[Karthik]

Originally Posted by Grim Tuesday

Karthik,

It looks like you guys post your essay on your site but not your executive summary. Would you guys be able to post that or am I just missing it?

Here you go. All stats listed were accurate as of last February. (Many of the numbers have increased since then)
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Executive Summary:

Briefly describe the impact of the FIRST program on team participants with special emphasis on the 2011/2012 year and the preceding two years:
-Mentors took students to a university fair in Toronto to encourage interest in post secondary education
-98% of graduating students pursue post-secondary education, with over 86% in the fields of science and technology
-85% of alumni still involved in FIRST
-Young mentors gain valuable “hands on” experience, to help them prepare for the workforce
-12 FIRST alumni have received internships with Simbotics' primary sponsor, General Motors
-4 team members have earned scholarships through FIRST

Examples of role model characteristics for other teams to emulate:
-Started 12 FRC teams, 47 FLL teams, 46 VEX teams
-“Textbook for Success” provides guidance to robotics teams, viewed 20,000 times online
-3 Woodie Flowers Finalists, 9 Volunteer of the Year, and 2 Deans List Finalist winners
-Our team designed a drivetrain for rookie teams to emulate, the “Kitbot on Steroids”
-“Textbook for Success” and “Kitbot on Steroids” are incorporated into a mobile iOS app that has been downloaded 1206 times in 65 countries
-Annual scouting databases, downloaded over 10,000 times

Describe the impact of the FIRST program on your team and community with special emphasis on the 2011/2012 year and the preceding two years:
-37% school enrollment increase since 2004 has been accredited to our team
-Due to increased interest in the field of science and technology at our school, a Manufacturing Specialist High Skills Major program was introduced
-Hosted/ran FLL and VEX tournaments in St. Catharines, Sudbury, and Toronto
-Held a demonstration for local special needs children; they have now become fans and view all of our competitions over webcast
-Featured on a variety of television news stations including CHCH and CTV

Teams Innovative methods to spread the FIRST message:
-Featured in Professionally Speaking Magazine; delivered to over 230,000 teachers in Ontario, and is available online
-Part of an exhibit at the Ontario Science Center where 500,000 people can learn about FIRST
-Integrated a student created VEX curriculum into the mandatory Design and Technology course for middle schools in our school board
-Featured on “Degrassi: The Next Generation” and reached out to 6 million teens worldwide
-Demonstration of 2008 robot to 25,000 fans at a Canadian football game

Describe the strength of your partnership with special emphasis on the 2011/2012 year and the preceding two years:
-General Motors uses our team for their employee development model, which allows them to train future executive employees
-Regularly featured in GM's newsletter, and robot and past trophies showcased in lobby
-The District School Board of Niagara graciously lets us use their facility for our practice field
-Our machine shop is always open for other teams, with over 15 teams utilizing it over the past 3 years.
-Provided a robotics demonstration for GM which was showcased to over 3700 people

Teams communications methods and results:
-“Big Simbot Little Simbot” pairs students with a mentor who they can go to with any issue
-Implemented a Google Group, Google Doc, and a Dropbox account for efficient communication
-Host an annual banquet for team members, parents, and sponsors that showcases the highlights of our season
-Created an online repository of CAD files for accessibility
-Entire hallway of the school is dedicated to showcasing team awards, achievements and past robots
-Demonstrations held at school open house annually

Other matters of interest to the FIRST judges, if any
-Over 6.7 million people reached via media and demonstrations
-Created a robotics challenge to teach corporate executives about gracious professionalism and co-opertition with the help of former FIRST Chairman John Abele
-Sent a German school, Gymnasium Spachinghein, our 2009 practice robot in order to teach them about FIRST
-Team members have helped to create two FRC regionals, the Waterloo regional in 2005 and the UOIT regional this year