2006 Arizona Regional

[EricRobodox]

hahah. Great regional. Most fun i have had in my two years until that third match of our. But still fun after the confusion. Thanks 330 for picking us and 498 for both being great alliance partners, we did great, but if we were to loose, at least it was a contraversial way. (I cant spell, i know). Had a great time and hope to see a lot of the same teams at LA regional. great fun though overall. Congrats to the winning alliance and also 842 for chairmans, 842, you guys were some of the nicest people i met, keep up the great work and that pit was ammazing.

[ArmoredFairy698]

The regional rocked! Thanks to teams 39 and 234 for an awesome alliance in the quarterfinals. I had a blast, and as a senior soon to be graduating, I couldn't have asked for a better performance from my team and the teams around us.

Unfortunately, my team, 698, doesn't have the funds to go to another regional, nor do we have the funds to attend nationals, so hopefully I'll see many of you again next year as a mentor! (Unless of course any of you would be willing to take me along and pay my way Just kidding)

PS: Maybe you saw me at the AZ regional this past weekend...I was the short girl with pigtails that were usually dyed blue or pink and green and I was always wearing lime green gloves. (I do recognize many of you from your pictures!)

[Ben Martin]

Thanks to 39 for drafting us, and to 698 for their awesome robot performance! You guys were great! We couldn't have gotten as far as we did without either of you.

Congradulations to all the other teams as well!

[NavajoCoach]

Thank you so much for the comment and to all that were supporting us.
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Amos Chiarappa
1st year teacher and -
NavajoCoach

Originally Posted by Theory6RobotiX

Congrats to teams 1006, 60 and 1897 on winnig the 2006 Arizona regional. You guys played great all throughout the competition and played an exciting match during the 3rd game of the finals.
Thanks to team 987 for choosing us to be in your alliance. It was a good alliance with team 1917 and we did the best we could in the finals and I know our team had fun.
Congrats also to team 842 for the Chairmans.
And a HUGE congratulations to team 1926 Navajo Heroes for the Judges Award. When the citation for the was being read for the award, the entire crowd was standing and cheering half way through the award citation. Their closest Home Depot is a 150 miles away!!! And their ONLY engineering mentor has to drive 2 hours to get to the place they work. They also dont have a good machine shop and built the ENTIRE robot using hand tools. Now theres a team that exemplifies the true sprit of FIRST.
And a huge thank you to all the volunteers, referees and judges for making this regional a HUGE success.

[Lithium]

Thanks for everyone who made the AZ regional so much fun. As a rookie team, we struggled a lot on Thursday and Friday to get our robot running well, and because of the great help many of the other teams gave us (60, 234, 207, 1006 and many more) we could not ask for better performance during the playoffs. 234, thanks again for all the parts and for the shelves, we will use them well.

I do feel bad because we borrowed a battery and charger from someone, and lost track of who, so if you loaned 1897 a battery and charger, I still have it. If you will be at Nationals, I can give it to you then, or I can mail it. Just let me know. They have no markings, and the only significant feature is that the battery cables are pulled to one side.

Finally, sorry to our alliance partners that we were not able to meet with you all after the finals, for most of the team had to catch a 7pm flight and because the finals ran so long, many of them were not even able to stay for the awards ceremony. Thanks again to 1006 and 60 for picking us and being such amazing partners, and helping keep our Bot together in the final games. Playing such a defensive role, our bot was taking a serious beating! I hope to see you all in Atlanta.

Finally, does anyone have video of the finals I can download somewhere? Thanks!

[omutton]

WOW! What a ride. The 2006 Arizona Regional was awesome. Thanks to the planning committee and all the volunteers for running such a smooth event.

On behalf of Team 1006, I would like to thank everyone who cheered us on and supported us throughout the finals. We could not have asked for a better robot performance or team performance. Also, a HUGE thank you to Team 60 and 1897 for such an amzing alliance, you guys were awesome!

The finals and semi finals were a nailbiter. For those of you who don't know what happened in the semis, I will attempt to explain. It went to a 3rd match and the score was posted and it said the match was won by the opposing alliance. However, there was a scoring error and after much deliberation by the refs and officials, the score was changed and we in fact won.

Going into the finals, both alliances were nervous. The first match was won by the first place alliance. Our 3rd place alliance (1006, 60 and 1897) won a very close second match and it went to a third. This match was very close and a nailbiter but we managed to come out on top.

THANK YOU SO MUCH TO TEAM 1013 FOR HOSTING US IN ARIZONA. WE HAD AN AMAZING TIME AND WERE BLOWN AWAY BY YOUR HOSPITALITY. THANKS AGAIN!

This regional was awesome and thank you to everyone involved and everyone who came. It was unforgetable!

[falconmaster]

Originally Posted by NavajoCoach

Thank you so much for the comment and to all that were supporting us.
More Later......

Amos Chiarappa
1st year teacher and -
NavajoCoach

Amos, you are just at the begining! The FIRST world has much to offer and you and your team can definately reach it! We will do what ever we can to help. Just give us a jingle anytime!

[NavajoCoach]

There are not enough kind words that I can say about the relationships formed and the lessons learned. We had a great time at the Arizona Regionals, we learned so much about teamwork, caring about others and gained valuable technical skills.

The challenges were absolutely unbelievable, there are a few problems that we have a solution for; however there are more to come in the following years as the rules of the events change (which is normal).

My highest regard for the assistance from team 842 !! It was also great following you on each and every one of your Journeys, FIRST Robotics Regional/ Championships/Readers Digest etc.. You have a GREAT group of students!! Let me repeat that GREAT students!! Hope you all decide to come up to the canyon here, a little cultural exchange, go horseback riding, visit the school.

Your school administration must be very proud of your team

In summary, the Staff at the event should be commended, they were kind, professional and helpful, I thank FedEx for the courtesy shipping, believe me -it wasn't easy for them, finally "Team 60" from Kingman (our neighbors in the PIT)- you are AWESOME; and the Sporks of Camp Verde-who initially helped make the Navajo Nation transition into robotics almost seamless. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts and from the Center of the Navajo Nation.

Amos