"IT'S NOT ENOUGH!"
Who we are, What we do, and Why we do it!
Who we are
We are Team 987 - The High Rollers from Cimarron-Memorial High School located in Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada.
Our Team started building robots in 2002 and we have been building them ever since. Our team motto is: "It's Not Enough!" and that says it all. School days, weekends, after-hours, or summer break, we never stop building, improving, or challenging ourselves in preparation for the next competitive season. When we fail, we do MORE. When we succeed, we do MORE. Why? That's simple:
"It's Not Enough!"
What we do
We build world-class robots to compete with and against more than 80,000 high school students from 3,225 teams from around the world in the FIRST® Robotics Competition!
These exciting, challenging, and STEM-centric events are made possible by the FIRST® organization ("For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology"), created by the inventor, entrepreneur, author, and speaker, Mr. Dean Kaman, with inspiration and assistance from MIT Professor Emeritus, Dr. Woodie Flowers, PhD. (Wikipedia, 2002)
Why we do it
We do it because it's FUN, challenging, and extremely cool to build world-class, fully functional robots capable of competing against other robots and teams from countries all over the world. We collaborate with team members from other counties and share our ideas about engineering, mathematics, design, and fabrication in a supportive and mentored environment called the FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC).
RECENT NEWS
Parent Night
Parent Night was a great success! The Coaches, Mentors, and team members would like to thank all the parents for stopping by the Team 987 Shop to visit with us, check out the Shop and our robots, and discuss future opportunities and career choices for the students. We hope you enjoyed the presentation, delivered by our team alumni/mentor Madison Hershey, who by the way will be leading and advising the team members in their effort to acquire a second Impact Award (previously named "The Chairman's Award" ). It was our pleasure hosting this get-together for you and we hope to see all of the parents again at kick-off in January for FIRST REBUILD.
Trick (or Trunk) - or - Treat!
Trunk or Treat
The High Rollers rallied together to support and engage the youth of the community by setting up a booth, handing out sweet treats, and decorating a robot in the spirit of Holloween fun.
Many of the kids in this local community cannot travel far from home, especially in the evening hours, so Team 987 pulled together their own resources to bring Halloween Trunk or Treat to the community. The Team setup in the huge, well-lighted front parking lot of Cimarron-Memorial High School to provide a safe and secure trick-or-treat area for the kids, under the direction of the Principal, Mr. Colin McNaught and CMHS Administration, and with the presence of the Clark County School District Police.
High Rollers achieve Semi-Finalists status at Tidal Tumble 2025
Team 987 traveled to Ventura, CA to compete against many other FRC teams in the off-season event called "Tidal Tumble - Beach Side" . The High Rollers would like to thank Team 4414 High Tide for hosting this event. Off-season events like this provide an extra level of engagement for students to practice and hone their robot-building skills in preparation for the official World Championship competition held annually in Houston, Texas.
