About FIRST® Team 88

Our Specialist Teams | Team Profiles | Coaches & Mentors | Friends & Allies Past

In 1996, head coach Liz Calef, heard about FIRST and, with the extaordinary support of the partnership with Johnson & Johnson companies, TJ² was born.

That's pronounced, "tee-jay squared".

Our team name, TJ², is derived from the partnership between our school (whose mascot is the Trojan) and the Johnson & Johnson Companies.

Trojans = T  &  Johnson & Johnson = J² 

Each September, TJ² recruits and welcomes new students from the ranks of Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School. The 80-90 students who initially sign-up for this popular program begin preparing for the upcoming build/competition season by engaging in the many team activities that are required for success; most importantly, fundraising. Through sponsorship, our annual Cape Cod Canal Day "bike-a-thon", and Gala Benefit Dinner & Auction, team members race to generate the money that the team depends on.

• TJ² Robotics is a year round program, part of the FIRST Program
• Consisting of Students, Teachers, Engineers, Parents, Community Members
  and other professionals
• Members with broad ranges of interests and talents, working together to achieve
  common goals of accomplishment, success, and pride.

In early January, TJ² receives, along with more than a thousand teams from across the world, the new "Game" challenge. Then, for the next 6, intense weeks, the team strives to design and construct a robot that can successfully meet the challenges of game play. Once the completed robot is shipped, team coaches and members prepare for the competitions ahead. Those most dedicated students who have logged enough hours and raised the most money are selected for the "travel team". These will be the team representatives at the regional competitions and, with any luck, the National Championship in Atlanta in April.


Our "Specialist" Teams:

The Art Team
The creative spirit of the team; creates artistic tie-dye shirts, robot embellishment, and cheering paraphernalia for maximum impact at our competitions

The Build Team
The "Super Nerds": charged with the design and construction of our robot in the 6 week time frame to compete with other schools

The Drive Team
Tasked with studying the "Game" to determine the most effective style of play for success, and working with the students who will actually be controlling the robot on the playing field.

The Chairman's Presentation Team
These students create the Chairman's Award presentation; the most prestigious of all awards to win

The Web Team
Creates and maintains the team website; writes and moderates the team blog and Facebook presence; creates and presents a photojournalistic record of the team's journey

The Animation Team
Creates animations designed to communicate team messages on safety and overall team "vision"

The Student Board / Newsletter Team
Responsible for the team newsletter and team video. Student group to direct team activities, goals, and policies