On October 25th, Chop Shop 166, Merrimack High School’s FIRST Robotics Competition team, competed at RiverRage, an annual off-season event hosted at Manchester Memorial High School. RiverRage is the oldest off-season event in FIRST, with this being the 28th year.
One in seven people who enter a hospital will need blood in the United States. With stockpiles at an all time low, the Merrimack High School chapter of the National Honor Society partnered with the American Red Cross to hold a blood drive on Thursday October 23rd.
Students and mentors spent hours helping our local community by cleaning up trash throughout the park. As a team, they collected and removed a total of 260 pounds of trash.
Merrimack High School claimed its third championship title in a row and fifth overall after defeating Tilton School during this season’s “Granite State Challenge” championship game.
“FIRST Championship is always a fun time for the team. This year many members were able to take the time and fully explore the venue and what it had to offer,” said Shane G., Co-Captain of Chop Shop 166. “Additionally the skill and time demonstrated by the 600+ teams is always very interesting to see. Chop Shop also made it to Einstein for the first time in its 32 year history, setting another team record.”
Thirty-two teams of high-school students from across New England brought their industrial-sized robots to the school to compete on the REEFSCAPE field specifically designed challenges for the 2025 season.
Over 300 people gathered with local car enthusiasts and several robotics teams at Merrimack High School for a Cars, Robots, and Coffee event hosted by Merrimack High School FIRST Robotics Team, Chop Shop 166.