our story
Our team was founded in 2007 by a group of girls passionate about computer science and engineering. We carry on their legacy to this day by inspiring girls in our community to get involved in STEM. All of our team members are students at Hopkins Middle School and Mission San Jose High School in Fremont, California. Our team has won several awards over its seventeen years of activity, continuously designing, building, and inspiring. We are proud to be ambassadors of FIRST in our area where we not only recruit members for our team, but also work together with other local FTC and FLL teams to inspire young minds to learn more about robotics.
our mission
Our goal is to create an environment where girls can learn and express their ideas in the male-dominated fields of computer science and engineering. Our team believes that girls should be placed in the center stage where they can make a difference in the real world and play an important role on a team. We make it a priority to encourage and support girls who show an interest in robotics. We promote cooperation rather than competition among all team members, creating a positive learning environment. And through doing what we love, we hope we can inspire other girls to pursue robotics and follow their dreams.
Shivani Palanikumar
Captain / Software Lead
Shivani is a junior at MSJHS who has been on the team for 4 years.
Arushi Mullick
Hardware Lead
Arushi is a junior at MSJHS who has been on the team for 1 year.
Dhaeshna Booma
Hardware / Outreach
Dhaeshna is a junior at MSJHS who has been on the team for 3 years.
Arushi Subramanyam
Documentation
Arushi is a junior at MSJHS who has been on the team for 1 year.
Shrijani Hongal
Hardware
Shrijani is a freshman at MSJHS who has been on the team for 1 year.
Jaylyn Wong
Hardware / Software / CAD
Jaylyn is a junior at MSJHS who just joined this season.
Manya Jain
Software / Outreach
Manya is a junior at MSJHS who just joined this season.
Aryaa Madhavani
Software
Aryaa is a junior at MSJHS who just joined this season.
Diana Wang
Hardware
Diana is a junior at MSJHS who just joined this season.
Sophia Chen
Hardware
Sophia is an 8th grader at Hopkins who just joined this season.
Hrishani Meduri
Hardware
Hrishani is an 8th grader at Hopkins who just joined this season.
Chahat Sabharwal
Hardware
Chahat is a 7th grader at Hopkins who just joined this season.
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