Class of 2011 - the Dean's List Finalists

[demosthenes2k8]

Bah, I'm really sorry...I couldn't really see or hear the names - our team was cheering rather frequently...
Congratulations, all of you!

[dsmoker]

Everyone at FRC team 558, the Elm City Robo Squad, could not be prouder of Rohit. I have watched this young man mature from an over-eager, anxious freshman to a patient senior who leads by example, taking on any task that is asked of him with enthusiasm. His dedication to our team and to FIRST is second to none, often waking early on Saturday mornings and taking a 45-minute bus ride just to be at the school for 8:00 a.m. during build season. Congratulations, Rohit!! We are doing our best to get you to St. Louis!!

[Waffles]

I've got 100+ of the yellow Dean's list buttons printed, and will be punching those all tonight. I'll post when I complete them.

I'm thinking I might alphabetize by last name (for when I give the bags to pit admin) and sharpie names on the back of the pins... thoughts?

[Bryan Herbst]

Originally Posted by Waffles

I've got 108 of the yellow Dean's list buttons printed, and will be punching those all tonight. I'll post when I complete them.

I'm thinking I might alphabetize by last name (for when I give the bags to pit admin) and sharpie names on the back of the pins... thoughts?

I would just give them to pit admin and leave it at that. Putting names on them creates more work for you and pit admin.

[rsisk]

Maybe have a list for Pit Admin to check off when the pins are given out, or have the person taking the pins sign for them. Or have more than enough for the inevitable goof ups that are going to happen.

Thanks for doing this, I'm sure the Dean's List Finalist will wear the pins with pride.

[Waffles]

Originally Posted by rsisk

Maybe have a list for Pit Admin to check off when the pins are given out, or have the person taking the pins sign for them. Or have more than enough for the inevitable goof ups that are going to happen.

Thanks for doing this, I'm sure the Dean's List Finalist will wear the pins with pride.

No problem! I'm happy to do this for everyone.

Last year, pit admin had a sign in, just so the event runners could see who's present, so hopefully we can ask them to just have kids mark off that they got a button, or however else we'll attempt this.

I just hope no other poor soul is doubling up making buttons >_<

[Boydean]

Originally Posted by Waffles

I'm thinking I might alphabetize by last name (for when I give the bags to pit admin) and sharpie names on the back of the pins... thoughts?

Thats seems like a little over kill, in my opinion. Although, if you would like to do it and you have the man power to do so go for it.

Thanks for making these up Crystal! I'm still working out whether I will be able to make it or not (roommates...anyone? PM me.). Although, we should just start planning on meeting up at Roboprom like we did last year. Thoughts?

[Bethie42]

Originally Posted by Boydean

Thats seems like a little over kill, in my opinion. Although, if you would like to do it and you have the man power to do so go for it.

Thanks for making these up Crystal! I'm still working out whether I will be able to make it or not (roommates...anyone? PM me.). Although, we should just start planning on meeting up at Roboprom like we did last year. Thoughts?

How far is Roboprom from...uh, I just realized I don't know what hotel the team I'm traveling with is staying in. How far is it from the Dome, does anyone know?
Incidentally....here's a big YAY for an excuse to go to my first Roboprom in my two years of attending CMP

[Waffles]

Originally Posted by Bethie42

How far is Roboprom from...uh, I just realized I don't know what hotel the team I'm traveling with is staying in. How far is it from the Dome, does anyone know?
Incidentally....here's a big YAY for an excuse to go to my first Roboprom in my two years of attending CMP

Where: Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch, 315 Chestnut Street, St. Louis, MO, (314) 655-1234
When: Thursday, April 28th from 7pm to 11pm
Price: $15 Pre-sale, $20 at the door
Chaperones/Mentors/Advisors: Admittance is FREE

RSVP: Please let us know the amount of students attending in an email (team399@gmail.com).

Roboprom Thread

Walking directions from the Competition site

12 minute walk

[ghostmachine360]

So, I'm sorry I haven't been on for the last week; have been out of town in the mountains.

Here we go; Weeks 5 & 6 Dean's List Finalists with the winners from Weeks 1-4.

[Evelyn]

Hey!

I should have been more on top of this, but I'm really glad that others were! I would suggest that roboprom would be a good place to meet again, for both the current and last year's finalists/winners. I'll be volunteering in FLL for most of Championships but would love to meet people!

(And to brag we have 2, technically 3 - I won last year, Nick Bandiera from our team won this year (GTR West, team 1334) and Paul Fossenier (Waterloo, team 3161) was on our team before he helped to start 3161)

Also, there is a facebook group for finalists - that may be a good place to look for hotel rooms to share! Friend me (Evelyn Wainewright) and I'll add you. (I think it was kept private last year because we had a bunch of people offering hotel details back and forth and we thought it would be better to not be public).

Let me know if there's anything I can do to help organize any of this!

Thanks,
Evelyn

Alumni Mentor 1334
Dean's List Finalist 2010

[maryliz:)]

Huge congrats to Annemarie Ellman from team 433, one of the Dean's List finalists at Philly!

I'm so proud to have another Firebird Dean's Lister Congrats to the rest of this year's finalists!

[elemental]

From the NC Regional we have Aaron Tucker from #449 and Rebecca Echerd from #435.

Congratulations to Rebecca! I have been privileged to know her through joint robotics demonstrations. She truly inspires her team and her team looks up to her.

[ghostmachine360]

Congrats to all the winners this week!

