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Re: The Best of UTC
The Best of UTC....quite an interesting thread; of course it depends on your perspective. Everything mentioned so far is certainly noteworthy, but I feel that the best part of all is to see the demonstration of Gracious Professionalism over and over and over and.... Well, you get the point.
First, thanks to Rage and Mrs. Kentfield for their help and their hospitality. As a relatively small Rookie Team it was particularly comforting to have a great resource at our disposal.
Perhaps the best demonstration of true Gracious Professionalism though, is what happened to our team (1568) just as we were packing Reggie for the trip home. The judges recognized that an error caused them to give the Highest Rookie Seed Award to Team 1665 by mistake. On their own, the entire crew from the Kaz Inc. and Hudson High School Team came over to our pit and awarded the trophy to us!
For me, especially as a new mentor who has some prior experience (parent, Team 1350 last year) with FIRST, this demonstration of true sportsmanship is simply amazing. I hope that I never take it for granted.
Congratulations to all the teams involved in the UTC event. It was a great experience. Our team is already looking forward to the off-season and planning for next year. I guess one grueling 6-week build wasn't enough!
Best of luck to all. Remember:
Dream Big.....Reach High
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