THE STAGE IS SET FOR OUR CHAMPIONS! | |
Relive the CRESCENDO Season before the
2024 New England District Championship
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It’s time for the big show! This weekend, April 4–6, all FIRST programs will be featured in one amazing celebration at the 2024 New England District Championship at The Big E:
- FLL Explore Expo and Challenge Scrimmage
- FTC New England Invitational
- FRC New England District Championship
Read below for details, and relive ALL of our FIRST Robotics Competition qualifying district events with each event's blog...and our NEW full photo albums from each event! Special thanks to all of our event photographers for making this visual recap possible.
Visit our District Championship website to learn more about all of the amazing activities we have in store to officially take a final curtain call and mark the end of the FIRST IN SHOW season in New England!
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FIRST LEGO League Explore and Challenge programs will be featured at the New England District Championship Expo on Friday, April 5, from 2–5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m.–1 p.m.! Enjoy LEGO free build all weekend and see multiple teams from around New England as they show off the MASTERPIECE game with a scrimmage and festival. |
Congratulations to all of our FLL Challenge teams on an excellent season! We are especially excited to recognize each state's MASTERPIECE Champions Award Winners:
Connecticut
- 1st Place Champions: FLL61854, Glastonbury Goats from Glastonbury
- 2nd Place Champions: FLL277, Marvelous Masterminds from Milford
- 3rd Place Champions: FLL3532, Vipers from Shelton
Maine
- Champions: FLL61905, Cobscook Currents 4-H Club from Trescott Twp
Massachusetts
- 1st Place Champions, East: FLL52042, The Goofy Gyros from Ashland
- 2nd Place Champions, East: FLL56378, New England Code Crackers from Newton
- 3rd Place Champions, East: FLL47084, The Difference Engines from Brookline
- 1st Place Champions, West: FLL55589, Master Cubz from Andover
- 2nd Place Champions, West: FLL55963, Unicorn Dreamers from Acton
- 3rd Place Champions, West: FLL53679, Tug Masters from Burlington
- 4th Place Champions, West: FLL62970, GNCE Butterfly Effect from Weston
New Hampshire
- 1st Place Champions: FLL61434, Happy Haptic Doctors from Hanover
- 2nd Place Champions: FLL40395, Bot Conquerors from Portsmouth
- 3rd Place Champions: FLL62395, The Robogeese from Hanover
Rhode Island
- Champions: FLL50625, The Robotics Terriers from Cumberland
Vermont
- Champions: FLL55889, Green Mountain Homeschool from Williston
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FIRST Tech Challenge will be featured at the New England Invitational as part of the NE District Championship on Friday, April 5, from 10 a.m.–8 p.m.! Come see FTC teams from all over New England compete against each other outside of the World Championship at this one-of-a-kind CENTER STAGE event! |
Congratulations to all of our FIRST Tech Challenge teams on an excellent season! We are especially excited to recognize each state's CENTER STAGE Inspire Award Winners:
Connecticut
- 1st Place Inspire: FTC16008, Armored Artemises from Glastonbury
- 2nd Place Inspire: FTC20188, Hotchkiss EFX Gearcats A from Lakeville
- 3rd Place Inspire: FTC20189, Hotchkiss EFX Gearcats B from Lakeville
Massachusetts
- 1st Place Inspire: FTC4029, 2 Bits and a Byte from Lexington
- 2nd Place Inspire: FTC19411, Tech Tigers from Sharon
New Hampshire
- 1st Place Inspire: FTC15534, VERTEX from Exeter
- 2nd Place Inspire: FTC11780, BLUE Box from Windham
- 3rd Place Inspire: FTC12758, Derryfield Binary Bots from Derryfield
Rhode Island
- 1st Place Inspire: FTC701, The GONK Squad from North Kingstown
- 2nd Place Inspire: FTC252, Electric Quahogs from Providence
- 3rd Place Inspire: FTC13181, Free WiFi from Westerly
Vermont
- 1st Place Inspire: FTC5741, CVU RoboHawks from Hinesburg
- 2nd Place Inspire: FTC3397, HiveMind Robotics from Essex Junction
- 3rd Place Inspire: FTC7418, Batteries Not Included from South Burlington
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Congratulations to all of our FIRST Robotics Competition teams on an excellent season! This year we have teams representing every New England state competing for the FIRST Impact Award for the very first time. We are excited to recognize each state's CRESCENDO Impact Award Winners:
Connecticut
- Hartford District Event: FRC1071, Team MAX from Wolcott
- Waterbury District Event: FRC195, CyberKnights from Southington
- Western NE District Event: FRC3654, TechTigers from Middletown
Maine
- UNH District Event: FRC172, Northern Force from Falmouth/Gorham
Massachusetts
- Granite State District Event: FRC4905, Andromeda One from Ayer
- BSU District Event: FRC125, Nutrons from Revere
- Greater Boston District Event: FRC2877, LigerBots from Newton
- WPI District Event: FRC1757, Wolverines from Westwood
New Hampshire
- Pine Tree District Event: FRC166, Chop Shop from Merrimack
Rhode Island
- URI District Event: FRC5112, The Gongoliers from Foster/Glocester
Vermont
- North Shore District Event: FRC2370, IBOTS from Rutland
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OPPORTUNITIES IN THE SPOTLIGHT | |
Volunteers make FIRST in New England possible! It takes hundreds of volunteers to make NE FIRST events a success every single season.
THANK YOU to all of our FIRST IN SHOW volunteers from 2023–2024!
NE FIRST is looking to grow our volunteer pool to make amazing events possible for all of our teams and students. Volunteering in the off-season can be a great way to prepare for taking on leadership roles next year!
If you have questions about volunteering, reach out to our Senior Volunteer Coordinators to learn more about different options for helping events or paths to leadership roles.
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NE FIRST is celebrating 10 years: a decade in the District Model. At the New England in the corner of A Barn, we have a mini museum with past game pieces and even a 2014 robot from the first game played in the New England District: Aerial Assist. | |
Kyle Henry
GE Aerospace
Kyle is an alum of FRC839, Rosie Robotics from Agawam, MA. He graduated from Northeastern University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and has spent the majority of his career working on engine systems engineering at GE. He is a co-chair of the North Shore District Event and has led this competition since it was first hosted in Reading, MA, in 2015. He also led the 2018 District Championship Event Planning Committee, where he was awarded Volunteer of the Year for his many years of volunteer service. A former team mentor, his hours of dedication to making our program better have inspired countless students and mentors throughout New England. Kyle and his family contributed funding, matched by GE Aerospace, for the district to purchase accessibility devices for FRC events this year, specifically wheelchair ramps for the driver stations on competition fields. This commitment to inclusion brings STEM education to all! Thank you for all you do as a leader in NE FIRST, Kyle!
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We are always recruiting new teams and mentors to support programs for all ages within our FIRST community:
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FIRST Lego League (FLL) PreK-8
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FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) 7-12
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FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) 9-12
Do you want to help FIRST teams build their skills all year long?
Do you know someone who is looking for a local FIRST team?
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