Welcome to the Lake Oswego Branch
of the American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Organized in 1976.
The branch draws members from:
Lake Oswego, Oregon City, Sherwood, Tigard, Tualatin, West Linn, Wilsonville, and more. Please check out this website for more detailed information about our branch.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++West Linn Robotics Team 7034: 2 Be Determined 
Saturday, May 11th
Oswego Heritage House 
398 10th Street, Lake Oswego
9:30 am – Social Time, 9:50 am – Program

In the 2019 November program, seven female members of the West Linn High School Robotics Team 2B Determined spoke to us about their experiences in creating their project and the following successful efforts in the Girls’ Generation competition.

Four years later we see a number of positive changes. Of those who presented, two of the young women are attending Cal-Poly in Engineering programs and a third is in the Engineering program at OSU.

In their sixth year now, FRC 7034: 2B Determined Team has 50 members, with 30% of them female participants, and 70% of the leadership team being female, as well. In addition to creating their robotic project and attending competitions, they sponsor STEM robotics day camps for girls in both elementary and junior high school during the school year, and host a weeklong summer camp for incoming 8th and 9th graders.

They are members of the nationwide FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC), which advocates For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology. They aim to spread the principles of FIRST across the communities, increasing STEM accessibility for those of all ages and all backgrounds. Team 7034 is supported through West Linn Robotics Organization, a 501 (c)(3).

In the Pacific Northwest District, FRC Team 7034 2B Determined finished the season ranked 39th out of the 129 teams. They placed 4th at their first competition at Clackamas Academy of Industrial Sciences. They were also awarded the Judges’ Award for their outstanding camp programs about STEM, highlighting Changing the SySTEM, a free all-girl’s camp they host. At their second competition at Wilsonville High School, they finished 10th. At the Pacific Northwest District Championship they placed 42nd, wrapping up their season.

The team Outreach Lead, Emma Huberty said that all of the members have learned so much more than just engineering principles. Post-COVID, they are re-learning the social skills needed for personal interactions as well as how to take risks, think creatively, collaborate with one another and develop leadership skills.

Come join us, learn about the team, and meet KROG, the 2B Determined Robot!!