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We've been meeting/going to events every day.

At first, we made spare parts during our fix-it window. The week of ship was also during our school's February break, so we organized team activities like team bowling day, team movie night, etc.

After that week, our spirit team kicked into high gear because there was less focus on getting a robot shipped. Our drive team practiced with our second robot- we've been doing lots and lots and lots of practicing.

We also have done a lot of community-related stuff; we've done demonstrations with our robot at the local public library, and spoke at our eighth grade "step up" night that introduces them to the high school. We also had some local fundraisers where we brought the robot.

We brought our team to volunteer at the Connecticut FTC Tournament, which was awesome! It was great to experience things from the other side- it really puts the effort of the volunteers in perspective, and makes me respect them even more.

During week one and week two regionals, we watched the webcasts and tried to get a feel for the game, strategy ideas, things to do and not to do, etc. We've been doing a lot of match analysis to try and help our own game play. Watching the awards ceremonies was exciting, too.

And tomorrow, we're having our last big event before our regional (starts Thurs)- a team pep rally. Our team members, their families, and major sponsors will be there. We're going to talk about all the stuff we did this year. We're also going to show them the robot and play some matches for them. It's a really good chance to explain the game to families/friends before they come to the regional. Our spirit team will also teach them the cheers, and hopefully get everyone pumped up for the regional. Plus we're having ice cream!

Wow, I didn't realize how busy I've been!