About the team!

Team Helios 5009 is a francophone robotics club established at the Maurice-Lavallée School in Edmonton, Alberta. Since 2011, we have participated in the FIRST Tech Challenge competition, with great success, after a group of former FLL members outgrew the program and decided to form team Helios. As one of Alberta's veteran, yet still very active, teams, we have qualified for several provincial championships as well as for the FIRST World Championship 9 times in a row, allowing us to travel to both St. Louis, Missouri and Houston, Texas, to compete with teams from all over the world! Since its creation, our team has been comprised of many talented, bright students from varied backgrounds, as well as an exceptional group of helpful mentors, FIRST alumni, teachers, and parents. This program has benefited our members in acquiring skills not only in the field of robotics, such as manufacturing and programming, but also in leadership, cooperation, problem-solving, and creativity.


2011 - 2012
Team 5009:

Les Coureur des Bois

Inspire Award WinnerChampionship Winning Alliance
2012 - 2013
Team 5009:

Les Touristes

Inspire Award - 2ndPTC Design Award - 1stChampionship Winning Alliance
2013 - 2014
Team 5009:

Net Zero

Inspire Award WinnerChampionship Finalist Alliance
2014 - 2015
Team 5009:

Helios

Inspire Award WinnerChampionship Winning Alliance
2015 - 2016
Team 5009:

Helios

Inspire Award WinnerChampionship Finalist Alliance
2016 - 2017
Team 5009:

Helios

Inspire Award - 2ndRockwell Collins Innovate Award - 1stInspire Award - 3rd [BC Championship]PTC Design Award - 1st [BC Championship]Championship Finalist Alliance [BC Championship]
2017 - 2018
Team 5009:

Helios

Inspire Award WinnerControl Award - 1stChampionship Winning AllianceJudges Award [World Championship]
2018 - 2019
Team 5009:

Helios

Highest Ranked Team [Second Round Edmonton]Inspire Award WinnerChampionship Winning AllianceRanked 6th - Jemison Division [World Championship]
2019 - 2020
Team 5009:

Helios

Highest Ranked Team [First Round Edmonton]Highest Ranked Team [Northern Alberta League]Motivate Award - 1stControl Award - 1stInspire Award - 3rd
2020 - 2021
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Helios (COVID)

Inspire Award Winner [Remote]Top Ranked Team - 4th [Remote]Connect Award - 2nd [Remote]Collins Aerospace Innovate Award - 3rd [Remote]Control Award - 1st [Remote]Motivate Award - 3rd [Remote]Design Award - 3rd [Remote]
2021 - 2022
Team 5009:

Helios (COVID)

Compass Award [Remote]
2022 - 2023
Team 5009:

Helios

Control Award - 2ndDesign Award - 1stInnovate Award - 1stChampionship Finalist Alliance - Captain
2023 - 2024
Team 5009:

Helios

Control Award - 1st [Northern]Design Award - 2nd [Northern]Northern Finalist Alliance - CaptainInnovate Award - 3rd [AB]Championship Winning Alliance [AB]Innovate Award - 1st [K-Days]Championship Finalist Alliance [K-Days]