My first FIRST competition wasn't too long ago... my first off-seasonal comp was Kettering Kickoff in 2005, and my first in-season was the Great Lakes Regional in 2006. As you can see, I'm a newbie to the FIRST program, as you can see from my recent rookie year and my lack of time on CD. (Actually, I've been a lurker for at least a year, but that's a different story.
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Though I was a first year senior to my team, I still hope I can mentor teams sometime while in college, and possibly be an advisor to a team when I'm a teacher one day.
I really do miss my team and I wish I had more time on the team, but the year I did have with them was definitely worth it.