by Elise | Sep 4, 2024 | Ambassadors
Tell us about yourself and how you are involved in FIRST: My name is Maddie and next season will be my fifth and final year of robotics as a student. I’ve been involved since middle school and I’m going into my senior year. I have been the electrical...
by Jessica Fuller | Oct 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
When did you first become interested in your field? Technically, [it was during] my sophomore year at Syracuse University when I took my first Supply Chain Management class. But looking back at my childhood, I always leaned towards logistics and supply chain: planning...
by Jessica Fuller | Oct 12, 2020 | Interviews
When did you first become interested in your field? I became exposed to web development in middle school through Neopets, which allowed profiles to be created and edited with HTML/CSS. This sparked an immediate interest and I would spend hours learning and coding up...
by Jessica Fuller | Oct 12, 2020 | Interviews
When did you first become interested in your field? I have been interested in medicine from a very young age. I originally wanted to become a veterinarian or a pediatrician, but realized that I was very good at math as well, so I ventured further into physics and...
by Jesslyn Parrish | Mar 5, 2020 | Interviews
Tell us about yourself and how are you involved with FIRST? Hello! My name is Naviya, and I have been involved in FIRST since 2010. I mentor FLL and FTC teams and graduated from on FRC Team 2473, in Portland, Oregon as well! I have always enjoyed playing with Legos...
by Jesslyn Parrish | Jan 30, 2020 | Interviews
Tell us about yourself and how are you involved with FIRST? Howdy from Houston, Texas. My name is Erica Perez and I am a FIRST LEGO League Jr. Coach, FIRST LEGO League project judge volunteer, a member of the FIRST HQ Development team, and a member of the FIRST...
by Elise | Apr 1, 2019 | Interviews
Meet AstroBot Kaitlyn, an active FIRST student on two teams FTC Team 8798 Aluminati Industries and FRC Team 86 Team Resistance. She also serves as a STEM advocate & speaker, Girl Scout, and mentors 4 FIRST LEGO League teams. Tell us about yourself and how are you...
by Elise | Jan 29, 2019 | Interviews
Meet Kanon, she is the founder and lead of FRC Team 6909 SAKURA Tempesta in Chiba, Japan, as well as an Ambassador for the LGBTQ+ of FIRST. Tell us about yourself and how are you involved with FIRST? I’m Kanon. I have been participating in FRC since I was a sophomore....
by Elise | Jan 8, 2019 | Interviews
Meet Gaby Tovar, from Toluca City, located in Mexico State. She is the teacher, Head Coach for the PINK HAWKS, FRC 6606, Game Announcer and MC for FRC events, and field reporter at the 2018 FIRST Global. Hello! First of all I would like to thank the Exploding Bacon,...
by Elise | Oct 25, 2018 | Interviews
Meet FIRST Robotics Competition Team 4384 alum Danielle Boyer! We found her through an article written about her experiences by SOLIDWORKS. We had the pleasure to interview her to share her story. Tell us about yourself and how are you involved with FIRST? My name is...
