Welcome to the Coop

Meet the Chix

These are our team of 7 all-female engineers and programmers who work their tails off for FTC robotics competitions! Here's a little bit about each of them.

Eliana

Eliana is a 14-year-old freshman at White Plains High School. This is her first season in FTC, but she has been a member of our FIRST teams since she was in 2nd grade. This year, Eliana has focused on designing and building the robot. Engineering has always been an interest of Eliana’s. For as long as she can remember she’s loved building stuff. She enjoys putting together LEGO kits and even assembling furniture! Apart from that, in her spare time, Eliana likes to read, spend time with her dogs, and sew.

Chaitra

Chaitra is a 15-year-old sophomore at Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua. Her focus this year was mostly on building, but she worked on outreach as well. This season is her second with the Techno Chix, and her fifth year of FIRST. She is a part of her school’s Science Olympiad, tennis, and track teams, and enjoys learning new crafts such as embroidery. She enjoys playing board games, playing sports, solving brain puzzles, and spending time with friends and family.

Elena

Elena is a 16-year-old sophomore at White Plains High School. This is her first season in FIRST. This year, Elena focused on designing and building the robot. She has always loved engineering and learning how things work. She has enjoyed taking apart small electronics since a young age. Besides robotics, Elena passes time with theater, reading and writing, along with music.

Julia

Julia is a 15-year-old and goes to Ardsley High School. This is her second year in FTC and fifth year in FIRST. Julia hopes to lead the coding team this year and help out on building. Aside from robotics, Julia loves to dance and cook. In school, she advises the Spanish Club and participates in hacking marathons.

Miriam

Miriam is a 15 year old sophomore at Bicultural Academy65. This year she focused on outreach and planning. This is her 8th Season on our Girl Scout Sister teams and her 2nd season on the Techno Chix. She loves building circuits and learning new programming languages. She enjoys participating in musical theater productions and playing with her dogs.

Abbie

Abbie is a 15-year-old sophomore at Albertus Magnus High School. This is her second year on the team and her 8th year in FIRST. This year she wants to work on building, programming, and driving. In her free time, she likes to roller-skate, bake, run, read, sculpt and draw. She plays lacrosse, runs cross country, and is an advanced red belt in taekwondo. She can’t wait for what this season has to bring!

Nareh

Nareh is a 14-year-old freshman at Westlake High School in Thornwood. This year, she wants to work on helping build, program, and drive. This season is her first year with the Techno Chix, and her second year in FIRST. She is a part of her school’s Science Olympiad, swim team, and math club, and enjoys baking, reading, drawing, swimming, and spending time with friends and family.

Maia

Maia is a 17-year-old senior at The Masters School in Dobbs Ferry. This is Maia’s third year on FTC, in addition to 4 years with FLL. As a busy high school senior, she’s focused on outreach and planning for the engineering expo. She is Editor-in-Chief of her school newspaper, and enjoys extracurriculars such as knitting, girls leadership advocacy, and is a founder of her schools UNICEF program. Her years with FIRST have inspired a trajectory towards environmental engineering.