FIRST in Texas Team 1296 enjoying some sightseeing before participating in the SASA National Advocacy Conference. #sasanac2022 #MakeItLoud #JFND

FIRST in Texas Team 1296 founder, Bruce Charbonneau, stopped by the SASA National Advocacy Conference to say hello and hear a little of what the team is learning.

#sasanac2022 #MakeItLoud #JFND

All ready for day #1 at the SASA National Advocacy Conference in Washington DC! Promoting STEM on a national stage is hard work (sometimes)! #sasanac2022 #MakeItLoud #JFND

Making new friends and alliances, this time to lobby Capital Hill for STEM funding and recognition, at the SASA National Advocacy Conference in Washington DC. #sasanac2022 #MakeItLoud #JFND

FRC1296 is at the SASA National Advocacy Conference in DC. We are proud charter members and love to serve on the advisory committee. This week we are learning about federal STEM legislation and preparing to lobby our elected congress persons. #sasanac2022 #MakeItLoud #JFND

FIRST in Texas Team 1296 attending Day 2 of the SASA National Advocacy Conference in Washington DC. Preparing to visit our elected representatives! #sasanac2022 #MakeItLoud #JFND

FRC1296 Team officers with Dan Mantz from Robotics Education & Competition Foundation. #sasanac2022 #MakeItLoud #JFND

“Policy happens when preparation meets opportunity” Karen Hughes LEGO Policy @NAC_SASA #sasanac2022

“Remember your purpose and the reason why you are advocating for your cause.” @neatoday #stephaniesalvador @NAC_SASA #sasanac2022

Attending SASA National Advocacy Conference - students are hard at work preparing speeches for our congress persons. #sasanac2022 #MakeItLoud #JFND

To most people, these students are standing under 1st Street, but for these FIRST in Texas students from Rockwall ISD - they are standing under For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology Street. #sasanac2022 #MakeItLoud #JFND

FIRST in Texas 1296 team members are ready to talk to congressman about the importance of STEM funding. #sasanac2022 #MakeItLoud #JFND

Goodbye DC. All our congress people updated and lobbied! See you next year for the SASA National Advocacy Conference. #sasanac2022 #MakeItLoud #JFND

👀 Sneak a peek at the deepest & sharpest infrared image of the early universe ever taken — all in a day’s work for the Webb telescope. (Literally, capturing it took less than a day!) This is Webb’s first image released as we begin to #UnfoldTheUniverse: nasa.gov/webbfirstimage…

Yesterday TEA came out with our campus rating and RHS is an “A” campus. The highest rating possible. We have amazing staff, students, and families in Jacket Nation RockwallHighSchool #JFND

8/15/2022 is now Full Metal Jacket Celebration Day!!! Recognized by the City of Rockwall, Texas for helping Scouts earn robotics badges, creating/donating 50+ Lego kits for Ukraine refugees, mentoring 9 younger teams and purchasing $12K worth of Lego Spike kits for RoCo schools.

Helping our local scouts! Dr. Gene Burton College & Career Academy #STEMeducation

Congratulations to the 2022 Homecoming Court!