[Alivia]

Okay, I've been thinking about this, and I might want to change my answer...
(I know it was my own question and it seems silly to want to change my answer, but there are sooo many memorable FIRST moments, it's impossible to narrow them down! hahaha)

This year, Team Hammond was involved in the first ever Green Machine Fuel Cell Competition. I had done extensive amount of work, along with several other team members and mentors to finish the research project.

At the West Michigan Regional, I was just doing my film crew thing--taking pictures, helping with video, etc., when one of the pit crew mentors came up to me and asked if I would like to be the student to represent the team during alliance pickings. Now, usually this honor is bestowed upon someone from the pit crew or the drive team, because they work with the robot more than those from other aspects of the team. Needless to say, I felt EXTREMELY honored that they would chose me to be our team's representative. When I asked why they chose me, my mentor said that they had all discussed it, and they agreed that I had done a lot of work over this past year and that it would be nice to let me be the representative.

My film crew mentors were extremely proud of me, because it was the first time that someone from film crew was chosen to be a representative. I will never forget the true honor I felt when I walked out onto the field to accept the team that wanted us as an alliance partner. I know that to many, this might not seem to be that big of a deal, but it was to me. It showed me what FIRST is really all about: hardwork, determination, and perseverance will all eventually pay off.