AWARDS
Hartford District 2018
Team Spirit Award
On April 6th-8th, 2018 the Wirecats traveled to the Harford District event. After 12 qualifications and alliance selection, we were invited to join teams 2067 (Apple Pi) and 2836 () for the playoffs. After two tough quarterfinal matches, we unfortunately lost but were thankful to have competed with two great teams. We then settled into the stands to watch the awards. We were lucky enough to receive the Team Spirit Award for our enthusiasm on and off of the field.
Waterbury District 2016
District Winner
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On March 4th-6th, 2016 the Wirecats traveled to the Waterbury District Event. After 12 qualification matches with other teams in the area, the team was ranked 16th. We were invited to join Teams 558 (Elm City Robo Squad) and 177 (Bobcat Robotics) on the first-seeded alliance for playoffs. Our alliance won the event and we could not be more thankful for our wonderful partners who made the playoffs so much fun.
BattleCry16
General Staff Award
In our second off-season event, BattleCry@WPI '16, our team and mentors were recognized for "Inspiring Youth in STEM", a great achievement for a team that began just this year. We were also given this award because of the hard work and dedication of our physics teacher and mentor, Dolan Patrick. The judges wanted to commend his hard work to makes the dream of team 5686 a reality.
Hartford District 2015
Rookie All-Star
In our second competition at the Hartford District Event, the judges awarded us with the Rookie All-Star Award. The Rookie All-Star is described as a 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." We received this award because of our work with FLL and making robotics co-curricular in the form of a two-week class at the start of build season. The judges commended our passion for involving girls in STEM within both our school and the local community.
Waterbury District 2015
Rookie Inspiration
In our first competition at the Waterbury District Event, our team was grateful to receive the Rookie Inspiration Award. "Rookie Inspiration 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." We received rookie inspiration because of member involvement in FLL and because of our work with FLL and making robotics a two-week class.