MEET OUR AWARD WINNING Head Coach and Co-Founder -
aka Coach Bell
* note Coach Bell co-founded the first FLL team with her son G, he was 9 years old at the time. They subsequently co-founded our FTC team and our FRC team.
2018- Chandler Riehm - FTC - Semi-Finalist
2019 - G.Edward Bell - FRC - Finalist
2020 - Michael Sterk - FTC - Finalist
2021 - Kay Bell - FTC- Winner
2022- Dichelle Swift - FTC - Semi-Finalist
2024 - Rachel Sterk - FTC - Finalist
2019 - G.Edward Bell - FRC - Finalist
2020 - Michael Sterk - FTC - Finalist
2021 - Kay Bell - FTC- Winner
2022- Dichelle Swift - FTC - Semi-Finalist
2024 - Rachel Sterk - FTC - Finalist
Dean’s List Award
Our students have been Deans List Semi-Finalist, Finalists and a World Champion Winner!
What is the FIRST Dean’s List Award?
Similar to the very prestigious National Merit Scholarship Award, there are three (3) levels of FIRST Dean’s List Award students.
- FIRST Dean’s List Semi-finalists – comprised of the two (2) students in their 10th or 11th school year* nominated by each team.
- FIRST Dean’s List Finalists - comprised of the two (2) students selected at each FIRST Robotics Competition Regional or FIRST Robotics Competition District Championship (the Qualifying Events).
- Note: At FIRST Robotics Competition District Championships, more than two (2) students may be selected, depending on the size of the district.
- FIRST Dean’s List Winners - comprised of the ten (10) FIRST Robotics Competition and ten (10) FIRST Tech Challenge students selected from the applicable FIRST Dean’s List Finalists at the FIRST Championship.
The students who earn FIRST Dean’s List Award status as a Semi-Finalists, Finalist or Winner, are great examples of student leaders who have led their Teams and communities to increased awareness for FIRST and its mission. These students have also achieved personal technical expertise and accomplishment. It is the intention of FIRST that these individuals will continue on, post-Award, as great leaders, student alumni, and advocates of FIRST.
- Note: At FIRST Robotics Competition District Championships, more than two (2) students may be selected, depending on the size of the district.
Since it’s founding in 2011, except for our first year, at least one Danbury robotics team has won awards and/or advanced to the State Championships.
In 2014 FLL team the Technic Terminators competed at the World Festival/Championships.
in 2017, 2018, FTC Team 8699, the League of Extraordinary Roboticists advanced to the World Championships and
In 2019 both FTC Team 8699 and Disruptive Technologies, FRC team 7462 advanced to the World Championships and both teams won awards at the World Championships.
AWARDS
