Team 26396 Pack-A-Punch is a FIRST Tech Challenge team formed in 2024. We are a 2nd year team. most of our High Schoolers and Middle Schoolers have represented various teams in the First Tech Challenge and First Lego League. We always believed in a good start, which is why we formed Pack-a-Punch. We believe in empowering young minds through robotics and innovation. Our mission is to provide a supportive learning environment that enables students to develop their technical and creative skills.

PAck-a-Punch core values

Mentoring

We mentor other teams, and, help them improve their knowledge of FIRST

Teamwork

We work together, so that we get more work done.

Spreading the awareness of STEM/FIRST

We love spreading STEM and FIRST around the Community.

COmmunication

Communicating with others makes it easier to get things done.

Team 26396 Pack-A-Punch

Dedication. Expertise. Passion.

Adee Niljikar

Hello, my name is Adee Niljikar. I am a Senior at Brookfield Central High School. This is my 4th year in FTC and 6th in FIRST. I am a part of the Business and Programming teams, I am also the Student Finance Lead and the Autonomous Programming Lead.

Anuj Niljikar

Hi, my name is Anuj I am an 8th grader at Wisconsin Hills Middle School, and this is 3rd year in FIRST and my 2nd in FTC.

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Arya Mitta

Hi, my name is Arya. I am a Sophomore in high school, and this is my second year of FTC. I am part of the business team. I'm very excited for the new season and hope to make a greater impact.

Arshan Arvind

Hey, I'm Arshan I am a Freshman at Brookfield Central, I am in Programming.

Adi Saravan

Hi I am Adi, I am a Junior at Brookfield East High, I am part of the Business team

Anvika Vysyaraju

Hi, I am Anvika, I am a 9th grader at Brookfield Central High, this is my first year in FTC and 3rd in FIRST

Advaith Parthasarathy

Hey I'm Adhvaith, I am in 9th grade in Brookfield Central, and am part of the mechanical team

Amishi Khare

Hi I am Amishi, I am a 7th grader going to Wisconsin Hills Middle School, this is my first time in FIRST and FTC.

Joanna Karise

Hi I am Joanna, I am a 7th grader at Wisconsin Hills Middle School, This is my 1st year in FIRST and in FTC, I am part of the Business team

Minati Porwal

Hi I am Minati I am a Freshman at Brookfield Central High School, this is my 2nd year in FIRST and 1st year in FTC

Mrunmayi Mitkar

Hi I am Mrunmayi, I am a Senior at Brookfield Central High School and this is my 2nd year of FIRST.

Mariha Hossain

Hi I am Mariha, I am a Senior at Brookfield East High School and this is my 1st year of FIRST.

Prajin Balaji

Hi I am Prajin, I am a Freshman at Brookfield Central High School and this is my first year in FIRST

and in FTC

Swanand Inamdar

Hey I am Swanand I am part of the mechanical team this is my 2nd year in FIRST and 1st year in FTC

Saharsh Simhalapati

Hi, I am Saharsh, I am a Junior at Brookfield Central High, This is my first year in FIRST and FTC

Shriya Balagangadaran

Hi I am Shriya, I am a 7th grader at Wisconsin Hills Middle School, This is my First year of FIRST and First year of FTC

Sarah Arvind

Hi, I am Sarah, I am in 7th grade in Wisconsin hills middle school, this is my first year of FIRST and FTC

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Vaanya Argarwal

My name is Vaanya Agarwal and I’m a Senior going to Brookfield Central High School. I am the Project Manager, and the Business lead.

Vishali Saravanan

Hi, I am Vishali, I am a 7th grader at Wisconsin Hills Middle School, This is my first year in FIRST and FTC, I am part of the Business team.

Vihaan Thakkar

Hi I'm Vihaan, I am a Junior going to Brookfield Central High School, I am the Mechanical Lead for the Team

Yash Sanwal

Hey I'm Yash a Senior at Brookfield Central High School, I am in the Mechanical and Business team.

Coach Bala

Hi, I am Bala, the Head Coach of Pack-a-punch, I work as a program manager at Pentair ltd..

Coach Samir

Hello, I am Samir Niljikar I work as a Project Manager and Fidilety Information Services(FIS)

What is FTC

FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) is a robotics competition for students in grades 7–12 to compete head to head by designing, building, and programming a robot to compete in an alliance format against other teams.

The Core values of FIRST

Gracious Profesionalism

It's a way of doing things that encourages high-quality work, emphasizes the value of others, and respects individuals and the community. Through Gracious Professionalism, fierce competition and mutual gain coexist.

Innovation

Innovation is key to FTC, inspiring participants to think creatively, solve problems with technology, and explore new ideas in robotics and engineering.

Impact

FTC emphasizes making a positive impact, challenging participants to use their knowledge and skills to tackle real-world problems and contribute to their communities.

Cooperation

FTC encourages teams to blend cooperation and competition, allowing them to work with each other while also striving for individual success

Our Mission

Our mission goes beyond competitions we try to learn, collaborate, and inspire others through STEM while making a positive impact both within our team and throughout our community.

Team 26396

Pack-A-Punch