Re: ATTENTION STUDENT LEADERS - Submit your Woodie Flowers Awards
 

I've found that many people get frustrated over the "I don't know how to put into words how they have affected our lives" aspect. I suggest thinking about the entry analytically.

Read old entries, and study the trends. Follow the criteria in the manual. Once you're done with that part, the area that comes from the heart becomes much more manageable.

There is no need for the past winners to talk about how awesome it is, everyone besides the rookies should already know. 20% response either means that the FIRST Community is "voting with their feet" (aka, showing their opinion about their award by not submitting an entry), or they're making excuses. And honestly, with how high the award is held by everyone involved, the first option isn't even valid.

If you have the time to be caught up on Delphi and the Q&A forum, then you have time to go write a WFA entry. Get it read by multiple sources (I would also be willing to read to make sure you're getting the most out of your entry and best highlighting all of your mentor's hard work), and then just send it in.

No more excuses. Go! Write! Now! :)

PS - Dear FIRST, I would love to see a WFA parade.

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Dear FIRST:
I Still want the WFA winners to be enshrined in the FIRST Hall of Fame with all of those great teams. They deserve to be there!

Re: ATTENTION STUDENT LEADERS - Submit your Woodie Flowers Awards
 

If you haven't submitted yet...or started...do it soon! Only 2 days left! Remember all the good times and learning experiences you've had with your mentor these past 6 weeks, do the right thing and take some time out of your life, to give your mentor the respect they deserve.

Re: ATTENTION STUDENT LEADERS - Submit your Woodie Flowers Awards
 

This is the nicest present you could give someone.

Re: ATTENTION STUDENT LEADERS - Submit your Woodie Flowers Awards
 

Next to shipping the robot this is the most important thing you can do. OK, there are a few other things that are important but this is really important. I know so many deserving mentors and teachers that should be recognized by their students. Do them a great service and make the submission. Can't get started? Just start listing all the things your mentor has done for you and the team. The rest will come pretty easy once you start.
No excuses, now, I know you can do it.

Re: ATTENTION STUDENT LEADERS - Submit your Woodie Flowers Awards
 

One day left everyone. Make sure to get them in.

Re: ATTENTION STUDENT LEADERS - Submit your Woodie Flowers Awards
 

Reminder: 11:59pm tonight is the deadline for WFA entries. If you team has not done this yet, see that it gets finished.

Andy

Re: ATTENTION STUDENT LEADERS - Submit your Woodie Flowers Awards
 

If you are reading this right now...you shouldn't be. Finish writing those entries!

Re: ATTENTION STUDENT LEADERS - Submit your Woodie Flowers Awards
 

recognize someone for the difference the make ... NOW

Re: ATTENTION STUDENT LEADERS - Submit your Woodie Flowers Awards
 

Ah-Come-On......... you still have a whole four hours to write 700 words.

That’s like..... less than 3 words per minute. Duh! How hard is that.
;)
(and don't forget your references and a picture would be nice)

Re: ATTENTION STUDENT LEADERS - Submit your Woodie Flowers Awards
 

Alright now kiddies, ours is finally in, so now I can join the ruckuss! Show your support, submit your mentor! (Honestly, the hardest part is finding all your reference information. Seriously.)

Re: ATTENTION STUDENT LEADERS - Submit your Woodie Flowers Awards
 

At this point, I would hope that the only student readers on this site are members of teams that have submitted their WFFA Nomination and their Chairman's Award information. If is is NOT done yet, you are down to about 2 1/2 hours.

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You got it Kdog ;-) we submitted ours (an) HOUR(s) ago

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Ditto. And WFA and CA were about two days ago for us. (Our crazy Head Mentor wanted us to do it by the time the robot shipped.)

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600 words was way to little for us! We had to like chop it down a lot. This year is our first year submitting a Woodie Flowers Award and it was so had to make it only 600 words. We wanted to say so much more