[kristinweiss]

Hands down the people

When you are involved with a program for so many years, the robots you build start to blur together and you forget how well you actually ranked at each individual competition, but you never forget the people that make your experience special. Everyone in FIRST is passionate about the program, and the students, mentors, parents, volunteers, and alumni are what keep me coming back. Some of my best friends in life are people that I competed with in high school and other alumni who I have met since high school while volunteer at events. My students remind me every day why I love engineering, and my old mentors are always there when I need advice. FIRST Robotics really is one big giant family, and the people are what make the program so special.