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Our mission is to inspire students through mentor guidance to pursue and broaden access to STEAM and become leaders in order to guarantee the future of FIRST® and 1511 by forging global community partnerships to change the culture, increasing STEAM appreciation. We strive to transform our world to have a greater appreciation of science and technology and to produce alumni that are productive members of society and are champions of FIRST Robotics and STEAM initiatives. FIRolling Thunder is FIRST Robotics Team 1511, of Penfield High School in Penfield, New York. It was founded in the fall of 2004 through a partnership with Harris RF Communications (now L3Harris), a local government-contracted communications company. The team includes about 20 volunteers and 40 students. Volunteers range from electrical engineers to programmers and marketing experts.
