Thank the ones you want to Thank.

[Eugenia Gabrielov]

I just want to reach out thanks to the seniors not just on my team, but all the seniors I know through robotics that have had an impact as friends and teachers. You know who you are, I talk to you online a lot, and on the phone.

However, for me it's impossible to see Seniors just disappear. Many of the seniors I know now are coming back to teams in the future, and I just want to heighlight some very special friends from Chief. I know theres' a lot more of you out there that I'm forgetting, and good luck to you too. But as I'm typing these names come to mind...

Ryan Dognaux (234) - Thanks for being an amazing friend. I knew you before I even started FIRST because of that crazy DDR , and the past two years have been awesome. Thanks for teaching me what FIRST is truly about, and for being the best friend you could be through ups and downs.

Lisa Perez (573) - Lisa, thanks for being a sibling. I can't say much more than that, becuase it's what you are. I'll be starving for some hangout time until the next time I come visit Michigan (which will be very soon).

Arefin Bari (108) - I don't know what to say to you, you crazy Floridian. You're amazing, and you've got the dedication and immense intellegence that'll take you through FIRST in college and beyond. Good luck with everything you pursue.

Jake Gallagher (134) - Thanks for a lot Jake, and for dealing with my strangeness. For what you've been through, especially the dissapointment of being unable to experience the Championship Event at the last minute, you are and always will be an amazing friend.

Kyle (365) - No matter what happens, you always seem to be there with some idea or some new outlook. You care so much about the people around you, and for your team, and for life, and for this organization. Good luck with everything, and be safe and happy!

Jess Jank (103) - Jess, for the short time I've known you, you've become both a sibling and a best friend. Thanks for talking to me, and thanks for being one of the people that understands and shares many ambitions, worries, feelings, and frights. Maybe we'll be roomies someday

Joey Gannon (1388) - You're an amazing friend an amazing teacher, in more ways than just helping me with random programming stuff. Your "little yellow huggy girl" wishes you luck at CMU, and reminds you that she will outgrow you sometime soon.

Matt Downs (180) - Thanks for being a sibling, in more ways than one . You and your crazy DDR-loving team have made this year great for me, and your energy and love of FIRST and dedication to so many aspects of your family and friends are immensely inspirational. Thanks for everything.

Scott Willson (180) - Thanks for a lot of stuff. For being a friend, for being a brother, for dealing with my lack of time for a lot of stuff, and for helping me get taller, both physyically (yay stretching) and mentally (yay confidence).

Max Lobovsky (1257) - Russian Jew pride all the way. Thanks for being there through a lot of stuff, and most importantly, for teaching me to question and question again and learn from everything. And thanks for being the only person on Chief Delphi who pronounces my full name right.

Steve Salvatore (MoeManiac) (365) - Thanks for your energy and your humor and for your caring friendship. Were it not for those qualities, many aspects of the past year would have been a lot tougher. I wish you the best of luck next year as a college kid, and I look forward to not staring at your stomach someday as far as height goes.

Harry (121) - I dunno what to think about you. You changed my first impression of you everytime you said anything, and really brought a lot of fun to the 2005 season. Thanks for being there, and thanks for chaperoning troublemaker Bridgette to the Hyatt this past weekend.

This is the group that first comes to mind when I think Chief Delphi seniors. I plan to post another few things soon, but for now, the Seniors will have to do. If I forgot you, trust me, there is another few posts coming.

Love,
Genia