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Awards & Trophy Case

2020
--JA-DC Volunteer Award - Jody
--2020 NASA Mars ROADS Challenge Social Media Winners

2018/19
-- NSBE Ten80 Grand Champion
-- TMAL 1st & 4th Place Nationwide
-- NSBE Vex EDR 4th Place

2017/18
--TMAL 2nd Place Nationals
--Ten80 3rd Place overall, 1st Place Drag Race,1st Place RoboRace
--Ten80 DC invitational Grand Champion
--1st overall at NSBE National Science Competition
-- NASA Future Engineers Education Outreach Chapter Award

2015/16
-- Try-Math-A-Lon
-- NSBE Convention National Champions Ten80
-- NSBE Convention 1st place points race FLL
-- NSBE Convention 1st place robot design

2014/15
-- FLL NSBE Convention Tournament Championship Award
-- VEX Convention Tournament Sportsmanship Award
--NSBE National Torch Award PCI Director of the Year (Dr. Kamili M.J. Shaw)

2013/14
-- VEX State Finals, Semi-finals Round
-- FLL Robot Design Award NSBE Convention Tournament
-- NSBE Try-Math-A-Lon Points Race - Highest Score Individual (Mohammed Marso)
-- NSBE National Science Fair - Best Use of Multimedia, High School (Avian Richardson)

2012/13
-- National 1st place NSBE Engineering Design Competition

2012/13
-- TARC National Finals 21st final place of over 700

2011/12
-- NSBE Science Fair National 3rd Place
-- TMAL Regional Second Place

2010/11
-- TARC National Finals (36th place of over 700)
-- NSBE Engineering Design Competition - Regional 3rd Place

Accomplishments

40% female | 90% minorities
1000+ Six Flags STEM (annually)
500+ students CLF Maker Fest
200+ students @ Biannual Demos at Goddard day
100+ Rocket Day (annually)
50+ Served at shelter as part of FIRE First Fruits
20+ student internships (2017-2020)
2 students provided Go Baby Go Ride-on vehicles
95% of students graduate to STEM fields

FIRE NSBE JR IS FAMOUS!!!

FIRST LEGO LEAGUE TEAM MEET THE MAYOR OF ANAHEIM

http://www.nsbe.org/News-Media/Photo-Gallery/2015-NSBE-Press-Conference.aspx#.VTWxgSHBzGc

NSBE GOLDEN TORCH AWARDS - 2015 Pre-College Initiative Director of the Year:

http://www.nsbe.org/Programs/NSBE-Programs/Golden-Torch-Awards/2015-GTA-Winners.aspx#.VL1cDkfF9PM

White House Science Fair

Space.com: https://news.yahoo.com/girl-student-rocket-team-visits-white-house-180943299.html

NASA Blog: NASA at the White House Science Fair

http://blogs.nasa.gov/bolden/2014/05/27/nasa-at-the-white-house-science-fair/

The White House Blog: Meet the exhibitors in the 2014 White House Science Fair

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/05/27/meet-exhibitors-2014-white-house-science-fair-0

http://bitscolumn.blogspot.com/2014/05/2014-white-house-science-fair.html

ALL-GIRLS MODEL ROCKET TEAM

NSBE Bridge Magazine

http://www.nsbe.org/getmedia/4711f54a-759d-4e65-9c26-d06172e2db9f/NSBE-FIRE-at-the-White-House-NB1014-(NSBE-Web)-110314-aspx.aspx

The Washington Post

http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-05-05/local/39048203_1_girls-and-minority-students-team-america-rocketry-challenge-u-s-students

Diverse Issues in Education

http://diverseeducation.com/article/53104/

WTOP

http://www.wtop.com/41/3311204/Girls-rocket-team-giving-the-boys-a-run-for-their-money-Video

VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION

http://umbcmagazine.wordpress.com/lift-off/

http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/files/GoddardViewV9I9.pdf (pages 6-9)

http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/kamili-jackson-giving-back-is-paying-back/#.UjiOmnfhJ8E

http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/sanetra-bailey-uniquely-adventurous-robot-designer/#.U90xvbH5exo