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Being only a second year Firster, 1 as a student with 4451 and now as a mentor, it is hard for me to blog up to par with the other two mentors, Billfred and John, along side me on 4901.

This 2014 build season was harder than my first because I instead had to be more hands off than I was used to being because of my duty as a mentor and I have to say it payed off.

I would like to of course thank every one running the Orlando regional for the fair regional that was provided whether any one thought it was or not and I am not just saying so because my team was lucky enough not to be overlooked because of experience and be picked by the Bionic Tigers (1592) and SPAM (180). Any confusion during the regional my team had with a match , the referees were always more than happy to clear anything up with our students and always make the fair decisions whether they benefited or hurt us. I want to let Alliance #1 (233, 624, 1902) know that our whole team's hearts go out to you all for what happened and I would like to send out a praise for the maturity that your alliance has displayed. Your alliance reeks of Gracious Professionalism and that has inspired our students!

Last, I would like to thank 4451 Robotz Garage for the help they gave us with our first build season whether it was with robot design, lending tools, or even for the banners they made for our pit! Mike Bryan was one of the most deserving mentors of being a Woodie Flowers Regional finalist. I would also like to thank The Pandamaniacs (1293), or as they are formally known as D-5 Robotics, for giving us the space and advice to train our drive team with obviously helped us win our team's first blue banner!

I LOVE FIRST!!!

...And also like Billfred asked, "Does anyone have $5,000 lying around"