Team 1114 on Degrassi

[Karthik]

This summer Team 1114 had the opportunity to form a new and exciting sponsorship with the popular teen drama "Degrassi: The Next Generation". Degrassi is the most popular Canadian show among teenagers, with literally millions of people tuning in each week around the world.

The latest season of Degrassi premiered Sunday night in Canada, and if you watched the opening credits carefully, you would have seen Team 1114's 2006-2007 World Champion VEX robot prominently featured. (The 0:21 mark, if you're that lazy.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMwyLbDeShQ
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/28674

This episode can be seen this upcoming Friday night in the US, on "the N" network.

There'll be more of Team 1114 on Degrassi's upcoming episodes. I can't say too much, but in February expect to see a lot of Team 1114 (FRC and VEX, as well as students) featured prominently in an ongoing storyline. It should be an awesome way to expose robotics and FIRST to millions of teens across the world!

As the major episodes get closer, I'll post more details and air times. Until then, tune in to Degrassi each week and who knows what you might see.