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Kathy, I should be there.

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looking forward to it... I haven't been in CT since Bash at the Beach =\

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Hey!

I sent an e-mail to the address listed on the Where's Wolcott website, but I thought I'd post here as well. I'm available to help on Friday/Saturday as well, and have experience in FTAA. I wouldn't mind helping with field setup if it's needed, or wherever else you may need help.

Can't wait, this will be my first time to this event!

Jacob Komar

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2 Week Countdown...

*The suspense is killing me on Vol. Assign. alone =P*

Hopefully I'll have something fun to do there =)

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We still have openings!! If you haven't signed up yet get your team together and go to our web site.

All of the plans are coming together. We have had a lot of support from the community and many volunteers from other teams which is wonderful.

Now we just need a few more teams. We certainly have enough to run the event but a few more teams would give you guys at least a few minutes to breath between matches. Last year thinsg were going so fast a few teams were icing down motors :ahh:

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The days is filling up! If you are coming to the WIW plan on having a team member attend the events here.
NEMO will be meeting 10am-12noon
A Controller Feedback meeting will also be held 10am-12noon. Your chance to give feedback on the new control system and maybe even ask a few questions.
An informational meeting on "Greening FIRST" will also be here. I am not sure the time frame but it will be worth while

Re: 2009 Where Is Wolcott Invitational
 

If you have any new students/parents/mentors/sponsors or administrators interested in FIRST please invite them to Where is Wolcott. I'll be giving a brief intro to FIRST and the competition from 8:30am to 9:30am in the Resource Center.

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We have one more spot to fill!! Anyone out there that wants to come?

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Special thanks to 716 & 558 for pulling our bacon out of the fire and helping us defend our champion status for the 2nd year in a row. And an odd thanks to 1902. We only started winning matches after we put thier winged pig on the robot.

Thank you Team Max for hosting a trully memorable event.

Congratulations also go out to all of the mentors who played head to head with the kids in the elimination matches. Thank you 228 for the loan of a fine machine, hopefully we didn't break it beyond repair. If Max is willing the torMentors will be back next year.

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Thanks to all on Team Max for putting on a great event. The double elimination format for the tournament is a nice change from the usual quarters, semis, finals.

Congrats to Teams 716, 558 and 230 on the win. You guys were tenacious.

Thanks to 1124 for picking us first and "The Rookies" for playing like veterans all the way to the end.

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Team 1071, thanks for hosting another great event! I had a lot of fun yesterday. It was a nice change of pace from the high-stress environment of other competitions, and it was good to see our friends on other local teams in attendance. You should keep the mentor matches for next year, those were fun. I enjoyed having our mentors play our high school students in two matches. The mentors beat the students in one of the matches! The friendly rivalry was great.

Congratulations to teams 716, 558, and 230 for your win. You played some excellent matches! I've enjoyed playing on alliances with all of your teams in the past, it was too bad we had to play against you this time.

Team 176, thanks for playing with us. I think I was only from my team old enough to have been on the field when we partnered with you in 2006, but I was glad to work with you again... even if my position has been passed on to new generations of high school students, and I was really just watching from the sidelines.

To the rookies from OWTHS, it was extra special to have you on our alliance since we helped Josh to start your team! Just another extension of the partnership. Good luck in your rookie season, from the looks of it you're already off to a great start.

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Thank you Team Max for putting on such a spectacular event, Team Alchemist (aka the "Rookies"), had a great time, and would like to thank all who helped us out including but not limited to: Team RAGE because without them we wouldn't have a bot, The Uberbots and Aces High for pulling us threw.

Congratulations on the win to 716, 558, and 230. that was fun.

The Where's Wolcott Invitational is a great place to see what FIRST and FRC is about, my team sends thanks to all who attended.

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Awesome showing Team Alchemist!
Way to show what Ollie Wollie Tech can bring to the mix! ::safety::

My team (Team 237 - who were not at Wolcott unfortunately this past weekend) is a quick ride down Rt. 8 from you in Watertown so if you need anything feel free to send me a message & I'll see what we can do to help!

Can't wait to see how your team makes out in your upcoming rookie year!

Good luck in the future!:)

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Just wanted to add a belated thanks to team 1071 for hosting another great event and to team 228 for providing such a tasty lunch. And of course thanks to our alliance captain, team 716. It was great to finally work with you guys after watching you for so many years. And to our other alliance partner, our good friends at 230. We worked together during build, scouted together at the regional and it was great to win one alongside such a great bunch of mentors and kids.

Finally, thanks to 1124, 176 and the rookie team for a well-played final two matches! It was exciting to the very finish (176, could we have possibly played against you one more time this year? I mean, really, were we ever together at the regional or in Atlanta? Here's hoping we get the chance to play alongside you for a change at the Bash at the Beach in the fall!)

For those of you in the CT area who weren't able to make it to WIW this year, I would definatley recommend that you consider going next year. A well run event, and a great opportunity as the school year winds down to get your underclassment excited about the upcoming season, and to introduce new students and potential mentors to what FIRST is all about.

Thanks again! See you next year!

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Thank you to Team 1071 for another great event.

Starting with a supercell on the floor caused a major shift in strategy and I feel brought the audience into the game right away. I also enjoyed the double elimination tournament format. Not only did it allow a five alliance finals to work, it changed the dynamics of the tournament. It helped our team rethink our strategy after losing to the alliance of #1 seed 1124, 176 and ‘The Rookies” as we made our way back thru the loser’s bracket.

I want to thank our alliance partners Team 558 and Team 230 for their critical role in achieving a comeback victory!