Our Mission
The mission of the Marist FRC Robotics team is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders, by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs like Reach for Excellence that build science, engineering, and technology skills, that inspire innovation and foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership.
It also helps us to develop important life skills such as problem-solving, communication, collaboration, leadership, and creativity. Ultimately, robotics inspires innovation and helps prepare us for the demands of the future workforce.
We are the future.
F.A.Q.s
✰ How many meets are there per year?
FTC has 4 meets, including the FTC League Tournament.
If a team qualifies for state, they advance to the FTC State Tournament.
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✰ How many people are on each team?
Each Marist FTC team has about 5-6 students.
Marist has only 1 FRC team, which typically consists of 20+ students.
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✰ How many robotics classes are there?
Marist has many BCE courses but a total of 6 robotics courses:
7th-grade robotics(BC105 Grade 7)
8th-grade robotics(BC125 Grade 8)
Robotics and Engineering I (FTC) (BC165: Grades 9-12)
Robotics and Engineering II (FTC) (BC270: Grades 9-12)
Robotics and Engineering III (FTC) (BC375: Grades 9-12)
Advanced Robotics (FRC) (BC380: Grades 10-12)
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**see all Marist's BCE courses here → Business, Computer Science, & Engineering**
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✰ Does everyone get to build?
Of course! Everybody in class has the opportunity to build, design, code, organize the team's engineering notebook, and be in charge of marketing.
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✰ What happens if you win the FTC or FRC State Tournaments?
If a team wins the Atlanta-Marist League FTC Tournament, advances to the Georgia State Tournament, and wins, they qualify for the FIRST World Championship for FTC and FRC!
✰ Is it fun?
The entire experience is very, very fun! There are tons of opportunities that promote creativity and allow you to bring your ideas and visions to the group through collaborating and communicating together as a team.
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**For more information about FIRST Robotics visit their website here → FIRST**
Socials
@MaristRobotics on X
@MaristRobotics on Instagram