Documentary FIRST Robotics 2008

[synth3tk]

For those who already contacted them, there's been a slight change in the required info:

Originally Posted by Tara Chiusano

Hello again,

I just wanted to let you know that there has been an adjustment to the written portion of the submission. We will NOT require names and ages of the kids on the team, so please do not include that section in anything that is submitted.

If you could please pass this along to anyone you have sent our guidelines to, that would be much appreciated. I apologize in advance for any inconvenience this my cause.

[T3_1565]

I'm sure our team may be interested in this but We are not in the USA. We were wondering if this documentary will extend to Canada by any chance?

[Andrew Schuetze]

No decision yet

In case anyone else has been wondering, I sent a short note to Tara C. regarding the selection process. To paraphrase her reply,"The selection process is taking some time as the quality of the submissions are soo good." So I guess we all will have to wait some more to find out if our team was selected for this really cool project.

Where is the crossing your fingers / knocking on wood emoticon

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schuetze

No decision yet

To paraphrase,"The selection process is taking some time as the quality of the submissions is soo good."

That's not surprising one bit. The standard of excellence in many FIRST teams is probably just a tad overwhelming when trying to make this type of selective decision. It would also not be surprising if something were said about it being a privilege and an honor to learn about these teams during the process.

[Nica F.]

I am surprised that I didn't read this thread before. It sounds like a really great project. Good luck to all the teams out there going for it!

[cziggy343]

wow! that sounds pretty cool! too bad i didn't read about it before now

[Madison]

...so, just curious if any other teams have been notified of their participation in this documentary?

My understanding is that teams were notified on Monday.

[IndySam]

I haven't heard a thing.

[Bob Steele]

We got a notice today that we had not been chosen.
It would be neat to see who did get chosen at some point.

[Richard Wallace]

I heard today that our team was not selected, but another team in the St. Louis area was. Congratulations to them, and I know they will represent our area well. Hopefully one of their students or mentors will post something here soon.

[notaPINKtruck]

We've yet to hear either way.

Stay tuned.

[Dan Petrovic]

The Storyhouse Pro company was really interested about the scholarship we give out to one senior on the team. They wanted to see how the idea of the scholarship would create tension between the seniors vying for the scholarship. However... there is no tension created, in fact, that's not even on the seniors' minds during build season.

So, we came up with another proposal involving how there are many strong seniors who will be leaving the team and how the younger students will need to be trained for fill in for them following years.

I don't know if we have heard back from them, though.

[MiniNerd24]

Originally Posted by Nica F.

I am surprised that I didn't read this thread before. It sounds like a really great project. Good luck to all the teams out there going for it!

I think this is really great too. In a way, nerds all over the world can show off what we do for fun!

I haven't heard anything about this either (besides this thread I mean)

[N7UJJ]

Here is a list of the five teams selected:

Team 341 "Miss Daisy" from Wissahickon High School in Ambler, PA
Team 488 "Team XBot" from Franklin High School in Seattle, WA
Team 1583 "Rambotix" from Ridge View Academy in Watkins, CO Team
1706 "Mango Fandango" from Timberland High School and Holt High School in Wentzville, MO
Team 2528 "Tough Ladies" from Western High School in Baltimore, MD

This is really an excellent lineup!

Allan

[Robyn Needel]

We got the notice today that 768 was also not selected, but I just read the list of teams that will be covered by the cameras. Congratulations to all of you - have a wonderful time working on the project!!!

And now....back to waiting anxiously for kickoff!

Robyn