AFR at Anacortes Open Streets 2026
Open Streets returns for the 13th! year on Sunday August 30th (according to the sponsors). ARBC plans to be out at this fun and friendly event with robot demos and (of…
Coach/Mentor Training August 2026
Coach/Mentor training will be held at AHS in the robotics lab.Different sections will cover what you need to know for FLL Explore (grades 2-4), FLL Challenge (grades 4-8), and FIRST…
AFR Rocket Recruiting 2026!
Anacortes FIRST Robotics Rocket Recruiting is a great way to have some fun and learn about ARBC-supported robotics teams for students in grades 6-12. Come out on Friday September 4,…
Summer 2026 Newsletter
Greetings and salutations! Summer is here, and the pace of robotics booster activities has slowed down but not stopped. Less than two months from now school will start up (Thursday…
FIRST Washington Wire Quarterly Vol. 03
The FIRST Washington Wire Quarterly is published by FIRST Washington and is reproduced here by request. Dear FIRST Washington Robotics Community,Happy summer! Now that the 2025-2026 AGE Season has come to…
June 2026 Newsletter
Events Coming SoonAnacortes FIRST Robotics will be at the Anacortes Waterfront Festival in the “Channel of Discovery” area Saturday June 6th and Sunday June 7th. Please stop by and say…
Anacortes FIRST Robotics at the Vintage Motorcycle Show
Anacortes FIRST Robotics is fundraising by selling concessions at the NWMC “Art of the Motorcycle” show in Lynden, WA Saturday May 30 2026 from 10 am to 3 pm. It…
May 2026 Newsletter
Monthly Meeting highlights from April 20th. The students in the AHS Robotic club provided updated “beeping eggs” to the Lions Club for visually-impaired Easter Egg hunts. Anacortes FIRST Robotics (AFR) will…
April 2026 Newsletter
Monthly Meeting highlights from March 16th. The AHS Robotics FTC team is updating their demo bots for outreach events, and crafting a new set of ‘Beeping Eggs’ for a Lion’s Club…
March 2026 Newsletter
Monthly Meeting highlights. Our new Treasurer is tuning up our bookkeeping (the fiscal year wraps June 30th). The Communications Director is looking into the use of the Band application for…