Nominate up to two students by December 15th 

All nominations for the Dean’s List are due on December 15th. Please make sure to nominate your top sophomore and junior students before 7:59pm Alaska time. 

Registration is open for all qualifiers! 

Registration is available for: FIRST Tech Challenge DECODE Qualifiers, FLL Challenge UNEARTHED regional / remote qualifiers, and the Juneau UNEARTHED Explore festival! 

The FIRST 2025 – 2026 Season is now fully scheduled:  

Locations have been added for both the Southeast FTC Qualifier and the Anchorage / MatSu FLL Qualifier!

* Denotes a tentative date / location

Tickets can now be purchased online as well as through your local teams!

FIRST in Alaska hosts a statewide raffle providing teams with an opportunity to fundraise for travel and other expenses.  Tickets can be purchased from your local team or on the FIRST in AK Website. Online purchases can be dedicated to a ticket selling team to help with their fundraising. We encourage all teams to make an effort to sell Tickets! Teams and coaches use the form below to request tickets for your teams! Drawing will be held on March 4th! Ticket holders need not be present to win. Reach out to acooper@jedc.org with questions.

It’s time you add students to your teams roster!

With two coaches who have completed the protection screening, teams may use express registration to bring their students onto the roster. Follow the instructions linked below to efficiently enroll your team.

Reach out to acooper@jedc.org or lwild@jedc.org with any questions!

Be sure to stay up to date on your FTC and FLL news!

Team coaches are automatically on the blast list, so be sure to register as such if you are looking to stay up to date on FIRST news! If you are not a coach but wish to receive the team blasts, sign up below!

The new training platform for volunteers and mentors has arrived!

Volunteer ready and mentor ready have launched, bringing with them new and improved paths for training! These are available to all FIRST volunteers and can be accessed at anytime! The first 1,000 individuals to complete the mentor ready training will have the option to receive free swag from FIRST!  

Additionally, volunteers will be able to search and filter through FIRST events by category, roles, training requirements, and more! Find out more on the updated volunteer resource page.  

FIRST has created a Scholarship Portal!

This portal presents a plethora of scholarships available to FIRST students all in one hub, and is planned to eventually include internships, apprenticeships, and job opportunities aligned with FIRST’s associated skills and values.