Criteria for selection of the FIRST Dean’s List Award shall include, but not be limited to a student’s: 

• Demonstrated leadership and commitment to the FIRST Core Values
• Effectiveness at increasing awareness of FIRST in the school and community
• Interest in and passion for a long-term commitment to FIRST
• Overall individual contribution to their team
• Technical expertise and passion
• Entrepreneurship and creativity
• Ability to motivate and lead fellow team members 

In 9th grade, I took the AMC 10 and got third place in our school. Honestly, I didn't really prepare for it and I probably could have gotten a better score if I prepared.

In middle school, we had a robotics team that competed in FIRST Lego League. Although we didn't place well in our first two years, we got to the state championship in 8th grade, which was a first for our school. (Our team names were Theta, The All Stars, and Epsilon)