The Dean's List Award is an amazing honor to have bestowed upon you. While this is a honor, it's also a responsibility; not to be taken lightly. FIRST is something that needs to expand; not only in the aspect of teams in the league, but the real impact we're having in our individual counties, districts, states, & countries in getting people excited about science, math, engineering, & technology. The other thing is about improving the experience of FIRST for the members involved. These are some of the primary missions of the Dean's List. You are the future movers and shakers of FIRST from being the epitome of the FIRST mission; and this award is a step towards creating the next level of excellence for this organization. If you're ready to endeavor on this journey with me, the Dean's List Class of 2010 & the others already chosen this year, I've only got one thing to say.

Welcome to the Dean's List Finalist Class of '11.

Congrats, and I hope to work with you all on making FIRST better and brighter for the next generation.

Week 6:
Dallas Regional:
418 - Casey Chorens
704 - Matthew Ricks
Philadelphia Regional:
433 - Annemarie Ellman
3151 - Mark Callow
Buckeye Regional:
1014 - Lindsey Fox
1014 - Kyle Torrico
North Carolina Regional:
449 - Aaron Tucker
435 - Rebecca Echerd
Colorado Regional:
1986 - Dominic Antonacci
2996 - Scott Van Thun
Boston Regional:
78 - Michael Violet
348 - Alexander Ouellet
Utah Regional:
3374 - Siena Richard
3513 - Blake Alfson
Michigan State Championships:
1023 - Shelby Beavers
548 - Maria Benjamin
33 - Matthew DePorre
1718 - Rachel Goubert
2834 - Jason Law
862 - Brian Schwartz
Virginia Regional:
122 - David Holloway
2363 - Michael Snider


Week 5:
Las Vegas Regional:
3009 - Nathan Richard
987 - Cody Wall-Epstein
Smoky Mountain Regional:
1466 - Ishi Keenum
1519 - Sarah Bell
Minnesota N. Star Regional:
2506 - Joshua Hansen
1730 - Clint Ott
Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional:
2846 - Ben Prather
1806 - Zachery Martin
NE Utilities FIRST Connecticut Regional:
2836 - Carolyn Michener
558 - Rohit Grover
Silicon Valley Regional:
1868 - Christina Wettersten
3256 - Veronica Lane
Greater Toronto W. Regional:
1305 - Martin Gagne
1334 - Nicholas Bandiera
Greater Toronto E. Regional:
1114 - Stacey Willick
1114 - Mike Quill

Week 4:
Waterloo Regional:
2702 - Dan Forero
3161 - Paul Fossenier
Los Angeles Regional:
3295 - Danielle Sisk
597 - Louis Gavidia
Palmetto Regional:
1902 - Marissa Goldberg
281 - David Gaddy
DC Regional:
116 - Amy Frankhouser
2534 - JB Ring
Midwest Regional:
1732 - Will Pierson
2704 - Diane Bernardoni
Long Island Regional:
1468 - Stephen Kelly
2638 - Joshua Graber
Autodesk Oregon Regional:
956 - Bethany Carlson
2087 - Hans Perez
Hawaii Regional:
2437 - Adria Fung
3008 - Eric Teshima

Week 3:
Peachtree Regional:
1311 - Alex Epstein
2415 - Rick Shanor
Bayou Regional:
1912 - Hannah Sorrell
364 - Nicholas Jones
Chesapeake Regional:
53 - Vasudha Kowtha
2199 - Alex Bratchie
St. Louis Regional:
1985 - Luther Banner
1208 - Jessie Ehlers
Oklahoma Regional:
2435 - Colt Holley
1108 - Elizabeth Petelin
Lone Star Regional:
3320 - Edith Hurtado
1817 - Adriana Aguilar
Seattle Olympic Regional:
1899 - Kevin Kimura
2046 - Sean Messenger
Seattle Cascade Regional:
1778 - Tyler Baker
1983 - Lydia Johnston
Boilermaker Regional:
45 - Ellen Ewbank
461 - Mark Krutulis
Sacramento Regional:
2073 - Robert Long
3189 - Togeir Lingborg
Arizona Regional:
842 - Eduardo Fernandez
3517 - Kelly Gullo
Israel Regional:
1943 - Lior Milo
2230 - Yaniv Gutman

Week 2:
Florida Regional:
233 - Kaitlin Lostroscio
1557 - Rajiv Varghese
Pittsburgh Regional:
291 - Alexa Hurlbert
1541 - Jared O'Hara
WPI Regional:
228 - Tina Dutra
2877 - Paige Grody
Greater Kansas City Regional:
1939 - Austin Abitz
3528 - Logan Fritz
Wisconsin Regional:
2039 - Caroline Johnson
135 - Michael Schrager
San Diego Regional:
3255 - Keegan Mann
2543 - Santiago Garza
Lake Superior Regional:
2169 - John Hines
1816 - Emily Benson
NY Regional:
694 - Alejandro Carrillo
375 - Marisa Ashour

Week 1:
BAE Systems/Granite State Regional:
1058 - TJ Evarts
166 - Matthew Soucy
New Jersey Regional:
1089 - Lenny Bernas
2265 - Francesca Arcidiancono
Finger Lakes Regional:
1511 - Jason Kuberka
578 - John Herb
Alamo Regional:
57 - Joshua Bryant
3529 - Pearl Henry

[tdramble]

Big day for Team 1014!! Lindsey Fox and Kyle Torrico both winning the awards at Buckeye. Team 1014 now has 3 Dean's List Finalists with Phil Aufdencamp winning at Buckeye last year. I am so lucky to work with these students, I have learned more from them than I could ever hope to teach them. Truly amazing and deserving kids. Very excited and congrats to all winners, so excited to see as many as possible get together in St. Louis, what an amazing room that would be!!!