Whether you are an engineer with time on your hands, a parent wanting to spend more time with your student, a business wanting to encourage your employees to give back or a student wanting to get your hands on a robot, we’ve got you covered! Find a robotics group in your area or start one yourself with our resources. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, contact us today and we’ll help get you involved in the Gorge’s robotics revolution.
Visit our FIRST Acronymn Decoder page if you’re not familiar with the lingo below.
If your club or team is missing from the list below, contact us today to get it listed correctly!
Gorge Robotics Groups
List your club here! Contact us today.
JFLL® Teams
JFLL Teams that gathered in 2016 are listed below. We need YOU to start a team in the Gorge!
| Affiliation | Coordinator |
| Whitson Elementary | Stephanie Going |
| St. Mary’s Academy | Jeremy Thompson and Mindy Lenardson |
| Dufur Wasco County 4-H | Joel Riese |
| Centerville Elementary | Carole Garner |
FLL® Teams
We’ve had over 60 teams participate in our December 2016 FLL Gorge Qualifying Tournaments representing the schools and 4H clubs below. Contact them today to ask about signing up for next season. Teams usually start meeting in August or September each year for the December tournaments.
| City | Affiliation | Coach |
| Dufur | Wasco Co.4-H Dufur School | Joel Riese |
| Goldendale | Goldendale Middle School | Abraham Grindling, Devin Mell |
| Hood River | Hood River Middle School | Marti Dane, Corinda Hankins Elliott, Jon Banks |
| Horizon Christian School | Jason Sommerset | |
| May Street Elementary School | Tom Dalbey | |
| Mid-Valley Elementary | Sarah Owens | |
| Wy’East Middle School | Patrick Getchis | |
| Westside Elementary School | Diane Hopster, John Blosser, Mark Bauman | |
| Klickitat | Klickitat School | Kirk Huwe |
| Moro | Sherman Co. Elementary | Andrew Pflaum |
| Mosier | Mosier Community School | Nancy Malitz, Matt Rutledge, Ryan Nystrom |
| Parkdale | Parkdale Elementary | Genevieve Scholl |
| Skamania | Skamania School | Shelly Carlton, Barbara Miller, Tami Gilbert |
| The Dalles | Colonel Wright Elementary | Deocelen Munoz, Carla Randall, Rob Smith, Brad Durso |
| Chenowith Elementary | Jenni Bergemann, Aaron Josephson | |
| North Wasco Virtual Academy | Brenda Green | |
| The Dalles Middle School | Lu Seapy, Lori Sam, Jesus Acosta, Britnei Rubio, Tom Richardson | |
| Wasco County 4H | Lu Seapy | |
| Trout Lake | Trout Lake School | John Elyard |
| White Salmon | Henkle Middle School | Michael Hannigan |
| Little Oak Montessori School | Stephanie Hargrave | |
| Wallace and Priscilla Stevenson Intermediate School | Dorinda Belcher, Finn Anderson |
FTC® Teams
These schools had participants in past FTC Tournaments. Contact them today to ask about signing up for next year.
| City | Affiliation | Coach |
| Dufur | Dufur School | Marilyn Blake |
| Glenwood | Glenwood School | Tom Anderson |
| Hood River | Hood River Valley High School | Jeff Blackman |
| Hood River Middle School | Brent Emmons | |
| Horizon Christian School | Trey Rigert | |
| Wy’east Middle School | Patrick Getchis | |
| Maupin | South Wasco County HS | Jamie Sowell |
| Moro | Sherman Jr./Sr. HS | Dezirah Remington |
| The Dalles | The Dalles High School | Ajay Rundell |
| Wasco County 4H | Lu Seapy | |
| White Salmon | Columbia High School | Jack Perrin |
FRC® Teams
In the past there have been two FRC Teams from the Gorge: Trout Lake School coached by Rod Nelson and Goldendale High School coached by Matt Merfeld. If you don’t attend these schools, they’d be happy to talk about how to start a team at your school.