We were given this award at UND week two event. 

Award description: Celebrates the rookie team exemplifying a young but strong partnership effort, as well as implementing the mission of FIRST to inspire students to learn more about science and technology. As announced in this FIRST Robotics Competition Blog, both 2021 and 2022 Rookies are eligible for Rookie Awards in 2022. As there are often far fewer rookie teams than veteran teams present at events, Judges have the option of not presenting this award if they feel no rookie team competing meets the criteria.

Award Guidelines: 

• This team seems like a “FIRST Impact Award team in the making.” (Community activities, leadership, vision, spirit, etc.)

• The team is a true partnership between school or organization and sponsors.

• The team understands what FIRST is really trying to accomplish – realizes that technical stuff is fun, challenging, and offers a future.

• This team has built a robot appropriate to the game’s challenges.

Award Eligibility: Rookie Teams* are eligible for the Rookie All-Star Award at each Regional or District event. Teams will be restricted to earning this award once at each level of competition. In other words, once a team has earned Rookie All-Star Award at a Regional or District event, they may not earn it again that season at a later Regional or District Event. At District Championship, only District teams that have won Rookie All-Star Award at a District event during the current season are eligible. *District Teams who participate at Regionals or inter-district events are not eligible for the Rookie All-Star Award at those events. **An interview room may be used for this award at the District Championships. Teams should not prepare a presentation for this interview. The purpose of this interview is to replace the traditional pit interview. Please consult your district leadership with any questions.

AT THE 7-RIVERS EVENT LORETTO LIGHTNING WAS THE SECOND PICK ON THE FIRST ALLIANCE.  THE ALLIANCE TEAMS WERE 2129 ULTRAVIOLET, 7021 TC ROBOTICS , AND 9576 LORETTO LIGHTNING

Events Where It Is Awarded

• District Events

• Regional Competitions

• District Championship Divisions (for those Districts with multiple Divisions at their District Championships)

• District Championships (for those Districts with single Divisions at their District Championships)

• FIRST Championship Divisions

Description

Celebrates a rookie team’s outstanding success in advancing respect and appreciation for engineering and engineers, both within their school, as well as in their community.

As announced in this FIRST Robotics Competition Blog, both 2021 and 2022 Rookies are eligible for Rookie Awards in 2022. 

As there are often far fewer rookie teams than veteran teams present at events, Judges have the option of not presenting this award if they feel no rookie team competing meets the criteria.

Guidelines

• Effectiveness and inventiveness of the team’s efforts to recruit students to engineering.

• Extent and effectiveness of the team’s community outreach efforts.

• A commitment to science and technology education among the team.

• Ability to communicate understanding of the FIRST mission at the competition and away from it.