2009 Greater Toronto Regional

[2056isaac]

For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology. That’s what FIRST is. It is not to do with what goes on on the field. It is to inspire youth to be science and technology leaders in a competitive, but professional environment, and I want to start by thanking the people who “get it.” You guys are people who we as students should look up to. Thank you.

GTR Crew. Thank you to the crew that made GTR possible. Thank you to the judges, referees, volunteers, and the others that we would not be able to have such a great time without. To Karthik and Charles. You guys made the place alive and I can’t thank you enough for creating such an amazing environment to play this unique sport. Thank you.

Teams. You guys deserve as much thanks as any. You took the challenge and overcame it. Thank you for the friendships and intense matches. Thank you to 188/610/1305. I know that I do not thrive off the fear and your brilliance and incredible strategy made it an amazing nail-biter. Thank you.

Team 1114 and 2185. Thank you for working with us. Without 2185’s power defense and 1114’s miraculous scoring, we wouldn’t be where we are. Thank you to 1114 for all the help they have given us. You have helped us in every aspect of FIRST and you guys are awesome. I hope our symbiotic relationship holds fast. Thank you.

Parents. Karthik always takes time out of the usual FIRST thank yous to thank the parents and he is so right. I can’t even imagine where we would be without your support. To the parents of team 2056, you guys are awesome. Helping with things from engineering to administration to scouting, you have trekked along with us the whole way and you deserve our utmost thanks. Thank you.

Tyler and Mr. Hunter. Without you we wouldn’t be team 2056. Without you two, the students on our team would be sitting in class trying to figure out what to do when in 1, 2, or 3 years, we are going to be setting off into another world that is so different from our current life. Without you, on a Monday night in January we would be sitting in our rooms playing video games. Without you, we wouldn’t have many skills that many employers want so bad, and thank you for all the laughs.


“Great moments are born from great opportunities.” Thank you for the opportunities.