Re: Congratulations to Team 1114! 2012 Chairman's Award Winners
 

Karthik,
First off, I couldn't help but read your post, hearing it in your voice. Truly made it that much more special.
1114 winning the Chairman's award hasn't really set in for me either yet. You have an absolute fantastic team. I have always looked up to you and your Simbots. Everyone of you is full of humility and a genuine love for what you do. It is an honor knowing Simbotics, and I am so glad we have become friends. Thank you for taking the time to talk to me, and being someone to look up to. Your students are one of a kind. It's remarkable, how a college student can look up to high school students. It's truly a thing of beauty, and not something you'd see anywhere else, other than in FIRST. Keep being the team you are, you are examples for so many people!
Mike

Re: Congratulations to Team 1114! 2012 Chairman's Award Winners
 

At the risk of repeating what everyone else has said, you guys are a class act! You are not just a model for other teams to follow, but one that demonstrates true leadership within FIRST! Thanks for all you have done for our team in the past. I look forward to seeing what you all do in the future!

Congratulations!!!

Steve

Re: Congratulations to Team 1114! 2012 Chairman's Award Winners
 

1114 is a team that is consistently recognized and appreciated within the FIRST community. The 1114 Chairman's video was so well put together it makes you want to change the world after watching it.

ACE put together a vote for the Top 10 RCA winners that people wanted to know more about and 1114 was number 1 by a long shot. I've always greatly respected 1114 and I'm glad they're the 2012 FIRST Hall Of Fame member.

Truly congratulations for being such a powerful, passionate team. Thank you for everything you've given to us!

Re: Congratulations to Team 1114! 2012 Chairman's Award Winners
 

I'm so happy for your team. Coming from a fellow hall of fame member, you guys absolutely deserved this. Plus, as my team's scout, I can tell you, your database helped me more than anything. Congrats!

Re: Congratulations to Team 1114! 2012 Chairman's Award Winners
 

I was really rooting for you guys to win. Congratulations.

Re: Congratulations to Team 1114! 2012 Chairman's Award Winners
 

On behalf of Team 359, congratulations on EARNING the 2012 CMP Chairman's Award.

We will forever be next door neighbors at the HOF booth.:)

IMO, as I look down HOF row of all the previous winners, each team stood out for their own unique reasons, strategic plan in their respective district/areas and served as a model for others to emulate.
You folks demonstrated the characteristics of such a team for a long time.

I can only imagine how you folks feel, that surreal feeling and a huge weight lifted off of your shoulders.
Continuing to be a shining example to others without the pressure of competing for the award is such a great feeling.

Enjoy it!

-Glenn

Re: Congratulations to Team 1114! 2012 Chairman's Award Winners
 

Does anybody have a video of the awards ceremonies, or know if it was archived

Re: Congratulations to Team 1114! 2012 Chairman's Award Winners
 

Congratulations on winning National Chairman's. Your video moved me to tears in the stands, which not a single other Chairman's video has done.

Re: Congratulations to Team 1114! 2012 Chairman's Award Winners
 

Here's a link to our 2012 Chairman's Award Submission.

http://www.simbotics.org/about/outreach

Re: Congratulations to Team 1114! 2012 Chairman's Award Winners
 

Huge congrats to 1114, your award is long overdue and the hall of fame is lucky to have you all amongst their ranks. You all are fantastic and have always been shining examples of FIRST's ideals and Gracious Professionalism.

-Kelli

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Congrats 1114! I'm sure that i'm one in many, but while watching your video after you won the CCA, I was fighting back tears. You are truely inspirational, and I hope one day my team can have the tremendous impact that you have. You are an incredible team on and off the field. Thank you for all you have done for FIRST.

-Team 2486, The CocoNuts

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I am in constant awe of 1114's Herculean feats! Every team could learn from Simbotics and every team that does so would be learning from the best! Many congratulations to a hugely deserving entry into the Hall of Fame!

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Not long after I entered FIRST, I learned that 1114 was a team to behold in every facet of the FIRST, both at the competitions and off the field. I had the privilege of speaking with some of their students at The Championship, and I can tell they are a class act in what they do, along with being open to help anyone who comes around to ask. It was not surprising to me that they entered the Hall of Fame my rookie year in FIRST.

Congratulations on a great year (and history) and I look forward to seeing how far your massive impact can spread.

Re: Congratulations to Team 1114! 2012 Chairman's Award Winners
 

This may sound a little strange, so please forgive me. It has taken me this long to absorb the impact of 1114's Championship Chairman's Award. For many of us, this Award is very special and it is difficult to put the reasons why into words. I wanted to let some time pass in order to think about 1114's journey and the impact that they've made on our FIRST community and other communities, as much as I can understand it.

1114 has a class factor. By that I mean - they are classy. You see that reflected in their 2012 Chairman's video. Simply done. Beautifully done. Classy. I wish they could package that and share that with all of us but, I think it is the very nature of their team.

It also made me think about the journeys of all of the HoF teams and how they reflect the growth of FRC and the STEM initiatives and developments. It makes me want to put a mental pin in the map and follow the developments. This is a new thought to me and it has occurred because of 1114's entry into the FRC Hall Of Fame. It's a very exciting thought.

Congratulations and well done, 1114. What's next? :)

Jane

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Here you go, Vince.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...7n-epS4#t=308s