ABOUT
The Beginning
The LRHSD schools began fiercely united as Team 1647, the Iron Devils. Then in 2009, a Storm was stirred and this Lenape/Cherokee coalition began, accommodating even more in-district students passionate about robotics. In 2022, a Storm swelled again and two new teams emerged: Cherokee Charge 2722 and Lenape Red Watch 2720.
This rookie-year robot was named Stormy, complete with a floor intake, turret, and hooded shooter. It all began in a Cherokee woodshop, 80 students, 5 teachers, and 3 Lockheed Martin volunteers. The "Gear of Death" turret is still on display around the wall clock in Jim Hessler's old classroom, Room A203, at Lenape High School.
About The Team
FRC team 2729 was founded in 2008 by Nathan Knauss and James Hessler, teachers at Cherokee and Lenape High Schools. They separated from Iron Devils team 1647, which is currently made up of students from Shawnee and Seneca High Schools. In 2010, Storm created the Typhoons, FTC Team 4390. In 2013, another FTC team, Team 7433: The Cyclones, was founded. Additionally, in 2017, our third FTC team, The Whirlwinds, Team 13290, was founded. In 2018, at the World Championship in Detroit, Team 2729 won the Gracious Professionalism award.
ACHIEVEMENTS
2021
FMA District
Chairman's Award
FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship
Chairman's Award
2020
FMA District Hatboro-Horsham Event
Industrial Design Award sponsored by General Motors
Dean's List Finalist - Lauren Miro
2019
FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship
Woodie Flowers Finalist Award - Mr. Nate Knauss
FMA District Seneca Event
Team Spirit Award sponsored by FCA Foundation
FMA District Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Event
Judges' Award
2018
Daly Division
Gracious Professionalism Award sponsored by Johnson & Johnson
FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship
Regional Engineering Inspiration Award
MAR District Seneca Event
Innovation in Control Award sponsored by Rockwell Automation
MAR District Westtown Event
District Engineering Inspiration Award
2017
FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship sponsored by Johnson & Johnson
FIRST Dean's List Finalist Award (Liam Anthony)
MAR District - Seneca Event
Entrepreneurship Award sponsored by Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers
MAR District - Westtown Event
Team Spirit Award sponsored by FCA Foundation
2016
MAR District - Seneca Event
Gracious Professionalism Award sponsored by Johnson & Johnson
MAR District - Hatboro-Horsham Event
Team Spirit Award sponsored by FCA Foundation
2015
MAR District - Seneca Event
District Engineering Inspiration Award
MAR District - Hatboro-Horsham Event
Entrepreneurship Award sponsored by Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers
2014
MAR FIRST Robotics Lenape-Seneca District Competition
Gracious Professionalism Award sponsored by Johnson & Johnson
MAR FIRST Robotics Hatboro-Horsham District Competition
Innovation in Control Award sponsored by Rockwell Automation
2013
Mid-Atlantic Robotics FRC Region Championship
Regional Winners
Lenape Seneca FIRST Robotics District Competition
District Chairman's Award
District Winners
Hatboro-Horsham FIRST Robotics District Competition
Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Delphi
2012
Mid-Atlantic Robotics FRC Region Championship
Team Spirit Award sponsored by Chrysler
Lenape FIRST Robotics District Competition
Entrepreneurship Award sponsored by Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers
Chestnut Hill FIRST Robotics District Competition
Industrial Safety Award sponsored by Underwriters Laboratories
Team Spirit Award sponsored by Chrysler
2011
New Jersey Regional
Excellence in Design Award sponsored by Autodesk
2009
Galileo Division
Galileo - Highest Rookie Seed
Philadelphia Regional
Rookie All Star Award
Highest Rookie Seed Award
Washington DC Regional
Rookie All-Star
Storms Mission Statement:
The objective of Storm Robotics is to foster collaboration, knowledge, and gracious professionalism, while sustaining team companionship to create valuable experiences, inspire student interests and a legacy for future generations to look back upon.
It is the goal of the Storm Robotics Boosters Parent Support Team to aid in the success of the Storm Robotics Team by promoting fundraising, organizing events and promoting teamwork.
Parent Booster Club Website: http://www.frc2729boosters.org/
Learn more about Storm's teacher mentor's, as well as engineers, returning alumni, and others that help the team throughout the season.
Learn about the history of STORM Robotics, FRC 2729, as well as our past FTC teams, and our achievements throughout the years.