Hannah Haseltine

From left to right: 8033: Highlander Robotics, 2713: Red Hawk Robotics, 6329: The Bucks’ Wrath, 1730: Team Driven — Melrose High School’s robotics team, Red Hawk Robotics, had the privilege of participating in FIRST Robotics’ World Championship for the second year in a row. The event took place from April 17th through the 20th in Houston, Texas. Before the season had even started at Kickoff back in January, the […]

Red Hawk Robotics Divisional Finalist at FIRST World Championship

6 Jun, 2024 in Blog tagged FIRST Robotics Competition / FRC 2713 / NEFIRST / Red Hawk Robotics / World Championship by Hannah Haseltine

We are seeking help from the community to support sending our high school team, Red Hawk Robotics 2713, to the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) World Championship in Houston, Texas from April 17th-20th, 2024. Last year, the team, qualified and attended for the first time, placing 11th out of 80 teams […]

Help Us Attend World Champs!

25 Feb, 2024 in Blog by Hannah Haseltine

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

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