Outreach
Team 1816 recognizes that outreach helps further the FIRST mission of creating opportunities for students interested in careers in technology, science, math, and engineering.
Whether it’s mentoring other FIRST Robotics teams, introducing the FIRST Robotics program to new schools and students, or making presentations to the community-at-large, outreach is a vital component of the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) program. Creating and participating in outreach events is expected of every FRC team and FRC team member and The Green Machine is no exception. Team 1816 recognizes that outreach helps further the FIRST mission of creating opportunities for students interested in careers in technology, science, math, and engineering. Throughout the year, Team 1816 participates in outreach events so this section will be regularly updated with reports on those activities.
The importance of outreach in the FIRST program is also evident in the hierarchy of awards at each regional competition tournament as well as the Championship event. The Chairman’s Award, the most prestigious award a team can earn, stems not from being on the winning alliance at a competition, but by reaching out beyond building a robot to the community-at-large. This honor is one that every FIRST team strives for because the team that wins it is recognized as having done the most to spread the ideals and goals of FIRST, by inspiring young people to become leaders in science and technology.
Throughout the year, our team will continue to update these pages with news of its outreach activities.
