robots must navigate an obstacle course and rescue all victims in a coloured patch, symbolising a chemical spill, before exiting the area Rescue Maze – robots are required to find victims indicated by coloured/heated surfaces and drop off rescue packages Soccer – teams face off with 2 robots each to score the most goals possible Chess Fort Street High School offers chess as an extracurricular activity after school. Fort Street High School participates in the Metropolitan Secondary Schools Competition, a weekly inter school teams competition between secondary schools, both independent and government-funded, offered by the NSW Junior Chess League. In 2009, the senior Fort Street team became the champions of the Metropolitan Secondary Schools Competition. In 2021, the senior Fort Street team had advanced to the regional stage of the Metropolitan Secondary Schools Competition, but a surge in COVID-19 cases caused the remainder of games to be postponed indefinitely. Maker Society The Fort Street High School Maker Society is a co-curricular group where students can complete a variety of STEM activities. Students choose one or more STEM-related activities such as the Aeronautical Velocity, STEM Video Game or Formula 1 in Schools challenges and work on the activity during Maker Society sessions, all under the supervision and guidance of the TAS (Technology and Applied studies) teachers. It provides a social hub to inspire students to start their own projects, as well as a makerspace which contains facilities such as a laser cutter, multiple 3D printers, a CNC machine and various electronic test equipment. Student Representative Council (SRC) The student body is represented by the Student Representative Council (SRC). Four male and four female students from each year are elected by their peers at the end of the third term of each year, excepting Year 7 Representatives, who are voted in the beginning of the year. The executive team is elected from Year 10 members of the SRC at the beginning of Term 4. It consists of a president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer, and is elected by a combination of weighted votes from the school's teachers, members of the SRC, and members of Year 10. The SRC is responsible for the annual Valentine's Day Rose Drive and a Year 7 and 8 welcome dance, and are exploring more active fundraising for charity. Recently, the SRC have been aiming towards fundraising to the local community, such as OASIS, a project run by the