It's not about building robots.

It's about building good people – people who will go on to be leaders in their various professions; people who will change the world.

NEWS!

Last updated:

03/01/2026

Robot reveal night!

Reveal night is coming up! It will be held on Tuesday, March 3rd in Oak Harbor High School's student union building from 6:00-8:00 PM. The FRC team will be showing off their competition robot, which will be heading to its first event 10 days after! All in the community are invited :)

PHOTO GALLERY:

2016: Chairman's Award

Chalk Sign

Animatronic Deer

2016: Chairman's Award

Are you or do you know a girl that is interested in STEM? Someone that sees a future in fields like engineering, chemistry, physics, astronomy? Do you want an

opportunity to explore your passion?

If so, come to 2980's Girl's STEM Night!

It will be held on March 6 and 7 from 5-7 PM, and will feature various stations run by the high school robotics team. There is a recommended donation of $10.

Design Night (1)_edited_edited_edited_ed

The Whidbey Island Robotics Club is an organization fully devoted to helping our community and advancing STEM education!

We work with students in and around beautiful Whidbey Island, Washington to promote interest and proficiency in science, technology, engineering, and math by supporting FIRST Robotics teams for students from kindergarten through 12th grade.

Our flagship team is FRC Team 2980, the Whidbey Island Wildcats, based at Oak Harbor High School. We also support four FIRST Tech Challenge Teams and numerous FIRST Lego League teams across Whidbey.

TEAM 2980 AT DISTRICT CHAMPS

Last FRC season, the Wildcats made it all the way to the world championship in Houston, Texas after being given the Engineering Inspiration award at the PNW District Championship for their work helping the community!

While FIRST competitions are robotics contests, for us, the FIRST Robotics Competition is not only about building robots. It's about building good people--people who will go on to be leaders in their various professions; people who will change the world. Our teams and our students not only use their technical skills to build competitive robots, but they also use those skills to give back to and improve their community through outreach and service projects.

WHY WE DO IT

WHAT WE DO

FTC:

7676

24252

22196

32666