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Walking that Wire Already
Posted by Lora Knepper.

Student on team #69, HYPER (Helping Youth Pursue Engineering & Robotics), from Quincy Public Schools and The Gillette Company.

Posted on 4/14/2000 5:21 PM MST


In Reply to: The Transition posted by Kate on 4/14/2000 12:52 PM MST:



I can also completely relate to this, for even now as a junior, I have been pushed to the border of my team. After leading and driving since my freshman year, it seems like I have less to give to my original team, and have started craving something else they cannot give.

This year, I found myself having the mentality that I had to find someone who could take over for me, if you will. I saw in my co-driver this year, what reminded me of my freshman year, and I guess it's hit me that it's time to move on.

I'm in the middle of that transition phase Kate talks about. I'll be in college courses this summer and fall, yet still only entering my senior year in high school. Not to mention torn between 2 very great teams, that are great in 2 very different ways.

I can relate to Becky, being pushed to the side, not seeming to be as needed anymore. As Kate so perfectly put it, 'I've set them in the right direction and moved on now.' Perhaps it's not the leap to college that starts this transition, but rather outgrowing what one team can offer.

I have so many teams out there that include me as one of their own, and it's one of the best feelings I've ever had. (Especially Team 177, the Bobcats, you guys are awesome, thanks for taking me in). But the ties that used to bind me so close to my home team, are beginning to loosen, and I find myself looking to the future.

So who knows, I am not certain who's jersey I'll be wearing come kickoff next year....be it Team 69's or Team 419's. All I know is that whatever team I'm on, I'll still be wandering around the pits like Kate, and randomly wearing other team's shirts while cheering like mad. And no matter what team you are 'officially' part of, isn't the big thing that we are all still in FIRST, and that's an accomplishment all it's own.

Lora Knepper
Team 69 (HYPER)
Honorary Bobcat (177)
RAMBOT (419)in the future?...we'll see


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