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Awards

FRC Team 1629 has earned many honors and accolades over the years.  More importantly, Team 1629 recognizes our roots (FLL and FTC) and that we continue to help others earn honors and accolades as well.  As a result, we will highlight all the awards from the overall FIRST initiative Team 1629 is part of.
 
FRC Team 1629
2010   Chesapeake Regional Chairman's Award
            Buckeye Regional Engineering Excellence Award
            Buckeye Regional Semi Finalist
            World Championship Participant
 
2009   Pittsburgh Regional Engineering Inspirational Award
            Pittsburgh Regional Xerox Creativity Award
            World Championship Participant
 
2008   Buckeye Regional Delphi "Driving Tomorrow's Technology" Engineering Inspiration Award
            Chesapeake Regional KCB&P Entrepreneurship Award
            World Championship Participant
 
2007   Chesapeake Regional Rockwell Automation Innovation and Control Award
            Pittsburgh Regional Rockwell Automoation Innovation and Control Award
 
2006   Chesapeake Regional Champion
            Chesapeake Regional Radio Shack Innovation and Control Award
            Pittsburgh Regional Finalist
            Pittsburgh Regional Motorola Quality Award 
            World Championship Participant
 
In addition, Team 1629 is mentioned specifically in two FIRST Robotics books:
    
    FIRST Robotics Behind the Design
    Rockwell Automation Innovaton in Control Award
    2007 Rockport Publishers, Inc.
    p. 172
 
    FIRST Robotics: Rack 'n' Roll
    Behind The Design
    Rockwell Automation Innovation in Control Award
    2008 Rockport Publishers, Inc.
    p.204
FTC Teams
Team 1629 supports two FTC teams!
The first is a GEARS/4-H alliance establsihed in 2008.  FIRST FTC TEam 2818, G-Force has done extremely well since its inception!
 
2011   Maryland Regional Inspire Award
            Maryland Regional Connect Award
            Maryland Regional Finalist Alliance
            FTC World Championship Participant
 
2010   Maryland FTC Winning Alliance Award
            Maryland FTC Winning Alliance Captain
            Maryland FTC Think Award
            Ohio State FTC Winning Alliance Award
            Ohio State FTC Winning Alliance Captain
            FTC World Championship Participant
 
2009    Maryland FTC Inspire Award
             FTC World Championship 2nd Place
 
The second is a team formed just this year!  Again GEARS/4-H teamed up to create FIRST FTC Team 4240, the 4-H Techno Clovers.
 
2011    Maryland Regional Innovate Award
             Maryland Regional Finalist Alliance Captain
             Deleware Regional Captain Winning Alliance
             FTC World Championship Participant
 
 FLL Teams
There are now ten FLL teams in our immediate area.  This is up an additonal four teams from just last year!  Team 1629 fully funds and supports on of the FLL teams: Springs Mt. View Christian.
 
Below are some of the awards and accolades of all the FLL teams Team 1629 supports:
 
2010    Challenge: Body Forward
 
2009    Challenge: Smart Move
                Fiery Snow Bricks (418):        Maryland Champion's Award, First Place
                                                               Garrett Qualifier Champion's Award, Second Place
                                                               Garrett Qualifier Robot Performance, First Place
 
                NeXT Gen (431):                    Maryland Champion's Award, Second Place
                                                               Garrett Qualifer Champion's Award, First Place
                Polar Extremes (343):            Maryland Innovative Solution Award, Second Place
                                                               Garrett Qualifer Project Award, First Place
 
                Accident Moovers (427):        Maryland Robot Performance Award, Third Place
                                                               Garrett Qualifier Technical Award, First Place
 
                 Lego Rangers (409):             Garrett Qualifier Gracious Professionalism Award, Second Place
 
                 K-Town Fuzzballs (7851):      Garrett Qualifier Teamwork Award, Second Place
 
                 Mt. View Christian:                 Pittsburgh Champion's Award, Second Place
                
 
2008    Challenge: Climate Connections
                NeXT GEN:                            Maryland Champion's Award
                                                                Maryland Teamwork Award, Second Place
 
                Bloomington:                           Maryland Creative Research Solution, First Place
 
                Southern Middle:                     Maryland Reserach Presentation, Third Place
 
2007    Challenge: Power Puzzle
                NeXT Gen:                            FLL World Championship Research Quality Award First Place
                                                              Maryland Champion's Award, First Place
                                                              Maryland Research Award, Second Place
                                                              Maryland Quality Project Award, First Place
 
                Bloomington:                          Maryland Robot Performance Award, First Place
 
                Accident Elementary:             Maryland Teamwork Award, Second Place
 
                NeXT Gen:                             Pittsburgh Robot Performance, Third Place
                                                               Pittsburgh Research Quality Award, Fourth Place
 
                Northern Middle:                     Pittsburgh Robot Performance Award, First Place
 
2006    Challenge: Nano Quest
                NeXT Gen:                            Maryland Champion's Award, Second Place
                                                              Maryland Research Award, Second Place
                                                              FLL World Championship, Second Place Alliance Competition
 
                Bloomington:                          Maryland Champion's Award, Second Place
 
                Southern Middle:                   Maryland Robot Performance, First Place
 
                NeXT Gen:                            Pittsburgh Robot Performance, First Place
 
                Northern Middle:                   Pittsburgh Technical Design, First Place
 
2005    Challenge: Ocean Odyssey
                NeXT Gen:                           Maryland Research Quality Award, First Place
 
                Northern Middle A:                Robot Performance, Third Place
 
                Northern Middle B:                Technical Design, Third Place
 
2004    Challenge: No Limits
                Northern/Southern:                Pittsburgh Design Award
 
2003    Challenge: Mars Invasion 
 
2002    Challenge: City Scapes
                Northern/Southern:                Pittsburgh Judges Award