Thread: Special invitations to Championships from FIRST HQ?
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Re: Special invitations to Championships from FIRST HQ?
Whoops.

Sorry for the confusion, all - this was due to an unfortunate juxtaposition of ideas presented by the mentors to the team today. We were all really thrilled about our robot's performance in our two regionals this year, and were ecstatic about how high we ranked in OPR stats published by others as well as our own accuracy stats compiled by the team.

Like many others, we registered for the Championship waitlist as soon as we could, and like many second-year teams we have never attended before. So when we received notification that we were invited to go, everyone was ridiculously excited. In the ensuing pep talk about how well we did this season and how we surprised and inspired many people both within our own community and into the greater FIRST community, some messages got a little bit crossed, it would seem.

Regardless, all of the mentors, parents, and supporters of Team 4039 - MakeShift Robotics - are incredibly proud of the work that our students did this past season, and we look forward to being able to compete with the best in the world at Championships this year!
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