Thank You Judges and Congratulations Game Design Challenge Finalists!
Judging this season was a Herculean task for our volunteer judges and judge advisors.
Reflecting on and Celebrating Your Impact
During this time of season-culminating celebration, FIRST Director of Corporate Partnerships & Individual Giving Cassie McIntyre reflects on and thanks all who made our 2020-2021 season possible for your continued support in ensuring FIRST is available for decades and future generations to come.
The 2022 Season? Yeah, the 2022 Season!
Yesterday we released a video announcing the new FIRST season! Check out the FIRST® FORWARDSM season reveal if you haven’t yet, it’s radtastic! And we have all sorts of great DLC that you can use to celebrate to celebrate.
Celebration Coming Up!
This Saturday, May 22 at 12 pm Eastern Time on FIRSTtv, we will be holding an awards show and celebration to announce the 20 Game Design Challenge Finalists and reveal their game design concepts.
Congratulations Class of 2021
That gif is no exaggeration of my excitement, energy… or hair. I get to channel all that energy into my job at FIRST, which is everything after high school – education, enlistment, employment, whatever your next steps are, it’s my job to help you in getting there. This time of year, that means GRADUATION.
Inspire the Future: Introducing the FIRST Educators Recognition Program
In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, we’re highlighting the invisible work teachers take on to help their students succeed and introducing the Inspire the Future: FIRST Educators Recognition Program, a program launching soon inspired by FIRST community teachers and the ethos of Christa McAuliffe.
Meet the Operations Team at FIRST HQ!
Ever wonder about the FIRST employees working behind the curtains at FIRST HQ? My name is Naomi Mancuso, and I am the manager for the FIRST Operations team, also known informally as Team Support or “Ops.”
2022 FIRST Robotics Competition Initial Registration Fees
Hello, Teams! This is a super-short blog today just to let you know that initial registration fees have been published for the 2022 season on the Cost and Registration page.
Off-Season HYPE! End-of-Season Celebration HYPE! First 2021 Game Play HYPE!
I hope everyone saw the announcement FIRST made on the Inspire Blog announcing the return of off-season events starting July 1.
2020-2021 FIRST GAME CHANGERS Season Celebration & Event Updates
We’re sharing updates on season celebrations and off-season events for the FIRST GAME CHANGERS powered by Star Wars: Force for Change season.
