Yearly Archives: 2023

This past Sunday, October 22nd, Melrose High School’s Red Hawk Robotics team members joined their community in the Melrose Alliance Against Violence (MAAV) annual candlelight vigil and walk. MAAV is committed to ending domestic violence, teen dating abuse, and violence through community awareness activities, education prevention programs in schools, and […]

Red Hawks Driving Inclusivity With MAAV

30 Oct, 2023 in Blog by Daniel Murphy

By Kate Urchuk This Saturday, June 24th, Melrose High School’s FIRST Robotics team took home gold (in the form of a decorative beach towel) at an off-season competition in Falmouth, ME. At the event — appropriately named “Summer Heat” — Red Hawk Robotics (RHR) competed with 29 other teams in […]

Melrose High School’s Red Hawk Robotics Wins “Summer Heat” Competition

5 Jul, 2023 in Blog by Hannah Haseltine

Stop by at our annual community Open House, where you can see this season’s robots in action! Learn more about each of the robotics programs teams and offerings, and get the chance to talk to mentors and student leaders. You might get the chance to drive a robot yourself! The […]

Melrose Robotics Interactive Demo

1 Jun, 2023 in Blog by Hannah Haseltine

By Hannah Haseltine When it comes down to it, the fate of the robotics team boils down to how the robot performs at competitions, and the competitions are not what you might expect. Nothing prepares you for the large-scale impact and overwhelming influence robotics has on students who participate in […]

Red Hawk Robotics Flies High at the FRC World Championship

3 May, 2023 in Blog by Hannah Haseltine

By Hannah Haseltine Last week, Melrose High School’s robotics team, Red Hawk Robotics, competed at District Championships in West Springfield. Despite some complications on the first day of qualification matches, the team was able to resolve the issues and place sixteenth overall. The team was picked first by the sixth […]

Red Hawk Robotics Secures Trip to World Championship

17 Apr, 2023 in Blog by Hannah Haseltine

By Hannah Haseltine Last week, Elizabeth Giovanardi, local teacher and mentor for Melrose’s robotics team, Red Hawk Robotics, received the Woodie Flowers Finalist Award. Each year, students can submit an essay nominating a mentor from their team to receive this award, known as the WFFA for short. The WFFA is […]

Melrose Teacher Wins Prestigious Award at NE District Championship

15 Apr, 2023 in Blog by Hannah Haseltine

March 24th – 26thBy: James Horne & Hannah Haseltime The Red Hawk Robotics team flew to the top of the qualifying matches, finishing second in a field of thirty-nine New England teams. The team also won the Judges Award, which recognizes one team at the event who delivered overall program […]

Red Hawk Robotics finish in 2nd place at Greater Boston ...

7 Apr, 2023 in Blog by James Horne

Written by Sabrina Germain On March 4th and 5th, Melrose High’s Red Hawk Robotics team competed in the Week 1 Competition at Bridgewater highschool. With a rocky start, the team was skeptical of their odds of placing high. Thanks to their consistent scouting, a method of data analysis to pick […]

Red Hawk Robotics makes team history at Week One competition!

18 Mar, 2023 in Blog by James Horne

By Hannah Haseltine and Sabrina Germain, Melrose High School Students On January 7th and 8th, the Melrose High School’s robotics team celebrated the kickoff of their official competition season by watching the FIRST Robotics Twitch stream announcing the new game. In this year’s challenge, Charged Up, two alliances of three […]

Red Hawk Robotics Gets Charged Up for their New Season

17 Jan, 2023 in Blog by Hannah Haseltine