[Tonya Scott 476]

The Oklahoma City Regional--A DREAM COME TRUE

Team 476 did finally win the Chairmans Award after 9 years!! WOW-it feels great. The team is humbled to be representing the inaugural OKC Regional! We will try our very best at the Championship!

There are some Thank You's that need to be given out.

There were 3 teams from out of state--thanks for being such good role models for the Oklahoma rookies! We hope you will come back next year!

The volunteers were incredible!! Thank you DELL for providing volunteers and giving each team 2 computers! (not to mention the computers given to students at the team social)

The Team Social at The Science Museum of Oklahoma was GREAT! Thank you SONIC for the gift cards & water bottles. The frozen Cheetos were also a big hit, along with Segway rides.

The Regional Planning Committee---an awesome group of people to work with!! Going out of their way to make sure the teams would be comfortable by providing a student lounge area, and an adult lounge area and 10x15 pits!

Harold Holley--our Regional Director--did a great job. His 1st FIRST event was the KC regional just 2 weeks before! You did a great job! Thanks to all the Show Ready people and FIRST staff! Steve & Beth--you were great! Thanks to Andy & Mark! We appreciate your leadership and guidance at the event.

Thanks to Team 476 for setting up and breaking down the playing field.

The rookies looked so good! They drove long hours to OSU for the TEAM SUMMIT last September for training, and stayed all day after the Kickoff to complete their Kit-Bot----you guys are "SUPER-ROOKIES". Thanks to Ed & Jean Latimer, Ken York, Mike Smith, Mark Pierce, Art Waldenville, Jason Raugh, Lane & Joe Matheson, and the many other veteran mentors that helped the rookies on kickoff.

Ron & Rhonda Markum, and the entire Thunderstorm Robotics team ----you guys are incredible! Thanks for everything you have done to help the rookie teams!

Thanks to Dr. Karl Reid for hosting all the FIRST Robotics events at OSU! Thanks for believing that we could have a Regional at OSU!

Thank you Jane, Cynette, & Shelley for flying in on your own to help us! I never did get the "Thelma & Louis" stories! By the way---can I get dance lessons?

Thanks to Paul & Barry for coming and helping with the game play by play.

Thanks to everyone that played a part! It was a dream come true for this biology teacher!

The Oklahoma Regional was a true success! We can't wait till next year.

Our goal next year is to have 64 teams!!! So veterans----get ready to come to OKC next March!