlett G.
Fundraising, Awards
| Interest | Art and Music |
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| Fun fact | I HATE PICKLES!!!!!!!!!! |
| Why robotics? | I have a passion for robotics, and I have been doing it for a long time. |
| Dream occupation | Artist |
| Favorite book | City Spies by James Ponti because it has an interesting plot and complex characters. |
Taylor G.
Web & Social Media Lead, Outreach
| Interest | The arts-crafting, drawing, etc |
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| Fun fact | I'm so indecisive I change my vision for my future every month or so. I wonder what college degree I'll get? |
| Why robotics? | I thought doing media and those kinds of things were cool, and I need practice working with a team. |
| Dream occupation | Currently? An ELA Teacher, maybe. |
| Favorite book | Its hard to choose! One of my all-time favorite series are the Keeper of the Lost Cities books by Shannon Messenger. I prefer mysteries. |
Victoria L.
Computer-Aided Design, Slideshows
| Interest | Painting, roller blading, swimming, ukulele |
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| Fun fact | I have been to NYC. |
| Why robotics? | I think robotics is a way to learn about future skills needed for life and jobs. |
| Dream occupation | Director, Architect, Astronomer, Writer |
| Favorite book | Explore the Universe book series published by World Book, I love Astronomy and space, its an informational book about space. |
Viraaj R.
Safety Officer, Awards
| Interest | Piano, Tabla, Piano Composition, Debate, Skiing, Reading, Robotics, Tennis |
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| Fun fact | I've played piano for 9 years |
| Why robotics? | I had played around with coding for a while, but I figured now was a good time to get a bit more involved with it, and I could do some other jobs in robotics too. |
| Dream occupation | A doctor or a career in politics or law. |
| Favorite book | Animal Farm by George Orwell because it perfectly highlights how the people's desires can turn a bad situation into a better one, but then their ignorance can be used against them by a greedy individual to turn that good situation into an even worse one than their first one. The worst part is, the people never even know because they will always think that it was better than the first situation. |
Wyatt H.
Build Lead, Programming
| Interest | Code, Volleyball, Music, Physics, and Chemistry |
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| Fun fact | I love Heartstopper, it is my favorite show! I also wanted to name the team Dapper Ducks. (That's why there are so many duck references. Yes, I am the source of entertaining chaos.) |
| Why robotics? | I wanted the experience of engineering, team building, and fun competitions. I also like robots. |
| Dream occupation | Physicist/Software Engineer/Volleyball Player/Professional Musician (I don't really know.) |
| Favorite book | Loveless by Alice Oseman; because it enjoy various kinds of novels and the story telling stood out and spoke to me. |
Mentors & Boosters
Ms. Amy B.
Teacher Sponsor & Lead Mentor
| Interest | Baking, reading, hiking! |
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| Fun fact | I have an entire plan for when I win the lottery - I want to open an "all species" animal sanctuary. |
| Why robotics? | Mr. Jon H. invited me to :) |
| Dream occupation | National Geographic photographer |
| Favorite book | New favorite is Circe by Madeline Miller - a modern retelling of a story from Greek mythology - because it is SO. BEAUTIFULLY. WRITTEN. |
Mr. Jon H.
Teacher Sponsor & Lead Mentor
| Interest | Building video games |
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| Fun fact | I've been to Africa and spent a month sleeping on top of a buffalo truck and only had one bath in the Okavango Delta. |
| Why robotics? | Why not robotics? |
| Dream occupation | Teach robotics all day |
| Favorite book | Lord of the Rings trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkein because... |
Mr. Ryan H.
Boosters President & Mentor
| Interest | Software Engineering, Controls, Electronics, Music |
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| Fun fact | Taught English in Japan |
| Why robotics? | Making things move with code is super fun! |
| Dream occupation | Software Engineer |
| Favorite book | Difficult to pick just one, but invariably something Poirot from Agatha Christie |
Ms. Charisse J.
Boosters Vice President
| Interest | Anything outdoors—gardening, travel |
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| Fun fact | My daughter was my 40th birthday surprise! I love being an older mom as it keeps me young. |
| Why robotics? | I've learned to love much in life through my daughter's eyes. She loves playing the violin and opera and I've acquired a taste for both through her. It's the same for robotics. |
| Dream occupation | I'm actually presently in it! I was born to be a teacher. I love what I do! |
| Favorite book | The Holy Bible as it keeps me focused on Him and through Him all things are possible. |
Ms. Kate G.
Boosters Treasurer
| Interest | Running & Granny activities (sewing, crocheting, watching the birds in my backyard, working on my garden), generally making things |
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| Fun fact | I ran my first marathon this year and rode 2 roller coasters in the process of doing it. |
| Why robotics? | I joined the booster club to support the team! |
| Dream occupation | Something that allows lots of time off for traveling |
| Favorite book | Untamed by Glennon Doyle |
Ms. Sara V.
Boosters Secretary
| Interest | Crafting, Harry Potter, Doctor Who, Reading |
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| Fun fact | I really was hoping the kids would figure out a way to sneak a rubber duck in as the team mascot |
| Why robotics? | I wanted to contribute to our future generations to get the most out of STEM/STEAM as possible. |
| Dream occupation | I am an Occupational Therapy Assistant |
| Favorite book | My favorite book is forever shifting with where I am in life but I always return to the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling. I think I reread them for the adventures and friendships that bond this diverse group of misfits. |
Mr. Mike S.
Mentor
| Interest | Sports, AI, STEM |
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| Fun fact | I used to be a pretty serious amateur juggler. |
| Why robotics? | The reward of seeing young people grow and reach their potential, and having the chance to be a positive influence in that journey |
| Dream occupation | Pro golfer |
| Favorite book | To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design by Henry Petroski |
Mr. Brad V.
Mentor
| Interest | Warhammer 40k, Drawing, 3d printing, Painting, and Building things. |
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| Fun fact | I love to learn but dont like school. |
| Why robotics? | To encourage the future generations to learn and explore |
| Dream occupation | Astronaut. |
| Favorite book | Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton. I love the action and suspense with cutting edge technology tying it all together. |
Mr. Matt G.
Mentor
| Interest | Boating, Youth Soccer, Family Time. |
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| Fun fact | I'm from Hawaii. |
| Why robotics? | Who doesn't love Kids and Robots? |
| Dream occupation | Lottery-winning philanthropist. |
| Favorite book | "What Do You Care What Other People Think?": Futher Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard Feynman and Ralph Leighton, (auto)biography of Physicist Richard Feynman. |