Leesburg, VA, April 22, 2025 – Julia Miller, a member of the Academies of Loudoun (ACL) FIRST® Robotics Competition Team (RoboLoCo), has been selected as a recipient of the 2025 Women in STEM Scholarship sponsored by Dominion Energy in partnership with FIRST Chesapeake. Julia has been a part of FIRST and ACL RoboLoCo for two years, with this season…
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2025 RoboLoCo Wins FIRST Impact Award and Advances to District Championship
Leesburg, VA, March 11, 2025 – The Academies of Loudoun (ACL) FIRST Robotics Competition Team (RoboLoCo) won the 2025 FIRST Impact Award at the FIRST Chesapeake District Pasadena MD Event on March 9, 2025. The FIRST Impact Award is the most prestigious award at FIRST, it honors the team that best represents a model for other teams to emulate and…
2024 FRC Crescendo Season Summary
ACL RoboLoCo, Team 5338 was 31-16-0 in official play in the 2024 FRC Crescendo season. As a member of the FIRST Chesapeake district, ACL RoboLoCo ranked 19 having earned 167 points. CHS District Glen Allen VA Event in Glen Allen, VA, USA March 15 to March 17, 2024 – Week 3 ACL RoboLoCo, #5338 was Rank 5 with a record…
Academies of Loudoun Robotics Team Advances to World Championship
Leesburg, April 10, 2023 – RoboLoCo, the Academies of Loudoun FIRST® Robotics Competition team, has qualified for the 2023 FIRST® Championship, aka “Worlds” by virtue of winning the FIRST Impact Award at the FIRST® Chesapeake District Championship at GMU on April 8, 2023. The FIRST Impact Award (formerly the Chairman’s Award) is the most prestigious award in FIRST. It honors…
ACL RoboLoCo Advances to District Championship
Leesburg, VA, March 27, 2023 – The Academies of Loudoun (ACL) FIRST® Robotics Competition Team (RoboLoCo) won the 2023 FIRST® Impact Award at the FIRST® Chesapeake District Bethesda MD Event on March 12, 2023. The FIRST Impact Award (formerly the Chairman’s Award) is the most prestigious award at FIRST, it honors the team that best represents a model for other…
Academies of Loudoun RoboLoCo Member Receives Women in STEM Scholarship
Leesburg, VA, February 14, 2023 – Olivia Sun, a member of the Academies of Loudoun (ACL) FIRST® Robotics Competition Team (RoboLoCo), has been selected as a recipient of the 2023 Women in Stem Scholarship sponsored by Dominion Energy, who partnered with FIRST® Chesapeake to provide this opportunity for FIRST® members. Olivia has been a part of FIRST for eight years…
Academies of Loudoun Student Wins International Robotics Award
Leesburg, April 27, 2022 – Ethan Brown, a junior at the Academies of Loudoun and Riverside High School and a member of RoboLoCo, a robotics team sponsored by the Academies of Loudoun, was one of 10 international winners of Dean’s List honors at the FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition Championship April 27 in Houston,…
Academies of Loudoun Robotics Team Qualifies for World Championship
Leesburg, April 11, 2022 – RoboLoCo, the Academies of Loudoun FIRST® Robotics team, has qualified for the 2022 FIRST® Championship, aka “Worlds” by virtue of winning the Engineering Inspiration Award at the Chesapeake District Championship in Hampton, VA on April 9, 2022. The FIRST® Engineering Inspiration Award celebrates outstanding success in advancing respect and appreciation for engineering within a team’s…