History of the Lake Monsters
Lake Monsters Robotics was first formed in 2008 by Matt Price and Sarah Alt-Price, both physics teachers at Lakeridge High School.
The Prices coached the team through the 2011 season. Since the 2012 season, the Lake Monsters have been a volunteer and student-led program. The team coach for the 2012 season was Mike Rode, a mechanical engineer from Hewlett Packard. The 2013-2014 season team coach was Stacey Lee, an engineering project manager at Veris Industries. In the 2015 season, Owen Griffiths, a physics teacher at Lake Oswego High School, joined the Lake Monsters as team coach and faculty advisor. Now in its fifteenth year, the Lake Monsters head coach is John Sperry, the Lakeridge engineering and computer science teacher.
From 2011-2021, the Lake Monsters Robotics lab has been located in a dedicated shop room at Lakeridge High School but things have changed. From 2021 till now, our team has since moved to a more spacious and organized atmosphere at Lake Oswego High School. The team serves Lakeridge and Lake Oswego high schools, providing an opportunity for all high school students in the district to learn about engineering.
