Milan,MI 48160,USA
info@crfirstresponders.com

About

Code Red Robotics – The FIRST Responders – 5567

Mission Statement

Using the principals of FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Code Red Robotics’ mission is to build a collaborative, problem solving, and successful team for our 2020 robotics team season.


Location

Based in Milan, Michigan, a town with a population of about 6,000 people, Code Red Robotics is in its fifth year of existence. At the start of the second year, two English teachers at the high school, McKenzie Chappell and Jennifer Glushyn volunteered to take over the FIRST Robotics Competition’s 5567th team. Since then, Code Red has morphed into a strong team at competitions and beyond, including gaining new team members each year.


Team Information

The team is divided into two main bodies, the build, and business teams, which also have sub-teams. Amongst the build team, there are the coders, drivers, Scouters, human players, and pit crew members. The business team works to contact sponsors, plan fundraisers, write a business plan, and foster a safety team that operates at all practices and events.

Our team is made up of 39 students. Among those students are swimmers, cheerleaders, soccer players, dancers, Eagle Scouts, FFA students, runners, thespians, theater kids, bowlers, chess team members, and many more. The team is proud to say that we have many female students (39%), and the young women on the team have gone on to use the skills they have learned from the team. For example, one member spent a week at Michigan Technological University on a scholarship to attend the Women in Engineering program. The boys of Code Red Robotics have also gone on to pursue engineering at the university level with scholarships from FIRST Robotics, and attend summer camps to further their knowledge in STEM.


Sponsorships 2020

Code Red Robotics is sponsored by GMACF, Bosch, Michigan Department of Education, The Milan Knights of Columbus, Kent Design and Manufacturing, Ann Arbor cabinet and counter, Bank of Ann Arbor, and many more. We are currently working to acquire additional sponsors for our 2020 season.