[penguinfrk]

This year was the first year our team's made it to the championships. When we won on the field, our arm operator, a freshman, excitedly told the coach, driver, and analyst (all upperclassmen, myself included) "I'm so excited I'll be so close to the field when we get crushed by the powerhouse teams. I can't wait for St. Louis!"

We had showed the videos of 118, 148, and 254 to the team for inspiration the two weeks before the competition. It felt great knowing that, even if not our team in particular, FIRST was inspiring students.