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Re: Why not?!

Posted by Kristen Kelso at 12/31/2000 9:40 PM EST


Student on team #131, C.H.A.O.S., from Manchester Central High and OSRAM SYLVANIA/Fleet.


In Reply to: Why not?!
Posted by Jessica Boucher on 12/31/2000 12:17 PM EST:



: : I believe this is the right time to question ourselves why we are in the competition in the first place.
: people that you would never associate robots with....
I guess I could be one of those people. The only time that I was ever noted for science was when it had to do with my dad {uhuh, cause he is a mad scientist!!} I may not have joined FIRST because of its engineering and science aspects, but all intentions were still good. When I was first exposed to U.S. FIRST I was in 3rd grade, for me, it was really a time when dad was gone, and that's about it. Same for the beginning of 1995 {4th grade} except it was total opposite at the competition. I can remember sitting in the stands and cheering for 'daddy's team', all the fun I had, and I also remember when 'daddy's team' won the regional. Sitting there and looking in, all I could think about was how much I wanted to be up there. I told myself that day I was going to get up there, and I was more determined then you could guess. I went home and played Sega till I got blisters, because I wasn't just going to be on the team, I was going to be the driver and not only that,it was going to be MY team. I am now going into my 3rd year on C.H.A.O.S., and up until this summer, I never even drove in a competition. Although, I still loved being a part of the team. When I was in 4th grade I just didn't realize all the aspects other then the stage crew. FIRST has changed my life. I went from thinking drill motors were parts of hair dryers, to getting to help dad fix the robot before invitationals this summer, I even got to drive at some invitationals!!! For me, I noticed FIRST because of my family {FIRST=main ingredient in Kelso blood}. I have stayed in FIRST because FIRST is just awesome, no matter how you put it. I look forward to being in FIRST because FIRST has done so much for me I could never let go of it. In forth grade when other little girls were dreaming about becoming princesses and stuff like that, I was dreaming about driving a robot. Even if I never drive in another competition, I had a stab at a 4th grade dream, and that is just the beginning.
Kristen Kelso T131/C.H.A.O.S.



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