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ghostmachine360
29-02-2012, 17:59
So, as the Week 1 Regionals are starting tomorrow, I thought to start a new thread for the new and incoming class of Dean's List Finalists! It's amazing to see the 19 other members from the 2 classes of winners previous (Classes of '10 & '11), and see the individual impacts that each of them have made to their own communities and FIRST.
But, it's not just the 20 that make up the Dean's List as a group.
There have been 194 deserving students over the past two years that have been designated Dean's List Finalist members for their participation & service within FRC, FIRST as a whole, and their own teams/schools/communities/states/nations. And each one of them have made and are hopefully continuing making a large impact on our culture and generation. So, let's see what happens this year!
If you can, just PM me or post on the thread of the Dean's List students from your individual regionals, and we'll keep a running tally on the thread of the students. :D Or if you're an avid fan of Twitter like me, tweet when it happens! You can tweet me directly (@iamlegend360); or we could use a hashtag (#itsthedeanslist, maybe?)
Congrats to the incoming class of 2012, and GO FIRST!
-Kyle J., Member of Peachtree & Championship Classes of 2010
ghostmachine360
03-03-2012, 17:47
I'll be posting up on the thread all the winners when all the regionals today have posted their Dean's List winners; however, if you have information on the winners at the individual regionals, post it up on the thread!
Greater Kansas City Regional:
Laura Spatz - 1986
Chris Gillespie - 1810
Michael Blake
08-03-2012, 12:15
Alamo Regional
#1 Matthew Blake #3481 Bronc Botz
#2 Nathaniel McLauchlan #2158 ausTIN CANs
http://www2.usfirst.org/2012comp/Events/STX/awards.html
yarden.saa
08-03-2012, 16:05
Israel Regional:
1. Me (Yarden Saad from team 3339# BumbleB)
2. Assaf Saar from team 2230# General Angles
San Diego Regional:
Linda Lam 812
Loren Preciado 2193
TeamSpyder1622
08-03-2012, 23:47
San Diego Regional:
Linda Lam 812
Loren Preciado 2193
YEAHHHH LINDA LAM YEAHHHHH
Hey guys!! Congratulations to all the winners so far, and best of luck to those still waiting!!
Here are the winners from the 2012 Finger Lakes Regional:
Christa Lawniczak, Team #340 and Justin Byer Team #1511
Hooray!!!
WPI Regional Finalists:
Brian Nardone #?
Alexander Ouellet #1100?
(sorry they flashed the names and teams too quickly to copy down team number!)
Awesome job fellas! :) WPI was where I won Dean's List the last two years!
Greater Toronto East Regional:
Taylor Nicholson and Craig Robinson #1114
Double awesomeness 1114 Simbotics! :)
O'Sancheski
10-03-2012, 18:42
WPI Regional Finalists:
Brian Nardone #?
He was from team 348.
marysteiner94
11-03-2012, 22:03
Oregon Regional:
Mary Steiner: Team 1510
Marina Dimitrov: Team 1540
ouellet348
11-03-2012, 22:08
For WPI Alex Ouellet (me) was team 348
Brian was team 1100
Also out of curiosity I think it would be interesting to post whether or not they were a finalist last year and what their grade is, as FIRST has said preference would go to juniors. I think it would be interesting to see how that influences the final breakdown.
Ben Wiggins from Roseville (MN) FireBears Team 2846 is a Lake Superior Regional Dean's List winner. Ben is the FireBears third Dean's List winner in three years.
Abigail Schaefer from More Robotics Team 1714 was also a Lake Superior Dean's List winner.
marysteiner94
12-03-2012, 00:15
For WPI Alex Ouellet (me) was team 348
Brian was team 1100
Also out of curiosity I think it would be interesting to post whether or not they were a finalist last year and what their grade is, as FIRST has said preference would go to juniors. I think it would be interesting to see how that influences the final breakdown.
From the Oregon Regional I (Mary Steiner) am a senior and Marina Dimitrov is a junior and neither of us have been finalists before
Chesapeake Regional:
Aaron Lantz -- Team 1629
Sagarika Das (me) -- Team 449
Congrats to all of the other Dean's List Finalists and hope to meet you at St. Louis!
ghostmachine360
21-03-2012, 22:41
You'll see this post being constantly edited over the next couple hours; I'm looking at the current finalists, and whether they've been finalists before.
