TEAM 8243 | ASTRO CIRCUITS
Students
With over 20 members from all three John Marshall schools and all age levels, our team is unified in our passion for robotics and we are eager to work together. While this is our first official year of competition, we hope to inspire other students, teams, and our community with our spirit, knowledge, and determination.
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Ronald
JMIT Class of 2025
Business and Media Team
"Our team is like a body and the business team is the heart, without us our team will fail."
- Ronald Brown-Speed
Fun Fact: My favorite TV show is The Masked Singer.
Selena
JMIT Class of 2025
"I like robotics because of the creativity and science. It sounded like fun, and I enjoy the process of making the robot."
- Selena Toledo
Fun Fact: My favorite movie is Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
Mark
JMIT Class of 2025
"I just joined Robotics to make friends and have fun. I ended up building a robot instead."
- Mark Stephens
Fun fact: I have visited London and Paris.
Tayshun
JMIT Class of 2024
I'm interested in the code and process of making robots. My favorite thing about it is honestly the cooperation and teamwork.
Fun Fact: I am great at parkour and other physical activities despite being clumsy.
Brieanna
JMIT Class of 2024
Mechanical Team
I really like building things, so I'm excited to help build a robot with my friends!!
Fun Fact: I like drawing eyes, masks, and faces.
Julien
JMIT Class of 2024
Programming Team
I like robotics because you put something together and slowly see it come to life over a few weeks.
Fun fact: I walked into a corner when I was 3 and I still have the scar to prove it!!!
Jezebel
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Nariel
JMIT Class of 2023
I joined Robotics because I wanted to build a robot.
Fun Fact: I have watched The Office about 10 times.
Jeremy
JMIT Class of 2023
Programming Team
I like robots and robotics seemed fun. My favorite thing about robotics is hanging out with my friends Oscar, Nariel, and Krizian.
Fun fact: I love watching anime!
Freja
Freja is a junior who is interested in exploiting her skills in business on our amazing robotics team. She also likes pizza!
Derek
JMIT Class of 2025
Programming Team I like Robotics because of the Programming aspect of it and being able to see your code work. I joined robotics because I like coding and building robots.
Fun fact: I like playing saxophone!
Violet
With a keen belief in the power of charity and volunteer work, Ash Marcus is committed to changing the world. There really couldn’t be a more dedicated Grant Manager, and we’re so happy to have Ash Marcus as part of the TEAM 8243 | ASTRO CIRCUITS team.
Say Hello to Our Members!
With over 20 members from all three John Marshall schools and all age levels, our team is unified in our passion for robotics and we are eager to work together. While this is our first official year of competition, we hope to inspire other students, teams, and our community with our spirit, knowledge, and determination.
Arley "Mr. T" Trujillo
Co-Coach
JMIT Computer Science Teacher
My favorite thing is being able to learn about robotics along with the students.
Fun Fact: I am semi-decent at coding and climbing rocks!
Thank you to our graduates!
We're so proud of you and can't wait to see what you do next!
Quynh
Cleveland State University
Computer Science
Amari
Ohio University
Political Science
Maria Faye
Cleveland State University
Computer Science
Mentors
Annie Drechsler
Campus Coordinator at Garrett Morgan School of Engineering
Business and Media Team
My favorite thing about volunteering with the Astro Circuits is that I get to stay in touch with my former students ❣️
Fun fact: I have a dog named Yoshi!
Tristan Greiner
Mechanical Design Engineer :-)
Mechanical Team
I did FIRST in high school and wanted to give back to a local team.
Fun fact: I play ultimate frisbee 🥏
Lexi Lee
Cyber Threat Management at Sherwin-Williams
Programming Team
I love volunteering with FIRST after participating for five years previously (go team 1248). I want to go back! I wouldn't be where I am today without FIRST. It has lead me to reach so many personal and professional goals
Fun Fact: I was born with a cleft lip and palate.
Herb Schiling
Computer Scientist at NASA
Programming Team
I like seeing the students grow and have fun!!
Fun fact: I've been doing tai chi for 27 years.
