FIRST Awards

Team Spirit Award

Celebrates extraordinary team ``enthusiasm & spirit through exceptional partnership & teamwork furthering the objectives of FIRST`` through ``attitude, appearance, originality, & depth.``

Dean's List Award

Celebrates student ``leaders who have led their teams & communities to increased awareness for FIRST and its mission while achieving personal technical expertise and accomplishment.``

Gracious Professionalism Award

``Celebrates outstanding demonstration of FIRST Core Values such as continuous Gracious Professionalism and working together both on and off the playing field.``

Rookie All-Star Award

Celebrates the rookie team who exemplifies a strong partnership effort & implements the ``mission of FIRST to inspire students to learn more about science and technology.``

Woodie Flowers Award

Recognizes a mentor who does an outstanding job motivating students through communication while challenging them to be clear and succinct in their communication.

Rookie Inspiration Award

``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.``

2021 – 2022

2022 State Semi-Finalists

We reached semi-finals at the 2022 FIRST Indiana (FIN) State Championships with Alliance #4 Captain Tiger Dynasty (FRC 5010) and partner Maverick Boiler Robotics (FRC 4272)

District Competition Winner

The District Competition Winner award recognizes the winning Alliance at a FIRST District competition. We won this award at the FIRST Indiana (FIN) District Kokomo Event presented by AndyMark as members of the winning alliance with Maverick Boiler Robotics (FRC 4272) and CyberTooth (FRC 3940).

Gracious Professionalism Award 

Awarded at the 2022 FIRST Indiana (FIN) District Columbus Event presented by Toyota

Team Spirit Award 

Awarded at the 2022 FIRST Indiana (FIN) State Championships.

Woodie Flowers Nominee

Jason Maxwell was nominated by FRC 6498’s students for his outstanding dedication, patience, motivation, and teaching style as a team mentor

Dean’s List Award Nominees

Juniors Noah Meller and Jude Dahlquist were nominated for this award by FRC 6498’s students

2018 – 2019

Dean’s List Finalist Award

Luke Oxley won the Dean’s List Finalist Award at FIRST’s World Championship

District Event Finalist

We reached the finals at the the FIRST Indiana (FIN) District Tippecanoe Event with alliance members PhyXTGears (FRC 1720) and Westside Boiler Invasion (FRC 461)

Gracious Professionalism Award 

Awarded at the 2019 FIRST Indiana (FIN) District St. Joseph Event (sponsored by Johnson & Johnson)

2016 – 2017

Highest Rookie Seed Award 

Awarded at the 2017 FIRST Indiana (FIN) State Championship

Rookie Inspiration Award

Awarded at the 2017 FIRST Indiana (FIN) State Championship (sponsored by National Instruments)

Rookie All-Star Award

Awarded at the the 2017 FIRST Indiana (FIN) District Perry Meridian Event

Rookie Inspiration Award

Awarded at the 2017 FIRST Indiana (FIN) District Tippecanoe Event (sponsored by National Instruments)