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Financial Guarantor & Tax Exempt Updates for FIRST Canopy
Important instructions or updating tax-exempt and Financial Guarantor information in the FIRST Dashboard.
Matt Sanders
Aug 191 min read


VDOE's STEM+C Competition Grant is open through September 18. Here is the plain-language guide.
A step-by-step guide for Virginia coaches, principals, and division STEM leaders. Deadline September 18, 2026.

FIRST Chesapeake
Aug 136 min read


Getting Competition Ready in the FIRST Dashboard
2026-2027 Season — FIRST Chesapeake Team Guide FIRST has rolled out a refreshed FIRST Dashboard and a new FIRST Storefront for the 2026-2027 season, and the process for getting your team competition ready is different than it was last year. Plan to spend more time than usual on registration and training this season — the steps below walk you through exactly what needs to happen and where. 1. What's Changed This Season New FIRST Dashboard and FIRST Storefront Starting this sea
Matt Sanders
Aug 134 min read


A Note on Our Team
Welcome to FIRST Chesapeake, Ryan Rich & Alicia Haun
Alex Bryant
Jun 243 min read


3rd Annual FIRST Robotics Day at the VCU College of Engineering champions STEM education
For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics Day on March 31 highlights Virginia Commonwealth University’s (VCU) 26-year commitment to advancing STEM education. Hosted by the VCU College of Engineering and FIRST Chesapeake, state legislators, corporate leaders, educators and student robotics teams celebrated FIRST Robotics Day with an event at VCU’s Engineering Research Building.
Alex Bryant
Mar 314 min read


From the Classroom to the Championship: Maryland, DC, and Virginia, and West Virginia Robotics Teams Head to Houston
Winning Alliance Teams heading to compete in Houston for Global Recognition April 15, 2025 | Charlottesville, VA — In garages,...
Alex Bryant
Apr 15, 20254 min read


Welcome FLL Explore Teams 👋
Greetings FIRST LEGO League Explore Teams of Maryland!
Amber Driesman
Aug 9, 20240 min read
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