pic: CT Teams - Current and Dormant

[Joe Ross]

Originally Posted by ghansel

In 1998 we (Team 19 as Greenwich High School) placed 5th at the Midatlantic Regional, and won the Motorola Quality Award, and then placed 7th at Nationals. In 1997 Team 19 (as Bristol-Meyers Squibb / Rutgers University & North Brunswick Township High School).

So I guess in a sense you're right, we, as Greenwich High School Team 19, have existed for seven years, so far as can be told from records. But no one who has had the name "Team 19" was ever in the 1992 competition, so the fact that we prequalify for the Championship is not yet explained.

Maybe my eyes deceive me, but I did think it was a trophy from 1997 that I saw. I'll check on Monday.

Anyone know anything about FIRST's numbering system?

Before 1999, every team changed numbers every year. Thus team 19 in 1997 was a different team then team 19 in 1998. In 1999, all teams existing teams kept the same number and any new teams got higher numbers. The team that was 19 in 1997 is now team 25 (BMS & North Brunswick HS).

In 1998, team 19 was Bell Atlantic & Greenwich HS. In 1997 there was no teams sponsored by Bell Atlantic nor was there a team at Greenwich HS. That's why Jessica and I are having trouble tracing team 19's history.

[ghansel]

I'm not sure what the picture indicates except that someone thinks we started in 1994. Is that (the entry in the regional manual) supplied by teams, or given by FIRST?