Over the years, Team 247 has gained many sister teams, teams we have a close relationship with and work with throughout the year. Most of these teams are members of Team Ford FIRST, an organization of 12 teams, formerly sponsored by the Ford Motor Company.
Team Ford FIRST's mission is to aggressively promote and support the growth of FIRST and its philosophy. The ultimate goal is to have a robotics team in every high school in the United States. In order to achieve this goal, the organization arranges inter-team activities throughout the year and hosts build space for several teams at the Michigan Engineering Zone; a building in downtown Detroit donated to Team Ford FIRST by the University of Michigan. Team Ford FIRST is currently made up of the 12 teams listed below:
Team 123 (Team Cosmos)- Hamtramck High School
Team 184 (F.R.E.D)- Fordson High School
Team 217 (The Thunder Chickens)- Utica Community Schools
Team 247 (Da Bears)- Berkley High School and Hazel Park High School
Team 280 (TnT)- Taylor-Truman High School
Team 313 (The Bionic Union)- Wayne Memorial High School and John C. Glenn High School
Team 440 (The Suspects)- Cody High School and Redford High School
Team 815 (Advanced Power)- Allen Park High School and St. Frances Cabrini High School
Team 903 (ExploroBots)- Charles Chadsey High School
Team 1250 (Navi-Gators)- Henry Ford Academy
Team 1718 (The Fighting Pi) - Macomb Academy of Arts & Science High School
Team 2048 (Phoenix Phenoms II) - Renaissance High School
Team 247 is proud to be involved in the Team Ford FIRST community. For more information, please check out their website:
http://www.teamfordfirst.org