wow, really great job!
i am also 17, with no training or help from mentors, but i see that you have way more talent (and free time) than i do.
actually, your message is similar to the one i had in mind, though my presentation will be very different.
we are making a very simple animation, so as not to embarass ourselves. i started up the animation crew this year, so nobody has any past experience with it. i've learned most of the skills i will need to animate what i had in mind, but i have not had a chance to start it yet, so i'll be doing it over the course of three weekends
the important thing, though, is that i've started up animation on my team and if we have anything submittable that will be farther than we have ever gone with animation before. i'm just glad to be opening my team to a new aspect of FIRST
