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Awards

FIRST

2024

  • District Impact Award – Troy District #1
  • Event Champion – Kettering District #1
  • District Engineering Inspiration Award – Kettering District #1

2023

  • District Impact Award – Kettering District #1
  • District Engineering Inspiration Award – Troy District #2
  • Gracious Professionalism Award – Standish-Sterling District
  • District Championship Dean’s List Semi-Finalist Award –Arjit Agarwal– Standish-Sterling District
  • Regional FIRST Impact Award – FIM District State Championship
  • FIRST Dean’s List Finalist Award –Arjit Agarwal– FIM District State Championship

2022

  • Quality Award – Rochester District
  • Chairman’s Award- Belleville District 
  • District Event Finalist-Kentwood District

2021

  • Chairman’s Award – Michigan State District

2020

  • Judges Award – Kettering District #1

2019

  • Entrepreneurship Award – Kettering District #1
  • District Event Finalist  – Kettering District #1
  • Safety Award – Kingsford District
  • Gracious Professionalism Award – Kingsford District
  • District Event Winner – Kingsford District
  • Quality Award – Troy District
  • District Event Finalist – Troy District
  • Entrepreneurship Award – Michigan State Championship Dow Division

2018

  • Chairman’s Award – Kettering District #1
  • District Event Winner  – Kettering District #1
  • Safety Award – Kettering District #1
  • Entrepreneurship Award – Escanaba District
  • District Event Winner – Escanaba District
  • Entrepreneurship Award – Michigan State Championship Ford Division

2017

  • Chairman’s Award – Kettering District #1
  • Pit Safety Award – Kettering District #1
  • District Event Finalist – Escanaba District
  • Entrepreneurship Award – Escanaba District
  • Pit Safety Award – Escanaba District
  • Imagery Award – Troy District
  • Star of the Day Award – Aliza King – Troy
    District
  • Entrepreneurship Award – Michigan State Championship Dow Division
  • Chairman’s Award – Michigan State Championship
  • Quarter Finalist Archimedes Division – St. Louis World Championship

2016

  • Semifinalist- Waterford District
  • Quarter Finalist – Centerline District
  • Dean’s List Award – Megan Sochanski
    Centerline District
  • Entrepreneurship Award – Centerline District
  • Entrepreneurship Award – Queen’s City Regional
  • Regional Winner – Queen’s City Regional
  • Dean’s List Finalist – Megan Sochanski –
    Michigan Championships

2015

  • Imagery Award – Howell District
  • Chairman’s Award – Traverse City District
  • Event Winner – Traverse City District

2014

  • Dean’s List Finalist – Sydney Micklas
    Michigan Championship
  • Industrial Safety Award – Troy District
  • Entrepreneurship Award – Howell District
  • Team Spirit Award – Hub City Regional
  • Innovation in Control Award – Hub City Regional

2013

  • FIRST Safety Animation Award
  • Event Winner – Palmetto Regional
  • Entrepreneurship Award – Grand Blanc District
  • Finalist – Grand Blanc District
  • Quality Award – Troy District
  • Event Winner – Troy District
  • Industrial Design Award Sponsored by General Motors – Michigan State Championship

2012

  • Quarter Finalists Archimedes Division – World Championship
  • Finalist – Michigan State Championship
  • Entrepreneurship Award – Michigan State Championship
  • Best Website Award – Michigan State Championship
  • Entrepreneurship Award – Troy District
  • Best Website Award – Troy District
  • Quality Award – Niles District
  • Best Website Award – Alamo Regional
  • Entrepreneurship Award – Alamo Regional

2011

  • Quarter Finalist Curie Division – World Championship
  • Best Website Award – World Championship
  • General Motors FRC Team of the Year
  • Finalist – Michigan State Championship
  • Entrepreneurship Award – Troy District
  • Best Website Award – Troy District
  • Best Website Award – Detroit District
  • Imagery Award – Detroit District
  • Finalist – Detroit District
  • Best Website Award – Alamo Regional
  • Finalist – Alamo Regional

