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My expectations for a District championship event have certainly been made after this event. Thank you to all of the teams who made the inaugural MAR Region Championship event one to remember. A huge thanks needs to be sent to the championship volunteers! You all are the best in supporting our teams and the event

Congrats to teams 433 and 75 on your Chairman's Award win. I am sure you all will represent the MAR region well in STL as you look to become the 4th team in our region to join the FIRST HoF.

Best of luck to team 3142 for the Engineering Excellence, 3929 for the Rookie All-star Award, and all of the other qualifying teams moving on to World Championships. Compete like crazy and have fun!

To Don R from 1676 and all of the Dean's List Finalists, thank you for being the role models to our students and mentors. You all certainly those we should be looking up to as leaders within the FIRST community.

Our championship volunteers of the year, Ed Petrillo and Frank Larkin, you both sincerely rock! Your dedication to the teams in our region and leadership in kicking off the District model was huge. THANK YOU

On behalf of the Storm Robotics Team, thank you to all teams for your support and enthusiasm. Our students and mentors greatly appreciate being a part of this FIRST community and look forward to everything the future brings in our region.