Proudest Moment

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by Termite233

My proudest moment this season has definitely been in Denver when we were announced as receiving the Chairman's Award. I'm not bragging, just really proud...

Don't apologize.
You have every right to be proud.

[Marinesniper77]

Being my first and only year on a FIRST Robotics Team, my proudest moments were on day 3 of the Midwest Regional. We went to 2-1 on qualifying matches (we were expecting to lose the third one but pulled it out ) and were the last pick for the finals (8 seed naturally) after being ranked 32nd.
To cap it off, I found out along with a couple other members of our team what a FIRST event is really like. The gracious professionalism is amazing along with the intensity the events have. If only I was not a senior going to a very strict school (see signature), I would be back for so much more. I may have to look into mentoring one of the schools in the new area.

[danield710]

this year ive had 2 equally proud moments, both occuring at regionals
1st was when our robot succesfully took a tetra off our back flawlessly and capped it quickly, one of the mentors was very happy that the strategy worked, even though we lost the match (it was a practice match); the second moment would be when we won the imagery award

[Bruce27]

My proudest moment was when my son Robert aka rob27 a four year member and cocaptain of team RUSH 27, applied to and was excepted by four very good engeering schools. recieving merit based scolarships to all four. I feel First had much to do with this. Robert will be attending MIT in the fall. Thank you Kyle Hughes and FIRST!

[Iain McLeod]

Mine was as Scott said before.... When they announced the Chairman's Award winner for LI and everything started sounding familiar for our team.... and when we won I got to ride on everyone's shoulders and I was shouting "not with the award! Don't drop the award!!!" And I got to wear the pin on the medals from the regional and me and the drive team sort of stood there and looked at each other and we went crazy..

I'm raving a little. Can you tell?

Sorry of it sounds like bragging but I'm glad to be able to provide some sort of tangible benefit to the team and as chief scouter, videographer, and secretary, my work has much less visible results than for example the drive/build team or programmers.

So here's to all the robotics people who type, tape and scout....

[Bryan D]

Oh man I definitely have a new proud moment from this season..It would be our final match of the GTA finals (well after the match)...Once we won, the driver from 1114 grabbed 1511's team flag, hit our flashing light and beeper and hopped right up onto our forklift/cart and started waving that thing like nothing else! His energy and spirit was amazing to see down there! Hope to have a new moment after the nationals

[JBotAlan]

Umm...lets see...
Learned the difference between if(x=0) and if(x==0)
(involves a mishap where the turret rotated ~1500 degrees in 5-6 seconds, removing power cable to pneumatic solenoid rendering claw useless; totally my fault)
But seriously, how I know we're gonna KICK BUTT tomorrow (Toronto Regional). I hope I get a chance to help someone on another team like the programmer from 547 helped me (THANK YOU).

[George A.]

I have a few. Getting al of the compliments for my play by play calling at NJ. It was my first time behind the mic and I was so nervous. Secondly having Randy Schaeffer and Don Bowers personally reccomend me to volunteer at Nats. Finally being on the field to see my HS team (11) win chairman's award at NJ. I know how much hard work they put into that team and to see them pull it out was amazing!

I get to volunteer at nats so I might have to edit this post later on

[HPA_Robotics_13]

I think my proudest moment as team captain was the moment I realized, on day two of the Denver Regional, that all of the HPA Robotics mentors present were either sitting in the stands above our pit, or watching the matches on the other side of the stadium. The team 833 pit was bustling with enthusiastic students, both veterans and young excited freshmen, who wanted to see our robot do well on the field. We managed to get inspected, organize ourselves for matches and mobilize, maintain safety in the pit, and stay in high spirits almost completely on our own, as a team truly made and led by the students.

It was truly amazing. I felt like I had turned our team into something that really reflected the goals of FIRST. Even though 833 did not make it to the quarterfinals at the Denver Regional, I was more happy with the team than when we won Pacific Northwest in 2002.

Way to go team

[Joe_P.]

My proudest moment was when I helped our team win our first match of this year. All i remeber is being out of breath from running back and forth and feeling that rush you get when you know you have just accomplished something. Another one of my proud moments was watching two of the four teams from savannah (South Effingham and Johnson) get to finals.

[GennyMS]

My proudest moment was when our team won the "Delphi - 'Driving Tomorrow’s TechnologyTM'" award at Detroit. We owe it all to Matt Reiland for designing he drive system and the students who helped sell it to the Judges

[Matt Fultz]

My proudest moment this season was when Cyber Blue 234 made it to the semi-finals at the Boilermaker regional, losing 1 match to 2 to the number 1 seed alliance. The robot did great and we had a great time.

[Laura 1547]

I'd have to say that my proudest moment was when almost everybody on my team lost their voices after the first day at the Rochester regional and then went out and screamed again the second day...that and winning Rookie Inspiration in Rochester and Rookie All-Star in GTA. Oh and getting picked by the 6th place alliance when we were seed 42 was awsome!!

[Mirza95vx]

My proudest moment was when we won the Greater Toronto Regional with 1114 and 1305.

Alos i am very proud of our team making it to the finials three times in a row. Number one acomplishment for a rookie team.

Also very proud of winning all three rookie awards at three diffrent regionals.

Rolling Thunder is amazing

[Laura 1547]

is it true that rolling thunder actually dropped out of the running for Rookie All-Star at the GTA competition so that waldo would have a better chance of winning?? That's what someone on my team told me...