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Re: why why why...?
Posted by Justin Stiltner at 12/31/2000 2:13 PM EST
Student on team #388, Epsilon, from Grundy High School and NASA, American Electric Power, Town of Grundy.
In Reply to: Re: why why why...?
Posted by Justin on 12/31/2000 11:18 AM EST:
: Why FIRST,
: It's a very intriguing question. I learned of FIRST through my mom's avid reading of the NH papers. I've always been all about technology, taking things apart (though not always getting them back together) for the heck of it that type of thing. FIRST was definetly something wanted to do. Once I got to HS I hooked up with a kid who had been on the team the year before me and he took me to a few of the meetings. Once I really became aware of what this was I recruited my best friend, Tom, and we've been doing it ever since. FIRST was/is the one place in my life, more then any other, that I feel I really fit in...ppl don't look at you funny for being a geek/techie...because they all are. Prior to FIRST I had never had that kind of place. I think as anyone who's done FIRST knows once ur hooked you're hooked. I keep going back for the competitions (you never _truly_ expirence FIRST until you go to one). I go back for the people the ppl I've met through FIRST are some of the greatest ppl I know...both peers and mentors. I also keep going back for that emotional feeling that you get when the field is unvailed or Dean/Wooide steps up to the microphone...it's like all the hair our your back is standing up but you're teary eyed @ the same time. FIRST has given me so many opprotunities I _would never have had_...heck I got to shake hands w/NASA Administrator Dan Goldin (and if u think that wasn't a big deal for me ask those who know me ;-) Why do I do FIRST?? _Because there is simply NOTHING else like it on the planet_.
: Hhehe okay so maybe I went overboard on the sharing things but it's FIRST.
: KICK OFF!!!!
: -Justin
I feel the same way about the fitting in thing.
my school is mostly 'preps' and I dont really fit in but in FIRST I am accepted for what I am. FIRST rocks!!!!
Justin Stiltner
Team #388
Epsilon
Grundy Va,
P.S. Justin I like your name hehe
P.P.S. Junk Yard Wars will be showing on TLC at 9:00 on wensday nights.
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