Join SERT!

We are actively recruiting! No prior knowledge of robotics is necessary. You can join the team no matter what local high school you’re attending. You need only be 14 years old and have finished 8th grade.

Join our official orientation day on Thursday, 9/17 from 4pm to 6pm! If you miss that day, no problem — check us out any Tuesday or Thursday from 4pm to 6pm. You do not need to register — just drop by during meeting times.

How can you find our workspace? From inside SEHS, go to the lab across from the IHS staff office. From outside… the location is the old foundry at the back of South Eugene High School. It can be accessed through an exterior door. Here is is a Google Maps pin dropped on the location. Driving instructions:

1. Drive south on Patterson and turn right onto the small street across from the old YMCA site. It will be between the school and the soccer fields.

2. Park in the first parking area on the left.

3. Go to the purple door (#20) to the right of the garage door, across from the parking. 

Hope to see you there!

What’s new:

• SERT hosted Go Baby Go camps, attended multiple outreach events and held our annual Alumni & Family Park Night this summer!

• SERT hosted a demo for a local Girl Scout troop so they could work towards their Robotics badge.

• SERT was awarded the Tiara Team Spirit Award at DCMP.

• We received the First Impact Award at Oregon City!

• At the Oregon State Fairgrounds SERT was chosen as Alliance 6 captain and we invited teams 4125 and 2926 to join us in the finals. Our unique robot design earned us the Creativity Award.

• SERT was in the news for our impact on girls and women in STEM.

What’s on the horizon

Skill Building:

• A group of students and leadership are working on SERT’s off-season projects which give new students skills before the build season, and experienced students a chance to try something new and challenging.

• Sub-Team Leads are learning more about leadership and teambuilding in custom classes created just for them.

Outreach: SERT continues our volunteer efforts and outreach in our community, including modifying toys for children with disabilities, offering Summer camps, demonstrating our robotics at local schools, and 3D printing gifts for unhoused youth.

Check out our calendar of events

Advocacy:

A resolution honoring SERT was voted on and passed in the Oregon Senate. You can read the text here. In February 2025 several SERT students traveled to Salem to testify for the resolution and provide advocacy for continued robotics programs in Oregon.

Other ways to participate:

Our diverse team is more than just robots…..get involved with the team’s business, fundraising, coding, computer aided design (CAD), graphic design, photography, videography, social media, game strategy and much more. There is something for everyone at SERT.