Chrome Squad

The purpose of the Chrome Squad is to provide outstanding customer service to Royse City High School and the community.

History

Connected for Learning and the high school program, Chrome Squad, originated 7 years ago as a solution to a need that was identified during district strategic planning. We quickly came to realize that our graduating students were lacking in important technology skills.

Core Products

– Customer Service

– Help Desk

– Tech Support

Core Values

– Integrity

– Respect

– Quality

– Teachability

Mission

The Chrome Squad coordinates the 1:1 technology initiative at RCHS. Roles include inventory, repair, tech tips and professional development production for staff. The success of the Chrome Squad has attracted visitors from dozens of school districts of all sizes from across the United States. Chrome Squad students have been invited to tour Google Headquarters, Dell Headquarters and hold presentations to thousands of educators. Under the direction of Angela Arledge, the Chrome Squad has become a model program for schools wishing to boost technology integration in the classroom.

Impact on It’s Members

Chrome Squad leaves a lasting impact on our student interns. They learn professionalism from being in a work environment in the C4L Lounge. Customer service is at the core of our organization so interns gain knowledge in how to effectively communicate both verbally and nonverbally.

“Chrome Squad has provided us with many opportunities to serve our campus and community. We’re thankful for all we’ve learned!”-CJ and Caroline

 

Chrome Squad Teams

Connect Store

Connect Store

  • Student Oriented
  • On Campus and Online
  • $20,000 Profit Per Year
Podcast

Podcast

  • Creates audio based learning tutorials
  • Centered on educators and technology in the classroom
  • Learn audio program and recording skills through recording and editing
Inventory

Inventory

  • Real-time device support
  • Filing and shipping Chromebooks for repairs
  • Maintaining part inventory
Ninjas

Ninjas

  • Online badging program
  • Managed 100% by students
  • Aligned to the RCISD Learning Framework
  • Rewards teachers for using innovative learning
Techmotions

Techmotions

  • Social Presence
  • Branding
  • Creates media with tech tips
Web Design

Web Design

  • Website Development
  • SEO Optimization
  • Content Creation for Website
Tech TV

Tech TV

  • Collaborates with students and teachers and caters to their needs
  • Working to expand viewership outside of district
  • Learn how to film, and edit productions

Meet the Squad

CJ Teal

Inventory Team Lead 

CJ is a junior in high school entering his second year in Chrome Squad and his second year as Inventory Team Lead. CJ stays active around the school by also being an NHS Officer, Intern for the RCISD Technology Department, Student Council member, and on the Varsity Tennis Team. 

CJ is excited for this year to learn more about his team and help make the repair process of chromebooks more efficient. Outside of school CJ enjoys spending time outside, playing tennis, and volunteering in his community.

Andrea

Ninjas Team Lead

Andrea is entering her senior year of high school. This is her second year of being in Chrome Squad. In school she is in choir. She has the best memories when spending time with her members. Some of her hobbies include crocheting and just doing in crafts in general. In the future, she want to study Business Administration. She’s excited for the future brings her and hopes her senior year goes well and smooth.

Kaitlynn

Podcast Team Lead

Kaitlynn is a senior. This will be her third year in Chrome Squad.  In school, she participates in academic UIL and takes advanced classes.  Her favorite class is history, & she wants to go on to study archaeology and anthropology.  

Kaitlynn takes every opportunity to be outside, and enjoys hunting, hiking, and mountain biking.  She also enjoys creative hobbies such as playing the violin, reading and writing.  She’s finished multiple novels and hopes someday to be a published author.  

Kaitlynn has three younger sisters, and enjoys spending time with her family on the whenever possible.

Christiana Smith

Store Team Lead

Christiana is a second year Chrome Squad member. She is a junior who is interested in writing, organizing, fashion, and anything criminal justice. She has lived in Royse City for about 2 ½ years after relocating from Alaska. Christiana has 3 siblings, a sister-in-law, and a dog named Chino. What she is looking forward to the most this year is the growth of new members and the friendships she will get to make along the way. 

Christiana is always around in the lounge to help assist students and staff with any questions or concerns they come across. Being able to learn while helping others is the highlight of her high school career.

Alexis
Tech Motions Team Lead

Alexis is a Junior at Royse City High School and is entering her second year in Chromesquad. She is involved in many extracurricular activities, and she loves trying new things and activities. 

Alexis loves helping out in any way she can around the lounge such as cleaning up,  customer service, and repairing Chromebooks. Her main goal is to provide outstanding customer service and to create a comfortable working environment.

When she has extra time on her hands, she loves to try new things and explore what the world has to offer!

Avary

Tech TV Team Lead

Avary Yager is starting her senior year in chrome squad along with her first year in chrome squad. She’s involved in HOSA, STUCO, NHS, and the Student Athletic Trainer program. She’s also getting her Associates in Health Science and her EMT certification. 

