5653 won the Impact Award at Great Northern! " The FIRST ® Impact Award is the most prestigious award at FIRST , it honors the team that best represents a model for other teams to emulate and best embodies the mission of FIRST . The FIRST Impact Award is presented to the team judged to have the most significant measurable impact of its partnerships among its participants and community over a sustained period, not just a single build season. The winner is able to demonstrate

Team 5653 enjoyed a great tournament in Grand Forks, forming an alliance with 5638(our pit neighbors) and 6146. We won our first match vs. the 2nd seed alliance in the playoffs and ended up losing to both teams that competed in the finals. It was a fun, full contact and high scoring tournament.

School Board members and administrators from across Minnesota got to drive and interact with robotics students at the Minnesota School Board Association annual meeting.

Minneapolis was the location for the Advancing Indigenous Science and Engineering Society 2025 National Conference. Over 2500 people were in attendance from all over North America as well as Australia and Japan. The Iron Mosquitos ran the jingle dress doll making and coding activity from summer camp during the activity fair, hosted a workshop session and helped run a full robotics field FIRST information day.