Our Beginnings and our Future

In 2001, a dozen pre-engineering students and one teacher competed in the FIRST Robotics Competition in Houston, Texas. 7 robotic building seasons have formed a cooperative organization known as the Toltechs, Team 499. The Toltechs team now stands at forty members and thirteen mentors with additional help from technology teachers.

The Edgewood Independent School District comprises of two main high schools and a fine arts academy. John F. Kennedy High School, Memorial High School, and the Edgewood Fine Arts Academy fuse together to create the Toltechs 499.
As a team we try our best to be involved with the community to encourage growth in engineering, science, and technology. Members from our team have taken the responsibility in mentoring elementary students in our districts own G.E.A.R. tournament (Getting Excited About Robotics). Involving our district's schools in amateur building and programming has shown to be a great success in spreading the focus of FIRST.