About Team 230

Shelton High School is now in its tenth year of involvement in the FIRST Robotics Competition. The Gaelhawks are an award-winning team that spend as much time giving back to the community as they do on robot construction.  Students on the team contribute in a multitude of ways, each pertaining to their own specific interests.

The team's primary activity is participating in FRC. Each year, when FIRST releases the game, the team immediately gets to work. The team splits into groups to develop their own strategies, then the team reconvenes and decides on the overall game plan. The team then works on designing prototypes for fulfilling the game. As team members experiment with help from mentors, the robot's design slowly comes together. Once the robot is done, the team selects several potential drive team members, and allows them to practice.

However, the robot is not the only thing that gets made during the build season. The team has a spirit committee to make sure the Gaelhawks have a strong presence in the stands. An animation team works to create a submission for the Autodesk Visualization award, and another team makes sure the team's web site is informative, up-to-date, and easy to use.

When the team is not creating robots, it does plenty of things to keep itself busy. There is an annual Dinner and Auction run by the team as a fund raiser. In addition, the team participates in Relay for Life, Special Olympics, and Read Accross America. Right before the FRC season, Team 230 mentors the a FIRST Lego League team. Being part of the team may be year-round commitment, but it's both fun and educational.