Championship Event (1996)
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74 Teams competed in the 1996 FIRST National Championship, which was held on stage at Walt Disney World's Epcot in Orlando, FL from April 18-20, 1996.
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Top 10 Teams
- Harris Corporation/Rochester Institute of Technology & Edison Technical School (Rochester, NY) [National Champion]
- E-Systems ECI Division & Lakewood High School (St. Petersburg, FL) [Finalist]
- Procter & Gamble Company & Walnut Hills High School (Cincinnati, OH) [Semi-Finalist]
- NYNEX & Quincy Public Schools (Quincy, MA) [Semi-Finalist]
- Hamilton Standard Space Systems International & Enrico Fermi High School (Windsor Locks/Enfield, CT)
- Osram Sylvania, Inc. & Manchester Central High School (Manchester, NH)
- Xerox Corporation & Joseph C. Wilson Magnet High School (Webster/Rochester, NY)
- Prince Corporation & West Ottawa High School (Holland, MI)
- Stratus Computer/Water Instrument Operations & Assabet Valley Regional Vocational High School (Marlboro, MA)
- Beatty Machine and Manufacturing & Clark/Gavit/Hammond/Morton High School (Hammond, IN)
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Awards
- Chairman's Award - Grand Prize
- Procter & Gamble Company & Walnut Hills High School (Cincinnati, OH)
- Chairman's Award Finalists
- Baxter Healthcare Corporation/Mountain Home High School (Mountain Home, AR)
- Boston Edison Company & Plymouth North High School (Plymouth, MA)
- E-Systems, Inc. & Greenville High School (Greenville, TX)
- Texas Instruments & Gunter High School (Dallas, TX)
- Xerox Corporation & Joseph C. Wilson Magnet High School (Webster/Rochester, NY)
- Founder's Award
- City of Manchester, NH
- Best Offensive Round
- Hamilton-Standard Space Systems International & Enrico Fermi High School (Windsor Locks/Enfield, CT)
- Outstanding Defense
- NYNEX & Quincy Public Schools (Quincy, MA)
- Best Play of the Day
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute & Shenendehowa High School (Troy, NY)
- Most Photogenic
- Stratus Computer/Water Instrument Operations & Assabet Valley Regional Vocational High School (Marlboro, MA)
- Best Sportsmanship
- Public Service of New Hampshire & Manchester West High School (Manchester, NH)
- Best Team Spirit
- Textron Automotive Company & Cass Technical High School (Troy, MI)
- Sanders, A Lockheed Martin Company & Nashua High School (Nashua, NH)
- Number One Seed
- Beatty Machine and Manufacturing & Hammond School (Hammond, IN)
- Rookie All-Stars
- Delphi Interior & Lighting & Pontiac Central High School (Troy, MI)
- Motorola, Inc. & Rolling Meadows/Wheeling High Schools (Schaumburg, IL)
- Procter & Gamble Creativity Award
- Baxter Healthcare Corporation & Mountain Home High School (Mountain Home, AR)
- Motorola Quality Award
- E-Systems-ECI Division & Lakewood High School (St. Petersburg, FL)
- Honeywell Leadership in Control Award
- NYPRO, Inc. & Clinton High School (Clinton, MA)
- Autodesk Animation Competition Award
- Procter & Gamble Company & Walnut Hills High School (Cincinnati, OH)
- Woodie Flowers Award presented by Small Parts, Inc.
- Dr. Woodie Flowers
