TREAD 3219

TREAD 3219 We build robots for the international FIRST Robotics Competition. FLL. These leagues cover all primary and secondary school ages. FLL for K-3.

The mission of FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is "to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders, by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering and technology skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership." Founded by Dean

Kamen in 1992, FIRST has evolved from a single 28-team local event to an international charity organization with four leagues: the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC), FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC), FIRST Lego League (FLL), and Jr. The FRC and FTC are for grades 9-12, the FLL for grades 4-8, and the Jr. A fifth league for collegiate students is being piloted in 2012. Auburn High School's TREAD, FIRST team number 3219, focuses primarily on FRC participation. The team initially began as part of nearby Auburn Mountainview High School's team 2907 for the 2009 FRC season, and became its own team in late 2009 to compete in the 2010 season at Key Arena Seattle Regional. In the 2011 season TREAD went to semi-finals at the Qwest Event Center Seattle Cascade Regional allied with Skunkworks 1983 from Des Moines, one of the west coast's top teams, and Raiders 3681, a rookie team that year. All FRC events are free to public attendance, and TREAD encourages visitors to both watch FRC matches and see the team at work on the robot in the pits between matches. Every year, FRC teams are given six weeks to build a complete robot to compete in a game which is designed from the ground up every year. The robots are made with a kit of parts costing roughly $5,000 and up to $3,500 in additional parts. Robots tend to weigh close to 120 pounds. All of FIRST's competitions reach a total of over 26,800 teams comprised of over 293,000 students. These teams, with the help of over 51,000 mentors and an additional 50,000 other volunteers, build over 24,000 robots annually. The hundreds of thousands of FIRST participants are eligible for over 655 scholarships from over 150 providers totaling at least $14 million. Description uses excerpts and information from FIRST's website. Visit http://www.usfirst.org/ for more information about FIRST and the FRC.

Come watch TREAD compete today and tomorrow at the last FRC PNW Auburn District Event. Opening Ceremony at 11AM today, w...
03/28/2026

Come watch TREAD compete today and tomorrow at the last FRC PNW Auburn District Event. Opening Ceremony at 11AM today, with matches till 8:30PM and Sunday 9AM to 4:30PM.

TREAD had a great time at the Glacier Peak District Event. Our robot struggled with electrical and mechanical gremlins a...
03/17/2026

TREAD had a great time at the Glacier Peak District Event. Our robot struggled with electrical and mechanical gremlins and only ranked 29th, but the team did great! Our students took on each challenge with a positive attitude and kept it fun the whole weekend. We all learned a lot and we will be back on the 28th to try again at Auburn.

Our team has been hard at work and the FIRST REBUILT robot is coming together. Let us know if you have any ideas for a n...
02/21/2026

Our team has been hard at work and the FIRST REBUILT robot is coming together. Let us know if you have any ideas for a name for this robot.

TREAD sponsored and coached an FLL Challenge team this year. The Robotic Explorers had their qualifier event on Sunday a...
12/15/2025

TREAD sponsored and coached an FLL Challenge team this year. The Robotic Explorers had their qualifier event on Sunday and did great. Our kids were able to do 4 missions and presented an innovation project about a drone to help archeologists explore unsafe places. They won the Robot Design Award Finalist by talking with the judges about their design process.

Another fun year at the Auburn Lighted Santa Parade 🎅 Our reindeer Buttercup is always a big hit.
12/07/2025

Another fun year at the Auburn Lighted Santa Parade 🎅 Our reindeer Buttercup is always a big hit.

First day of Girls Gen was a success. Swing by Tahoma HS and check us out today for round 2. The team is learning a lot ...
10/19/2025

First day of Girls Gen was a success. Swing by Tahoma HS and check us out today for round 2. The team is learning a lot and having fun!

PinkOut Tailgater for Homecoming & Buttercup at the game. TREAD is doing good things.
10/19/2025

PinkOut Tailgater for Homecoming & Buttercup at the game. TREAD is doing good things.

End of week 3 and TREAD is making progress towards a complete robot to play REEFSCAPE! ✌️💚🤖 FIRST Robotics 🔺️⚪️🔷️
01/26/2025

End of week 3 and TREAD is making progress towards a complete robot to play REEFSCAPE! ✌️💚🤖 FIRST Robotics 🔺️⚪️🔷️

It is with a sad heart TREAD has to share that our long time mentor and supporter Andy Cazier passed away Tuesday night....
10/28/2024

It is with a sad heart TREAD has to share that our long time mentor and supporter Andy Cazier passed away Tuesday night. He was a light that brightened our meetings, and his modeling skills were unmatched. Thanks for all you did for our team Andy, you will be missed.

Another fun year at Auburn's Kid's Day. Thanks to everyone that stopped by our booth. And an extra thanks to Raven Robot...
06/26/2024

Another fun year at Auburn's Kid's Day. Thanks to everyone that stopped by our booth. And an extra thanks to Raven Robotics 5683 for helping out!

Come join us for TREAD's Awards Banquet tonight (4/29/2024) in the AHS Commons from 6-8PM. We are having a potluck dinne...
05/29/2024

Come join us for TREAD's Awards Banquet tonight (4/29/2024) in the AHS Commons from 6-8PM. We are having a potluck dinner, feel free to bring a dish if you want.

TREAD had a blast volunteering at the PNW FRC District Championship. Good luck to all the Northwest teams competing at W...
04/13/2024

TREAD had a blast volunteering at the PNW FRC District Championship. Good luck to all the Northwest teams competing at Worlds in Houston next week🔺️⚪️🔷️.

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