2010

  • Imagery Award – Kettering District

2009

  • Motorola Quality Award – Kettering District
  • Best Website Award – Kettering District
  • Champions – Kettering District
  • Motorola Quality Award – Lansing District
  • Finalist – Lansing District
  • FIRST Teacher of the Year Award (WWJ) – Mr.
    Hildebrandt
  • Semi Finalist Curie Division – World Championship
  • Semifinalist – Michigan State Championship

2008

  • Best Website Award – Detroit Regional
  • Best Website Award – Great Lakes Regional

2006

  • Chairman’s Award – Davis-Sacramento Regional
  • Woodie Flowers Award – Mr. Hildebrandt
    Davis-Sacramento Regional

2005

  • Judge’s Award – Detroit Regional
  • Champions – Detroit Regional
  • Champions – Davis-Sacramento Regional
  • Finalist – West Michigan Regional
  • Champions – Archimedes Division – World Championships

2003

  • Champions – West Michigan Regional
  • Champions – Midwest Regional
  • Quarter Finalist Curie Division – World Championship

FIRST Off-Season Events

 

2022

  • Finalists – Bloomfield Hills Girls Competition

2014

  • Event Winner – MARC Competition
  • Finalists – Kettering-Kickoff Competition

2013

  • Finalist – MARC Competition
  • Event Winner – Michigan Science Center Competition
  • Event Winner – Bloomfield Girls Robotics Competition
  • Quarter Finalists – Indiana Robotics Invitational Competition

2012

  • Finalist – MARC Competition
  • Champion – Indiana Robotics Invitational

2011

  • Finalist – MARC Competition
  • Event Winner – TARDEC IGVC Invitational

2010

  • Finalist – TARDEC IGVC Invitational

2009

  • Event Winner – MARC Competition
  • Event Winner – TARDEC IGVC Invitational
  • Semifinalist – Indiana Robotics Invitational Competition

OCCRA

 

2021

  • Beautiful Bot Award

2020

  • Implementation & Demonstration Award

2019

  • Finalists for the OCCRA Foundation Award

2018

  • Beautiful Bot Award – Marian Tournament
  • 2nd Place – Birmingham Tournament
  • Quality Award – Birmingham Tournament
  • 3rd Place  – Diversity Tournament at Rochester Adams
  • Technical Excellence Award – Diversity Tournament at Rochester Adams
  • Semifinalist – County Championship
  • Oakland Schools Education Foundation Award

2017

  • Judges Award- West Bloomfield Tournament
  • 2nd Place- West Bloomfield Tournament
  • Quality Award- Birmingham Tournament
  • Spirit of the Competition Award- Diversity Tournament
  • Technical Excellence Award- County Championship
  • Finalist- County Championship
  • Oakland Schools Education Foundation Award Finalist

2016

  • Judges Award- Our Lady of the Lakes Tournament
  • Spirit of the Competition- Diversity Tournament
  • Oakland Schools Education Foundation Award Finalist

2015

  • Technical Excellence – Bloomfield Tournament
  • 1st Place – West Bloomfield High School
  • 2nd place- Birmingham Tournament
  • 3rd place – Diversity Tournament
  • Beautiful ‘Bot Award – Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Tournament
  • Quality Award – County Championship
  • Semi-Finalist – County Championship
  • Oakland Schools Education Foundation Award

2014

  • Spirit of the Competition Award – Rochester Tournament
  • 1st Place – Walled Lake Tournament
  • Quality Award – Birmingham Tournament
  • Champion – County Championship
  • Oakland Schools Education Foundation Award Finalist

2013

  • Foundation Award
  • Technical Excellence Award – Brandon Fletcher Intermediate School County Championship
  • Semi-Finalist – Brandon Fletcher Intermediate School County Championship
  • 2nd Place – Adams High School
  • Quality Award – Adams High School
  • Judge’s Award – Waterford Kettering High School
  • 1st Place – Birmingham Seaholm High School
  • Spirit Award – Birmingham Seaholm High School
  • 3rd Place – Clawson High School