Week 1 Regionals:
Greater Kansas City Regional:
Laura Spatz - 1986
Chris Gillespie - 1810
Alamo Regional:
Matthew Blake - 3481
Nathaniel McLauchlan - 2158
Smoky Mountains Regional:
Rhetta Wingert - 2783
Brian Haidet - 451
BAE Granite State Regional:
Amelia Jennings - 1519
Tristan Evarts - 1058
San Diego Regional:
Loren Preciado - 2193
Linda Lam - 812
Israel Regional:
Yarden Saad - 3339
Assaf Saar - 2230
Week 2 Regionals:
Finger Lakes Regional:
Christa Lawniczak - 340
Justin Byers- 1511
WPI Regional:
Brian Nardone - 1100
Alexander Ouellet - 348
Greater Toronto East Regional:
Taylor Nicholson - 1114
Craig Robinson - 1114
Oregon Regional:
Mary Steiner - 1510
Marina Dimitrov - 1540
Lake Superior Regional:
Ben Wiggins - 2846
Abigail Schaefer - 1714
Chesapeake Regional:
Aaron Lantz - 1629
Sagarika Das - 449
Orlando Regional:
Emily Gardner - 3502
Nathaniel Jefferson - 2757
Pittsburgh Regional:
Jaden Barney - 3504
Chase Douglass - 128
Week 3 Regionals:
Festival de Robotique FRC a Montreal Regional:
Simon Barrette - 3990
Joseph Bacchard - 2626
Sacremento Regional:
Emily Kellison-Linn - 1868
Kunal Marwaha - 2073
Los Angeles Regional:
James Carr - 3309
Priyana Hannan - 599
Peachtree Regional:
Carlie Schulter - 1311
Blake Hauser - 2415
Boilermaker Regional:
Mary Catherine Bitter - 1732
Adi Ben-Yehoshua - 1501
Bayou Regional:
Casey Edgerton - 418
Rachel Holladay - 1912
Utah Regional:
Caitlin Vitale-Sullivan - 1569
TJ Houze - 4348
Virginia Regional:
Bob Rodi - ?
Rachel Wilbur - 2363
New York City Regional:
Ikechukwu Chu - 3059
Rohit Sharma - 2579
aheg1220
21-03-2012, 23:51
From the LA Regional, James Carr is from 3309 and Priyana Hannan is from 599
Hey guys!! Congratulations to all the winners so far, and best of luck to those still waiting!!
Here are the winners from the 2012 Finger Lakes Regional:
Christa Lawniczak, Team #340 and Justin Byer Team #1511
Hooray!!!
Hey Kyle! If you can fix it on your master list, it is Justin Byers from 1511. It's kind of funny that they got Lawniczak right but messed up on Byers.
notmattlythgoe
22-03-2012, 08:54
Rachel Wilbur is from team 2363, that's two in a row for us.
Wendy Holladay
22-03-2012, 09:41
that's 4 for Team 1912 Combustion at the Bayou
2010 - Andy Zhou
Chris Collins
2011- Hannah Sorrell
2012- Rachel Holladay
and all DL and other written submissions are posted on our website.
http://team1912.com/documents.html
ghostmachine360
22-03-2012, 22:50
For all the 2012 Dean's List Finalists, we will be releasing a guide on what you should do when you get to CMP probably right after Week 6/MAR CMP/FiM State. And thanks goes to Crystal (Waffles) for the guide, it helped a lot of the finalists last year and turned out to be a great resource.
Also, if you are a Dean's List finalist, we have a Facebook group for you! However, it is INVITE only. So, to join, PM me (Kyle J. Fender) or Crystal (Waffles) so that we can get you linked in to the Dean's List network!
Don't be afraid to ask questions; we're glad you guys are here and we're proud of your accomplishments! From the Classes of 2010 & 2011, welcome!
Also, side note: if you happen to be the lucky teammate/coach/mentor of a Dean's List finalist, and happen to have the essay that was used for entry, send it over to fender.kyle@gmail.com if you want to exhibit why your team nominated that Dean's List student . We're working on a blog for the Dean's List, and hopefully those stories/essays will give onlookers and new people to FIRST an insight on how FIRST has affected those into becoming amazing people that are constantly changing the world we live in.
Sincerely,
Kyle J.
mandrews281
25-03-2012, 16:24
that's 4 for Team 1912 Combustion at the Bayou
2010 - Andy Zhou
Chris Collins
2011- Hannah Sorrell
2012- Rachel Holladay
and all DL and other written submissions are posted on our website.
Congratulations, you've got us (281) beat by one:
2010 - Megan Shew (Palmetto)
2011 - David Gaddy (Palmetto)
2012 - Sam Bowen (Palmetto)
Congratulations, you've got us (281) beat by one:
2010 - Megan Shew (Palmetto)
2011 - David Gaddy (Palmetto)
2012 - Sam Bowen (Palmetto)
Roseville FireBears (2846) has three as well:
2010 - Sean Grogan (10000 Lakes)
2011 - Ben Prather (10000 Lakes)
2012 - Ben Wiggins (Lake Superior)
Unicorn_Knight
25-03-2012, 21:11
Buckeye Regional had two Deans List Finalists from all girls teams, 2399 (Fighting Unicorns) and 677 (Murphy's Outlaws). Hows that for girl power? ;)
Oh, so cliche. But it had to be said.
Boston Regional
Sean Halloran - 2084
Oliver Graff - 3780
snowmobiler9
26-03-2012, 23:25
Wisconsin Regional
2062-Annalyssa Martin
706-Corin Rypkema
mandrews281
28-03-2012, 12:33
Roseville FireBears (2846) has three as well:
2010 - Sean Grogan (10000 Lakes)
2011 - Ben Prather (10000 Lakes)
2012 - Ben Wiggins (Lake Superior)
Congratulations 2846 and of course to all the Dean's List Finalists everywhere.
