Favorite Memories Of The 2011 Season

[JustinRueb1891]

This was my third year as a FIRST student (I started as a freshman during Lunacy) and I've spearheaded the Chairman's Award project for team 1891 all three years. 2009 was a disaster, as we had no idea what we were doing, but last year we were so close at the Utah regional. We literally had a perfect score from the judges, with no negative feedback, but just weren't perfect enough I guess. We redoubled our efforts, and this year was our year. We had a few more disasters (boring things like the entire video file deleting itself 4 days before the regional) but managed to pull it together. When I heard the MC say "Team 1891" as the RCA winners, I honestly couldn't believe it. Before I could put together a coherent thought my teammates had grabbed me and thrown me to the front of the line to go collect the award. To finally be recognized for all the work our team has done over the last few years and then have my own teammates choose me to be the one to receive the award was an amazing experience.