She loves being with her  friends and family, and going on thrilling adventures. She has one brother and one dog named Fenway. She enjoys reading healthcare, fantasy, and thriller books and loves  listening to music. 

Gbemi

Web Design Team Lead

Hey, I’m Gbemi, a junior, team lead of the Design Team, and an intern at the RCISD Technology Department I love the three C’s: Coding, Cooking, and Crocheting! I I have two little siblings that I love dearly. I’m so excited on what my team could do this year and I’m excited to get started!

 

Delaney

Podcast Team Member

Delaney is a Royse City High School senior who’s been in chrome squad for two years. She also does art, specifically paintings and sculptures. As a member of Chrome squad, she enjoys making podcasts, taking photos, doing simple repairs, and helping figure out solutions to problems. In her free time, she enjoys doing art, writing, and looking at photos of orangutans.

 

Natalie
Inventory Team Member

Natalie is entering her 2nd year in Chrome Squad and senior year of high school. She stays involved with the school by being a part of marching band, varsity soccer, NHS, cultural collaborative club, the Math and Science UIL team, and an intern for RCISD Technology Department.

She plans to major in software engineering and has a passion for technology and helping others. In her free time, she loves to travel, watch anime, play video games, listen to music, try new foods, read books, and watch movies.

Alie

Tech TV Team Member

Alie is a sophomore at Royse City High School, and this is her first year in Chrome Squad. She loves the customer service part of Chrome Squad as it enables her to new people.

Outside of Chrome Squad she runs Varsity Cross Country and Track. She enjoys running, drawing, listening to music, and hanging out with family and friends, especially her three sisters, Kaitlynn, Gloria, and Raquel.

Nina

Store Team Member

Hello! I’m Nina and I’m starting my first year of Chrome Squad this year! I’m a sophomore in band, NHS, and Student Council. I play the Vibraphone in band and love animals and reading. I have a dog, Annie, as well as 3 cows, 1 donkey, and a bunch of chickens. 

I’m so excited to learn all things Chrome Squad. I’m also very excited to meet and make new friends with all the incredible people within Chrome Squad!

Perla

Podcast Team Member

Hi, My name is Perla. I’m a sophomore here at Royse City High School. This is my first year in Chrome Squad. I’m so excited to be a part of this program and can’t wait to meet so many new people this year.

I’m a girl who loves baking, playing soccer,and has a passion for riding horses. I love spending time with my family and friends. I have 4 sisters: Melany,Melissa,VIctoria,and Gabriella. I love being outside and around my horses.

 

Alex

Techmotions Team Member

 Alex is excited to kick off his first year in Chrome Squad and contribute to our school’s Chrome Squad. My goal is to become a computer systems technician, so I’m eager to gain hands-on experience with Chromebook repairs and troubleshooting. I’m also passionate about sharing simple technology tips to help my classmates get the most out of their devices.
Alex main objective is to provide high-quality and satisfactory service to everyone Alex will assist. I believe that technology should be accessible and easy to use, and Alex is committed to making that a reality for our school community.

Caroline

Inventory Team Member

Caroline is a junior entering her first year in Chromesquad. Other than being in Chromesquad, she is in Yearbook, and is also on the Varsity tennis team. She has been on yearbook for three years now, and has been on varsity tennis for also 3 years. Outside of school she likes to read, go to group tennis lessons, play ping pong and card games.

Kohen

Ninjas Team Member

Kohen is starting his junior year in high school, and is very excited to be apart of a team that benefits the school. He is a baseball player for the school, and is also taking dual credit classes to graduate with an associates degree. Kohen is ready to make new friends in chrome squad and help others with their computer issues.
Outside of school Kohen loves all different kinds of music, and likes to explore new artist. He also likes to cook different types of food especially pasta.

Clarence

Inventory Team Member

Clarence is a sophomore starting his first year in Chrome Squad. This year, he’s very excited about contributing to making this community a better place one chromebook at a time. Outside of Chrome Squad, he is working towards getting his associates degree with the P-tech Program. He hopes to pursuit a career in software development, changing people’s lives for the betterOutside of school Kohen loves all different kinds of music, and likes to explore new artist. He also likes to cook different types of food especially pasta.

Nadia

Web Design Team Member

Nadia is a sophomore starting her first year in Chrome Squad. She’s very excited about contributing to making this community a better place one chromebook at a time. She is working towards getting her associates degree as a part of the P-Tech program and hopes to pursuit a career in nursing and help more people on the medical field.
In her free time, Nadia enjoys walking her dog, drawing and reading historical-fiction books. She is looking forward to meeting new people this year and improving overall as a student in Royse City High School.