Any other teams out there with at least one Dean's list finalist in each of the three years of the award's existence? From this thread I see 281, 1912, and 2846.
1986titans
28-03-2012, 13:04
1986 also has 3 Dean's List Finalists:
2010 - Collin Robinett (Kansas City)
2011 - Dominic Antonacci (Colorado)
2012 - Laura Spatz (Kansas City)
Congratulations to the Dallas West Regional Dean's List Finalist
Matthew Ricks (704) and Garrett Witowski (2468)
and Dallas West Dean's List Finalist
Krista Petty(3350) and Kenyan Burnham (1817)
Congrats to the 2012 UTC Northeast Utilities CT Regional Winners:
Dom Bozzuto 1071
David Powers 228 (Woo my alma mater team!!! :D )
I AM SO PROUD OF YOU FELLAS!!! :D Sister team's MAX and GUS, respectively, winning both Dean's List Finalist spots!
and Dallas West Dean's List Finalist
Krista Petty(3350) and Kenyan Burnham (1817)
Krista and Kenyan were Dallas East Finalist
ghostmachine360
02-04-2012, 21:42
Hey guys, go check out the new website for the FIRST Dean's List at http://www.itsthedeanslist.wordpress.com
We've been slowly making a website/blog for the students of the FRC Dean's List for general information, as well as the people new to the Dean's List (parents, schools, teams, college admissions officers). I'll be posting up the stuff on there about the current list of finalists, as well as working on posting about the repeat status of individual DL students and teams. Go check it out, if you have time! :D
And now...........
Fully updated (no repeat status just yet.)
Week 5 Regionals:
SBPLI Long Island Regional:
Emily Stern - 353
Josh Graber- 2638
Oklahoma Regional:
Carolyn Click - 2352
John Bolin - 2435
Dallas West Regional:
Garrett Witowski - 2468
Matthew Ricks - 704
Dallas East Regional:
Krista Petty - 3350
Kenyan Burnham - 1817
Greater Toronto West Regional:
Rameesha Qazi - 1241
Sultan Khan - 5367
Minnesota North Star Regional:
Jacob Corway - 3278
Brendan Urke - 3691
Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional:
Caleb Sykes - 2052
Aaron Redepenning - 3524
South Florida Regional:
Katie Austin - 1902
Jessie Poen - 1557
Washington DC Regional:
Abigail Ackerman - ?
Rishabh Simhal - ?
Northeast Utilities FIRST Connecticut Regional:
Domenic Bozzuto - 1071
David Powers - 228
Silicon Valley Regional:
Kunal Mehta - 604
Eric Bakan - 254
Week 4 Regionals:
Palmetto Regional:
Mandy Turner - 415
Samuel Bowen - 281
Wisconsin Regional:
Annalyssa Martin - 2062
Corin Rypkema - 706
Seattle Olympic Regional:
Jacob Ebey - 3574
Gizelle Gaudo - 488
Seattle Cascade Regional:
Jonathan Adamson - 2929
Andrew Isola - 360
Arizona Regional:
John Rangel - 842
Destiny Simpson - 2486
Buckeye Regional:
Samantha Santoscon - 2399
Jessica Greer - 677
St. Louis Regional:
Evan Anderson - 1208
Andrew Amburgey - 1094
Boston Regional:
Sean Halloran - 2084
Oliver Graff - 3780
Hawaii Regional:
Ryan Matsumoto - 2348
Michael Nelson - 2460
Waterloo Regional:
Janelle Taylor - 781
Alex Wilcox - 1305
Colorado Regional:
Jasmine Kemble - 2996
Nicholas Pontius - 399
Midwest Regional:
Jessica Endres -111
Olga Ramos -3186
Week 3 Regionals:
Festival de Robotique FRC a Montreal Regional:
Simon Barrette - 3990
Joseph Bacchard - 2626
Sacremento Regional:
Emily Kellison-Linn - 1868
Kunal Marwaha - 2073
Los Angeles Regional:
James Carr - 3309
Priyana Hannan - 599
Peachtree Regional:
Carlie Schulter - 1311
Blake Hauser - 2415
Boilermaker Regional:
Mary Catherine Bitter - 1732
Adi Ben-Yehoshua - 1501
Bayou Regional:
Casey Edgerton - 418
Rachel Holladay - 1912
Utah Regional:
Caitlin Vitale-Sullivan - 1569
TJ Houze - 4348
Virginia Regional:
Bob Rodi - ?
