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News & Stories
Updates from around the district, posted regularly. Hear from our students, supporters, and leadership team, all in one place.


Giving Tuesday 2025!
THANK YOU to everyone who helped us achieve our goals and raise a total of $12,950 in just a few short weeks! We are grateful to all of you for supporting our mission in such a profound way. WE ARE NE!
Dec 21 min read


Terrorbots and Minibots
This story is a testimonial provided by FIRST Robotics Team 3623 – Terrorbots, written by Robotics Coordinator Jake Janssens. When New...
Jul 22, 20212 min read


Minibots & Andromeda One
This story is a testimonial provided by FIRST Robotics Team 4905 – Andromeda One on 6/28/2021. Written by Bill Walter and Seth Valliere....
Jun 28, 20214 min read


NE FIRST + BAE Systems Minibot Challenges
When the pandemic hit, we had no idea how we would keep our teams engaged throughout the 2021 season. With an energetic committee of...
Jun 14, 20212 min read


NE Awards Week 2021
2021 was a unique year in the history of FRC, with all-remote challenges for teams to take on from home: The GAME DESIGN CHALLENGE is an...
May 14, 20212 min read


Greetings from new executive director Michael Fantom
To my new FIRST family! Please let me share a little about who I am and what makes me tick — like a little Romi Robot! I grew up in...
May 4, 20212 min read


New Executive Director Announced
A Letter to the NE FIRST Community March 2021 Dear NE FIRST community, I hope everyone is having a great start to 2021. By now, you...
Mar 25, 20213 min read


NE Awards Week 2020
Congratulations to all Dean's List semi-finalists and finalists, Chairman's Award-Winning teams, and our WFFA and VOTY!
Apr 30, 20201 min read
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