The FIRST Leadership Award is presented to 10th and 11th grade students who are recognized for their outstanding dedication and contributions to FRC and/or FTC.


Check out some of our own leaders!

Priyanshu B.
FIRST Experience: 9 years

Year(s) won: 2025 REEFSCAPE (Semifinalist) & 2026 REBUILT (Finalist)

​​Time on Team: 3 years​

Role: Assistant Programming Lead / Scouting Software Lead / RoboBuddies 

"My belief is taking that initial curiosity, making it shine, and building confidence in others."

Maia P.
FIRST Experience: 6 years

Year won: 2023 CHARGED UP (Semifinalist), 2024 CRESCENDO (Semifinalist)

Time on Team: 4 years

​Role: Engineering Captain (2025), Assistant Engineering Captain (2024), Design Lead (2024), Arm IPT Lead (2023), Pit Chief (2022-2025), FTC Design & Mechanical Member (2021-2022), FTC Student Mentor (2022-2023)

"Hi! I'm Maia, a CSP alum and Dean's List [Now FIRST Leadership Award] District Semi-Finalist for 2023 and 2024! Being on CSP allowed me to truly know that I wanted to pursue Mechanical Engineering as a career, and now I'm lucky enough to be studying ME at Georgia Tech! I learned an incredible amount throughout my time on the team, including technical, interpersonal, and professional skills, and still have long-standing connections with former teammates and members of other PCH teams! I'm so incredibly grateful to this team for the opportunities it gave me, and I truly don't know where I would be without it."

Arha G.
FIRST Experience: 8 years

Year won: 2023 CHARGED UP

​​Time on Team: 4 years

Role: FTC Programming Lead, CSP Business Lead, Drive Coach, Strategy Lead, Awards Lead, Human Player, Scouting Lead, BBG Lead, PCHSpotlightAGirl Founder, Programming Member 

"FIRST robotics is one of the most unforgettable experiences I had throughout high school. I met my best friends through this program, from my team and other teams :). From losing our voices at competition, stressing about playoffs, or staying up till 3 AM in the hotel room with my friends, the memories I made will forever stay with me! I'm so grateful for the supportive environment that our team created for women to become engineers, scientists, business people, and many many other things, because this environment means the absolute WORLD to me! Go CSP 💚🌍🌍"

FTC SEMI-FINALISTS

Eunice K.
FIRST Experience:
Year won: 2025 DECODE 
Role:

Akhil A.
FIRST Experience: 6 years
Year won: 2025 DECODE
Time on Team: 2 years

​Role: AstroBots Mentor, Ecliptic member, Programmer (Vision/Object Detection)
"You miss every shot you don't take."

"I am excited to be on this team and represent us!!! I started robotics in 3rd grade and ever since then it has been the pinnacle of my life (so far) I also do enjoy stuff like machine learning and other random stuff about modern technology."

Zaki H.
FIRST Experience: 3 years
Year won: 2025 DECODE
Time on Team: 1 year

​Role: Programmer 
"Recreational programmer in Unity, Arduino, and Raspberry Pi"​

"It has been my life mission to spread the joy of programming to all. I believe that everyone deserves the chance to gain experience with new technology."

Katya K.
FIRST Experience: 4 years
Year won: 2025 DECODE
Time on Team: 1 Year

Role: Electrical Member, Technician, FTC Programmer for Drivetrain​

"My journey with FIRST has been such a memorable and transformative experience: from FLL to FTC all the way to FRC, I've grown up alongside the program. The process of robot fabrication, stressful yet exciting matches, celebrating milestones, and over night hotel stays - it has truly helped curate the person I am today.