Rachel Wilbur - 2363
New York City Regional:
Ikechukwu Chu - 3059
Rohit Sharma - 2579
Week 2 Regionals:
Finger Lakes Regional:
Christa Lawniczak - 340
Justin Byers- 1511
WPI Regional:
Brian Nardone - 1100
Alexander Ouellet - 348
Greater Toronto East Regional:
Taylor Nicholson - 1114
Craig Robinson - 1114
Oregon Regional:
Mary Steiner - 1510
Marina Dimitrov - 1540
Lake Superior Regional:
Ben Wiggins - 2846
Abigail Schaefer - 1714
Chesapeake Regional:
Aaron Lantz - 1629
Sagarika Das - 449
Orlando Regional:
Emily Gardner - 3502
Nathaniel Jefferson - 2757
Pittsburgh Regional:
Jaden Barney - 3504
Chase Douglass - 128
Week 1 Regionals:
Greater Kansas City Regional:
Laura Spatz - 1986
Chris Gillespie - 1810
Alamo Regional:
Matthew Blake - 3481
Nathaniel McLauchlan - 2158
Smoky Mountains Regional:
Rhetta Wingert - 2783
Brian Haidet - 451
BAE Granite State Regional:
Amelia Jennings - 1519
Tristan Evarts - 1058
San Diego Regional:
Loren Preciado - 2193
Linda Lam - 812
Israel Regional:
Yarden Saad - 3339
Assaf Saar - 2230
Coach Norm
03-04-2012, 15:47
Hey guys, go check out the new website for the FIRST Dean's List at http://www.itsthedeanslist.wordpress.com
We've been slowly making a website/blog for the students of the FRC Dean's List for general information, as well as the people new to the Dean's List (parents, schools, teams, college admissions officers). I'll be posting up the stuff on there about the current list of finalists, as well as working on posting about the repeat status of individual DL students and teams. Go check it out, if you have time! :D
And now...........
Fully updated (no repeat status just yet.)
Week 5 Regionals:
SBPLI Long Island Regional:
Emily Stern - 353
Josh Graber- 2638
Oklahoma Regional:
Carolyn Click - 2352
John Bolin - 2435
Dallas West Regional:
Garrett Witowshi - 2468
Matthew Ricks - 704
Dallas East Regional:
Krista Petty - 3350
Kenyan Burnham - 1817
Greater Toronto West Regional:
Rameesha Qazi - 1241
Sultan Khan - 5367
Minnesota North Star Regional:
Jacob Corway - 3278
Brendan Urke - 3691
Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional:
Caleb Sykes - 2052
Aaron Redepenning - 3524
South Florida Regional:
Katie Austin - 1902
Jessie Poen - 1557
Washington DC Regional:
Abigail Ackerman - ?
Rishabh Simhal - ?
Northeast Utilities FIRST Connecticut Regional:
Domenic Bozzuto - 1071
David Powers - 228
Silicon Valley Regional:
Kunal Mehta - 604
Eric Bakan - 254
Week 4 Regionals:
Palmetto Regional:
Mandy Turner - 415
Samuel Bowen - 281
Wisconsin Regional:
Annalyssa Martin - 2062
Corin Rypkema - 706
Seattle Olympic Regional:
Jacob Ebey - 3574
Gizelle Gaudo - 488
Seattle Cascade Regional:
Jonathan Adamson - 2929
Andrew Isola - 360
Arizona Regional:
John Rangel - 842
Destiny Simpson - 2486
Buckeye Regional:
Samantha Santoscon - 2399
Jessica Greer - 677
St. Louis Regional:
Evan Anderson - 1208
Andrew Amburgey - 1094
Boston Regional:
Sean Halloran - 2084
Oliver Graff - 3780
Hawaii Regional:
Ryan Matsumoto - 2348
Michael Nelson - 2460
Waterloo Regional:
Janelle Taylor - 781
Alex Wilcox - 1305
Colorado Regional:
Jasmine Kemble - 2996
Nicholas Pontius - 399
Midwest Regional:
Jessica Endres -111
Olga Ramos -3186
Week 3 Regionals:
Festival de Robotique FRC a Montreal Regional:
Simon Barrette - 3990
Joseph Bacchard - 2626
Sacremento Regional:
Emily Kellison-Linn - 1868
Kunal Marwaha - 2073
Los Angeles Regional:
James Carr - 3309
Priyana Hannan - 599
Peachtree Regional:
Carlie Schulter - 1311
Blake Hauser - 2415
Boilermaker Regional:
Mary Catherine Bitter - 1732
Adi Ben-Yehoshua - 1501
Bayou Regional:
Casey Edgerton - 418
Rachel Holladay - 1912
Utah Regional:
Caitlin Vitale-Sullivan - 1569
TJ Houze - 4348
Virginia Regional:
Bob Rodi - ?
Rachel Wilbur - 2363
New York City Regional:
Ikechukwu Chu - 3059
Rohit Sharma - 2579
Week 2 Regionals:
Finger Lakes Regional:
Christa Lawniczak - 340
Justin Byers- 1511
WPI Regional:
Brian Nardone - 1100
Alexander Ouellet - 348
Greater Toronto East Regional:
Taylor Nicholson - 1114
Craig Robinson - 1114
Oregon Regional:
Mary Steiner - 1510
Marina Dimitrov - 1540
Lake Superior Regional:
Ben Wiggins - 2846
Abigail Schaefer - 1714
Chesapeake Regional:
Aaron Lantz - 1629
Sagarika Das - 449
Orlando Regional:
Emily Gardner - 3502
Nathaniel Jefferson - 2757
Pittsburgh Regional:
Jaden Barney - 3504
Chase Douglass - 128
Week 1 Regionals:
Greater Kansas City Regional:
Laura Spatz - 1986
Chris Gillespie - 1810
Alamo Regional:
Matthew Blake - 3481
Nathaniel McLauchlan - 2158
Smoky Mountains Regional:
Rhetta Wingert - 2783
Brian Haidet - 451
BAE Granite State Regional:
Amelia Jennings - 1519
Tristan Evarts - 1058
San Diego Regional:
Loren Preciado - 2193
Linda Lam - 812
Israel Regional:
Yarden Saad - 3339
Assaf Saar - 2230
Dallas West Regional Winner from 2468 is Garrett Witowski, currently showing Witowshi.
