a. Qualified for the Iowa Championship for the first time in team history b. Placed Top 5 in Qual. Matches at the League Tournament and the Iowa Championship c. Served as Alliance Captains at both the league tournament and state competition d. Earned a spot at a premier event based on robot and drive team performance e. Advanced team programming from block-based coding to Java f. Strategically built a second robot through multiple trials and data-driven decisions g. Conducted multiple STEM outreach events reaching hundreds of participants h. Raised $4,000 to support team operations, competition, and growth

a. 92% of our team members are rookies, so we are mostly a first‑year team b. Our robot is named Zippy, inspired by the 113 zip ties holding it together c. We proudly have a sister team, Robo Raptors #20097 d. We are a middle school FTC team, made up of 7th and 8th graders e. Because of our age, parents travel with us to every competition f. Collaboration is a bigger focus than individual roles g. Teamwork and laughter are essential h. We do a team "Sendt" off after every practice and competition