[K. Skontrianos]

I'm proud of my team coming back from the brink of disaster to win the J&J regional. Back in September, our team was in disarray. With no advisor due to district restructuring, we had no leadership. As support from the school dwindled, the students rose up to the challenge. They showed Someville High School, the Parents Group, and the adminstration that we wanted to survive, no matter how many hurdles they threw in our path. Despite losing funding and overall support, the team moved on completely on its own and was not only able to build a robot, but one that would ultimately win the Regional (and would have been a great contender at Nationals). When everyone said it couldn't be done, when everyone counted us out, our team survived and did what eveyone else said couldn't be done. I'm proud of that.