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<strongclass="text-gray-900">Red Alert Robotics</strong> is a <ahref="https://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/frc" class="text-rally-600 hover:text-rally-700 underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FIRST Robotics Competition</a> (FRC) team based at Center Grove High School in Greenwood, Indiana. Founded in 2006, we've been competing for {{ sub now.Year 2006 }} seasons.
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<strongclass="text-gray-900">FIRST Team 1741 Red Alert Robotics</strong> is proud to be celebrating our 20th Anniversary in 2025. We are a <ahref="https://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/frc" class="text-rally-600 hover:text-rally-700 underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FIRST Robotics Competition</a> (FRC) team located at <ahref="https://www.centergrove.k12.in.us/CGHS" class="text-rally-600 hover:text-rally-700 underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Center Grove High School</a> in Greenwood, Indiana.
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Since our team began in March of 2005, Red Alert has been led by a group of students, mentors, parents, and the <ahref="https://www.centergrove.k12.in.us/" class="text-rally-600 hover:text-rally-700 underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Center Grove School Corporation</a>, and has focused on spreading the message of FIRST®.
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Our team brings together students passionate about engineering, programming, design, business, and community outreach. Under the guidance of dedicated mentors, students gain hands-on experience building competition robots while developing skills that last a lifetime.
<h3class="text-xl font-bold text-gray-900 mb-2">2005 — The Beginning</h3>
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Center Grove School Corporation noticed a vacancy in their school activities regarding science and technology. Summer Ehresman, a computer science teacher, along with the Baxter and McCoy families, decided to form a FIRST team. Mrs. Ehresman served as the school sponsor, and her computer experience allowed our rookie team to learn a variety of software programs. Team 1741 was founded in the fall of 2005.
<h3class="text-xl font-bold text-gray-900 mb-2">2006 — First Season</h3>
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Our first official competition season. We attended the Boilermaker Regional as Regional Finalists and received the Rookie Inspiration Award. Linda McCoy and Sharon Baxter established the Non-Engineering side of Red Alert Robotics (NEngA), while Steve McCoy and Dwight Baxter founded the Engineering side, teaching students life skills in science and technology.
The Red Alert Robotics Parent Organization (RARPO) was created — a 501(c)(3) organization run by parents in order to sustain our team through fundraising and support.
<h3class="text-xl font-bold text-gray-900 mb-2">2011 — First Chairman's Award & Worlds</h3>
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Won our first Regional Chairman's Award at the Boilermaker Regional, earning a trip to the FIRST World Championship. This marked a turning point for the team's outreach and community impact programs.
<h3class="text-xl font-bold text-gray-900 mb-2">2017 — The Innovation Center</h3>
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Red Alert moved out of the high school and into the new Center Grove Innovation Center. The school district converted and expanded an existing building to create a dedicated space for STEM activities and the robotics program. The facility enabled us to host summer camps, FRC scrimmages, FTC "Spring Training," FIRST Indiana Robotics Town Halls, and more.
Won both the District and State Chairman's Award — the highest honor in FIRST, recognizing our team's impact on the community. The rest of the season was suspended due to COVID-19.
<h3class="text-xl font-bold text-gray-900 mb-2">2022 — World Championship Finalists</h3>
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After earning the Regional Chairman's Award at the Indiana State Championship, we competed on the Turing Division at the FIRST World Championship, finishing as Championship Division Finalists.
The Innovation Center is home to 1 FRC team and 3 FTC teams, creating a vibrant hub of student-led engineering and innovation. We continue to compete at the highest level while hosting events and giving back to our community through outreach and STEM education programs.
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