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