Hello! We are Operation T.A.C. (Technology and Character), a FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) robotics team for kids grades 7-12. We are eight home schooled teenagers and Jason and Erin Rehard are the coaches. This is our second year doing this level of robotics and we are all learning so much!

Here is a breakdown of our costs…. 

Team Fees & Registration: $1,146

Field Equipment: $1,242

Robot Parts: $1,235

Tools: $1,150

T-shirts: $300

Total Expenses: $5,073

There are three parts to the FTC competition: 

(1) Robot Game – we design and program a robot to accomplish missions on a 12' x 12' playing field.

(2) Engineering Notebook – we document our entire season.

(3) Core Values – there are 6 character qualities that we are judged on and this is the most important part to us because it encourages us to demonstrate Christ-like character at all times, including in the midst of difficult situations.

We are thankful to the Lord for the opportunity to participate in FTC and we are excited to see what He does with Operation T.A.C. (Technology and Character)! Thank you for visiting our site! “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.” (Numbers 6:24-26)

You can find out more about FIRST Tech Challenge by visiting this site: https://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/ftc/what-is-first-tech-challenge 

Our team website is http://www.operationTAC.com

Our team social media platforms are:

(1) Instagram at www.instagram.com/operationtac

(2) Twitter at www.twitter.com/operationtac

(3) Facebook at www.facebook.com/OperationTAC

Why we do what we do:

     God is the holy, just, loving Creator of the universe (Genesis 1:1) and man is sinful and separated from God (Romans 3:23). Jesus is God (Philippians 2:6-7) and He came to earth to live a perfect life for us (2 Corinthians 5:21), to die in our place (Romans 5:8-10), and was raised conquering death for us (1 Corinthians 15:3-4). By placing our trust in Jesus alone to make us right with God, we have salvation in His name and will one day live with Him forever in Heaven (John 3:16). Everything we do, we do for the Lord and for His glory (1 Corinthians 10:31)!