2012

  • Foundation Award
  • #1 Seed – County Championship at Holly
  • Semi-Finalist – County Championship at Holly
  • Spirit of the Competition Award – County Championship at Holly
  • 3rd Place – Birmingham Seaholm
  • Spirit of the Competition Award – Birmingham Seaholm
  • 1st Place – South Lyon
  • Beautiful Bot Award – South Lyon
  • 2nd Place – Waterford Kettering
  • Technical Excellence – Waterford Kettering
  • 1st Place – Rochester
  • Strategic Design Award – Rochester

2011

  • Foundation Award – OCCRA
    2011 Foundation Award Entry
  • Semi-Finalists – County Championship at Holly
  • #1 Seed – County Championship at Holly
  • Quality Award – County Championship at Holly
  • 1st Place – Birmingham
  • 3rd Place – Brandon
  • VEX Award – Brandon
  • 1st Place – Roeper
  • Spirit of the Competition Award – Roeper
  • 3rd Place – Royal Oak
  • Strategic Design Award – Royal Oak

2010

  • Foundation Award
  • Champions – County Championship at Holly
  • Strategic Design – County Championship at Holly
  • Spirit of the Competition Award – Birmingham
  • Spirit of the Competition – Roeper
  • 2nd Place – Roeper
  • Technical Excellence Award – Waterford
  • 2nd Place – Waterford

2009

  • Beautiful Bot Award – Walled Lake
  • Quality Award – Birmingham Seaholm
  • VEX Award – Diversity (Royal Oak) Tournament
  • Spirit of the Competition Award – Waterford Kettering
  • Technical Excellence Award – County Championship at Holly
  • Champions – County Championship at Holly
  • Foundation Award Finalist – County Championship at Holly

2008

  • Spirit of the Competition Award – Walled Lake
  • Judges Award – Birmingham Seaholm
  • Judges Award – County Championship
  • Semi-Finalist – County Championship
  • Safety Award
  • Teacher of the Year Award – Mr. Hildebrandt

2007

  • Judge’s Award – Walled Lake
  • Quality Award – County Championship
  • Foundation Award Finalist – County Championship

2006

  • Best Play of the Day – Walled Lake
  • Quality Award – Women’s Tournament
  • Spirit of the Competition – Detroit Catholic Central
  • Spirit of the Competition – County Championship
  • Champions – County Championship

2005

  • Judge’s Award – Hazel Park
  • Semi-Finalist – Women’s Tournament

2004

  • Spirit of the Competition – Holly
  • First Place – Berkley
  • Best Play of the Day – Berkley
  • Champions – County Championship
  • High Score – Women’s Tournament
  • Strategic Design – Women’s Tournament
  • Champions – Women’s Tournament

2003

  • Second Place – Berkley
  • High Score – Berkley
  • Spirit of the Competition – Berkley
  • General Motors Technical Excellence Award – Lamphere
  • Judge’s Award – Holly
  • Spirit of the Competition – County Championship
  • Semi-Finalist – County Championship
  • Spirit of the Competition – Women’s Tournament
  • Champions – Women’s Tournament

2002

  • Spirit of the Competition – Rochester
  • Champions – Women’s Tournament
  • Judge’s Award – Women’s Tournament

2001

  • Spirit of the Competition – West Bloomfield
  • Spirit of the Competition – Troy
  • Spirit of the Competition – County Championship

2000

  • Spirit of the Competition – Brandon
  • Best Play of the Day – Brandon

Awards Quick Facts

  • 78 FIRST Awards
  • 7 FIRST Chairman’s Awards
  • 3 FIRST Impact Award
  • 2 FIRST Engineering Inspiration Award
  • 1 FIRST Woodie Flowers Award
  • 13 FIRST District/Regional Winner
  • 1 FIRST Division Championship (and Einstein appearance)
  • 103 OCCRA Awards
  • 7 OCCRA Foundation Awards
  • 5 OCCRA Championships
  • 3 OCCRA Women’s Tournament Championships