About Team Appreciate
FRC 2468 Team Appreciate of Westlake High School drives a deep passion for STEM by inspiring and nurturing future leaders through mentorship, advocacy, service, and a commitment to lifelong learning. Founded in 2008, the team opened its dedicated robotics facility in 2015, giving students a hands-on space to design, build, and test robots. Over 15 years, with more than 36,000 hours of outreach and a positive impact on 1.4 million lives, FRC 2468 has earned over 95 awards and competed at the FIRST World Championship 14 times. The team continues to embrace the vision of FIRST: “To transform our culture by creating a world where science and technology are celebrated and where young people dream of becoming science and technology leaders.” – Dean Kamen
2468 had a great time at FRC Worlds and competed in playoffs as the 2nd alliance. Thank you for an amazing season!
We had an amazing time at the 2025 FIRST Waco District Event! 2468 won the Impact Award and was first pick for the 3rd alliance! Two of our students received the Dean's List award and will be advancing to States. 2689 were alliance captains and received the Team Spirit award. 2687 was first pick for alliance 7.
We had a wonderful time at the Week 3 Fort Worth competition! 2689 made it to round 3 of the playoffs, 2687 made it to round 4 of the playoffs, and 2468 won the competition and the Impact Award!
We had a great time at the Week 1 Waco competition! 2689 made it to the 4th round of playoffs, 2687 made it to the finals of playoffs, and 2468 won the competition and the Engineering Inspiration Award!
We had a great time hosting a booth at Westlake's Wonderfest this year! We handed out laser cut ornaments, drove last year's robot around, and introduced our newest project: small Lego kits with STEM-based lessons!
We had a great weekend at the 2022 FIRST Championship! 2468 was named a Championship Chairman's Finalist! 2468 made it to their division semifinals, and 2687 made it to their division quarterfinals.
FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC)
The FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition and Science and Technology) series of robotics competitions inspires young people to be science and technology leaders by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership.