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History of 2164
The Idea of FIRST
  1. 2001-03 Mr. Kohl was in graduate school at Pittsburgh State University in Pittsburgh, Kansas majoring in Technology Education. Mr. Kohl found an article about FIRST robotics and used that for his assignment.  This article planted a seed in his mind about starting a robotics team when he began teaching.
  2. By the end 2005-2006 school year, math teacher Mr. Sharp agreed to jump onboard the robotics team.  The following are a few highlights for the years that followed.
  1. Fast-forward three years to spring 2006 in Harrisonville, Missouri.  Mr. Kohl is in his third year as the technology teacher at Harrisonville High School.  He takes his Technology Student Association club to the Dream It Do It Expo at Metropolitan Community College in Kansas City, Missouri.  A group of Kansas City Metro high schools demonstrate their FIRST robots and provide information of how other high schools can get involved in the organization.  After the demonstration, Mr. Kohl asks his students about their interest.  Students show great interest and Mr. Kohl invites Ms. Beverly White, regional director to FIRST, to come to Harrisonville High School to present FIRST Robotics to the administration, parents, and students.
2006-2007 School Year
  1. Raised $14,000 in four weeks through a NASA grant and school support in order to register for the Greater Kansas City Regional.
  2. Started with seven students and about 4 adult mentors from John Deere and Commerce Bank
  1. Placed 22nd out of 44 teams in the primary rounds at the Greater Kansas City Regional as a rookie team.
  2. Shared the vision of FIRST Robots to community clubs and agencies.
2007-2008 School Year
  1. Raffled a John Deere Tractor, received the NASA grant, accepted gracious financial gifts from John Deere and Commerce Bank and gained school support to raise about $15,500 for our 2nd year of competition at the Greater Kansas City Regional
  2. Added members with 11 students and several adult mentors from Honeywell, ATK Ammunition Plant, Sprint, and U.S. Corps of Engineers.
  1. Placed 1st out of 53 teams in the seeding rounds but lost in the elimination rounds to the eventual champions of the Greater Kansas City Regional.
  2. Continued to share the vision of FIRST Robots to community clubs and agencies.
2008-2009 School Year
  1. Continued a yearly budget of about $17,000 without the NASA grant but with support from John Deere, Cerner, KCP&L, Honeywell, Cass County Elks Lodge #2971, and Royal Chevrolet.
  2. Continued to share the vision of FIRST to the Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club, and younger students.
  1. Added members and mentors to our team that grew to over 30.
  2. Earned Finalist Trophy at the Greater Kansas City Regional.
  3. Reached Semifinals at Colorado Regional.
  4. Competed at the 1st annual Cow Town Thrown Down sponsored by Cerner and Team Driven. 
  5. Earned a Finalist trophy as the captain of the 2nd placed alliance.
2009-2010 School Year
  1. Continued a yearly budget of about $17,000 without the NASA grant with support from John Deere, Cerner, KCP&L, Honeywell, and Cass County Elks Lodge #2971
  2. Shared the vision of FIRST and served the community in: Fantasia (children’s robotics workshop), Library Summer Reading Program, Missouri State Fair, Cinderella carriage, Angel Food Drive, and Casco dinner for the mentally challenged
  3. Added members and mentors to our team that grew to 24.
  4. Mentored Team # 3284, Camdenton, MO
  1. KCTV-5 Cool School assembly we showed off the robot to the entire student body and gave a live televised message about FIRST robotics at Harrisonville.
  2. Competed in Kansas City and St. Louis, MO
    Took 38th of 50 teams at the Greater Kansas City Regional
  3. Took 26th out of 38 teams and won the Engineering Inspiration award.
  4. Competed at the Atlanta, Georgia Robotics Championships on the Newton field.
2010-2011 School Year
  1. Held a Robotics Competition at the Missouri State Fair. 8 teams competed there.
  2. Increased our yearly budget to $22,000.
  3. Added members to our team which grew to 31.
  4. Continued to demonstrate the values of FIRST by serving the community in: a Robotics Engineering Camp, Relay for Life, State Fair Demonstration Expo, various football games, the Cow Town 2011, Fantasia, beginning a robotics class to show students the benefits of robotics, presenting demonstrations to groups such as 4-H, and at CASCO by serving food to the disabled.
  5. Participating in a FIRST event sponsored by the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama on May 10th.
  1. Continued mentoring Team #3284, Camdenton, MO.
  2. Started up a robotics class at the High School for grades 9-12 which allows students to learn various aspects of robotic technologies including programming and building robots out of tetrix. This program is the basis for our minibot.
  3. Attempted to begin a Lego League in Harrisonville and are getting closer to accomplishing that with each try.
  4. Gained sponsors including the 4-H club.
  5. Competed at the Minnesota North Star Regional in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2011 and took 44 of 60 as well as winning the Quality Award.
  6. Competed at the 2011 Greater Kansas City Regional and took 48 of 56.