2025–2026 Season

2025–2026 Season Achievements

Our rookie teams made their mark — strong records, multiple alliance captainships, and awards for design, innovation, inspiration, and core values.

FIRST Tech Challenge

FTC Rookie Season

Our rookie FTC teams made their mark — two strong records, multiple alliance captainships, and awards for design, innovation, and inspiration.

Mars Rovers

FTC #30619

17–5overall record across three official competitions

Mars Rovers had an exceptionally strong rookie season, finishing with an overall 17–5 record across three official competitions.

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The Play Space #7 Qualifier

Ranked 1st of 15 teams · Winning Alliance Captain · 2nd Place Inspire Award

Ranked 1st of 15 teams
Captained the #1 alliance
Undefeated in the playoffs (3–0)
Became the Winning Alliance Captain
Earned 2nd Place Inspire Award

Santa Clara QT #1

Ranked 1st of 27 teams · Winning Alliance Captain · Design Award

Ranked 1st among 27 teams
Captained the #1 alliance and won the tournament
Second Winning Alliance Captain title
Received the Design Award for engineering and design

NorCal Regional Championship

Silicon Division

Qualifier success advanced them to the Northern California Regional Championship
Competed in the Silicon Division against many of the region's strongest teams

Season highlights

Two qualifier victories
Two #1 qualification rankings
Two Winning Alliance Captain awards
Design Award
2nd Place Inspire Award
Advancement to NorCal Regionals

Eclipse

FTC #30618

11–7rookie-season record across two official tournaments

Eclipse also made an impressive FTC debut, finishing its rookie season with an 11–7 overall record across two official tournaments.

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San Jose QT #1

Innovate Award sponsored by RTX

Ranked 7th of 14
Selected for the #3 playoff alliance
Reached the lower-bracket stages of the playoffs
Won the Innovate Award sponsored by RTX, recognizing creative and innovative robot design

Mountain View QT

4th of 27 · #3 Alliance Captain

Finished 4th of 27 teams
Became captain of the #3 alliance
Went 3–2 in the playoffs, reaching Lower Bracket Round 5
Missed further advancement by only three points, 134–131

Season highlights

Innovate Award winner
Top-four qualification finish at Mountain View
#3 Alliance Captain
Strong 11–7 rookie-season record

FIRST LEGO League Challenge

FLL UNEARTHED Season

Three teams represented our chapter at the NorCal Spring League, earning the Core Values Award and delivering strong, competitive performances.

Core Values Award Winners

A Standout Showing at the NorCal Spring League

Our boys' team earned the Core Values Award, a major judged honor recognizing a team that exemplifies the very best of FIRST through outstanding teamwork, inclusion, innovation, respect, and Gracious Professionalism. Their achievement reflects not only strong performance, but the character, collaboration, and leadership at the heart of FIRST LEGO League.

Strong Girls' Team Performance

Three Teams Representing Our Chapter

Both of our all-girls teams delivered strong, competitive performances throughout the tournament, demonstrating confidence, technical ability, teamwork, persistence, and an impressive command of the FLL Challenge experience.

Our FLL Challenge students made a powerful showing at the NorCal Spring League, with three teams — two all-girls teams and one boys' team — proudly representing our chapter. With three teams competing and an award-winning performance, our students demonstrated the growing strength and depth of our FLL program. From engineering and programming to problem-solving, presentation, and teamwork, they represented our chapter with excellence and showed that our next generation of robotics leaders is already making its mark.

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