What I can say for my FRC team - THANK GOD Ri3d is OVER
! - but I was sad to see them go...
It is a bit of a sacrifice to give up our shop and engineering lab for 3+ days, but it is something that 4607 and Becker Schools are committed to so that our local teams (and the rest of the FRC world) are able to benefit from. As much as I would like to keep all of these GreenHorns with us, they must go back to their lives.
It was a blast to have
NDSU's Bison Robotics GreenHorns here for the 3rd year. To watch some of the best from MN and ND come together to build their machine was incredible. As the head coach from 4607 I was so happy to have my alum back - I wish I could keep them! But to talk with the kids (sorry, you are always going to be kids to me) from 3244, 2181, 4818, 2502, 3755, 1520, 4656, 3276, 4009, 4632, 5541, 2512, 3293 and the BEST alum - was incredible. To hear the excitement from each of them I talked to, to hear their stories from the teams that they came from was awesome. Such a great group.
To know that these young adults are this excited and ready to mentor is a testament to their generosity. What most don't realize is that these people gave up their last weekend of Winter Break to camp out (and most gave up their first two days of classes), stay up for an ungodly amount of time, and put together a complete robot that will benefit so many teams. The best part is that most of these GreenHorns will be volunteering at MN FRC Regionals this year - so they completely understand how difficult it is to build this year's robot!
They were incredible and left no mess whatsoever. I cannot thank GreenHorns enough for the inspiration that they have provided the last few years. A special Thanks to Jesse and Tyler as they led this year's endeavor - and seeing the final product, it was an amazing success!
And to the rest of the Ri3d teams - I understand your sacrifices and thank you as well; I truly believe that you are raising the bar for FRC across the board.
~Coach Jurek