Thanks,
Norman Morgan
wendymom
03-04-2012, 18:21
Dean's List Winners from South Florida
Katie Austin - 1902 & Jessie Poen - 1557!!!
Caleb Sykes
03-04-2012, 20:14
My count says that there are going to be 114 Dean's list finalists this year, is this correct?
ghostmachine360
05-04-2012, 20:06
Close, I think; I'll check just to make sure.
Also, here's something from Alexander Ouellet, one of the 2011/2012 Dean's List finalists:
Attention Dean's List Finalist and Teams!
This year as a way to both appreciate and track the Dean's List Finalist I came up with an idea with the help of some volunteers.
We'd like to create a quilt made up of patches from every single Dean's List Finalist from the 2012 season. The quilt will be brought to championship and displayed so that everyone can see the different finalist and where they come from. This way people can see the names and teams of every single finalist. Hopefully this will not only make a great display, but it will also help people appreciate all the finalist from this year and bring them together.
The idea is to make the quilt out of patches made from the team shirts (or just fabric if that doesn't work for some) of each finalist. Each patch would have the finalist name and team number easily visible. The finalist could also sign the patch or add whatever personal touches they want. The idea here is to create a cohesive framework of each and every finalist to show not only who they are and where they come from, but what makes them special. So please make it as personal and special as possible!
Each patch should measure 12.5 inches by 12.5 inches. The effective size will only be 12x12 due to a 1/4 inch seam so be sure to carefully plan out the patch !
Please spread the word to your finalist from each regional to send in their patch! This will only work if every single finalist sends in a patch and I'd love this to get done! I'm not asking for any money for this, just pay the postage on the patches!
I plan to finish the quilt over April vacation so please get them in ASAP. If you know a finalist or even know someone on the same team as one PLEASE GET THEM THE NEWS!
Questions and Comments are welcome.
Please mail the patches to:
RAW-Robotics
ATTN Alexander Ouellet
50 Millwood Circle
Norwell, MA 02061
Barry Bonzack
07-04-2012, 01:09
Dean's List Winners from South Florida
Katie Austin - 1902 & Jessie Poen - 1557!!!
We are so proud of Katie. She is an amazing student, and a joy to have worked with for 6 years. Here is her nominating essay:
Jan 2006 during the first few days of Exploding Bacons Rookies season several mentors were showing prototypes of their manipulators. After the students had left, Katie Austin, one of the students little sisters, tugged on the shirt of a 6ft 6 man she didn't know and told him that his design wouldn't work. He stared at it, then stared at her, then back at it and asked her mom how old she was. “11” her mother replied. “Is she in middle school yet?” he asked. The answer was yes, 6th grade. “Then she is on the team” declared the mentor. “Are you sure?” replied the mom. “Yes,” said the mentor, “she’s right, it won't work. She doesn't know the correct terms to use, but she’s right.” Thus began Katies career with Exploding Bacon and our teams tradition of allowing younger siblings to join giving us our family friendly atmosphere. 6 years later, Katie is now in her second term as the president of Exploding Bacon, and the face of the team.
When Katie began 7th grade, she started an FLL team at her school, the “Bacon Bits.” Katie was a leader on her school’s team for 2 years, heading the team’s Research Award effort, and won a 2nd place trophy at the state championship. She has continued her FLL involvement by mentoring teams and volunteering at competitions.
While on her FLL team, she continued being a full member of 1902. In 8th grade she became a member of our outreach team doing community demos as well as corporate presentations. She has presented in front of representatives of companies such as Lockheed Martin, Electronic Arts, JC Penny, Fluid Power Society, PTC, and BAE Systems. These presentations have lead to donations to the team of over $95,000! In fact, in her 8th grade year Bacon was the first FRC team that reached out to Electronic Arts. Katie and the other team members impressed the company so greatly, they asked us to help coordinate their donation of $5000.00 to 9 teams in the area.
Katie has also been a student ambassador for the North Carolina Regional and at the Orlando Regional for 3 years. She has toured the Mayor of Ocoee and an NC State senator. She has also been a student ambassador at the World Championships in 2010. Last year she volunteered at Champs doing field reset and had the honor of working the Einstien Field.
