[MEMOS] FRC Mentor Memos, April 2026
- Apr 3
- 2 min read
Countdown to the NE District Championship!
With just two more qualifiers to go this weekend, we're getting closer and closer to DCMP! Almost half of the event capacity is locked in and invited to register, and more will come when the final district event ends on Sunday evening.
ALL New England teams are invited to:
Attend the New England EXPO!
Featuring FIRST Scholarship Providers, Suppliers, Sponsors, STEM enthusiasts and more!
Provide artifacts for our DIG SITE!
Small 3-D printed items are welcome to be entered for others to find! Artifacts should not be pins/buttons or sharp in any way. Bring 10-30!
RECOGNIZE their Woodie Flowers Finalist Award Nominees!
Fill out the 2026 WFFA nominee slideshow to share more information about the mentor your team nominated during DCMP field breaks!
Watch REBUILT and DECODE matches
Spectate or even volunteer at the FRC District Championship or FTC Premier Event to make each competition a success!
The 2026 New England District Championship Team Welcome Packet is available to all teams below!
Action: Mentor Development Initiative focus groups at WPI!
The FIRST Evaluation Team will be at WPI this weekend! The team hopes to speak with mentors and students, both informally in the pits and in focus groups throughout the day.
The focus groups are part of the Mentor Development Initiative at FIRST, and questions will be centered around:
what quality mentorship means to coaches, mentors, and students
how FIRST begins to measure it more formally
Mentors of teams who are not competing at WPI are also welcome to attend and sign up for a focus group! Information will be available at the event and focus groups are planned for Saturday, April 4.
Action: DCMP + Worlds Intentions Survey
Help us plan for team participation in the 2026 New England FIRST District Championship and FIRST Championship in Houston by completing the survey below. Your answer on this survey is non-binding, but will help our DCMP planning team prepare!
If you have any additional questions, please email Scott Heaton.
Teams eligible for assistance with travel funding to Houston will hear directly from NE FIRST about the application process as our district rankings solidify!
Resource: NE FIRST event photo galleries
We are lucky to have amazing event photographers at all of our events, capturing the action for our teams! Find photos from all competitions in our Smugmug galleries.
Would your media team like to contribute photos to these galleries? Email Sam Spain for upload links!
Teams may use all photos shared in these galleries for team promotions. If shared with local media, photo credit should be listed as NE FIRST Volunteers. Teams may not sell these photos for profit.
Dig deeper into district-wide resources:
Sign up for alerts when emails to Lead Mentors and reminders to teams are posted to our website's TEAM page
Join more than 900 mentors from all over NE in Slack! Get #frc-announcements or follow topics like #offseason-events
Our SmugMug albums are available with team and award photos from every REBUILT qualifier in New England!
What else do you want to see in these memos? Email sspain@nefirst.org or use nefirst.org/feedback to share ideas!