L: The Learn by Leading award celebrates a team who can effectively demonstrate to the judges how they have learned to be better leaders in their community by mentoring, community involvement, and active engagement in the world around them.
G: The Glitter Award is presented to a team who manages to make the world their stage. They have the glitz, glam, and GLITTER to prove that they know how to party and have fun at a FIRST event!
B: The Best in Show award goes to the team who, in the judges opinion, shows up with the most cohesive branding and robot, modified to fit the Rainbow theme of the event.
T: The Trans Mission award, given to the team the judges feel has best embodied the spirit of the Blahaj, and shown meaningful ways in which they have supported the LGBTQ+ community this year.
Q: The ? Award, goes to the team the judges feel best asks questions of their mentors and puts the answers to use in the design of their robot.
I: The IT Award goes to the team that definitely has members of their chosen family calling them daily for tech support. This is the team you want to visit if your robot is having an issue and you need some help!
A: The Alumni award celebrates a team that builds great students into great alumni, furthering the FIRST program far beyond high school.
+: The Positivity Award goes to the team that shows how their positive attitude can make changes both in their school and local communities.