Team 116 at the White House

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An interesting side note to this is that a sports columnist from USA Today sat in front of our girls and talked to them a bit... it came out that one of our girls plays boys football at school and now she and the columnist are arranging a time and place for an interview...

These students are wonderful ambassadors for 116 and FIRST. Between the ten of them we have representatives from FRC/FTC/VEX... subgroups include mobility, End Effector, Chairman's, Animation, and Control hardware. They are some of the strongest builders on our team, not just of the robot but of the team itself and of our growing community network. And I could go on for the rest of these days bragging about them as a group and individually but instead I'll end with saying how proud I am to work with them and how happy I am to see them shine!

Heidi

p.s. Their generosity goes beyond robotics... five of these ladies were on my Relay for Life team this year and we raised over $4,000 for the American Cancer Society.

[Carol]

What a great opportunity. Great job to all who participated. And, to put in a personal note, it's also great that Title IX is being recognized as the success it is. For those who criticize the program as being discriminatory to males, just talk to a female who went to school before Title IX. I was just a little too old to benefit from Title IX, but my younger sister was just old enough to get the first benefits. There was a big, big difference in the opportunities and expectations for us.

I was of the group that was expected to sit on the sidelines and support the boys - not just in sports but in academics as well. My younger sister was urged to go out and do it all herself.

In high school I could play tennis, swim, or be a cheerleader. My sister also had the choice to play field hockey, basketball, softball, or track. I was encouraged to hang back in academic competitions to let the boys win. My sister was expected to go out and win the competitions.

Changes took longer to come about in the workplace, but that's a different story.