Kendrick

Inventory Team Member

Kendrick is a junior entering his 1st year in Chrome Squad. Aside from being part of Chrome Squad, Kendrick is involved in NHS and is a part of the Royse City Marching Band Leadership team. Within the band’s Leadership Team, he plays the role of the Section Leader for the Alto Saxophones and is on the logistics team.
Outside school, Kendrick likes to do arts and crafts, practice his instruments, play video games, hang out with his friends, and listen to his favorite artist, Bruno Mars.

 

Shalom

Tech TV Team Member

Shalom is in her Junior year and is starting her first year in RCHS Chrome Squad. She is involved in HOSA, Culture Collaborative, NHS and she’s a Student Athletic Trainer. She is very excited for what this year will bring!
She loves binge watching shows like Game of Thrones, driving to clear her head, and Chipotle burritos. Her favorite genre of music is Afrobeats, RnB, and African Gospel music.

Peyton

Podcast Team Member

Peyton is entering her first year of Chrome Squad. She is a junior at Royse City High School and is involved in many extracurricular activities. She loves to try new things and activities.  

Outside of school Peyton likes to work, do arts and crafts, listen to music, cook, travel, and just be social. She is always up for trying new things and has enjoyed spending time on the Chrome Squad.  She is excited to start headstrong into her junior year!

Nathan

Store Team Member

Nathan is a junior starting his first year of working with the Chrome Squad team. He is involved in various activities throughout the Royse City High School such as being a percussionist in the Royse City band, as well as starting his first year of NHS.
Nathan is very passionate about learning new things, and always giving his all to any activity he does. He enjoys drumming and baking deserts in his free time. He also enjoys listening to a wide variety of music genres like Metal, Rock, Pop, and Alternative.

 

Kyla

Web Design Team Member

Kyla is currently in her junior year and is in her first year of chrome squad. Kyla is also involved in STUCO, HOSA, and PTECH. She is very passionate about music and cooking, and her favorite food is panda express. She loves learning new things as well. Her favorite quote is, “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”

 

Daniel

 TechMotions Team Member

Hello! I’m Daniel, a Junior here at Royse City High School. This is my first year  at Chrome squad. I look forward to meeting new people and learning new things.
Outside school I play football, I’m a big Real Madrid Fan, “The Weeknd” fan, I plan on graduating and majoring in either civil engineering or aerospace engineering in hopes to study in Spain.

 

Jessica

 Podcast Team Member

Jessica is starting her senior year while it is also her first year in Chrome Squad. Jessica is also involved in the National Honor Societyn as the treasurer and is in charge of their fundraising programs.
Jessica loves learning new things and she is always looking to find new solutions to a problem. She enjoys playing volleyball and spending time with friends when she is free. She also loves reading books of all genres.

Marlie

Ninjas Team Member

Marlie is starting her first year in chrome squad and is a senior at RCHS. She is also involved in NHS, Student council and SNHS. Marlie is so excited to become more involved in the school this year and make new friends in this organization.
Outside of school she loves to dance and spend time with her friends and family. She enjoys reading and watching movies!. She has a younger sister, 2 dogs and 1 pig!

Usman

Inventory Team Member

Usman Dabbi is starting his senior year in Chrome Squad & first year in Chrome Squad. He partipates in varsity soccer, Interact Club, varsity football, DECA, and the National Honor Society (NHS). Usman has earned awards and recognition in math competitions and  for academic achievements. Usman interned with the GHS (Greendale High School District’s) Technology Department and in merchandising and branding for the school store.

He plans to double major in software engineering and finance. He has a passion for technology & is eager to establish new business in the aviation industry. Outside of school, he enjoys spending time investing in different companies, helping businesses with making and maintaining websites, and volunteering in his community. He also enjoys watching movies, reading books, exploring new cuisines, and listening to podcasts.

 

Jorge

Inventory Team Member

Jorge is a Junior at Royse City High School. He is going into his second year of Chrome Squad. Jorge is very active in school and extracurricular activities. He is on the Varsity Soccer team and is enrolled in all AP and Dual Credit courses.

Jorge plans on attending Texas A&M University to study and pursue electrical engineering.  In his free time, he loves to travel, watch soccer, play video games, listen to rap music, skateboard , and watch movies. 

Angela

Innovative Learning Specialist

Angela is starting her 11th year in education and 3rd year as the Innovative Learning Specialist at RCHS. She previously taught numerous CTE courses. In her role as the ILS, she oversees the Chrome Squad, manages the Chromebook inventory and provides professional development for the faculty. Angela enjoys spending time with her husband, Brad, and their 3 girls; Evelyn, Emery, and Ella. She loves adventures and traveling to new places and while it may sound cliche, she can’t imagine not being an educator. Teaching is what makes her happy and she enjoys serving others!