Team 841: The Biomechs

Dear Richmond High Community / Supporters / Families / Friends / Everyone,

We’re proud to share some amazing highlights from an unforgettable robotics season that reflects not only our students’ hard work but the growing spirit of STEM across our district.

We kicked off this season by welcoming 22 schools to Richmond High for a regional kickoff celebration marking the official start of the robotics build season. It was an incredible day of learning, collaboration, and energy, and it set the tone for everything that followed.

Our program continues to bring together passionate students not only from Richmond High but also from neighboring schools like El Cerrito High, Pinole Valley High and local charter schools students who don’t yet have the opportunity to form their own teams. We’ve welcomed them with open arms to be part of our program, fostering a collaborative space where STEM learning is inclusive, inspiring, and accessible. This regional collaboration is helping reestablish Richmond as a growing STEM hub in our district and the East Bay.

From there, our team went on to compete in three regional events, reaching the finals bracket in every single one, a major achievement that places us in the top 11% of robotics teams worldwide! Their perseverance, creativity, and teamwork stood out at every level of competition.

Even more meaningful was the recognition of our team’s values and mentorship. Our students played a key role in helping launch the Pinole Valley High Robotics Team, guiding and supporting their journey from day one. Pinole Valley High did an amazing job in their rookie season, demonstrating remarkable spirit, perseverance, and teamwork—qualities that earned them the prestigious Rookie All-Star Award. This award celebrates a rookie team that embodies the mission and values of FIRST, and potential for future success. For these efforts, and for consistently demonstrating kindness, integrity, and collaboration, our team was honored with the Gracious Professionalism Award—a powerful recognition of the spirit they bring to the community.

And we have even more good news…

We’re bringing a robotics competition to Richmond High School!

Mark your calendars: May 17 and 18. 10AM-4PM
Richmond High School Main Gym
Free and open to the public.

It’s not always easy to get people out to our events, so we’re bringing the excitement here to our campus, our community, and our families. We’re excited to host teams, volunteers, and spectators for a full-scale competition that showcases what robotics is really about: creativity, teamwork, innovation, and fun.

We graciously invite you to be part of this experience whether you’re cheering from the stands, learning about robotics, or interested in volunteering. It’s going to be an incredible weekend and a powerful step forward as we continue to build Richmond’s STEM future.

Feel free to spread the word.

WANT TO VOLUNTEER? Interest form is here: https://forms.gle/KCTzPhC2KNffBiFa8

Website:https://www.team841.org/ncri

With pride and appreciation,

I am extremely proud to share the good news and success of our students’ hard work from this weekend’s 3 day event competition. The CalGames competition was held at Woodside High School with 42 schools participating in the event. Our team did an amazing job at representing our school, our district and community. The amazing efforts showcased how talented they are with their writing, presentation, and technical skills. Along with a great performance in the competition that led us to the finals. We had a total of 21 students participate out of our roster of 50 students.

Awards brought home this weekend:

Outstanding Mentor Award - A written submission from our students nominating their mentor. Our team was selected based on our team’s crafted essay against 41 other submissions.

Innovation Award - Technical award. This award recognizes a SPECIFIC example of an innovative approach to use of technology (on the robot or in another project). The team must be able to describe the need, and how their approach addresses that need. Presentation with the ability to have students communicate clear technical understanding and reasoning.

Finalists - Competition success allowed our students to reach the finals and walk away as finalists in the competition.

Upcoming events:

Oct 21- EmpowerHer Showdown - Aragon High School in San Mateo

Oct 27-29 - Capital City Classic - Pleasant Grove High School in Pleasant Grove

Nov 10-12 - MadTown Throwdown - Matilde Torres High School in Madera

Day 1 in San Francisco regionals!! Team hard at work getting everything ready for tomorrow's matches 💪💪 Thank you so much to our school's photography teacher, Ms. Hill for letting us use her camera for pictures ٩( ᐛ )و

The teams handiwork on Friday ٩( ᐛ )و

Second day at capital City Classics thank you so much to and for electing us to join your alliance!! 🫶🫶

Pictures from our first day at the Capital City Classics tournament!! It was so fun and exciting 😁😁

First off season win of the year 😁 Won CalGames 2022 yesterday w and 🫡🫡 it was so exciting!! Hope to see them again soon!!

Went to CalGames 2022 😱😱 Had sosososo much fun!! We did so well and met so many new people 🫡 Can't wait for tomorrow 😖

Grant Imahara was a founding mentor of Team 841 at Richmond High School, inspiring our students since 2002. We are heartbroken to hear of his passing.

FRC Silicon Valley Regional!
3/28/2019-3/31/2019

It’s that time of the year again!!