FTC Teams
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As of November 1, 2022, membership for the 2023 season is closed for all teams. Please consider coming to an event, volunteering, and staying in touch for the re-opening of most teams in late spring.
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FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Teams provide opportunities for students to build robots and learn programming skills starting in 7th grade and continuing through high school. Just like in FRC, team members for strong bonds and develop important life skills. FTC teams are generally 5-10 students, so everyone gets involved in the many tasks needed to succeed. The FIRST Website describes FTC this way:
Guided by adult coaches and mentors, students develop STEM skills and practice engineering principles, while realizing the value of hard work, innovation, and working as a team. The robot kit is reusable from year to year and can be coded using a variety of levels of Java-based programming. Teams design and build robots, raise funds, design and market their team brand, and do community outreach to earn specific awards. Participants are eligible to apply for $80M+ in college scholarships. FTC Teams in PIE3 are open to any student in public or private school or homeschooled in grades 7-12 (sometimes 6th graders). The team size is 5-12, and teams may accept new members prior to the fall. New teams can be started and mentored if there are volunteers to coach. Mentoring and training for coaches is also provided in these cases. |
PIE3 FTC "Home" Teams and Affiliated FTC Teams
FTC Team 4991 - GearFreaks |
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While the team number has been around for a long time, it was previously associated with Liberty High School. After the school’s team disbanded in 2012, it was converted into a community team so anyone from the area could join – to include those from public & private schools, as well as those who are homeschooled.
The new team is in its ninth year and has new members from all over Carroll and surrounding counties and consists of 12 team members aged 12+.
See this link for cool robotics gear you can get to become a Gear Freak Supporter. Check out our social media links below, or visit the GearFreak's website for news and photos.
The new team is in its ninth year and has new members from all over Carroll and surrounding counties and consists of 12 team members aged 12+.
See this link for cool robotics gear you can get to become a Gear Freak Supporter. Check out our social media links below, or visit the GearFreak's website for news and photos.
FTC Team 18442 - Gear Rotation
We are all girls team from Sykesville, MD. 2022-2023 PowerPlay is the first season for the current team. Team members are from following schools from Howard County.
- Mount View Middle School
- Folly Quarter Middle School
- Marriotts Ridge High School
- River Hill High School
Carroll County Public Schools FTC Teams
Three high schools in Carroll County have active FTC teams. PIE3 works alongside Carroll County Public Schools, partnering in fundraising, marketing and networking with these teams.
Look for more as the season progresses for these teams.
South Carroll High School
Look for more as the season progresses for these teams.
South Carroll High School
- FTC Team 8479 RoboCavs
- FTC Team 10001 RoboCavs Silver
- FTC Team 17476 Mavtronics (inactive in 2023)
- FTC Team 17477 Kettle to the Mettle
FTC Team 19374 Happy Little Engineers
The Happy Little Engineers are a rookie FTC Team based in Hanover PA. Our team is based on the legendary optimist and painter, Bob Ross.
We are a community-based team, and some of our team members competed in FLL for a few years. Our team members are from public schools, private schools, and homeschools in Hanover PA and the surrounding areas. Our headquarters are located at Elsner Engineering. We are being mentored by Team 4991, the Gear Freaks.
Photos will be added during the season.
You can also see our Facebook page (link below) or visit our website.
We are a community-based team, and some of our team members competed in FLL for a few years. Our team members are from public schools, private schools, and homeschools in Hanover PA and the surrounding areas. Our headquarters are located at Elsner Engineering. We are being mentored by Team 4991, the Gear Freaks.
Photos will be added during the season.
You can also see our Facebook page (link below) or visit our website.