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...
by Elise | Apr 3, 2018 | workshop
Houston: Friday, April 20, 2018 – 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM | GRB – 370 https://www.firstchampionship.org/firstlikeagirl-2018-women-stem-panel-workshop Detroit: Friday, April 27, 2018 – 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM | Cobo – 260...
by Elise | Jun 17, 2017 | buttons
Thank you to the following FIRST teams for helping to distribute #FIRSTLikeAGirl buttons at both champs! FIRST LEGO League 8265 Bacon Builders, 1920 FlufflePuff & 17355 Thunderbolts FIRST TECH Challenge 4962 Rockettes & 9789 TOXIC FIRST Robotics Competition...
by Elise | Apr 2, 2017 | buttons
At the Orlando Regional, Exploding Bacon handed out more than 400 buttons. Team members, mentors and regional volunteers came by our pit to request them. We handed out more at the Bayou Regional, even to FIRST President, Don Bossi. We are raising money to make sure...
by Elise | Apr 2, 2017 | international
Spikes 2212 partnered with us to create our first international #FIRSTLikeAGirl video, but they did not stop there. They created a promotional video to encourage other teams in their area to also create #FIRSTLikeAGirl videos and share the stories of more girls on...
