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A rookie team has many challenges during their first year. You are trying to navigate something brand new; recruiting members, fundraising, teaching the ins and outs of FIRST, finding mentors, the..

Jamie Usher is the Principal at Belize High School (BHS) and mentor for FIRST^®Robotics Competition team 9244 “Team Belize.” She has been involved with FIRST^® since the program was established in..

Each year, volunteers around the globe go above and beyond to positively impact our FIRST^®students and FIRST community. The FIRST^® Volunteer of the Year award is a way for FIRST to recognize those..

Through FIRST^®programs, many students find a place they belong, a place they can be themselves and a place where they are supported. One of our Core Values is inclusion, and youth with disabilities..

Stories connect us by showing us the common threads amongst our various experiences and igniting curiosity in areas we’ve never explored. This year, Dean’s Homework (an assignment that our Founder,..

#PeopleofSTEAM is an ongoing blog series that highlights diverse voices in our community and the impacts they are making on the world of FIRST^®, the world of STEAM, and/or in their own backyard.  

#PeopleofSTEAM is an ongoing blog series that highlights diverse voices in our community and the impacts they are making on the world of FIRST^®, the world of STEAM, and/or in their own backyard.