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CORE 2062 robotics team recognized; mentors honored for long-term volunteer service

3623834 · May 14, 2025
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Summary

Waukesha’s CORE 2062 robotics team and longtime volunteer mentors Brian and Nancy Farrell received recognition at the May 14 board meeting; students described season achievements, outreach numbers and community events.

The School District of Waukesha on May 14 recognized CORE 2062, the district’s high-school FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) team, and honored long-serving mentors Brian and Nancy Farrell with a Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators (WASDA) child advocacy award nomination.

Students Kiersten and Simone presented highlights from CORE’s season and outreach. CORE identified itself as the district team and said it included students from across the district and homeschooled students; this past season the team reported approximately 30 students and about 10 mentors. Students described hosting and running the Wisconsin State FIRST LEGO League (FLL) championship in January, welcoming 28 FLL teams from around the state as part of the team’s outreach efforts.

CORE representatives reported extensive community engagement: they said the team participated in 112 FLL and outreach events from 2022 to 2024, reached more than 49,000 people and logged 8,271 impact hours during those events. Students also described competitive work during the FRC season, including earning an Industrial Design award at one competition and making robot improvements between events to increase reliability and scoring cycle times.

Why it matters: the presentation highlighted district extracurricular STEM programming and sustained volunteer leadership. Administrators noted the team’s role in promoting STEM education across the district and recognized the Farrells’ nearly 20 years of volunteer service supporting the team and hundreds of students.

Recognition details - CORE 2062 described outreach: 112 FLL and outreach events (2022–24), reach of over 49,000 people, 8,271 impact hours, and hosting the Wisconsin State FLL championship with 28 teams. - Students described technical elements of the season (robot cycles, algae removal and coral-placement game tasks) and in-season improvements made with mentor support. - The board presented a certificate to Brian and Nancy Farrell and noted a WASDA child advocacy award nomination for their long-term volunteer service.

Next steps and community asks Students said they plan outreach this summer and requested partnership commitments from schools to support feeder programs (FLL/FTC) at elementary and middle-school levels and additional investment in space and equipment for Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy and CORE. Board members expressed appreciation and congratulated the students and mentors.