About Team Appreciate

FRC 2468 Team Appreciate of Westlake High School drives passion for STEM by inspiring future STEM leaders worldwide through mentorship, political advocacy, service, and lifelong learning. After 15 years, 36,000 outreach hours, and 1.4 million lives touched, FRC 2468 remains dedicated to realizing the vision of FIRST: β€œTo 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, Founder of FIRST

 
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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.