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Thanks to the organizers, volunteers and teams that made the 15th Virginia Regional such a great experience for all of our students! Congratulations to all the award winners (especially the Regional Chairman's Award-winning Mech Tech Dragons (422)), each year that bar is raised higher and higher.

Originally Posted by mwilbur

We would like to thank team 1533, Triple Strange, and 2068, the Metal Jackets for being such awesome alliance partners in the elimination matches. You guys all performed excellently, allowing us to consistently execute our plan. Another second or two and we would have cashed in on another 3-assist cycle and we would have been in the finals, penalty or no penalty. Thanks for being so good to work with!

Some alliances just seem to fit together perfectly and the "Triple Alliance" was one of them. Between the leadership and firepower of Triple Helix (2363) and the flexibility and adaptability of Triple Strange (1533), we formed a whole greater than the parts. We were honored to play with you and disappointed about letting you down at the end.

Originally Posted by mwilbur

And a BIG CONGRATULATIONS to our own Sarah Selim for her selection as a Dean's List Finalist!! Triple Helix has three Dean's List Finalists out of the four years that we have submitted essays, which is a testament to the quality of students that we have at Menchville High School. You're all great, and your dedication to the team and your commitment to the ideals of FIRST is a major contributing factor in our team's success over the past several years.

... and we had several people tell us that they consider us to be the easiest team to work with in the state of Virginia. We feel that these statements validate our approach to being good representatives of FIRST, and we humbly appreciate all of the support that you provide us. Our team is dedicated to turning Virginia into a state that people mention when the subject of the best-of-the-best among FIRST teams comes up. We look forward to working with each and every one of you in the future.

Your team's gracious, welcoming attitude was apparent throughout the regional. In the very short time we interacted in setting and executing strategy together, the quality of your team's student leaders was exemplary and Sarah's selection as a Dean List Finalist was well deserved. 2068 (among many others in the state) shares your team's vision for overall development and improvement of FIRST within Virginia and look forward to helping achieve this goal.