About Us
Marist Robotics:
Marist School Robotics is a community of students who are passionate about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and use it to work together to create innovative solutions to real-world problems. By working on projects throughout the year, each student is given the opportunity to develop skills in programming, design, manufacturing, and teamwork. Every year, Marist students take part in FIRST Robotics competitions, where they compete with and against other teams from around the world.
Our mission is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders by engaging them in exciting, mentor-based programs like Reach for Excellence, which builds science, engineering, and technology skills as well as inspires innovation and fosters well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership.
Competition Teams:
The Marist Robotics program has 2 competitive robotics teams, FRC and FTC.
FRC, FIRST Robotics Challenge, designs, builds, programs, and drives full-size competition robots. Each FRC team competes in 2 regional tournaments with the goal of moving onto the state and national finals. At Marist, FRC team 6340 is made up of students primarily in grades from 10 - 12, and FRC team 6772 mainly consists of freshmen.
FTC, FIRST Tech Challenge, teams design and build robots out of modular metal pieces in addition to programming and driving them. Marist Robotics' FTC teams are made up of middle school student teams and freshmen student teams. They compete in various local and regional tournaments in an attempt to qualify for the state and national level. These students design, engineer, build, program, and drive robots constructed themselves both inside and outside of class time.
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F.A.Q.s
✰ How many FTC and FRC meets are there per year?
FTC has 4 meets, including the FTC League Tournament.
If a team qualifies for States during the Marist-Atlanta League Tournament, they advance to the Georgia FTC State Tournament.
Each FRC team attends 2 meets along with the District Championship and the FIRST World Championship if they qualify. Additionally, both teams attend ~2 offseason competitions.
✰ How many people are on each team?
Each Marist FTC team has about 6-10 students.
Marist's FRC teams consist of around 20 students.
✰ How many robotics classes are there?
Marist offers many BCE courses, but has a total of 6 robotics courses:
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7th Grade Robotics (BC105: Grade 7)
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8th Grade Robotics (BC125: Grade 8)
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Robotics and Engineering I (FRC 6772) (BC165: Grades 9-12)
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Robotics and Engineering II (FRC 6340) (BC270: Grades 9-12)
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Robotics and Engineering III (FRC 6340) (BC375: Grades 9-12)
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Industrial Robotics & Engineering: FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC 6340) (BC380: Grades 10-12)
**see all Marist School's BCE courses here → *Business, Computer Science, & Engineering*
✰ Does everyone get to build?
Of course! Everybody can build, design, code, organize the team's engineering notebook, or manage marketing both in class and after school.
✰ How do FTC and FRC teams qualify for states or worlds?
If a team wins the Atlanta-Marist League FTC Tournament or earns the Inspire Award, they advance to the Georgia State Tournament. A team that earns similar outcomes at the Georgia State Tournament, then they can attend the FIRST World Championship.
For FRC, there are many awards and qualifications that determine if a team advances to the Peachtree District Championship and FIRST World Championship.
**For more information about FIRST Robotics visit their website here → FIRST **
**For more information about Marist School visit their website here → MARIST SCHOOL**