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Upper Creek Robotics students showcase world‑championship robot, credit district support
Summary
Upper Creek Robotics, sponsored primarily by St. Vrain Valley School District RE-1J, presented its FIRST/FTC robot and described a novel auto‑clipping strategy and vision system that helped the team win state and world championships.
Members of Upper Creek Robotics presented their competition robot and recounted winning the FIRST World Championship during the May 27, 2025, St. Vrain Valley School District RE-1J Board of Education meeting.
Teresa Ewing, a computer‑science teacher and mentor, told the board the team began as an after‑school club in 2005 and now supports multiple teams across the region. "Technically, we are outside of the school district, but St. Vrain is our largest sponsor," Ewing said. She described a large high‑school team of roughly 70 students and 25 adult mentors who are primarily engineers or retirees with tech experience.
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