About SBPLI

School-Business Partnerships of Long Island, Inc. (SBPLI) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded by Frederick Breithut In 1984. Our vision is to create an educated workforce for Long Island by opening the minds of middle school and high school students to career opportunities through a collaborative partnership of schools, businesses, community organizations and government.   More...

Important FIRST Long Island Announcements!

 

SBPLI Long Island Regional FIRST Robotics Competitions
 
Thank you to all teams who participated in both of our regional competitions! Results will be posted later this week!
 
See Photos below:
 
SBPLI Regional 1 Day 1 - March 26, 2019
 
SBPLI Regional  1 Day 2 - March 27, 2019
 
SBPLI Regional  2 Day 1 - March 29, 2019
 
SBPLI Regional 2  Day 2 - March 30, 2019
 
SBPLI Regional 2 Volunteer Photos
 


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Internships with Telephonics!
Telephonics is offering two-week paid internship opportunities to students on FIRST Robotics Competition OR FIRST Tech Challenge teams as part of their 2019 Technology Challenge initiative. For more information, view the company's flyer and fill out THIS APPLICATION.
FIRST® Robotics Info Night at the Cradle of Aviation
Wednesday, July 24 7:00-9:00 p.m.
FIRST programs excite kids about science and technology and inspire them to embrace learning in a hands-on and investigative way, and in the process encourages them to practice "Gracious Professionalism® and Coopertition®." What's that? Come and find out!
See Our Event Flyer Here
The FIRST Step In U.S. Technology Competitiveness
Forbes Magazine published a fantastic article highlighting the importance of FIRST programs. Read it here
FIRST Robotics Competition Team #7400 Open to All Long Island High School Students
The Melville Family Community team is looking for students from Long Island to join their team! They are a community based team and will accept students for anywhere on Long Island.
Learn more about the team and find more info about joining by clicking here
Hey Alumni!
We want to hear from YOU!
Sign up for our new FIRST Long Island Alumni mailing list by clicking HERE

Need parts to help build your robot? Our sponsor FESTO can help. Call them today at 1-800-99-FESTO, mention that you're a FIRST Robotics Competition or FIRST Tech Challenge team representative and receive a discount on parts! Visit the company's FIRST-focused page www.festo.us/first for more details!

What's Happening at SBPLI

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FIRST Long Island Announces Award Winners from Event #2 of the its 20th Annual SBPLI Long Island Regional FIRST Robotics Competition
April 18, 2019

On March 30, FIRST Long Island concluded its weeklong SBPLI Long Island Regional FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition, which was held March 26-27 and March 29-30 at Hofstra University’s David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex. Between both events, 85 teams from Long Island, the metropolitan New York area, upstate New York, New Jersey, Texas, China, Chinese Taipei, Norway and Turkey competed. The event culminated with...

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FIRST Long Island Announces Award Winners from Event #1 of the its 20th Annual SBPLI Long Island Regional FIRST Robotics Competition
April 17, 2019

On March 26, School-Business Partnerships of Long Island (SBPLI) kicked off its weeklong Long Island Regional FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competitions, which were held March 26-27 and March 29-30 at Hofstra University’s David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex. Between both events, eighty-five teams from Long Island, the metropolitan New York area, upstate New York, New Jersey, Texas, China, Chinese Taipei, India, Norway and Turkey...

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Volunteers of the Year
Frank Langro and Jeff Stern Honored as the 2019 FIRST® Long Island Volunteers of the Year
April 10, 2019

School-Business Partnerships of Long Island, Inc. (SBPLI), also known as FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Long Island, presented Frank Langro and Jeff Stern each with the “Volunteer of the Year” Award during the 2019 SBPLI Long Island Regional FIRST® Robotics Competition. A fully volunteer-run 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, SBPLI relies on the dedication and support of its members year-round. As such,...

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