
Da Geese of Freedom


Da Geese of Freedom
"We're Geese, Not Ducks"
About Us
Da Geese of Freedom


Da Geese of Freedom (DGF) is an FTC team based in Chandler, AZ. We are founded and sponsored by the Si Se Puede Foundation (SSPF) and are the sibling team to Binary Bots Jr. We are also the little sibling team to the FRC team, Degrees of Freedom; both of which are also sponsored by the Si Se Puede Foundation. Our team is composed of students from BASIS handler, Dobson Academy, Bogle Junior High, Sossaman Junior High, Tempe Preparatory Academy, Summit Academy, Red Mountain, and Arizona College Prep. We have 11 members in our team who are all new to FTC. Our mentors come from a variety of backgrounds and experiences, but they have united in a common goal; volunteering their time to help the team advance in their understanding of robotics and STEM.

Meet The Team

Amaira
Amaira is a 7th grader at Arizona College Prep. She wants to become a robotics engineer or graphics designer when she grows up. She enjoys taekwondo, swimming, robotics, coding, and art. Amaira knows Python, C++, C, HTML, and Java and is a black stripe in Taekwondo. She is part of the software subgroup and does programming for the team. This is her second year doing FTC and she chose to join the program to use her coding skills to learn and experience the programming and mechanical aspects of robotics.

Eli
Eli is a 8th grader who attends Summit Academy. Although he likes robotics, he wants to be a crime scene investigator in the future. His hobbies are drawing, singing, and building props for games out of items they have at home. He is part of the mechanical team and it is their second year joining robotics.

Oviya
Oviya is an 9th grader at Arizona College Prep. She enjoys dancing and singing. She has been doing robotics since 2021. She started on an FLL team. She wants to be a computer engineer in the future. Her favorite things to do are to draw, watch TV, sleep, and hang out with her friends. She would like to graduate from Arizona College Prep and pursue a computer science major at ASU Barrett.

Shridula
Shridula is a 8th grader at BASIS Chandler. She has been doing robotics since 2021. Shridula wants to be a software engineer or an app maker, and her hobbies include playing flute, swimming, video games, drawing, coding, listening to music, and dancing. She used to be on an FLL team, but she joined Da Geese of Freedom because she wants to expose herself to new experiences, learn more about robotics, and compete with her friends.

Nitika
Nitika is a 8th grader in Basis Chandler. She hopes to become a doctor who works on making medical robots. She is interested in baking, singing, playing video games, drawing, playing the piano, and much more. Nitika has been in FLL since 2021. She is part of a mechanical group making the arm and using CAD. She also helped work on the drivetrain at the beginning of the year. She joined this team to learn more about robotics and also to meet new people.

Nivedha
Nivedha is a 7th grader at BASIS Chandler. Her hobbies are baking, gymnastics, dancing, , singing, and playing the violin. She is part of the mechanical engineering portion of the team. She has been doing robotics since 2021. She joined Da Geese because she wants to be a mechanical engineer in the future,improve her public speaking,and work for NASA. She has previous experience being on a FLL team.

Alex
Alex is a 9th grader who attends Perry High School. Although they loves robotics, they want to pursue a career in veterinary medicine. Their favorite pastimes are robotics, dancing, singing, sleeping, playing with their dog, and spending time with friends and family. They decided to join robotics because it seemed interesting to them, and also because they wanted to have more friends outside of school. This is their second year on an FTC team.

Meleah
Meleah is a 9th grader at Red Mountain High School. She is still exploring different potential career choices. She is interested in anime, art, video games, and sculpting. Meleah joined Da Geese August 2022 and this is her second year of pursuing robotics.