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FTC Team #25690
Decode Season (2025-26)
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Community Engagement
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Team Collaboration
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Mentorship & Training
Community Engagement
Evergreen Valley College Community Event
At Evergreen Valley College, we engaged with approximately 50-60 people of all ages, including professors, parents, college and school students. We promoted our Summer Workshop by distributing flyers. We brought our basic drivetrain for a fun hands-on driving experience and raised $140 by selling brownies to support our team. Additionally, we learned about the coding and engineering programs offered at Evergreen Valley College and how they relate to robotics.
Evergreen Elementary School Community Event
At Evergreen Elementary School, we connected with around 30 families and introduced FIRST/FTC. We also showcased the robot we used in our previous season, and explained what our challenge was about and how our robot participated in it.
Farmer's Market Events
At our local farmer's market, we raised $150 through selling our custom made shirts and tote bags and donations. We passed out flyers advertising our Summer Workshop and explained the parts of our robot and the game for the previous season. We also brought our basic drivetrain for kids to drive around as they learned about FIRST and what we do as a robotics team.
Primrose School of Evergreen Event
In the Primrose School of Evergreen – Summer STEM Outreach: Delivered engaging live demonstrations of both FLL and FTC robots to summer program students, sparking excitement and curiosity about robotics. Introduced the fundamentals of FIRST programs, inspiring young learners and their parents with a clear roadmap for starting their own teams and joining the global FIRST community.
Tom Matsumoto Elementary School Trunk or Treat!
At the Tom Matsumoto Elementary School, Trunk or Treat event, Evergreen Tech-a-Trons brought robotics and STEM excitement to both elementary and middle school students. Team members hosted a lively booth filled with games, treats, and interactive activities, where kids learned about robotics and STEM concepts in a fun, festive setting. Team members are passing flyers regarding FLL and FTC robotics programs. One highlight was letting kids take the controls and drive the team’s creatively decorated robot on the field, sparking curiosity and inspiring future innovators.
Stellar First Robotics Expo
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An interactive meet‑and‑greet with FTC teams, featuring live demonstrations for kids and parents. Visitors to the expo experienced competitive robotics firsthand and gained an inside look into the excitement and teamwork that drive FIRST competitions. We collaborated with FTC Team 18340 - Polaris Robotics to conduct the outreach.
Reid-Hillview Airport Community Day
Reid-Hillview Airport Robotics Outreach was a full-day community event where we proudly served as flag bearers and ambassadors, showcasing the impact of FIRST programs to a diverse audience. Alongside five other FTC teams from across the Bay Area, we collaborated to set up interactive booths, supported each other in sharing robotics knowledge, and took the lead in managing the official FIRST education booth. Throughout the day, we engaged with STEM enthusiasts of all ages, inspiring curiosity, teamwork, and a passion for hands-on learning in robotics and engineering.
Santa at the Square Community Event
Having fun and handing out flyers and promoting our Winter Workshop at the Santa at the Square event at Evergreen Village Square! We connected with families and kids, shared information about robotics, and invited them to join our Winter Workshop.
Team Collaboration
Scrimmage with Evergreen Dragons
We had an amazing scrimmage with our friends from Evergreen Dragons #23425 It was a day full of coding, sharing strategy, and friendly competition getting stronger together for the FTC Decode season ahead! Let’s keep pushing the limits of innovation!
Scrimmage with Astrobruins
We had an incredible scrimmage hosted by AstroBruins #19819, where we connected with FTC teams #4345 Aragon Robotics, #23346 Kalipso Robotics, and #5773 Ink and Metal. It was a great opportunity to exchange experiences, learn from their robot designs, and gain new insights.
International Collaborations
As part of an international collaboration, Evergreen Tech-a-Trons are connecting with Port Moody Robotics (FTC teams 23430, 24232, and 27560), a school-based program from Port Moody Secondary School in British Columbia, Canada. We are sharing our experiences from the San Jose Qualifying Tournament, including match performance and key event learnings. We are also exchanging game strategies, robot design approaches, and details on our season's outreach activities.
Interaction with RoboRaiders FRC team 75
We connected with RoboRaiders (FRC Team 75), the longest-running FIRST Robotics Competition team from Hillsborough High School in New Jersey. The interaction focused on learning about their STEMascend outreach program and other initiatives supporting FIRST teams.
Interaction with FTC team 19167 HiveMind
We connected with Hivemind FTC Team 19167 from the East Coast to learn more about their DECODE season journey and to share our own experiences with robot building and our approach for the second qualifier tournament
Mentorship & Training
Robotics Summer Workshop
During our two-session Robotics Summer Workshop held in June and July 2025, we introduced kids to the fundamentals of programming, hands-on robot building, computer-aided design, and the FIRST robotics program. Through this engaging workshop, we successfully raised $4,500 to help fund our team's robot for the 2025–26 season.
Summer Workshop participants say...
​"I liked how it was hands-on and allowed the participants to be involved with the activities. My favorite segment was assembly. One interesting thing I learned was how to attach the wheels and make a chassis." - S.R., 8th grade
​​"I enjoyed learning in a positive environment and the way that the team taught us" - R.P., 7th grade
​"I especially enjoyed the coding and building segments of the workshop. Something interesting I learned about was the invention of mecanum wheels." - A.G., 9th grade
​"One thing I liked about this workshop was the CAD segment, and how to use the tools provided in CAD. An interesting thing that I learned in this Summer Camp was how mecanum wheels function." - B.V., 9th grade
FLL Mentoring
Our team members with FLL experience are mentoring and sharing their insights with Tech Titans #66511, supporting and guiding them as they prepare for the new season, Unearthed.
CAD Workshop
We hosted a free one-day CAD workshop where students learned 3D design and created their own custom keychains through guided instruction. Ten participants were mentored to turn their engineering ideas into creative, functional designs. The session sparked early STEM interest by teaching practical skills and building excitement for engineering and technology.
Winter Build Workshop
We hosted a free winter build workshop for kids to introduce them to robotics and STEM education, with about eight participants. During the session, they learned how to assemble a basic robot chassis, wire the components, and drive the chassis. The session helped them learn about the FTC and FIRST programs, and we also guided them on how to form an FTC team.
Into the Deep season (2024-25)
​​SlimeFest
During our Slime Fest, little kids enjoyed making slime while learning about our robotics team and FIRST/FTC. We raised $150 through donation to help fund parts for our robot during the "Into the Deep" season. We connected with around 40-45 kids, sparking their interest in robotics while sharing some creative fun.
Reid Hillview Airport Event
During our booth at the Reid-Hillview Airport Event, we connected with people of all ages and spread the word of FIRST. We brought our basic drivetrain to the event so that people could experience driving it. We also interacted with other FTC teams and received advice for our coming season.
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