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About Us

Established in 2016

​Our FRC team was founded in the fall of 2016 by a group of students and our mentors, Scott Smith and Julie Occleshaw. We originally started off as an FRC team, but have added two FLL and five FLL Jr. teams which many of our FRC team members mentor.

Our Vision and Goals 

Vision: 
We are an inclusive team of diverse students working together to learn about STEM education in an applied setting. We believe that STEM is for everyone and it is our mission to inspire and support others locally and globally to learn more about STEM.

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Goals for 2021-2022 Season: 
  1. To challenge ourselves to reach as many people as possible through a variety of outreach initiatives 
  2. To inspire others to start their own FIRST teams
  3. To Mentor Rookie teams through a variety of supports
  4. To build a competition-ready robot to compete at the Canadian Pacific Regional Competition
  5. To be recognized for our efforts in the hopes of earning an invitation to participate in the World Championships in Houston, Texas on April 20-23, 2022 

Our Mentors

Bryan China
​​Fabrication Mentor FRC Team 

​Bryan is our Automotive Teacher and Senior Robotics Teacher at North Surrey Secondary School. He has been with FIRST since he was in high school himself. Bryan had initially started as the mentor for FRC team 6008, who was awarded the Industrial Design award in 2017 at the Western Canadian Regional. Since then, he has moved to our school and taken the role of Design and Build Team Mentor for FRC Team 6390 Hephaestus.​
Arnel Aliwalis
​​Programming Mentor FRC Team 

​Arnel is a Technology Education Teacher at North Surrey Secondary. This is Arnel's first year mentoring for a FIRST Team. He is currently the Programming Team Mentor for FRC Team 6390 Hephaestus.

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Ryan Chegwidden​​
​Electrical Mentor FRC Team 

​Ryan is a Technology Education Teacher at North Surrey Secondary. Ryan has mentored the junior students in FLL and has mentored them through making our playing field. He is currently the Fabrication  Mentor for FRC Team 6390 Hephaestus.

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Tammy Mackie
​​Administration Mentor FRC Team 

​Tammy is a Business Teacher at North Surrey Secondary. Tammy assists our admin team with their tasks while also managing the funds for our team. She is currently the Administration Mentor for FRC Team 6390 Hephaestus. 

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Our Founders

Scott Smith 
Founder/Lead Technical Mentor FRC & FLL teams

​​Scott Smith is the Technology Education Helping Teacher, SD36 and is the former Lead Technical Coach/Mentor for FRC Team 6390 Hephaestus.

Julie Occleshaw 
Founder/Lead Administrative Mentor FRC, FLL & FLL Jr. Teams 

​​Julie Occleshaw has been an educator with SD36 (Surrey) since 1999 and had been in her position as the Career Development Facilitator and Careers Department Head at North Surrey Secondary School from 2009-2018. Since then, she has become the vice principal at Earl Marriot Secondary.  
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Team 6390 Hephaestus loading up onto the Carver field in the 2019 FRC World Championships in Houston.
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2018/19 FRC Team Hephaestus at Houston for the World Championships
Want to see what we have been up to? Well, check out these newsletters we made and our videos on our YouTube channel!
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Check out these articles that we were featured in! 
  • North Surrey takes 44th place 
  • Students headed to World's​
  • Microsoft Team of the Week
  • FLL Tournament At North Surrey Secondary​
  • Photos: North Surrey Secondary FLL Tournament
  • North Surrey Secondary Robotics Team


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