FIRST

(For Inspiration and Recognition in Science and Technology)

FIRST is a non-profit organization, which inspires young people to become science and technology leaders. This organization engages them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering and technology skills. Not only that, but this organization helps people gain more experiences, it also helps people gain self-confidence, communication, and leadership.

FIRST Awards The awards FIRST judges give are based on creativity, innovation, team performance, and more. These awards are designed to help FIRST achieve its demonstration on how science and technology can be enjoyable and rewarding. These are the following four awards. To know more about each awards and its requirements, click on the links provided. Chairman's Award The Chairman's Award represents the spirit of FIRST. The concept of this award, includes the Regional Chairman's Awards, which lets FIRST recognize more teams, as well as their talents in organizing materials for their presentations. This award was created to keep the central focus of the FIRST Robotics Competition as our ultimate goal. Woodie Flowers Award The Woodie Flowers Award recognizes an individual who has done an outstanding job of motivation through communication, while also challenging the students to be clear and recognizing the value of communication. This award celebrates the effective communication in the art and science of engineering and design. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Entrepreneurship Award The Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Entrepreneurship Award celebrates the spirit of the organization regarding to business. This award recognizes a team, which consists of its development of frameworks for a comprehensive business plan in order to scope, manage, and obtain team objectives. Website Award The Website Award recognizes the excellence in a student's designed, built, and managed FIRST team websites. It consists of two parts (awards) - "Website Excellence" and the "Best Website".

FIRST Competitions FIRST has organized three competitions, which helps new generations to be in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, technology, leadership, and communication skills.

1. FIRST Robotics Competition: FRC stands for the FIRST Robotics Competition, which was designed to help high school students discover how interesting and rewarding the life of engineers and researchers can be. Teams were given a standard set of parts (Kits of Parts) with a set of rules. At the start of the FIRST season all of the teams receive the Kit Of Parts and the game description.

2. FIRST Tech Challenge: FTC stands for the FIRST Tech Challenge, formerly the FIRST Vex Challenge (FVC) is a mid-level robotics competition targeted toward high-school aged students. It offers the traditional challenge of a FIRST competition but with a more accessible and affordable robotics kit.

3. FIRST LEGO League: FLL stands for the FIRST LEGO League is an international competition for elementary and middle school students (ages 9-14 in the USA and Canada, 9-16 elsewhere) to acknowledge the excitement of science and technology. FIRST LEGO League utilizes theme-based challenges to engage elementary and middle school students in research, problem solving, and engineering.

Find out more about FIRST at USFIRST.org

Competitions we participate in:

FRC

(FIRST Robotics Competition)

Team 3017

FRC, the FIRST Robotics Competition is designed to help 14-18 year old students in grades 9-12, develop a better understanding of the engineering world. According to , "It's as close to 'real-world engineering' as a student can get." Students from across the country create teams of 25 students or more and through the power of teamwork and leadership, construct and program a robot to the predetermined sets of rules in the game description.

The FIRST Robotics Competition challenges these teams to create a successful robot that will solve a problem which is transcribed in the form of a game. Teams are informed of that season's game during an event called "Kickoff". The Kickoff marks the beginning of the six-week time frame called Building Season where the teams put their engineering and programming skills to work. During the Kickoff, teams learn about the game, receive a "kit of parts", and get an opportunity to celebrate the beginning of the season with other teams.

Learn more about the FIRST Robotics Competition at the official FIRST website.

FTC

(FIRST Tech Challenge)

Teams 3006, 4780, 4781, 4782, 4783, 4784, 4785

FTC, the FIRST Robotics Competition is designed for 14-18 year old students in grades 9-12, who want the same challenge of a FIRST Robotics Competition but with a smaller robot model. FIRST Tech Challenge consists of teams of 10 students or more who design, build, and program a robot. Every team receives a robot kit that is reusable year-to-year. Teams create an alliance with one another and compete against other teams.

Learn more about the FIRST Tech Challenge at the official FIRST website.