FIRST is not just a competition;
FIRST is not just a weekend (or five) of fun;
FIRST is not just rejoicing when your robot actually works
FIRST is not just gracious professionalism;
FIRST is not just the first 6 weeks of the year;
FIRST is not just staying at school until 11 and 12 at night;
FIRST is not just a time to make friends, and re-unite with old ones;
FIRST is not just For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology
FIRST is not just an organization;
FIRST IS A WAY OF LIFE;
We all live it everyday
The constant stress, the fundraising, the build, the competition, all while trying to fit a personal life somewhere in between.
FIRST IS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE;
I've heard it said by many more than one individual,
We learn more in this six weeks, then we do in all the rest of our high school career.
FIRST IS SOMETHING NOT ONE OF US WOULD GIVE UP;
We all love FIRST. None of us could live without FIRST
FIRST IS PERPETUAL;
Even if Dean, and Woodie, and Dave, all dropped off the face of the earth, FIRST would live on, somebody would take over.
FIRST IS MAGICAL;
Where else can you see a GM and FORD logo on the same piece of machinery?
Where else can you see around 1700 schools all together, sharing, making friends, and helping each other fix their robot?
Where else can you see people from ALL OVER THE WORLD compete in the same robotics competition?
FIRST IS SPECIAL;
THERE IS JUST NO DENYING IT!
~FIRST FOREVER!~
These are just a few of my thoughts, feel free to add your own!