2024

P.K. Yonge Robotics Team wins Engineering Inspiration Award and NASA Sponsorship – Alachua Chronicle

High School Team wins Award, NASA Sponsorship  – WCJB

Roaring Riptide Wins Award –  -WUFT TV First at Five

P.K. Yonge Robotics Team Receives NASA Sponsorship and Prestigious Award for Assistive Technology Work  – UF Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department


2012

Roaring Riptide Robotics Team Makes Big Splash in FIRST Season – UF College of Education

2013

Tumblin Creek Arts and Sciences Festival – P.K. Yonge DRS (archived)

P.K. Yonge Robotics Needs YOU! – P.K. Yonge DRS

It’s Not Just About Building a Robot, but We Did! – P.K. Yonge DRS

2014

Optym Hosts Demonstration by School Robotics Team, Provides Sponsorship – Optym

Robotics Team Teens Compete in 3rd Panther Prowl @ Florida Tech – Suncoast SECME (archived) 

Team 4118 Roaring Riptide Robotics (FIRST) – UF PropaGator

P.K. Yonge Student Experience: Logan – P.K. Yonge DRS

P.K. Yonge Student Experience: Rafaela – P.K Yonge DRS

2015

P.K. Yonge Robotics Team Looks Toward Nationals – Gainesville Sun (archived)

Dean’s List Winners – FIRST

Inventor Dean Kamen, U.S. Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith, and Distinguished Guests Recognize Student Leaders at FIRST Dean’s List Award Ceremony – FIRST

18,000+ Students Bring Their Custom-Built Robots and Team Spirit to the Largest Sport for the Mind Showdown, the 2015 FIRST Championship – FIRST

P.K. Yonge DRS Robotics Team Vying for Title in International Competition – UF College of Education

Roaring Riptide Robotics Team Going to World Championship – ABC WCJB TV-20 (archived)

All About Women Congratulates North Central Florida High School Robotics Team – All About Women

2015 FRC Orlando, Go Roaring Riptides! – UF PropaGator

2016

These Are the Droids You’re Looking for – Alligator

P.K. Yonge FIRST Robotics Team #4118 Roaring Riptide – P.K. Yonge DRS

FIRST ® Dean’s List – FIRST Robots: Behind the Design – 30 Profiles of Design, Manufacturing, and Control

2017

High-School Robotics Competition Kickoff Held at UF – Alligator

Millhopper Library Robot Demo – Gainesville Sun

Maker Faire Orlando a Place for Tinkerers – Orlando Sentinel

VoiceOnyx Encourages Creativity in Arts and Sciences as Maker Faire Orlando Sponsor – VoiceOnyx

Christmas Toy Adapt-A-Thon for F.A.A.S.T. – ATMakers.org

Ask an Engineer 11/29/17 – Adafruit Industries

2018

PK Yonge Robotics Team Gives Away Special Toys to Disabled Children – ABC WCJB 20

Roaring Riptide Delivers Adapted Toys for the Holidays – P.K. Yonge DRS

Children with Disabilities Receive Specially-Adapted Toys – FOX 35 Orlando

UCF Holiday Party Brings Specially Adapted Toys to Children with Disabilities – NBC WESH 

Florida’s Holiday Hack-a-thon Adapts Toys for Kids with Disabilities – AT3 Center

PK Yonge Robotics Team – The Gainesville Sun

Adapt-A-Thon 2018 Was a Huge Success! – ATMakers

#ATIAMakerDay 2018 Was a Huge Hit! – ATMakers

Roaring Riptide: Inspiring the Minds of Tomorrow – Our Town Magazine

ATIA 2018 Embraces the Assistive Technology Maker Movement – AT3 Center

Waterways – 2018 Roaring Riptide Chairman’s Video

2019

Judges’ Award for Assistive Technology – Orlando Regional Competition

Orlando Maker Faire – 2019 Exhibit

Roaring Riptide Team Spotlight – Roboticon Tampa Bay

2020

Custom Made (FRC Kickoff) – The Gainesville Sun

PK Yonge Rising to Robot Challenge – The Gainesville Sun

Access Switches at ATIA Maker Day – Makers Making Change

First Robotics Teams Teach Disability Professionals at Maker Day @ATIA 2020 – Makers Making Change

FIRST Robotics Coach Starts Makers Making Change Florida Chapter – Makers Making Change

Riptide Joins Local PPE Efforts – PK Yonge DRS

UF Labs Team Up to Outfit Hospitals – The Gainesville Sun

2022

Judges Award: Core Values – Florida League Championships – FIRST Technical Challenge Team 18317: Steel Eels

Judges Award: Servant Leadership – Orlando Regional Competition – FIRST Robotics Competition Team 4118: Roaring Riptide

2022 Design Team Technical Notebook – FIRST Robotics Competition Team 4118: Roaring Riptide

Roaring Riptide Presents at FIRST World Championships – A Tidal Wave of Assistive Technology

The PK Yonge Robotics Team helped one man who suffered a life altering accident – WCJB

2023

PK Yonge’s robotics team hosts annual holiday “toy adapt-a-thon” event to make toys accessible to children with special needs

P.K. Yonge FRC Team adapts 26 new toys to be accessible