CT FIRST News
Press Releases and news items about CT FIRST, CT FIRST teams and events.
Media Contacts
Jenny Smith (jennys1360@att.net)
Sue Glasspiegel, CT FIRST (sglasspiegel@usfirst.org)
| 2012 | |
| January 9, 2012 |
PRESS RELEASE: Victory Energy Solutions to support Connecticut FIRST® teams' fundraising efforts For every Home Energy Solutions Home Energy Service that is performed by Victory Energy Solutions on behalf of Connecticut FIRST® participants, Victory will donate $50 to the Connecticut FIRST® team designated by the homeowner. more... (DOC) (PDF) |
| January 7, 2012 |
PRESS RELEASE: “Rebound Rumble” Robotics Game Unveiled by Dean Kamen and Host of Celebrities to 60,000 High-School Students at 2012 FIRST Robotics Competition Kickoff Inventor Dean Kamen was joined by former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, will.i.am, frontman of The Black Eyed Peas, and a host of other celebrities via video to launch the 21st FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC®) season today with the Kickoff of a new robotics game called “Rebound RumbleSM.” Before a crowd of 800 people at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, N.H., the hometown and headquarters of FIRST®, an estimated 60,000 around the world joined the Kickoff via live NASA-TV broadcast and webcast. more (usfirst.org website)... |
| January 6, 2012 |
PRESS RELEASE: Connectict FIRST® Kicks Off FIRST® Robotics Competition 2012 This Saturday at Farmington High School: One of 74 Regional Kickoffs Worldwide Thirty-five FIRST® Robotics Competition high school teams from around Connecticut will gather this Saturday, January 7 from 9:30 a.m. to noon at Farmington High School to kick off the 2012 season. The student teams will be shown the 2012 robotics game field and challenge for the first time. more... (DOC) (PDF) |
| 2011 | |
| December 17, 2011 |
CT FIRST LEGO League State Championship Results After a full day of competition on Sunday, December 11 at Central Connecticut State University, 190 grade and middle school students on 19 teams were named winners in 10 categories during Connecticut FIRST®’s FIRST LEGO® League Food Factor Challenge State Championship. more... |
| November 15, 2011 |
PRESS RELEASE: 'Food Factor' theme challenges FIRST Connecticut's LEGO League Teams during November and December Events Most kids don’t think twice about what’s in their food before it goes into their mouths. But for the 1400 Connecticut kids who are participating in FIRST® Connecticut’s FIRST LEGO ® League (FLL), finding ways to keeping food safe is now top priority. more (DOC)... more (PDF)... |
| September 17, 2011 |
CT FIRST University Day Plan to join your FIRST peers from all FIRST programs (Jr.FLL, FLL, FTC, FRC) for networking and workshops. more... |
| March 17, 2011 |
PRESS RELEASE: NU FIRST Conn. Regional robotics competition to be held April 1-2 The Northeast Utilities FIRST Connecticut Regional robotics competition will be held Friday and Saturday, April 1-2 at the Connecticut Convention Center, 100 Columbus Boulevard in Hartford. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both days and is free and open to the public. more... List of participating teams. |
| March 2011 |
Comcast airs CT FIRST PSA Throughout March, Comcast will be airing a CT FIRST PSA promoting the Northeast Utilities FIRST Connecticut Regional. Watch the PSA. |
| 2010 | |
| October 23, 2010 |
CT FIRST Tech Challenge Event Dates Announced CT FIRST announces the dates of the 2010 FIRST Tech Challenge State Championship and Scrimmage. more... |
| October 23, 2010 |
CT FIRST LEGO League State Qualifying Events and State Tournament Dates Announced CT FIRST announces the dates of the 2010 FIRST LEGO League State Qualifying Events and State Tournament. more... |
| June 6, 2010 |
FIRST Day at the Connecticut Science Center To launch the Center's newest traveling exhibit, Robots + Us, the Science Center and CT FIRST have teamed up to create a special day just for you! more... |
| May 3, 2010 |
FIRST LEGO League Registration Opens Registration for the 2010-2011 FIRST LEGO League season, Body Forward, has opened. more... |
| May 3, 2010 |
FIRST Tech Challenge Registration Opens Registration for the 2010-2011 FIRST Tech Challenge season has opened. more... |
| March 22, 2010 |
PRESS RELEASE: Students From Two Continents to Compete in Largest FIRST Robotics Competition in New England The largest FIRST Regional Robotics Competition in New England will be held Friday, April 2 and Saturday, April 3 at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, CT. more... |
| March 16, 2010 |
FIRST Receives the Endorsement of the Connecticut Association of Schools The Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS) announced that FIRST has received the endorsement of the state's board governing activities and athletics. more... |
| February 17, 2010 |
CL&P Donations Support FIRST Teams in Connecticut Connecticut Light and Power (CL&P) has awarded over $15,000 to support FIRST Robotics Competition teams in Connecticut. more... |
| February 7, 2010 |
Visualize the 2010 FIRST Robotics Competition Manual There's a lot of information in the official FIRST Robotics Competition Manual, and we were curious to see what it looked like mapped out. So we created a Word Cloud. more... |
| January 9, 2010 |
Bus Accident On January 9, 2010, rookie FIRST Robotics Team 3125 from the Greater Hartford Academy of Math and Science was involved in a tragic bus accident while on their way to the FIRST Robotics Competition Kick-off event at Farmington High School. more... |
| January 6, 2010 |
PRESS RELEASE:
Northeast Utilities to be Title Sponsor of New England's Largest Robotics Competition Through 2012 Connecticut FIRST is pleased to announce the return of New England's largest robotics competition to downtown Hartford this spring with the support of new title sponsor Northeast Utilities. more... |
CT FIRST is Connecticut’s planning and operating organization for FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology).
