Awards

2017

CHS District Championship Excellence in Engineering Award

CHS District Championship Industrial Safety Award

CHS Central Virginia District Excellence in Engineering Award

CHS Northern Virginia District Industrial Safety Award

CHS Northern Virginia District Judges’ Award

2016

CHS District Championship Event Finalists

CHS District Championship Creativity Award sponsored by Xerox

CHS Central VA District Engineering Inspiration Award

CHS Central VA District Industrial Safety Award sponsored by Underwriters Laboratories 

CHS Southwest District Winner

CHS Southwest District Gracious Professionalism Award sponsored by Johnson & Johnson

2015

Virginia Regional Woodie Flowers Finalist Award (Mr. Paul Elkovich)

Virginia Regional Quality Award sponsored by Motorola

 Palmetto Regional Industrial Safety Award sponsored by Underwriters Laboratories

2014

 Virginia Regional Innovation in Control Award sponsored by Rockwell Automation

2012

Virginia Regional Finalists

 Virginia Regional Innovation in Control Award sponsored by Rockwell Automation

2010

 Washington DC Regional Finalists

 Virginia Regional Finalists

 Virginia Regional Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Delphi

2009

 NASA/VCU Regional Champions

 NASA/VCU Regional Industrial Design Award sponsored by General Motors

2004

NASA/VCU Regional Finalist

Event Finalist celebrates the Alliance that makes it to the final match of the competition.

Creativity Award sponsored by Xerox celebrates creativity in design, use of component, or strategy of play.

Engineering Inspiration Award celebrates outstanding success in advancing respect and appreciation for engineering within a team’s school and community.

District Event Winner celebrates the Alliance that wins the competition.

Woodie Flowers Finalist Award is presented to an outstanding Mentor in the robotics competition who best leads, inspires, teaches, and empowers their team using excellent communication skills.

Quality Award sponsored by Motorola celebrates machine robustness in concept and fabrication.

Industrial Safety Award sponsored by Underwriters Laboratories celebrates the team that progresses beyond safety fundamentals by using innovative ways to eliminate or protect against hazards.

Innovation in Control Award celebrates an innovative control system or application of control components–electrical, mechanical, or software–to provide unique machine functions.

Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Delphi celebrates an elegant and advantageous machine feature.

Industrial Design Award sponsored by General Motors celebrates form and function in an efficiently designed machine that effectively addresses the game challenge.

Gracious Professionalism Award sponsored by Johnson & Johnson celebrates outstanding demonstration of FIRST Core Values such as continuous Gracious Professionalism^® working together both on and off the playing field.