Dean’s List is a big honor
The FIRST FTC Dean’s List is a prestigious honor given to students who, as sourced from FTC’s website, 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.” *
Teams are allowed to nominate two 10th or 11th graders from their team to be Dean’s List Semi-Finalists. FIRST Representatives have the task of deciding which students fit the criteria for a Dean’s List Finalist. The winners are announced at the various state regionals around the country.
Dean’s List Criteria
Criteria for selection of the FIRST Dean’s List include, but are not limited to a student’s:• Demonstrated leadership and commitment to the ideals of FIRST;• Interest in and passion for a long term commitment to FIRST and its ideals;• Overall individual contribution to their team;• Technical expertise and passion;• Entrepreneurship and creativity;• Ability to motivate and lead fellow team members; and• Ability to effectively increase awareness of FIRST in their school and community.
Our Dean’s List Nominee
ACME nominated our very own Kelly Muir, a long time member of ACME. Our mentors submitted an application to FIRST at the end of 2017, which included an essay about why he is a qualified candidate. Later, he had an interview with FIRST representatives. Kelly thought the interview went well, but still wasn’t feeling too confident that he would get it. He had to wait to find out how he did until we attended the Northern California Regionals.
Before awards were given out at Regionals, the Dean’s List Finalists for Northern California were announced. Kelly Muir was the first name called to the stage. There are about 200 teams in Northern California, which each can nominate two students, so being one of only 4 people picked to represent Northern California as a top FIRST student is a huge, huge honor. Now Kelly is in the running to be named one of the 10 final Dean’s List students, who are announced at the FTC World Championship in April.
