Promote FIRST!
Learn more about our history!
From our rookie year of 1999 until the present, Team 228 has continued to grow, expand, and introduce and inspire an ever increasing number of students and mentors to FIRST through the FIRST Robotics Competition, the FIRST Vex Challenge, and the FIRST LEGO League. Read more...
Learn more about the history of Team 228!
Team 228 at a Glance
Location: Meriden, Connecticut, USA
Team Size: 25 Students, 10 Mentors
High Schools: Platt, Maloney, and Wilcox Tech High Schools
Rookie Year: 1999
Team Mantra: Contagious Enthusiasm!
There is more to FIRST than just building robots and driving them in competition. The very name of FIRST itself leads us to its ambitions: For Inspiration and Recognition of Science of Technology. The actual robot competition, is merely a vehicle for the inspiration of students to not only science, engineering, and technology, but to their full potential as human beings.
It is the inspiration, not the robots that are the main driving force behind FIRST. It is only by experiencing FIRST firsthand, that the self-fulfillment and satisfaction of inspiring people while having an incredible time building and competing robots becomes apparent. And as one realizes that the people that they have inspired may someday invent a cure to cancer, or invent some incredible invention, or discover something that will better the quality of life for all, they also realize that more people need and become involved in this incredible program. That is why we continuously seek to promote FIRST anywhere we can at Team 228.
Community Outreach through FIRST
Team 228 is always looking to reach out to the community to spread the word about FIRST. From having demonstrations in the cafeterias of our high schools, to marching in the region's largest annual parade with a FIRST float, to going to the local mall on a Friday night with our robots, Gus is always seeking to promote FIRST.
In addition to reaching out into the community, Team 228 has also been playing a major part in the Grassroots effort known as "Dean's Homework", in which FIRST teams reach out to our local, state, and federal government to seek support for the FIRST Program. Through Team 228's extensive letter writing campaign, both our State and Federal Congressional Representatives (Katherine Abercrombie and Chris Murphy respectively) whole-heartedly support FIRST, and will be speaking at the 2007 UTC Connecticut Regional!
To view more pictures from our Promote FIRST and Community Outreach, simply go to our Team Pictures galleries, and look for everything tagged with "promotefirst"!