The epoch of Katie’s outreach efforts was the Learning 2011 event at Walt Disney World. Katie received the opportunity to explain the Ideals of FIRST to Bill Clinton as well as executive business leaders. Dean Kamen invited 2 FRC, 2 FTC, and 2 FLL students to represent FIRST at this event, brining all 6 up on stage during his speech. Later, Dean sat with these students, and asked for their suggestions. “How can we get more people interested in FIRST?” Dean inquired. The group had a brainstorming session, and finally Katie said “ThinkGeek.com is a highly popular website in the engineering community. They once tweeted about Exploding Bacon, and our website instantly had so much traffic that the sever crashed.” Dean, impressed with Katie’s creativity, asked his assistant to note that FIRST needs to get in touch with ThinkGeek.com.
Katie has participated in over 200 outreach events in the last 7 years. This year she led the team’s Exploding Science Outreach Project. Four 1.5 hour modules of hands on experiments in Chemistry, Physics, Simple Machines and Wind Power. Bacon visits afterschool programs and can teach up to 30 3rd through 5th graders per time. This leadership gives her the exceptional ability to be one of the Chairman’s Award presenters for three straight years.
While she forgoes the ability to drive the robot in preference of being a Chairman’s presenter, she is still a high achieving member of the mechanical design team. She is currently enrolled in advanced classes at Winter Park High School while dual enrolling at Valencia College. Katie aspires to follow her grandfather’s footsteps, and become an aerospace engineer. She has applied to UF and UCF but her top choice is Embry Riddle Aeronautics University, and is feverishly filling out scholarships to be able to afford the $40,000 per year tuition. She is still applying to other institutions, and her final decision will rest upon which opportunity will have the greatest impact on her life and her goal to someday work in the space program.
She has been a force on Exploding Bacon from the very first regional when a judge visiting the pit commented on her being such a cute little thing. The student replied “Hello, my name is Katie, I’m 12. What would you like to know about my robot?” To the judge’s amazement, this young girl proceeded to explain technical aspects, and answer complicated questions.
After graduation, Katie’s involvement in FIRST will not cease. As a college student she plans to continue mentor a local team. Ultimately, she aspires to be a leader in the engineering field, Katie will someday be the prototype that future FIRST students will try to emulate.
ghostmachine360
07-04-2012, 01:41
This is quite a moving essay. Thank you for sharing this with us.
elemental
07-04-2012, 18:40
North Carolina Regional
David Gomez 3196
Annalise Wenig 2655
I am so proud of my little sister!!!!! She does A TON for her team!
ghostmachine360
07-04-2012, 20:19
Congrats to the new members of the Dean's List group from Week 6!
Week 6 Regionals:
Queen City Regional:
Ray Frank - 144
Danielle Gehron - 3138
North Carolina Regional:
David Gomez - 3196
Annalise Wenig - 2655
Lone Star Regional:
Elizabeth Walters - 624
Allison Rich - 2881
Spokane Regional:
Brett Menzies - 2865
Sydney Miller - 1983
Central Valley Regional:
Grace Douglass - 3512
Alexander O'Brien - 4135
Las Vegas Regional:
Geoffrey Angle - 60
Jacob Copus - 585
Navid Shafa
07-04-2012, 20:34
Spokane Regional:
Brett Menzies - 2865
Sydney Miller - 1983
Congratulations Sydney!
dherzfeld
09-04-2012, 18:04
Spelling Check:
Lone Star Regional:
Elizabeth WATERS - 624
Allison Rich - 2881
Gaurav27
09-04-2012, 19:19
Team Number Check:
Greater Toronto West Regional:
Rameesha Qazi - 1241
Sultan Khan - 5367
Greater Toronto West Regional:
Rameesha Qazi - 1241
Sultan Khan - *4367*
Unicorn_Knight
12-04-2012, 11:58
Hey guys, go check out the new website for the FIRST Dean's List at http://www.itsthedeanslist.wordpress.com
We've been slowly making a website/blog for the students of the FRC Dean's List for general information, as well as the people new to the Dean's List (parents, schools, teams, college admissions officers). I'll be posting up the stuff on there about the current list of finalists, as well as working on posting about the repeat status of individual DL students and teams. Go check it out, if you have time! :D
And now...........
Fully updated (no repeat status just yet.)
Week 5 Regionals:
SBPLI Long Island Regional:
Emily Stern - 353
Josh Graber- 2638
Oklahoma Regional:
Carolyn Click - 2352
John Bolin - 2435
Dallas West Regional:
Garrett Witowski - 2468
Matthew Ricks - 704
Dallas East Regional:
Krista Petty - 3350
Kenyan Burnham - 1817
Greater Toronto West Regional:
Rameesha Qazi - 1241
Sultan Khan - 5367
Minnesota North Star Regional:
Jacob Corway - 3278
Brendan Urke - 3691
Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional:
Caleb Sykes - 2052
Aaron Redepenning - 3524
South Florida Regional:
Katie Austin - 1902
Jessie Poen - 1557
Washington DC Regional:
Abigail Ackerman - ?
Rishabh Simhal - ?
