[Beth Sweet]

Well, I can say pretty confidently that 1504's main role model teams are definately the ones the helped us start up.

Gail Alpert and Las Guerrillas helped us out big time, with Gail coming through with help in sponsorship terms and Las Guerrillas bringing up their practice robot for the kids at Okemos to drive around originally. They also sent along promotional DVD's for the past 2 years to help us get new students and parents involved. Between their outreach efforts and their amazing records on the field, they are definately a team that we admire.

The HOT team also helped us out wherever we needed it starting up. They brought their machine up on the same day that 469 did, and also made all of our buttons for us our rookie year, among many other things. They are a Chairman's Award winning team as well as a team with fantastic on-field performance.

Team 33 taught us a lot, especially through the work and example of mentor Jim Zondag. Both my students and myself learned a lot about what we should try to do from him when at our regional our rookie year, he stayed until they threatened to turn the lights out, helping us make our robot workable. The Killer Bees are also a "killer" team on the field that we would like to be like.

So pretty much, all of these teams we (or at least I) look up to for the same 2 reasons: performance on the field, and, more importantly, actions off the field. If we can be like one of these teams someday, I'll be a darn proud Beth