Olympus High makes waves in 2025 FIRST Robotics ‘Reefscape’ Challenge
Apr 30, 2025 12:46PM ● By Julie Slama
Olympus High’s “BityBots” robotics team competed with 39 other high schools at the three-day Utah regional FIRST robotics competition. (Julie Slama/City Journals)
At the 2025 Utah regional FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) robotics competition, 40 high school teams competed in a three-day event, showcasing their skills. Amongst those was Olympus High’s “BityBots” team, with robot 8174, that was honored with the Rising Star Award.
The competition is designed to inspire and encourage high school students to engage with science and technology, pushing them to apply their STEM and teamwork skills in designing and programming robots to tackle various challenges. Each year, the competition takes on a unique theme; this year’s game was titled “Reefscape.” λ
