Dean's List Highlight: Andrew Dornbier
We asked Andrew Dornbier, a 2016 FIRST Tech Challenge Dean�s List Award Winner from Garner, Iowa, �What does inclusion and equity mean to you, and how has FIRST helped show your identity and relate to others more positively?� We're happy to share his awesome response with our community! FIRST has defined me as who I am today. I started with FIRST when I was in 4 th grade on our 4-H county�s first ever FIRST Lego League team. My FIRST Lego League team was more than just playing with Legos. I couldn�t wait until the end of August when the mission pieces would come with a huge book of instructions and wondering what my team was going to build and program. My FIRST Lego League team did team building exercises every time we met. My coach was competitive and wanted us to do well on the robot but she always said that the score on the robot meant nothing unless we demonstrated Gracious Professionalism no matter how good or bad we did at the table. FIRST has core values that teach life...