Northeast Utilities FIRST Connecticut Regional:
Domenic Bozzuto - 1071
David Powers - 228
Silicon Valley Regional:
Kunal Mehta - 604
Eric Bakan - 254
Week 4 Regionals:
Palmetto Regional:
Mandy Turner - 415
Samuel Bowen - 281
Wisconsin Regional:
Annalyssa Martin - 2062
Corin Rypkema - 706
Seattle Olympic Regional:
Jacob Ebey - 3574
Gizelle Gaudo - 488
Seattle Cascade Regional:
Jonathan Adamson - 2929
Andrew Isola - 360
Arizona Regional:
John Rangel - 842
Destiny Simpson - 2486
Buckeye Regional:
Samantha Santoscon - 2399Jessica Greer - 677
St. Louis Regional:
Evan Anderson - 1208
Andrew Amburgey - 1094
Boston Regional:
Sean Halloran - 2084
Oliver Graff - 3780
Hawaii Regional:
Ryan Matsumoto - 2348
Michael Nelson - 2460
Waterloo Regional:
Janelle Taylor - 781
Alex Wilcox - 1305
Colorado Regional:
Jasmine Kemble - 2996
Nicholas Pontius - 399
Midwest Regional:
Jessica Endres -111
Olga Ramos -3186
Week 3 Regionals:
Festival de Robotique FRC a Montreal Regional:
Simon Barrette - 3990
Joseph Bacchard - 2626
Sacremento Regional:
Emily Kellison-Linn - 1868
Kunal Marwaha - 2073
Los Angeles Regional:
James Carr - 3309
Priyana Hannan - 599
Peachtree Regional:
Carlie Schulter - 1311
Blake Hauser - 2415
Boilermaker Regional:
Mary Catherine Bitter - 1732
Adi Ben-Yehoshua - 1501
Bayou Regional:
Casey Edgerton - 418
Rachel Holladay - 1912
Utah Regional:
Caitlin Vitale-Sullivan - 1569
TJ Houze - 4348
Virginia Regional:
Bob Rodi - ?
Rachel Wilbur - 2363
New York City Regional:
Ikechukwu Chu - 3059
Rohit Sharma - 2579
Week 2 Regionals:
Finger Lakes Regional:
Christa Lawniczak - 340
Justin Byers- 1511
WPI Regional:
Brian Nardone - 1100
Alexander Ouellet - 348
Greater Toronto East Regional:
Taylor Nicholson - 1114
Craig Robinson - 1114
Oregon Regional:
Mary Steiner - 1510
Marina Dimitrov - 1540
Lake Superior Regional:
Ben Wiggins - 2846
Abigail Schaefer - 1714
Chesapeake Regional:
Aaron Lantz - 1629
Sagarika Das - 449
Orlando Regional:
Emily Gardner - 3502
Nathaniel Jefferson - 2757
Pittsburgh Regional:
Jaden Barney - 3504
Chase Douglass - 128
Week 1 Regionals:
Greater Kansas City Regional:
Laura Spatz - 1986
Chris Gillespie - 1810
Alamo Regional:
Matthew Blake - 3481
Nathaniel McLauchlan - 2158
Smoky Mountains Regional:
Rhetta Wingert - 2783
Brian Haidet - 451
BAE Granite State Regional:
Amelia Jennings - 1519
Tristan Evarts - 1058
San Diego Regional:
Loren Preciado - 2193
Linda Lam - 812
Israel Regional:
Yarden Saad - 3339
Assaf Saar - 2230
So um...awkward fact. My last name's Santoscoy. They kind of butchered it >.<
ghostmachine360
12-04-2012, 12:38
So um...awkward fact. My last name's Santoscoy. They kind of butchered it >.<
That is really awkward.......
Welp, that's why I asked for corrections; because things like this happen with the usfirst.org Event Results. Thank you so much for telling me; I'll get it fixed right away on CD & the "it's the dean's list." website!
ghostmachine360
14-04-2012, 19:39
it's the dean's list. - Week 7 (http://itsthedeanslist.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/week-7/)
And here we go for Week 7, with the MAR Championships & FIRST Michigan State Championships!
Week 7:
MAR Championships:
Alexandra Sorge - 102
Steven Donow - 223
Margaret Mary Riling - 433
Elizabeth Skeele - 75
MSC:
Ryan Hoyt - 2834
Andrew Palardy - 33
Ian Pudney - 862
Matthew Wagner - 1684
Jaris Dingman - 3538
Claire Goolsby - 548
ouellet348
16-04-2012, 10:46
Here's my message for the Dean's List Quilt, everyone should read it and help spread the word.
"Hi guys,
I know many of you have been busy but it is really important to get your patches in ASAP. So far I have received about 10. If you really want to see this done we need everyone to get them in. Hopefully a large number are in the mail and will arrive soon. If you haven't sent yours in yet I highly recommend priority mail or overnighting it. Please spread the word and get your patches in ASAP!
Thanks guys and good luck in STL. "
ghostmachine360
16-04-2012, 11:48
Guys, we are getting set to start stuff up for Championships, so I need one thing before I release a couple details hopefully today:
Check the list on itsthedeanslist.wordpress.org for the list of names & teams for 2012. IF you name or team is incorrect, I need you to PM me immediately! I want to give this complete list to Crystal for the t-shirts by Wednesday, and I really don't want mistakes on the t-shirts; and I'm sure you wouldn't want yours to be incorrect either on the shirt.
