FIRST Inspires: My Story
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Strategies for creating STEM engagement opportunities in high-poverty schools
STEM Equity Grantees
FIRST School Districts
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I’m building leadership skills as a FIRST mentor
Max Goldstein
FIRST Alum & Mentor
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Teacher inspires a culture change through high school robotics and crowdfunding
Monique Dituri
FIRST Robotics Competition Mentor & STEM Teacher, Clifton High School, NJ
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I’m still learning new job skills as a FIRST mentor
Rachel Clark
FIRST Alum and Mentor
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FIRST builds my students into leaders
Sherry Comer
Camdenton R-III Afterschool Services Director & FIRST Mentor
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FIRST mentors change students’ lives
D. Scott Heister
Mentor, FIRST Robotics Competition Team 66 “Grizzly Robotics”; Ypsilanti STEMM Middle College Director, Michigan
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FIRST mentor leads students into brighter futures
Chelsey Roebuck
FIRST Alum, FIRST Robotics Competition Team 1218; Mentor, FIRST Robotics Competition Team 1660; Co-founder, Emerging Leaders in Technology and Engineering (ELiTE)
FIRST helped me gain confidence to launch a manufacturing startup
Max Friefeld
FIRST Alum, FIRST Robotics Competition Team 687; Co-founder, Voodoo Manufacturing
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FIRST inspired my high school to invest in young engineers
Jeremy Shikarides
FIRST Alum, Volunteer, & Mentor
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Grant partnership helps break down barriers to STEM access in First Nations communities
Alberta Distance Learning Center
FIRST STEM Community
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FIRST inspires Cleveland’s championship team
Youth Technology Academy
FIRST Robotics Competition Team 120 “Cleveland’s Team,” Cleveland, Ohio
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University’s FIRST Center becomes community STEM hub
Bob Nichols
Director, FIRST Robotics Community Center at Kettering University
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Grant funding supports STEM engagement at Detroit youth recreation center
S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center
FIRST STEM Community
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FIRST inspires my child to build, code, and create
Christina Blais
Parent, FIRST LEGO League, Winsted, Connecticut
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FIRST inspires community heroes
Terri Willingham
FIRST Volunteer, Coach, Mentor, Florida; Former FIRST Regional Director
FIRST inspires engineers
Nicki Bonczyk
FIRST Alum, Volunteer, Mentor, and Coach