[Ryan Caldwell]

My best experience in FIRST was coupled with one of my worst personally. Mid season last year we were blindsided by the sudden death of a mentor and one of my best friends. We had a event that coming weekend and I would also be gone to attend/orate the funeral. This left our team down to 2 non-technical mentors and a heartbroken yet determined student base. I was astounded as mentors from other teams dawned our t-shirts, student alumni stepped into mentorship roles, students rallied and focused their emotions, and we raised our second blue banner. This is my best experience and I wasn't there.