-Kyle J.
yarden.saa
16-04-2012, 12:16
Guys, we are getting set to start stuff up for Championships, so I need one thing before I release a couple details hopefully today:
Check the list on itsthedeanslist.wordpress.org for the list of names & teams for 2012. IF you name or team is incorrect, I need you to PM me immediately! I want to give this complete list to Crystal for the t-shirts by Wednesday, and I really don't want mistakes on the t-shirts; and I'm sure you wouldn't want yours to be incorrect either on the shirt.
-Kyle J.
Unfortunately I will not attend to the championship.
When and Where can I see online the announcement on the dean's list winner?
I really want to get one of those T shirts you mentioned.. what do I need to do in order to ship it to my address?
(I am a dean's list finalist)
ghostmachine360
16-04-2012, 12:22
I'll be emailing the DL coordinator at FIRST for an answer on whether there will be a webcast/online announcement for the DL ceremony; hopefully there is one, because I probably won't be attending due to finals.....
And the t-shirts..........give me 2 hours, and I'll give everyone all the details on how to order the shirts, and everything else. :D
Congratulations to all the winners!
The first year of the Dean's List award I made a button for all the finalist who would be attending championships. The goal is to be able to recognize each out in the wild.
This year I'm continuing in the tradition with a button. I'm not attending championships so I need the collective help of you all to punch out as many as you can and give them to pit admin on Wednesday. Pit administration is very good about giving them out the finalist, and everything should work like the last years.
Below is the button template, please make as many as you can.
http://cl.ly/0z1i0I2F3B3Y2Z1p0n1w
Steven Donow
16-04-2012, 15:08
I'll be emailing the DL coordinator at FIRST for an answer on whether there will be a webcast/online announcement for the DL ceremony; hopefully there is one, because I probably won't be attending due to finals.....
And the t-shirts..........give me 2 hours, and I'll give everyone all the details on how to order the shirts, and everything else. :D
If there is a webcast of the ceremony, I think it would be awesome if it wasn't Ustream or Justin.tv or something else. A simple WMP stream would be best; I know I wouldn't be able to watch anything else at school(where I'll be if I'm not at champs; still unsure if I'm going or not)
ghostmachine360
16-04-2012, 15:30
I have the details! It only took two hours; give or take an hour :rolleyes:. However, since some of the information is for Dean's List finalists and winners only, we have put the information on a password-protected part of the it's the dean's list. (http://itsthedeanslist.wordpress.com/) in the member's only section. To get the password, please PM me, or check on the FIRST Dean's List Finalist Facebook group.
It's coming down to the wire now; get pumped! GO FIRST!
Hey guys! If you want to order a tshirt, you MUST be in the Dean's List group on facebook in order to access the directions on how to place your order, otherwise if you do not have a facebook, please email me: kawaiineko411@gmail.com
I've only got 15 tshirt orders so far, and will be calling them in tomorrow so that we'll have them in time for Championships.
This is the final design:
http://www.ooshirts.com/d/60120524
For those of you asking how to get them if you're not at Championships, you still order them by making a payment on Paypal, and then make note of it in the comments section, and then I will email you post Championships to arrange for shipping.
***ORDERS AND PAYMENTS WILL BE TAKEN UNTIL WEDNESDAY THE 18TH @ 5pm EST***
If payments are made after 5pm, there is no guarantee that you will have a shirt reserved for yourself at Championships. Your funds will be held in the Paypal account until I make a second order of shirts post Championships (depending on popularity). Otherwise, I will refund you via Paypal. I cannot guarantee that Paypal will refund the full amount you paid though. So by submitting a payment after 5pm, you are agreeing to the terms that you may not get your full $15 back if requesting a refund.
Thanks!
Crystal.
Up to over 20 shirts now! :)
Ordering time has been extended to 9pm EST for newer students just joining the group (which is now public)
For those of you who would prefer a straight link to the group, it can be found here (https://www.facebook.com/groups/104592076244632/).
28 shirts have been ordered total! :)
jessicarendres9
19-04-2012, 19:57
Hey guys!
I'm a 2012 finalist winner from Midwest and I guess I completely missed the information on the t-shirts. Is there going to be another order of them at any point if more people are interested? I'm really interested in buying one and I'm really bummed out I didn't see this until now, so if you could let me know I would be very interested in buying one!
Thanks,
Jess
gizelle4444
22-04-2012, 19:30
Hi guys
I'm a 2012 finalist from the Seattle Olympic Regional. Sorry this is really late, but just saw this thread. My last name is spelled wrong the "u" should be a "n."
Also I would be interested in buying a tshirt, even if my name is spelled wrong. I just would really love to have a tshirt.
Its my first time I'm going to the Championships and I hope to meet all of you in St. Louis.
-Gizelle Gando
Sacramento Dean's List Finalist
Kunal Marawaha- team 2073
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