Northern Secondary School
Northern Secondary School, or as we like to call it, NSS, is located near the heart of Toronto, Northern is the third largest secondary school in the Toronto District School Board with almost eighteen hundred students; it was founded in September 1930. NSS offers many programs such as the Specialist High Skills Major Program as well as gifted, technology and business streams.
What We've Been Doing
Thanks to the generous support of our sponsors, parents, students, School Foundation, Parent Council, School Council, our school, and the tech department, we have been able to participate in the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC). FRC is an international robotics competition where high school teams design, build and program a robot to compete in a themed game. Throughout the build-season we have been able to develop our skills across various fields including: computer aided design (CAD) software, computerized numerical control (CNC) machines, 3D printers, programming, electronics control system design, business development and problem-solving.
Our Subteams
Our sub-teams are groups of students that focus on different aspects of the robot and team operations. They include our Business, Programming, Manufacturing, Design, and the Web Design and Media Teams.
Design
The design team leads the design of the robot. We use OnShape as our CAD software of choice to design and model various parts and components for our robots.
Manufacturing
The manufacturing team is responsible for the manufacturing of the robot. We use a variety of tools such as 3D printers, CNC machines, and laser cutters to create the parts and components for our robots.
Programming
The programming team codes the 'brain' of the robot. The language of choice for FRC robots is Java since it provides a great balance between performance and control over systems and functionality.
Outreach
The outreach team is a combination of the media and business subteams. They're in charge of connecting and working with the community, leading the team's social media presence, and managing the team's finances including all of the fundraising.
Web Design
The web design team is responsible for the creating and maintaining the website you're looking at right now. Hi 👋!
Our Members
Exec Team
Chloe
Jacob
Manufacturing Team
Jacob
Eamonn
Henry S
Alex
Faisal
Gavin
Bradley
Chris
Coral
Evan K
Emery
Humza
Ilia
Lawrence
Malin
Lyla
Design Team
Calum
Ewan
Evan O
Henry D
Isaac
Jeffery
Programming Team
Chloe
Tommy
Alyssa
Anna
Diana
James
Luan
Sebastian
Shams
William
Young
Outreach Team
Abby
Andie
Ezra
Nathan
Raima
Mentor Team
Mr. Wong
Andrea
Exec Team
Aarnav
Chloe
Manufacturing Team
Jacob
Eamonn
Evan
Henry
Lyla
Shiloh
Lawrence
Imeth
Zidane
Design Team
Calum
Issac
Evan
Ewan
Programming Team
Chloe
James
Tommy
Luan
Outreach Team
Dominique
Anna
Nathan
Mentor Team
Mr Wong
Mr Martell
Mr Edwards
Exec Team
Olivia
Manufacturing Team
Aarnav
Jacob
Retaj
Evan
Issac
Eamonn
Design Team
Calum
Programming Team
Harrison
Chloe
Koby
Outreach Team
Dominique
Anna
Mentor Team
Mr Wong
