Team 1717 retires

[MrForbes]

Originally Posted by waialua359

For every great program, there is that "one" person or group that creates that vision to excel for others to emulate. That person is Amir Abo-Shaeer. We've crossed paths many times in the past and he is such a positive role model to his students and others around him.

I missed him at Champs this year, one of the 1717 mentors said he was involved with another project at the Academy. I guess that was it....

The two pictures I have of the team from their first regional...AZ 2006. We were also new, and next to them in the pits. Their robot was slightly over weight.