St. Louis - A Definite Practice in the Ideals of FIRST

[Will]

I was one of the event volunteers and was standing right in front of the team that booed you. Believe me, I was totally shocked at their actions. A few of them continued even after I turned around and gave them dirty looks (twice). But I will say this, one or two of the people on their team looked embarrassed to be associated with them and I don’t recall seeing any mentors in the group. Hopefully, they will get their act together in the future. The way I see it, FIRST is not about the poor sportsmanship that these kids exhibited.

Even though I was with a veteran team, I am a rookie mentor and this was my first year. What I learned at this year's event is that there is a LOT MORE to the “competition” than the final standings. Our team was really impressed with the incredible courage shown by the PrankMonkeys. Your team has a lot to be proud of; I thought your robot design was good (almost great) and your outfits were absolutely fantastic! I especially liked the monkey faces Your contributions to the event and your presents did not go unnoticed.

Hope to see you again.

Will Adams, Engineering Mentor
2003 St. Louis Regional Score Keeper
Adidars, Team 476