Attention New Team Members!  To register for the team website, go to this link.  Also, don't forget to subscribe to the team Google Group by sending an email to team254+subscribe@googlegroups.com.  Remember, if you have not done both of these things, you are not officially on the team.

If you have any questions or issues with registration, contact Nick Eyre at nickeyre1@gmail.com

Over the past twelve years, Team 254, "The Cheesy Poofs," has grown from one of the smallest programs in the country, at a struggling high school, to a large, multifaceted organization. In 1998, NASA engineers Bob Holmes and Steve Kyramarios joined Jason Morella, then an English teacher and now with the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation, in exciting students about robotics. With the downsizing of Broadway High School, the program was given a new home at Bellarmine College Preparatory in the fall of 2000. Since then, the team has captured the coveted National Chairman's Award and gone on to win multiple regionals.

Much more important than any competitive successes or awards, the students of Team 254 have grown academically, intellectually, and socially. Team 254 members gain a better understanding, a greater respect, and a more profound appreciation of the benefits of a good education. Much like NASA and Bellarmine College Preparatory, FIRST is an organization which, in a profound way, inspires and motivates our students to avidly pursue their academic, career, and personal goals.

FIRST Website
More About FIRST

FIRST, which stands for "For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology," is a nonprofit organization founded by Dean Kamen in 1989. The FIRST Robotics Competition combines gracious professionalism with technology. The result is an environment that fosters a deeper appreciation for science and technology. Though the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) is targeted for high school students, professional mentors as well as college students can join in and help a team succeed. In addition to the FRC, FIRST sponsors the FIRST Tech Challenge, designed for high school teams that do not have the resources to participate in the FIRST Robotics Competition. For younger students, FIRST has developed the FIRST Lego League. For more information about FIRST, check out How FIRST Works.

This year's FRC competition will feature the game Breakaway.  For more information, see the Games Page.

The Cheesy Poofs are a partnership between NASA Ames Research Center and Bellarmine College Preparatory. The Cheesy Poofs have participated in FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) robotics competitions since 1999 and the VEX robotics challenge since 2007. Any motivated or interested student from Bellarmine College Preparatory is eligible to participate on Team 254. The primary team members include:

• Students from Bellarmine College Preparatory
• Engineers and college students from NASA Ames Research Center
• Teachers from Bellarmine College Preparatory
• Alumni of Teams 254, 968, 100, 115, and 60

The primary goals of the NASA ARC Robotics Team are to:

• Prepare students for leadership roles within their team and community
• Promote life skills such as teamwork, responsibility, academic advancement, business management, time management, personal accountability, and community involvement
• Introduce students to positive role models
• Promote the ideals of FIRST and Bellarmine College Preparatory
• Support and mentor other San Jose area schools & students to participate in FIRST, VEX, and other robotics programs.