Tag: Awards
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FIRST Advocacy – A Vision Becomes A Reality
We’re incredibly excited to see our advocacy turn into new opportunities for students across Western PA! TeraBridges students wrote and submitted the winning proposal through PA FIRST to establish a $90,000 funding for Greater Pittsburgh FIRST Robotics Grant Initiative, funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, while advocating for greater access to FIRST Robotics across…
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Mentoring Student Innovation : 5 Lessons from Motorized Toddler Mobility Trainer
As a mentor, it is easy to measure a student project by the final product—a working robot, a competition win, or an award. Mentoring Team TeraBridges through the Motorized Toddler Mobility Trainer (TMT) reminded me that the real success is what students learn along the way. 1. Let Students Own the Problem Don’t give students…
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Western Edge Premier Event Champions
Upper St. Clair High School’s robotics team, Terabridges 18603, made school history at the 2026 FIRST Tech Challenge Western Edge Premier Event by earning its first-ever championship victory. In addition to winning the Championship, Terabridges was also honored with the 1st Place Connect Award in our division, recognizing the team’s efforts to expand access to…
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TeraBridges won Top Score at Recent Scrimmage
Original Post: https://www.uscsd.k12.pa.us/Page/13634 An Upper St. Clair robotics team, TeraBridges (Team #18603), won the top score and rank in a recent six-team FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) scrimmage hosted by the USC Robotics Club on Saturday, April 2 at Upper St. Clair High School. In addition to TeraBridges, Upper St. Clair teams participating included BotsBurgh (Team…
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TeraBridge’s Sophomore recognized for leadership in robotics
Original Post: https://www.uscsd.k12.pa.us/Page/13615 Mahir Parmar, an Upper St. Clair High School sophomore, was recently named one of three Finalists for Dean’s List recognition in the Pennsylvania FIRST Tech Challenge. The three Finalists will represent Pennsylvania in the running for the 10 Dean’s List Winner spots at the FIRST Championship 2022, which will be held April…